Louisiana Forest Festival 2023

Results

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Videos

Video shot by Jeremy Stovall

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Photos

Most photos taken by Liz Helm, a few by Jeremy Stovall

Notes

Thanks to the fine folks at the Louisiana Forest Festival in Winnfield, Louisiana for inviting the Sylvans to compete each year!

Competitions generally use lathed eastern white pine brought in by Mike Slingerland, with sizes apparent in the photos. Square wood is often sweetgum or yellow-poplar, but sometimes eastern white pine. Time starts with a signal rather than when the teeth of the saw move. Teams may enter either two women or two men in double-buck crosscut sawing, which changed starting 2022 with more women's events. A starter cut is used for single buck usually. Axe throw has more scoring rings than at Conclave, with a bullseye earning 5 points. Competitors get four throws, top three count. Bowsaw (some years) is on a lower cant holder than Conclave. Scoring awards are inverse to placing (i.e. 3 points for first if there are three teams). Unlike Conclave, timing out earns no overall points, same as a did not compete. Otherwise rules are very similar to Conclave.