About Ironwood
Intro
About Ironwood
Ironwood Putters was born from a simple question:
What if a putter were built like fine furniture instead of sports equipment?
Craft + experience
I’m a lifelong woodworker with over 30 years of hands-on experience, working across furniture, cabinetry, and precision joinery. Wood has always been my medium — not just for how it looks, but for how it behaves, moves, and ages over time.
When I began exploring wooden putters, I quickly ran into the same problem everyone does:
wood isn’t naturally suited for the stresses of the golf swing.
It moves. It reacts. It fails.
So I went to work.
The material problem + process
The Material Problem (and the Breakthrough)
A golf putter demands things most wood was never meant to do — withstand repeated impact, maintain dimensional stability, and deliver consistent feel and feedback.
Through years of experimentation, failed blanks, warped heads, and small victories, I developed a proprietary wood tempering process — a combination of material selection, moisture control, stabilization, and post-processing — that transforms raw hardwood into something fundamentally different.
Not coated.
Not disguised.
Engineered.
This process is the quiet “secret sauce” behind every Ironwood putter. It’s what allows natural hardwood to perform with confidence, consistency, and longevity — without sacrificing the warmth and character that only wood can offer.
Built in Portland
Designed and Built in Portland, Oregon
Ironwood Putters is designed and built in Portland, where craftsmanship, restraint, and respect for materials still matter.
- Designed by hand
- Machined and finished in small batches
- Tuned for balance, feel, and sound
- Individually inspected before it ever leaves the shop
No mass production. No shortcuts. No filler stories.
Why wood
Why Wood?
Because wood has memory.
Because it softens sound without deadening feel.
Because no two pieces are ever the same — and that’s the point.
Ironwood putters are built for golfers who appreciate intention, material honesty, and the idea that the most important club in the bag deserves more than off-the-shelf thinking.