The U.S. Capitol building is seen on Tuesday morning after the federal government was shutdown when the House and Senate failed to pass a budget in Washington October 1, 2013. REUTERS/James Lawler ...

You need a logging axe to cut trees. There have been a few incidents in our experience where, in the middle of combat, trees came crashing down, presumably from sword strikes. But it wasn't something ...

In the previous entry, we discussed debarking spuds and drawknives. We’re going to continue discussing other ways to prepare your logs for the next step in log cabin building. This time we’re going to ...

Vanessa Arias grasps a double-sided axe with both hands, holding the head at eye level. She toes a line in the sand with her left foot, steps back with her right and pauses; then, in one swift motion, ...

Hundreds of people attended the second day of the 22nd annual Pro-Am Logging Sports Competition and Forestry Days, where professionals and amateurs competed in events like axe throwing, crosscut ...