Wood chopping/sawing competitions

szumbrun said:

Saw the post on the old tools with the 2-man timber saw and it got me wondering -- are there
wood sawing/chopping competitions out there? That would be fun.

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Yes.

Many County Fairs will have them. Regional and nationals as well.

I highly recommend them. Can be fun watching.

Stihl timbersports The average joe can enter but you have to be damn good. Cabelas occassionaly as some "lumberjack" competitions. I remember seeing something at TSC or farm and fleet a few years ago not sure if they still do. Ask some of your neighborhood wood burners. Maybe you guys could throw in a cord of wood to the winner

Jeff

Anyone who has ever used one knows the "team work" involved in them.

Thrash44047 said:

Anyone who has ever used one knows the "team work" involved in them.

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a few years ago my son and I were at a boy scout camp in Columbus. They had a 2 man saw for the visitors to try. After a few minutes of getting the rhythm down my son and I managed to make it thru a maple log approx 16" in diameter. We had a small crowd cheering for us when we finished.

Boy thats when men were men, about kicked my a$$

Jeff

We need a member meet/competition one so all the girls currently using FSS can see they're meant for shaving, not splitting wood :coolsmirk: :lol: :lol:

I'm heading to a fall fair on Saturday, and there will be a wood stacking competition. Three man teams - stacking time and neatness are judged. I'd be a contender, but I don't have 2 others to enter with - I'll just be watching. Cheers!

Thrash44047 said:

Anyone who has ever used one knows the "team work" involved in them.

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There was a small competition at my county fair in Ontario many years back. My grandfather (close to 70 at the time) & another oldtimer walked into the 2 man cross-cutting competition and won handily against the bigger, younger local guys. The old guys had used those saws back in the day & stepped right into the rhythm off the first pull. The young guys were trying to hurry & muscle through, not paying enough attention to each other & basically making a mess of it. It was damned funny to watch & taught a lesson about strength & youth being no substitute for experience. Of course they donated the prize money back to the fair commitee 'cause that's just what you do. I was impressed to say the least