The Axe Badger Blog

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...

Nice axes are nice. We all know that pull when coming across a truly beautiful axe and feeling our hands, unwittingly, reaching for our...

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...

For this interview, I wanted to get a perspective I hadn't yet encountered: the photographer. Now, obviously chances are fairly high that...

Hello dear reader, C-man here back again with a red-hot interview from the destructive but surprisingly green land of Iceland! Today we...

I had the distinct pleasure of meeting Star Girl just after they threw against Queen HBO (having just played a match about 5 seconds...

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...

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...

Howdy, Aussie Badger back with the second interview in our series shining a light on the top throwers from the Pacific region. This time...

Howdy, Aussie Badger again, I'm going be really quick with this intro bit and let the interview below do all the talking. Because we're...

I don't talk about it much, but I have a pretty storied past as an investigative journalist. The McCarthy report? Who stole the Lindbergh...

I had the opportunity to spend a little bit of time with Woosiie, the man behind some of the most creative, boldly-designed axe handles...

While the heat was oppressive, I found myself venturing out to the (sometimes) rainy, (always) too hot parking lot of Urban Axes...

The IATF Panel of Throwers is approaching its one-year marker, and in that time it has had some growing pains in relation to how it...

Dear reader, this is my 100th post. It's been an unexpected journey getting to this point, and frankly I'm still kind of amazed that...

I'd seen Katelyn around at Urban Baltimore a few times, but never got a chance to sit down (in this case, stand around) and interview...

There are people in the axe throwing world that I kinda see as pillars in the sport. And it's rare that I build up enough gumption to...

John did a lot of shouting and dancing whilst at the Stockyards, and I thought that made him a good target for interviewing. He was kind...

Cal was kind enough to take a bit of time with me after one of his father's IATC matches. This was my second interview of the day and I...

The very first person I built up enough courage to interview was The Heckler, who throws out of Merrickville, Sydney. Point in fact,...