Artisans
職人
Workshop portraits — club makers, ball polishers, and the leather hands behind the bags that age into something better.
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Epon: A Tsubame Forge, Speaking Plainly
Endo Manufacturing forges some of the world's best iron heads under other brands' logos. Epon is the line where the Tsubame forge speaks under its own name.
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Miura Giken: Forged by Hand in Himeji
Katsuhiro Miura's Himeji forge has made, for decades, the iron heads that the best club designers send their best drawings to. A note on craft, restraint, and why Miura rarely markets.