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Axe throwing in slow motion. The modern sport of axe throwing involves a competitor throwing an axe at a target, either for fun or competition. As of the fall of 2024, there are commercial locations and club-based throwing ranges in all continents, although predominantly in North America and Europe, as well as mobile axe throwing opportunities at events and festivals, and at some theme parks.
National Axe Throwing Federation (NATF) The Wilson Cup (center), awarded annually to the winner of the National Axe Throwing Championship. The International Axe Throwing Federation (IATF) is a global organization, originally established in the United States in 2016 as the National Axe Throwing Federation (NATF) with the purpose of promoting and regulating the sport of axe throwing.
These Axes have a broader face, with more edge to cut into the wood, and are often sharpened more than an average splitting axe. The origins and design of racing axes come from the single–bit felling ax, or American ax, a standard felling axe used in field work since the late 18th century.
Double-bit axes were common in North American forestry: One blade would be sharp and used for felling, whilst the other was a little blunter for limbing. As the forest workers (lumberjacks) were often away from civilization for long periods of time they needed a way to amuse themselves. Thus the sport of double-bit axe throwing was born.
Rockford City Council will allow a bar inside Big Timber Axe Throwing set to open on the ground floor of 301 S. Main St.. Although officials at first balked at the idea of mixing axe throwing and ...
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A tomahawk is a type of single-handed axe used by the many Indigenous peoples and nations of North America. It traditionally resembles a hatchet with a straight shaft. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In pre-colonial times the head was made of stone, bone, or antler, and European settlers later introduced heads of iron and steel.