Event Rules
Rule Highlights
These rules and regulations were modified from the American Lumberjack Association rules to make the Show requirements as consistent as possible with other lumberjack competitions.
Safety Regulations
Failure to comply with any safety regulations and all instructions of contest officials or failure to use safety devices provided will result in forfeiture of all prize money and other awards and
recognition. A contestant may be disqualified if the contestant:
1. Violates or ignores any safety precautions or devices.
2. Exposes themselves or others to unnecessary risk or danger
3. Is under the influence, decision will made by contest officials
4. Loiters in the arena unnecessarily before or after the time of their event or setting up for their event.
5. Contestants under 18 must have a guardian sign the hold harmless agreement.
6. Timers must not stand in front of or behind power saws during an event.
7. Does not wear appropriate full-length pants and closed-toed shoes. No Shorts, capris or sandals are permitted.
Saw
1. Logs are estimated to be 23-26” in diameter.
2. Contestants will provide their own saw.
3. Cold start will start on the announcer’s signal. Time will stop when the block is severed. Each cut must produce a full disc. Cut-outs will require the sawyer to restart the cut, with the timer still running.
4. Contestants will have a maximum of 2 minutes to warm up the saw prior to cutting.
5. Chaps and ballistic nylon or equivalent protection are highly encouraged to be worn. Eye protection, Hearing protection, and additional layers of ballistic nylon should be added to the chaps as a safety precaution.
Jack and Jill Team
- Three people per team, with at least one female teammate.
- Person 1 – Runs Chainsaw, cutting two rounds (sawyer to turn to the inside, and away from teammates to begin second cut)
- Once chainsaw is off, sawyer returns to starting circle to tag in the splitter.
- Person 2 – Splits wood into 4 equal sections. Once both rounds are split, splitter returns to the starting circle to tag in loader/wood tosser.
- Person 3 – Tosses all split wood into pickup. Open tailgate for pickup to remain within 8 feet of participating contestants.
- Contestants will start with one foot in the starting circle.
- Sawyer will start on the announcer’s signal. Time stops when the last piece of wood I successfully thrown into the pickup bed, and the contestant returns to the starting circle.
- Contestants will have a maximum of 2 minutes to warm up the saw prior to cutting.
- Chaps and ballistic nylon or equivalent are encouraged to be worn.
- Eye and Hearing protection is encouraged and available at the pre-registration table.
Youth Split
1. Contestants will be allowed to mark the log with a marking pencil.
2. Time starts on the announcer’s signal. Hitting the block before the signal will
result in disqualification. Time stops when the round is split in 4 equal chunks.
3. Contestants may have a second axe available to use.
4. Youth event is anyone under the age of 17. Chaps mush be worn, and are provided.
Team Tug of War
Each team in a Tug of War competition consists of five (5) people.
- There are two age classifications in Tug of War:
- Class A (Adult) = Ages 18 and up
- Class B (Youth) = Ages 17 and under
- The rope used will be marked in the middle with a center line, as well as two marks that should be placed 12 feet from the center line.
- At the start of the pull, the center line of the rope should be immediately above the line marked on the ground.
- Both teams pull the rope, the winner being the team who manages to pull the mark on the rope closest to their opponents over the center line.
- The rope must be pulled underarm, and nobody’s elbow must go below the knee, otherwise a foul will be called.
- Matches are a best of three pull, the winner winning two out of the three pulls.
- Winner takes all for Age class/category.