Stig, comment?
Troublemaker.
He calls that an axe!
People used to tell me to go pro, this guy is one of the reasons I didn't.
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The O'Toole legacy goes way back in wood chopping history. But Martin O'Toole did meet his match in the Basque region of Spain. In the 5 block chop [5x15" blocks] Martin was ahead of the Basque champion Arria by a half block after the first block but Arria breezed by and finished 1st.
The Basques take chopping to the next level. In some competitions choppers had to chop 40- 18" and 8-37" beech logs in a row non stop. Taking over 4 hrs.
Aussies and Kiwi's start young in organized competitons, some 8 yrs old as the 1st picture shows.
The last picture is Kiwi/Canadian Ron Hartill chopping Basque style. No he is not the last competitor chopping, he chopped all those blocks non stop