woodchopping

Axe meets timber

Woodchopping is the activity of cutting wood with an axe, whether for practical purposes like gathering firewood or as a competitive sport.

In competition, contestants race to chop through logs of standardized size, judged on speed and technique: He took first place in the woodchopping event at the county fair.

tools

axe

Bladed tool for chopping

  • sawPast of perceive
  • chainsawMotor-driven cutting tool
  • maulAttack with brutal force

wedge · hatchet · bucksaw · crosscut · froe · billhook · sledgehammer · sharpening · handle · hickory

wood

logs

Cut wood sections

pine · oak · cedar · birch · maple · ash · rounds · cordwood · kindling · grain

activity

splitting

Dividing into parts

  • fellingDowning standing timber
  • swingSuspended recreational seat
  • stumpTrunk base after felling

clearing · kindling · firewood · logs · manual · labor · outdoors · sweat · calluses · campfire

competition

contest

Organized competitive event

medal · showground · arena · spectators · judges · rounds · finals · underhand · springboard · precision

lumberjack

flannel

Soft napped cloth

beard · cabin · logger · faller · bushcraft · frontier · wilderness · hearty · rugged · brawny

Opposites
tool/method

woodchoppingsawing

Slicing with toothed blade

splitting · riving

activity type

woodchoppingwoodworking

Craft of shaping lumber

carpentry · joinery · furniture making · timber framing · wood carving

forestry cycle

woodchoppingtree planting

Installing saplings in earth

reforestation · afforestation · silviculture · arboriculture · forest conservation

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G