Our story · Est. 1987
Built around the neighborhood.
Iron & Nail started with one counter, a scale for weighing nails and a promise: if we don't know the answer, we'll find someone who does. Thirty-seven years and two generations later, the counter is longer, but the promise hasn't moved.
Fig. — The original pegboard, still in useTimeline
1987
Store founded
Walt and June Harmon open a 1,200 sq ft shop on Foundry Street, selling nails by the pound and lending advice for free.
1994
Paint desk opens
A second-hand tinting machine and a wall of chips turn us into the neighborhood's paint counter.
2002
Second generation
Their daughter Rosa takes over the counter, adds tool rental and keeps the free advice.
2015
Workshop expanded
We buy the old print shop next door: a cutting room, rental bay and a trade counter.
2026
Online store launched
The whole catalog, online. Same counter, same people — now with pickup from the yellow door.
37
Years on Foundry Street
2
Generations behind the counter
11
People on the team