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Woodchop or wood chopping is a woodworking task that has become a traditional sport in several cultures. In wood chopping competitions, skilled contestants attempt to be the first to cut or saw through a log or other block of wood. It often held at state fairs and agricultural shows. A state fair is a competitive and recreational gathering of a U.S. states population. ...
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Areas of practice Wood chopping is practised in regions where forestry is or has been an important part of the economy: - In North America: in Canada and in the North of the United States.
- In Europe: in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, England, the Alpine region of France, the Basque Country, other parts of Spain (mainly in Asturias, but also in Castile and Madrid).
- In Australia and New Zealand.
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Anthem: Asturias, patria querida Capital Oviedo Official language(s) Spanish; Asturian has special status Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 10th 10,604 km² 2. ...
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Categories in a wood chopping contests
 Wood chopping competition at Avilés. - standing block, where the axeman stands and swings at a log level with his or her shoulders
- underhand, where the log is horizontal, and the axeman stands on it, swinging the axe between his or her feet
- tree felling, where the block to be cut is vertical, but on top of a pole, so the axeman must first position some planks (usually three) in narrow cuts made in the pole, climb and stand on the highest plank whilst chopping through the log.
Many wood chopping events are handicap events, where the axemen start at different times, depending how fast they are expected to chop through the log. Championship events are scratch events with no handicap, and typically use larger diameter logs (375 mm). Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (752x1178, 136 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Wood chopping Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to...
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Capital Avilés Area - total - % of Asturias Ranked 71st 25. ...
Handicapping, in sport and games, is the practice of assigning advantage through scoring compensation or other advantage given to different contestants to equalize the chances of winning. ...
Handicap events may use logs of 250 mm to 350 mm, depending on the skill of the competitors. All competitors have the same size log, the handicap is based purely on time.
Country by country The specific rules of the sport vary from country to country.
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Main article: Aizkolaritza The sport is called aizkolaritza in Basque from aizkolari "wood-chopper". The sport is very popular and competitions are common at most festivals. Basque (native name: euskara) is the language spoken by the Basque people who inhabit the Pyrenees in North-Central Spain and the adjoining region of South-Western France. ...
Canada The town of Arsichofa is known for their expertise in wood chopping. They have won 3 national championships in Canada; their champion wood choppers are Sam Helyar and Justin Yun.
References - Etxegoien, J. Orhipean, Xamar 1996
External links  Chopped and stacked oak wood. Species See List of Quercus species The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of several hundred species of trees and shrubs in the genus Quercus (from Latin oak tree), which are listed in the List of Quercus species, and some related genera, notably...
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