In our forums, our members have been discussing a project from one user attempting to replicate the feel of raw artisan wedges in their irons. WRXer ‘JoeyA’ recently hit some artisan wedges and was so blown away by the experience that he wants the same feeling in his irons. He kicks off the discussion saying:

“Recently had the chance to game some raw finish artisan wedges built up with Project X Wedge flex shafts, and I have to say — they are comfortably the best feeling clubs I’ve ever put my hands on.

The combination of the uncoated face and the dampened feedback through that shaft profile is genuinely in a league of its own for me.Naturally, it’s got me on the hunt for an iron set that can replicate that sensation across the full bag. I’m aware that wedges will always have an inherent feel advantage given the mass distribution and shorter length, but there are clearly irons out there that get closer than others.

After doing some research, I’m considering the OnOff 2015 Kuro as my leading candidate. The consensus seems to be that the soft carbon steel construction and laser-milled faces give them an unusually pure, almost buttery feel at impact — arguably some of the softest forged irons ever produced out of Japan. My plan would be to order a set and strip them back to raw to further soften the feedback and bring them closer in character to the wedges.

Has anyone here gone down a similar path — either with the Kuro specifically, or with raw-stripped irons more broadly?

Keen to hear whether the stripping process made a meaningful difference to feel, and whether there are other JDM or boutique irons I should be cross-shopping before I pull the trigger.”

And our members have been sharing their thoughts and experiences in our forum.

Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

• Jenksy13: “I originally had the black set of Avoda irons that I had stripped back to raw and the have rusted up nicely since and feel amazing to hit.”
• GolfGearhead: “Not tried to replicate in irons but I do game some custom Artisan wedges that Mike made for me over at the Oven. Great clubs and I actually had the PX Wedge Flex specialist oil can finish shafts, will send some photos later but they’ve got an unbelievable brushed chrome finish that goes well with the raw heads, I had to buy a new set of the Vokey oil can wedges to have them built just to throw away the heads!! Interested to see some of the replies as I may follow suit.”

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