Iron Will
Iron Will was founded in 2016 by Bill and Krystin Vanderheyden in Wilmington, Minnesota. Bill Vanderheyden is a machinist by trade; every Iron Will broadhead is CNC-cut from a single billet of A2 tool steel in the Wilmington shop. There are no injection-molded ferrules, no press-fit blades, no aluminum parts.
Brand ethos and manufacturing
One-piece A2 tool steel, hardened to Rockwell 58-60, ground to a shaving edge on a proprietary two-stage system. The single-piece construction removes every failure point that a two-piece head has (blade shift, blade loss, ferrule crack) at the cost of price. Every head is spin-tested before shipping.
Flagship products
- Iron Will S100: 3-blade 1.0625 inch cut, 100 grain, solid A2 steel, 1.75 inch ferrule length. MSRP USD 100 to 120 for a 3-pack.
- Iron Will V100: 2-blade 1.125 inch cut, 100 grain, tanto tip, cut-on-contact profile. MSRP USD 100 to 120 for a 3-pack.
- Iron Will Wide: 3-blade 1.25 inch cut, 100 grain, the flagship for whitetail with a bigger entry hole. MSRP USD 100 to 120 for a 3-pack.
Warranty and forum reputation
Iron Will replaces any head damaged on an animal, free, lifetime. Rokslide elk and moose recovery threads treat Iron Will as the gold-standard fixed head; the brand’s recovery-photo submissions on public forums are documented in the hundreds. Customer service responds to email in under 24 hours.
Common complaints
Price. A 3-pack of S100 runs USD 100 to 120, so a full quiver is USD 200. That gate keeps most first-year bowhunters on Slick Trick or G5 Montec until they can justify the premium. Some ArcheryTalk shooters also note the S100 requires a stiffer spine than a mechanical because the fixed-blade profile shows tune errors more.