meet your makers

Daniel Collier

- Owner and lead Blacksmith at Iron Grove, founded solo in 2016

- Forges our blades and cookware, teaches our classes and wrestles the shop dog

- Orthodox Christian, Husband and

father of three

- hobby farmer, caretaker of 30+ animals

- loves jujitsu and folk music

- Business manager at Iron Grove, keeps us organized and legal on the back end

- homeschools three wild children and holds every baby she sees

- Ex-chef and restaurant owner, still loves cooking anyway

- inspired Daniel to make his first knife

- loves gardening and 80s music

- Shop Manager and Knifemaker at Iron Grove, here since 2020

- lead on all shop logistics, order fulfillment, CAD modeling, events and retail

- Does all that and still assists in knife and tool production

- Dutiful husband and father of two

- Loves swimming, basketball and kettlebells

- Resident Bladesmith at Iron Grove,

here since 2023

- grinds our Homestead Collection, assists in

custom heat treatment and forging

- Loving husband and cat dad

- will never have to guess his opinion

- loves disc golf, gospel and bluegrass

- resident machinist and woodworker at

iron grove, here since 2023

- leads production on all wood products, assists in CAD modeling and tool design

- Life-long friend of Daniel's and ranch hand on the Iron Grove farm

- devout catholic and hobby mechanic

- loves dogs, weightlifting

and debating politics

- esteemed Shop Dog at iron grove,

here since summer 2025

- Anatolian Shepard mix, expected to be 130lbs

- someone just left him in the woods on the edge of the property, now he's ours

- hangs out on the shop floor all day, chewing antlers and wood scrap

- loves to wrestle and bark