Woodsmen Competition: A Primer

my brother has his daughter at McMaster

my brother has his daughter at McMaster so he was going through all of this

so he was going through all of this

so he was going through all of this stuff he had to buy for his daughter for

stuff he had to buy for his daughter for

stuff he had to buy for his daughter for school so I said to him but I bet you

school so I said to him but I bet you

school so I said to him but I bet you didn’t have to buy a chainsaw

felted axe and chopped up free plane

felted axe and chopped up free plane down with his ball work swing well I

down with his ball work swing well I

down with his ball work swing well I would imagine the origins go back to our

would imagine the origins go back to our

would imagine the origins go back to our early days I’m sure it goes back to the

early days I’m sure it goes back to the

early days I’m sure it goes back to the days of logging and woodsmen ship

days of logging and woodsmen ship

days of logging and woodsmen ship knowing people they would have been

knowing people they would have been

knowing people they would have been competitive with each other so who could

competitive with each other so who could

competitive with each other so who could fell a tree quicker who could make a

fell a tree quicker who could make a

fell a tree quicker who could make a cleaner cut every school has a team

cleaner cut every school has a team

cleaner cut every school has a team there’s six people on a team and there’s

there’s six people on a team and there’s

there’s six people on a team and there’s core events which are all the team

core events which are all the team

core events which are all the team events then there’s doubles events where

events then there’s doubles events where

events then there’s doubles events where it’s only 22 members compete there’s

it’s only 22 members compete there’s

it’s only 22 members compete there’s three events like that and then there’s

three events like that and then there’s

three events like that and then there’s six individual events all right next

six individual events all right next

six individual events all right next would win that’s how we come judges get

would win that’s how we come judges get

would win that’s how we come judges get free alumni of woodsman and you get to

free alumni of woodsman and you get to

free alumni of woodsman and you get to judge been doing it since I graduated

judge been doing it since I graduated

judge been doing it since I graduated money is over you’re at work because

money is over you’re at work because

money is over you’re at work because everything is judged still in our time

everything is judged still in our time

everything is judged still in our time and depending on your event a split

and depending on your event a split

and depending on your event a split second makes a difference from first

second makes a difference from first

second makes a difference from first place the fourth place you either

place the fourth place you either

place the fourth place you either chopping wood throwing axes climbing

chopping wood throwing axes climbing

chopping wood throwing axes climbing poles starting fires water boil to give

poles starting fires water boil to give

poles starting fires water boil to give a picture of that that’s the best all my

a picture of that that’s the best all my

a picture of that that’s the best all my name is Tyler to Kenora and I’m from

name is Tyler to Kenora and I’m from

name is Tyler to Kenora and I’m from portable Ontario well it was advertised

portable Ontario well it was advertised

portable Ontario well it was advertised around the school so I just went it to

around the school so I just went it to

around the school so I just went it to tryouts and one of my buddies came out a

tryouts and one of my buddies came out a

tryouts and one of my buddies came out a tune

tune

tune I want to get your pencils on you want

I want to get your pencils on you want

I want to get your pencils on you want to get a good few layers of pencils and

to get a good few layers of pencils and

to get a good few layers of pencils and then start building up around the can

then start building up around the can

then start building up around the can keep the heat in and then the excess

keep the heat in and then the excess

keep the heat in and then the excess wood that you have you put it on the

wood that you have you put it on the

wood that you have you put it on the back of the fire and then you start

back of the fire and then you start

back of the fire and then you start blowing out it and just keep blowing

blowing out it and just keep blowing

blowing out it and just keep blowing until it boils

I’m Chris bustard i go to school at

I’m Chris bustard i go to school at Dartmouth College but I’m from Sarasota

Dartmouth College but I’m from Sarasota

Dartmouth College but I’m from Sarasota Florida one of my friends who is on the

Florida one of my friends who is on the

Florida one of my friends who is on the team got me to come out to a practice

team got me to come out to a practice

team got me to come out to a practice and then just you know kept coming out

and then just you know kept coming out

and then just you know kept coming out having fun I really like poll Klein I’m

having fun I really like poll Klein I’m

having fun I really like poll Klein I’m not the fastest at it but it’s a lot of

not the fastest at it but it’s a lot of

not the fastest at it but it’s a lot of fun competitor has to ring a bell at the

fun competitor has to ring a bell at the

fun competitor has to ring a bell at the very top some places you can just hit

very top some places you can just hit

very top some places you can just hit the bell other places like here there’s

the bell other places like here there’s

the bell other places like here there’s a string and you had to ring it luge it

a string and you had to ring it luge it

a string and you had to ring it luge it is all on belay so something goes wrong

is all on belay so something goes wrong

is all on belay so something goes wrong nothing too bad can happen two

nothing too bad can happen two

nothing too bad can happen two competitors took a lot of slipping down

competitors took a lot of slipping down

competitors took a lot of slipping down the pole a couple times before i started

the pole a couple times before i started

the pole a couple times before i started to get it