Frontier Knife by “Iron” John Logan & Sheath by “Copperrein” Stephanie Aust

“Iron” John Logan and “Copperrein” Stephanie Aust produced a remarkable frontier knife. John hand forged the blade from 1080 steel. The handle is made from beautifully patterned curly maple and is decorated with a poured pewter bolster and silver wire inlay. One side of the handle features a hand carved inscription reading “CLA 27.” Stephanie created a quilled sheath to accompany the knife. Made from heavy harness leather, the sheath is trimmed with a striking border of fringe along one edge. Stephanie’s skills as a designer are on full display on the face of the sheath, which is decorated with traditional porcupine quill embroidery in a unique color scheme.

“Iron” John Logan: ironjohnlogan@gmail.com

Text by Joshua Shepherd
Photography by Gordon Barlow/Katie Horn