woodchops

Lumber-splitting axe strokes

Woodchops are competitive events in which contestants race to chop through logs using axes or saws.

A fixture at agricultural fairs and lumberjack competitions, woodchops test speed, technique, and endurance: She won the standing block woodchop in under twenty seconds.

The term also refers informally to the sport itself.

firewood

axe

Bladed tool for chopping

hatchet · maul · stump · swing · stack · cordwood · seasoned · woodpile · cleave · wedge

lumberjack

felling

Downing standing timber

logging · sawdust · clearing · wilderness · chainsaw · logger · competition · strongman · axeman · bucking

carpentry

lumber

Sawn wood for building

woodworking · boards · planks · cuts · grain · hardwood · softwood · plywood · millwork · timber

exercise

core

Central essential portion

torso · twist · cable · medicine ball · reps · sets · circuit · crossfit · HIIT · conditioning

Categories
Opposites
cutting method

woodchopssawing

Slicing with toothed blade

pole climbing · axe throwing

construction vs. destruction

woodchopscarpentry

Wood construction trade

woodworking · joinery · timber framing · woodcraft · cabinetmaking

activity type

woodchopsneedlework

Thread-based textile craft

embroidery · calligraphy · figure skating · ballet · chess

Family

woodchopper, woodchop, woodchoppers, woodchopping

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G