jeff oakley Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 We were over in Wales this weekend to visit the Welsh Show, which is the largest agricultural show in the World. They have a section which is all about timber work the sort where they run up trees at speed and cut things down. One of the competitions has a timed competition to chop a part of a tree in half. They are set on a stand and are all the same size. So out come the competitors and there was agiant of a man who looked like he could eat through the tree and at the other end of the scale a skinny guy. The big guy walks around practicing his swing and marking his cuts, as do the others, skinny guy hangs around. They do a staggared start which I assumed was a handicap, the big guy starts first and starts chopping with gusto, skinny guy starts last. It was incredible, the skinny guy went off like a rocket swinging his axe so fast it looked as though he was on film sped up. In seconds is seemed the tree was in half. The big guy gace up. Incerdible to watch. I am sure James will explain more but such skill was fantastic to watch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexander72 Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 It's timbersports.... gret fun to watch and even more fun to do i'm off out now but will try and find some good pole action :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveD Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 i wuv axes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norman Verona Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 I've got a big chopper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantherman Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Norman, it's not the size of your chopper it's how you use it ! The skinny man obviously has the right technique . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norman Verona Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 I've got a small one and a big one. No idea how to use either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SootySport Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Or which one is which. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Colonial Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Generally speaking, the by-product of using a chopper is a plank. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhouse Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Or perhaps a severed limb if your name happens to be Verona. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norman Verona Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 I've not damaged my self with either of my choppers - yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistonbroke Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 I always thought chopper was a dislexic policeman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sahana Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 I always think chopper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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