woodchopping
Sign in to saveWoodchopping (also spelled wood-chopping or wood chopping), called woodchop for short, is a sport that has been around for hundreds of years in several cultures. In woodchopping competitions, skilled contestants attempt to be the first to cut or saw through a log or other block of wood. It is often held at state fairs and agricultural shows. Participants (especially men) are often referred to as axemen. thumb|right|Woodchopping competition at Avilés, Spain
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Vinony's link graph records 162 inbound references to woodchopping, and connects out to forest management, agroforestry and Basque Country.
It is catalogued under topics including Individual sports, Lumberjack sports and Sports originating in Australia.
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20 sectionsContents
- History
- Areas of practice
- Events
- Standing block
- Underhand
- Tree felling <span class="anchor" id="Springboard"></span>
- Single saw or single buck <span class="anchor" id="Single buck"></span>
- Double saw or double buck
- Stock saw
- Hot saw
- Equipment
- Different types of woods
- Woodchopping by country
- Australia
- Basque Country
- New Zealand
- United Kingdom
- See also
- References
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Woodchopping (also spelled wood-chopping or wood chopping), called woodchop for short, is a sport that has been around for hundreds of years in several cultures. In woodchopping competitions, skilled contestants attempt to be the first to cut or saw through a log or other block of wood. It is often held at state fairs and agricultural shows. Participants (especially men) are often referred to as axemen. thumb|right|Woodchopping competition at Avilés, Spain
==History== The modern sport of woodchopping is said to have had its genesis in 1870 in Ulverstone, Tasmania, as the result of a £25 ($50) bet between two axemen as to who could first fell a tree. An alternative origin story comes from 16th century Basque Country, in which a man ran a marathon and chopped ten logs to be allowed to propose to his future wife.
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