Each member club may enter one pair of contestants consisting of one
male and one femail who will work together. Each team must provide
their own two-person team, hand, independent tooth and raker cross-cut
saw. The use of lubricants will be left to the discretion of the contestants.
The lubrication may not be applied over the cant or once the cut
has been started. Cutting material will consist of a squared cant
uniformly ten by ten (10 x 10) inches of soft-hardwood species. The
species will be specified to each school by January 1. The cant will
be firmly secured into a cradle so that the distance from the bottom
of the cant to the ground is twenty (20) inches. The team that saws
completely through the cant in the least time will be declared the
winner. Time will start when the blade of the saw touches the wood.
Time will end when the cut portion strikes the ground. In the event
of damage to the saw, the time is continued while changes or repairs
are made to the saw. Practice cants should be of the same species
and condition as the contest cants. All cants should be kept green
by soaking with water as soon as possible (preferably two or three
days) after cutting.
One practice start or cut will be allowed on the competition cant
immediately before competition.
has been started. Cutting material will consist of a squared cant
uniformly ten by ten (10 x 10) inches of soft-hardwood species. The
species will be specified to each school by January 1. The cant will
be firmly secured into a cradle so that the distance from the bottom
of the cant to the ground is twenty (20) inches. The team that saws
completely through the cant in the least time will be declared the
winner. Time will start when the blade of the saw touches the wood.
Time will end when the cut portion strikes the ground. In the event
of damage to the saw, the time is continued while changes or repairs
are made to the saw. Practice cants should be of the same species
and condition as the contest cants. All cants should be kept green
by soaking with water as soon as possible (preferably two or three
days) after cutting.