Eric,
Not to hijack your thread but you did use the word "chop".
Here is a pretty good story about Lentz with good shot of an axe:
http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/t...ory?id=4284667
Big Jim Alexander from Australia was also a friend of mine who spent plenty of time in the shop here too. Jim passed away this year. TR, Jim's hands were fully 1.5 inches wider than mine.