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By Heather Clark / The Bulletin
September 13, 2005
Just before Tom Martin swings the ax over his head, he takes a deep breath and then ... SMASH! Wood chips fly. The ax plows into the 12-inch round block of alder wood on which he stands. Seconds later, he turns and chops at the other side four times before the wood splits between his....