In the underhand chop event, the lumberjack or -jill stands on a log that is 28 inches long and 12 inches wide. That's two feet to the eye, and feels like a lot less when you step on it.

It all came down to the underhand chop. Through three wood-cutting events at the Stihl Timbersports U.S. Championship in Milwaukee in late July, Spokane native Erin LaVoie was tied for first place ...

Underhand chop (standing on the log, chopping between your feet): "Underhand chop is one of the safest events because if you hit at the wrong angle, the ax glances off the wood and away from your ...

Lumberjack World Championships: Cut above the rest 06:16. At the Lumberjack World Championships, there is never a dull moment. Razor-sharp axes and saws of all sorts slice through logs of aspen.

Coach Kevin Ransom of Paul Smith’s College has 10 more days until the 62nd annual spring woodsmen’s meet, but he is already fretting about the weather. If the sun shines, his lumberjacks, who ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. Few people noticed when University of Arkansas-Monticello senior Brad Sears finished third in the underhand chop the first discipline at the Southeastern Conclave for the STIHL ...

Bevin Rainwalker, left, of West Rupert, Vermont, and Liam Gilbert of Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, saw a log at the cross cut station at the Adirondack Woodsmen's School. PAUL SMITHS, N.Y. (AP) — Ax ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Gympie. Followed categories will be added to My News. The wood chopping legend, rumoured to be retiring from the sport after participating in his last Gympie ...