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Standing Block Chop - 13.15 seconds, set by Matt Bush in 2003, with a wood diameter of 12" [3] Underhand Chop - 13.78 seconds, set by Matt Cogar in 2017, with a wood diameter of 13" [3] Single Buck - 10.34 seconds, set by Dave Jewett in 2015, with a wood diameter of 19" [3] Hot Saw - 5.085 seconds, set by Matt Bush in 2003, with a wood diameter ...
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.
Similar to a cutter mattock, it has a rigid handle of wood, plastic, or fiberglass. The Pulaski was developed for constructing firebreaks , able to both dig soil and chop wood. It is also well adapted for trail construction, and can be used for gardening and other outdoor work for general excavation and digging holes in root-bound or hard soil.
Wood chopping competition at Avilés, Spain, 2005 Woodsman (also, woodsmen, pl.) refers to the title of competitors participating in competitive timber sports . Woodsmen participate in various events that replicate real skills used by lumberjacks while cutting down trees and preparing the wood.
Aizkolaritza [ais̻ˈkolaɾiˌts̻a] is the Basque name for a type of wood-chopping competition. They are a popular form of herri kirol ( rural sport ) in the Basque Country . Competitions are commonly held at most festivals, especially town festivals and usually involve at least two individuals or teams competing against each other.
Denise Austin recently demonstrated a core exercise to help combat “menopausal belly.” The exercise, called the "wood chop,” is “simple but effective,” she says.
A mattock (/ ˈ m æ t ə k /) is a hand tool used for digging, prying, and chopping. Similar to the pickaxe, it has a long handle and a stout head which combines either a vertical axe blade with a horizontal adze (cutter mattock), or a pick and an adze (pick mattock).
Chalk line or ink line used to snap lines on the wood. Ink and a slurry of charcoal were used like chalk. Carpenter pencil; Scratch awl or similar tools were used to scratch lines on wood before the pencil was commonly used beginning in the 19th century in the U.S. Try square; Steel square is also known as a framing square. Historically a ...