Guthrie, OK
Est. 2009
The Man &
The Machine
No apprentices. No outsourcing. Just one man in a barn in Guthrie, Oklahoma.
I started working steel when I was 16, shoeing horses with my grandfather. He taught me that hot metal has a memory—hit it wrong, and it stays wrong. Hit it right, and it stays right forever.
I spent twenty years as a farrier before I ever hammered a blade. That experience taught me the difference between a tool that looks good and a tool that works. A knife isn't jewelry. It's a wedge. It's a lever. It's the thing you reach for when a rope gets tangled or a belt needs cutting.
Ironwood Forge & Leather was born out of frustration. I kept seeing "custom" knives that fell apart after a year of ranch work. Or belts that stretched and cracked. I decided to make things the way they used to be made: slowly, by hand, with materials that actually get better with age.
I work out of a converted pole barn on my property in Guthrie. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. The floor is concrete. The anvil is a 1920 Hay-Budden. It's not a showroom. It's a workshop.
Core Values
Authenticity
If I say it's hand-forged, I hammered it. If I say it's American steel, it came from a US mill. No lies.
Utility First
Pretty doesn't cut. Every design starts with function. If it doesn't work in the field, it doesn't leave the shop.
Guarantee
If it breaks during normal use, I fix it or replace it. If you abuse it, I'll still fix it, but I'll charge you for being an idiot.