Choptober 24, for me, was a nearly 100% magical experience. I managed to avoid (most) of my social anxiety, I got to meet people from all over the world, and I had a great time (even if, you know, my…
Interview
Tiny Axemaker Interview: James Coverdale of Northern Axe Works
Nice axes are nice. We all know that pull when coming across a truly beautiful axe and feeling our hands, unwittingly, reaching for our Venmo accounts. James Coverdale’s work is exactly that: I almost immediately abandoned my “no new axes”…
Tiny Axe Thrower Interview: Stephen Haldis aka Heavin’ Stephen
Stephen is a longtime friend of this blog. He sent me a few messages here and there when I first started the thing, and I had the good fortune of meeting him at IATC last year while I was freaked…
Axe Thrower (Slash Photographer) Interview: Matt Traino
For this interview, I wanted to get a perspective I hadn’t yet encountered: the photographer. Now, obviously chances are fairly high that any photographer hired for an axe throwing tourney (in this case, Choptober) would have some background in axe…
Through Fire and Brimstone: An Axe Thrower Interview with Elvar
Hello dear reader, C-man here back again with a red-hot interview from the destructive but surprisingly green land of Iceland! Today we feature an axe thrower interview with Elvar Olafsson aka Éllo. TELL US A FUN FACT ABOUT YOURSELF! I’m…
A Tiny Axe Thrower Interview: Star Girl
I had the distinct pleasure of meeting Star Girl just after they threw against Queen HBO (having just played a match about 5 seconds beforehand against Rander). I hadn’t met Star Girl before, so the chance to talk to someone…
The Voice of the North: An Axe Thrower Interview with Kooks
Hello friends! C-man coming at you as we enter the changing of the seasons here in the UK with another thrower interview, from the frosty badlands of North East England. His voice might be recognised if you watch any Valhalla…
APATC Wrap Up #2 – Interview with a Valkyrie
Howdy all, Aussie Badger back with an interview of a top Australian thrower – a valkyrie in fact. This is something of an interview in 2 parts, as we started this before APATC, but at the time Zoë was slammed…
UK Axe Thrower Interview: Tora The Axeplora
Hello friends! It’s the Man with the most C’s coming at you live and direct with the first interview of my blogging career. We are tuning in with Amy aka ‘Tora’ hailing from the midlands. Let’s not waste any time,…
Aussie Axe Thrower Interview: DOZER
Howdy, Aussie Badger back with the second interview in our series shining a light on the top throwers from the Pacific region. This time Dale DaCosta (DOZER), at the time of this interview, DOZER was number 3 in the region,…