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Axe

Axe

The axes are made from special steel. They are hand-sharpened and razor-sharp. They weigh approx. 2.5 to 3 kg and they are about 80 cm long. These axes are made specially for competitions – they are not suitable for forestry or garden use. A competition axe costs between 300 and 400 euros. Top athletes often have a selection of axes of different designs and with different grinds, each suitable for a particular type of wood.
The athletes maintain and sharpen their axes in very short intervals. Rumors say that they shave using their axes. Nonetheless, it would be possible without any problem.
Hot Saw

Hot Saw

A Name of one of the six disciplines in competition.
B Tuned chain saw used at the discipline "Hot Saw".

This specially tuned chain saw generally has a 60 to 80 HP single cylinder two-stroke engine, often taken from a snowmobile or high-powered motor bike. Rotary piston engine saws are sometimes also used. These racing chain saws are customized models often built by the athletes themselves and are only used in the competition, as it takes tremendous strength to control a saw like this smoothly. Furthermore, these saws have no cooling system and so they are not suitable for for forestry work. A hot saw can weigh up to 30 kg and the chain rotates at over 250 km/h. The cost of such a saw is at least EUR 5,000.

Single Buck

Single Buck

A Name of one of the six disciplines in competition.
B Huge one-man cross-cut saw used at the discipline "Hot Saw".

The cross-cut saws used in the Single Buck discipline are specially manufactured in the USA, Canada or New Zealand. The metal is laser-cut to shape and the ten centimeter long teeth are hand-set and extremely sharp. The saws weighs about 5 kg and the basic price starts at EUR 1,500. As it is two meters in length or longer, this saw is only suitable for competitive sport.

Springboard

Springboard

B "Springboard".

The 1.70 meter (5ft7) long board made from spruce or beech which is used as a footboard during the "springboard" competition. The boards need to be fixed in hand-made notches of a tree trunk without any other means. The board slightly swings up and down while the athletes fells the top of the treetrunk 2.8 m (9ft2) above the ground - maybe comparable to a diving board.

STIHL MS 661

STIHL MS 661

The STIHL MS 661 C-M stock saw is a new STIHL standard chain saw. Powered at approximately 7.3 HP, its displacement is 91.1 cc and it weighs 7.4 kg. The MS 661 C-M is equipped with M-Tronic all-electronic engine management. The M-Tronic system precisely adjusts the ignition timing and fuel supply for outstanding starting behaviour, optimum engine power at all times and highly dynamic acceleration. All the athletes thus start off with identically prepared machines. In the forest, this powerful chain saw is mainly used for harvesting big timber.
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