woodchopper
One splitting logs
A woodchopper is someone who chops wood, whether professionally or as a task—splitting logs for firewood or clearing timber.
The term evokes rural labor and physical strength: He had the broad shoulders of a woodchopper.
Woodchopping competitions test speed and technique with axes and saws.
Material for starting fires
- cordwoodWood sold by volume
- logsCut wood sections
- roundsAmmunition or bout divisions
- splitsDivides into parts
seasoned · greenwood · hardwood · softwood · woodpile · woodshed · fuel · hearth
Bladed tool for chopping
- hatchetSmall one-handed chopper
- maulAttack with brutal force
- wedgeTapered splitting tool
- splitterSomething that separates
stump · blade · handle · axehead · sharpener · saw · bucksaw · froe
Professional tree cutter
- flannelSoft napped cloth
- plaidWoven crisscross pattern
- outdoorsmanWilderness activity enthusiast
- suspendersShoulder straps for trousers
boots · beard · backwoods · frontier · homesteader · pioneer · rural · cabin
Wood for construction
- loggingRecording system events
- fellingDowning standing timber
- clearingTreeless space in forest
- woodlandForested land area
coppicing · silviculture · deadfall · windfall · woodlot · thinning · stand
kindling
Material for starting fires
splits · seasoned · greenwood · hardwood · softwood · woodpile · woodshed · fuel · hearth · fireplace
axe
Bladed tool for chopping
splitter · stump · blade · handle · axehead · sharpener · saw · bucksaw · froe · whetstone
lumberjack
Professional tree cutter
- flannelSoft napped cloth
- plaidWoven crisscross pattern
- outdoorsmanWilderness activity enthusiast
suspenders · boots · beard · backwoods · frontier · homesteader · pioneer · rural · cabin · self-sufficient
timber
Wood for construction
woodland · coppicing · silviculture · deadfall · windfall · woodlot · thinning · stand
swing
Suspended recreational seat
cleave · strike · stack · haul · quarter · season · pile · follow-through · aim · stance
brawny
Physically powerful, well-muscled
broad-shouldered · calloused · sinewy · rugged · hardy · strong · powerful · barrel-chested · weathered · tough
woodchoppertree planter
One who cultivates seedlings
arborist · forester · conservationist · tree hugger · tree surgeon
woodchoppercity dweller
Urban area inhabitant
urbanite · office worker · desk jockey · white-collar worker · city slicker
woodchopperconservationist
Protector of natural resources
preservationist · tree hugger · environmentalist · forest ranger · park warden