The axes: Hatchets are used for the standard and dual events. Handles are limited to 19 inches, blades to four inches and three pounds. Big axe events use axes with four-inch, three-pound blades, with ...

Deborah Wills, 33, nailed her first-ever axe throw at a party near Bath, Somerset, hitting the bullseye. On her second throw, she split the handle of the first axe already lodged in the target. A ...

Axe throwing, a pastime that drifted south from Canada, has been picking up steam as a leisure activity in urban areas, according to urbanaxe.com. The World Axe Throwing League is the governing body ...