LUMBERJACK UNDERHAND CHOPPING -- WORLD RECORDS SIZE CONTESTANT'S NAME TIME YEAR YELLOW POPLAR 8X8 sq. Arden Cogar Sr 07.05 1975 10X10 sq. Mel Lentz 12.10 1994 11" rd. Arden Cogar Jr 15.29 2000** 12" rd. Arden Cogar Sr 15.15 1978 13" rd. Mel Lentz 18.85 1995 14" rd. Mel Lentz 30.29 1993 15" rd. Arden Cogar Jr 38.17 1999 16" rd. Arden Cogar Jr 40.88 1999 WHITE PINE 8X8 sq. Mike Sullivan 06.25 1990 10X10 sq. Mike Sullivan 10.60 1992 11" rd. Paul Cogar 12.15 1992 12" rd. Kerry Head 11.60 2002 13" rd. David Bolstad 12.28 1999 14" rd. Laurence O'Toole 17.84 1987 15" rd. Mel Lentz 25.78 1995 ASPEN 8X8 sq. Arden Cogar Sr 07.10 1996 10X10 sq. Mel Lentz 13.45 1989 11" rd. Paul Cogar 13.33 2004 12" rd. Jason Wynyaed 13.65 1998 13" rd. Jason Wynyaed 14.36 1997 14" rd. David Bolstad 16.69 1999 SWEET GUM 10X10 sq. Mel Lentz 18.43 1991 11" rd. Mel Lentz 19.66 1992 12" rd. Mel Lentz 20.05 1993 ALDER 12" rd. David Bolstad 11.69 1999 13" rd. David Bolstad 16.835 1999 14" rd. Jason Wynyard 21.72 1996 16" rd. R W Dimick 1:29.00 1949 PONDEROSA PINE 12" rd. Jason Wynyard 15.01 1996 13" rd. Jason Wynyard 16.32 1998 14" rd. Mel Lentz 20.68 1987 15. rd. Mel Lentz 23.50 1988 RED PINE 11" rd. Mike Eash 18.701 2005 12" rd. Mel Lentz 20.05 1995 13" rd. Gib Engle 37.56 1987 COTTONWOOD 11" rd. Rob Waibel 14.85 2001** 12" rd. Dion Lane 11.44 2002 13" rd. Jack Brown-john 23.09 1996 14" rd. David Bolstad 20.59 1999 15" rd. Rob Waibel 32.22 2002 16" rd. Dion Lane 33.69 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------- * All records followed by one asterisk (*) are pre-existing records whose time has been beat by a newer record cut in a larger piece of wood. However this time still remains to be the actual fastest cut for that particular size in that species. ** All records followed by two asterisks (**) are new times that have been established with a longer time then a previously set record in a larger piece of wood. However, this time is the actual fastest cut for that particular size in that species that we are aware of.