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Super Swede Saw
Core Singles Event / Safety
Code Blue
Note: Competitors participating in the Axe Throw, Chain Saw, Pole Climb, Single Buck or Water Boil are not eligible for this event.
- Corral must be a safe distance from the spectators and only competing athletes, event judge and timer are permitted inside.
- Chain binders, straps or team mates weight (no spare) may be used to assist in securing the log. Logs must be securely fastened. Body weight must be on stanchion frame only.
- The competitor is required to make four (4) complete cuts.
- The wood should be 8 x 8in (20.32 x 20.32cm) for men and 6 x 6in (15.24 x 15.24cm) for women, poplar or white pine and be as bark free as possible.
- The saw horse height to the bottom of the cant must be between 59cm (23in) and 69cm (27in).
- The blade must be on the log prior to the start of the event and must not move prior to the starting signal.
- For safety reasons, the spare may hold an extra saw in case of breakage. If this occurs, the spare must not hand the saw to the team. The team must retrieve it.
- The starting signal is: Timers ready, Competitors ready, 3-2-1-GO.
- Starting prior to GO will result in a ten (10) second penalty.
- Two @ halves leaving the cant does not constitute a complete disc. A disc would be complete if a sheer cut is less than 1cm / 0.4in. Shear cuts greater than 1cm / 0.4in will receive a one (1) second penalty for each infraction.
- A shear cut is a sliver of wood that stays attached to the disc. A sliver of wood that stays attached to the cant is considered a broken disc.
- At the judges signal, the competitor must re-cut immediately if a complete disc is not cut.
- Time will stop when the last disc is cut from the cant.
- Competitors are not permitted to touch the discs until the judge makes their decision or a DQ will result.
- Penalty for not wearing a glove on the bottom hand - 10 second every infraction.
- This event has a five (5) minute time limit or it will be recorded as a DQ.
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