Wedge collar
A short ring so the sole can still see grass
Wedge ferrules are not iron ferrules with the same story and a different stamp. The collar is shorter. A long ring on a 56° looks like a costume and can sit where the neck should be clean. We turn short on purpose.
Sit vs grind
The collar is not a bounce substitute
People ask us to leave extra ferrule on a wedge “for a little more mass.” That extra length does not buy bounce. It buys a proud sit and a neck that collects mud in a different place. If the sole needs work, that is a grind conversation with someone who owns a belt. We will not hide a fat leading edge under a longer band.
What we will do: match the short sit across a 50/54/58 so the three necks agree when they sit in the same staff bag pocket, which is where they live, wet.
Wet-towel problem
Wedges ride next to soaked towels more than woods do. Nylon on a sand wedge sees Maumee humidity twice — once from the air, once from the cotton. We tell you to hang the towel, not the club, and we still expect to see that 56° first when bloom starts. Humidity re-seat is often a wedge job even when the irons look innocent.
Color on short rings
A short amber band reads louder than the same color on a 5-iron. If you want quiet, pick black. If you want the vintage look, Tess will show the stripe on a short blank, not on an iron leftover. Scale changes undertone. We learned that the hard way on a Point Place 60° in 2021.