A tradition that usually happens in November had an early start this year during Labor Day weekend. The Judge family held its 22nd annual wood chopping competition, the "Chop Off" Saturday at a home ...

Imagine your daily chores becoming Olympic events. That’s what happened when industrialization made physical labor nostalgic. These rural activities, known as herri kirolak, changed from survival ...

The strong breeze rolling off Lake Michigan is no match for the sharp scent of freshly chopped poplar drifting through BMO Pavilion. Sawdust fills the hot air as the roar of power saws drown out every ...

The day before the visit to Uzbekistan for the SCO summit Aleksandr Lukashenko chopped wood together with businessman Sergei Teterin. This video went viral in the autumn of 2022. The winter was coming ...

Each year, Carbondale’s Mountain Fair has a competition of the toughest residents in the area — the Women’s Wood Splitting competition. Although there is also an exciting Men’s Wood Splitting ...

Each year, Carbondale’s Mountain Fair has a competition of the toughest residents in the area — the Women’s Wood Splitting competition. Although there is also an exciting Men’s Wood Splitting ...

Chopping wood isn’t a walk in the park, and lumberjacks bulk up those muscles by felling trees, cutting logs, and transporting heavy lumber. Historically, lumberjacks used axes and hand saws, and many ...

Rachel Ferrington, 44, is chopping down timber and the competition with her sharp wood-cutting skills. She only took up the sport by chance after talking to a male friend at the gym three years ago - ...