If you could wager on “most common responses to a question posed to a community,” I’d put the house on knowing the axe community’s most common answer to: “What’s your favourite thing about Axe Throwing?” “The people, the community, the friends I’ve made.” …
I had a chance to speak with Mighty Mouse during the Urban Open this year. She, much like me, is the totally correct height of under 5’3″, which made it important to me that we got a chance to chat.…
Who doesn’t love a creator’s table at a tournament, especially one laden with high quality products? A standard feature at most of the Pacific Region’s big meets is the Priesty Axe Co stall, where you’ll find axe handles, head sheaths,…
Dear reader, I’ve been putting a lot of thought into how we, as a community, can ensure the survival of our sport. It’s something most throwers, in some capacity, think about: is this sport gonna exist in 5 years? 10?…
I got the chance to speak with Ms. Marvel a day before we got to throw against each other in the Swiss Over tourney (a bracket I had absolutely no business being in) at Urban Open 2025. I learned a…
Last night, Don (the recently-minted owner of Choppers Hatchet House) reached out to me over messenger. We don’t interact much, really, and I kinda suspected the reason he’d be sending me a message on a Monday evening. For the sake…
I’m uncomfortable at Urban Open. Exhausted, really, even though it’s only the first day. A mix of trying to photograph everything (while not being a photographer) and working up the nerve to ask people to talk with me for blog…
This was my very first interview at Urban Open this year – one that I tried to secure during IATC but, alas, I ran out of time. HuckABear is well known in the sport and, by all accounts, a slayer.…
Urban Open 2025 and come and gone, and I spent the greater majority of my time in those hallowed halls snapping away pictures. I think, in total, I had about 4k of them to go through. I managed to snickersnack…
Every so often I come across something where I’m surprised by both how uncommon it is, and by function. Like when I found a perineum glosser at a local antique store, or a pair of 32-waist pants in my closet.…
