The Lumberjack Show in Ketchikan is a perfect combination of serious chain saw/logger competition and theatrics to make it great fun. Many of you may have seen lumberjack competi- tions on TV. All four of the guys in this show compete in these competi- tions. The equipment they use for the show is the same equipment they use in competi- tion. They are all outstanding athletes.
A couple of them have great senses of humor as well. The show featured the usual logger competi- tions. We couldn't picture all of them but couldn't resist taking a picture of Tom with them.
The third picture features horizontal chopping on a short length of log. The lumberjack stands on the log and chops through in seconds with razor sharp axes...very close to his own feet. There was a similar vertical chopping competition. We also saw pole climbing, a race up and down a 50-foot pole; two-man cross-cut sawing; "hot" saw competitions; and log rolling.
The final picture features axe throwing in which you get three throws with a double-bitted axe. Whoever accumulates the most points (based on the rings in the target log) is declared the winner. In this picture, you can see the double-bitted axe in flight (toward the left edge of the brown building).
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