The Axe Badger Blog

The last* Choptober was more than the closing of one tradition and the beginning of the next. Yes, dear reader, I maintained my own tradition of buying an axe at the event, despite my stupid, pointless belief that I wouldn’t. The axe in question was in fact by a maker I didn’t have in my stable yet: Red Beaver Custom Axes —but I couldn’t pass it up. There was just…I dunno…something about it. So, after haggling a little bit on price (because that’s part of the joy), I went hom

Babs, even before I started talking to him, struck me as the affable sort. A friendly demeanor, happy to carry a conversation on with anyone, and just generally into being a part of the tourney we were at. It was only one the second day that I realized 1. he was the rep from the southeast, and 2. he made really nice axe sheaths. I kinda fell into this axe thrower interview after talking to him for a spell about his sheath-making process, only realizing after ten minutes that

I've looked up to Pops since before I started throwing in a league. In fact, it'd be safe to claim that he's the reason I solidified my interest in the sport. When I first learned of axe throwing, I did the normal Millenial thing of looking up everything I could online - and there wasn't much. Sure, a lot of WATL championship videos and a few "here's how you throw" shorts, but nothing to really speak to the excitement, overall, of this goofy hobby. Then I came across a bunch

Dear reader: maybe a year ago, I interviewed Native. But, me being me, I actually recorded nothing at all. It's a shame, as the entire...

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...

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...

I caught up with Jacky at the Urban Open this year after they managed to snag a standard marathon championship. I hadn't met Jacky...

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...

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...

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...

During one of my famous "there are too many people here and they are looking at me, probably" moments during IATC, Dannie, the contracted...

Stewart Reeve (Stagger) and Matt Brown (Seven La Vide Loco, or Browny) host the Big Twig podcast , diving into axe-related topics...

ChillAxe is something special. I, woefully, hadn't visited the western PA staple until this year, and I'm thrilled to say that all of the...

I think the first time I watched Stormy throw was at IATC 2024. She had something like six matches back-to-back, and she was so focused...

Look. Listen. I am generally nervous about interviewing everyone. I don't particularly feel like anyone really wants to chat it up with...

I’m still pretty new to this sport, and very new to tournaments. In the few I’ve been to I’ve been very impressed with the strength of...

During the New Year's Day marathon league at Urban Baltimore, I got the chance to hang out with Jenny Beams (a local Baltimore thrower)...

This interview came from the Harry Potter Marathon that Meduseld Meadery put on a month or two back. It was a blast of a time, made all...

Hello and welcome to part 2 of the definitely NOT a “tiny interview” ™ with Tristan Campbell. This piece is a little longer than the...

IS STAT ALL? (OR: I'D TAP THAT) Interview by RYODHAI I bumped into Tristan at APATC, after the briefest of chats he struck me as good...