92yo woodchopper sharpens axe for competition

One of Australia's oldest and best woodchoppers, 92-year-old Vic Summers, will compete again at this weekend's Mary Valley Country Show at Imbil, on Queensland's Sunshine Coast hinterland.

Mr Summers, an eight-time world tree-felling champion, briefly contemplated retiring from competitive woodchopping last year but dismissed the idea.

Longtime friend and fellow woodchopper Max Krogh says Mr Summers is an amazing man.

"Nothing worries him - he's still got nerves of steel, he's just incredible," he said.

"He was always noted as the best hardwood cutter that Australia ever produced.

"He didn't like the softwood so much, but [at] the hardwood he was just unreal - he used to make a hard block look soft."

Mr Krogh says he would not be placing any bets on Mr Summers "giving it away" anytime soon.

"People keep saying 'you're that old you ought to retire' but he just sort of feels like he'll just keep going," he said.

"[For] a man of 92, it's unbelievable."