The Axe Badger Blog

I've known Tim for a while. We'd see each other at tourneys and, much as I think is the case, he started treating me like a long-lost friend after maybe the second interaction. Hell, maybe after the first one. His pup was one of the first celebrities I knew about in the sport. I was just deeeee-lighted to learn he was part of a crew opening up their own venue, and wasted no time (okay, maybe a little time) getting him to agree to an interview about Taps, Axes & Games (TAG).

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

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...

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