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Stock Saw - 11.45 seconds, set by Brad De Losa in 2016, with a wood diameter of 16" [4] Standing Block Chop - 14.10 seconds, set by Mitch Argent in 2017, with a wood diameter of 12" [ 4 ] Underhand Chop - 16.41 seconds, set by Glen Gilliam in 2019, with a wood diameter of 13" [ 4 ]
Woodchopping (also spelled wood-chopping or wood chopping), called woodchop for short, is a sport that has been around for hundreds of years in several cultures. In woodchopping competitions, skilled contestants attempt to be the first to cut or saw through a log or other block of wood. It is often held at state fairs and agricultural shows.
Wood chopping competition at Avilés, Spain, 2005. Woodsman (also, woodsmen, pl.) refers to the title of competitors participating in competitive timber sports.Woodsmen participate in various events that replicate real skills used by lumberjacks while cutting down trees and preparing the wood.
The 17th-century perjurer Titus Oates in a pillory. The pillory is a device made of a wooden or metal framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, used during the medieval and renaissance periods for punishment by public humiliation and often further physical abuse. [1]
Ark Invest co-founder and CEO Cathie Wood is one of the best-known growth investors in the realm of exchange-traded funds (ETFs). She also happens to be one of the most aggressive, loading up Ark ...
Foster at the Launceston Show in 2012. David George Foster OAM (born 20 March 1957) is an Australian world champion woodchopper, and Tasmanian community figure. He has held the World Woodchopping Championship title for 21 consecutive years, [1] and is Australia's most successful athlete [2] [dubious – discuss] and first [3] and possibly the only athlete in any sport in the world to win over ...
Cathie Wood bounced back in 2024. The growth investor who rocked the world in 2020 with her market-thumping returns at Ark Invest has proved to be mortal in subsequent years. However, a couple of ...
Cathie Wood saw her investments rally in the second half of 2024 after a slow start. The co-founder, CEO, and primary stock picker for Ark Invest is hoping to jump ahead of the market early this year.