About Us

In 2008, blacksmith Shawn Johnston collaborated with retiring master D.J. Stull to establish Winthrop Iron Works within the walls of Western Image in the Farmers Exchange Building on Winthrop's main street. Not long after, the Iron Horse brand emerged. D.J. has since relocated and Shawn has passed away, but Carlton blacksmith Dan Russell and the late Jerry Culbertson's apprentice Tri Ficker have carried on the tradition for us. In 2023, we celebrated 15 years of bringing hand-forged iron and top-quality brands like Stetson, Wrangler, Outback Trading Company, Tilley, and Minnetonka Mocassins to the Methow.