The skills that come with lumberjack sports are traditionally left to big , burly men wielding axes and monstrous saws . But this is changing with women donning their 'lumberjill ' boots and proving their place in the male dominated sports . Erin LaVoie from Washington has two world records and a multitude of wins under her belt but she insists her win at Sydney 's Royal Easter show is one of the biggest . Scroll down for video . Erin LaVoie from Washington has won the Ladies Single Handed Sawing Championship at Royal Easter Show . The 32-year-old competes in single handed sawing that sees competitors cut through 300 millimetre logs . Erin already has two world records under her belt and owns a CrossFit gym in Washington . On Sunday she won the Ladies Single Handed Sawing Championship that sees competitors slice through 300 milimetre logs with huge cross cut saws . 'The Easter show is one of the biggest competitions so it was a huge deal for me , ' Erin told Daily Mail Australia . The 32-year-old also competed in the wood chop category which is usually her forte , but she says that she did not have a prime block of wood and this makes it much more difficult to carve up the log . Erin also competes in the wood chopping category . 'My fastest chop is 24 seconds and I have two world records in the underhand chop which are around 30 seconds , ' she said . Whilst the quality of the piece of wood quality is the luck of the draw , the technique and equipment are not with top of the line axes costing up to $ 600 . 'The axes and saws are not cheap , but they have to be top notch if you want to win , ' Erin said . 'The maintenance of them is expensive too and you need to know where to go . ' Women 's prevalence in the sport is still scarce and many females must compete against males in order to be involved at all . ' I still compete against men in many competitions , ' Erin said . 'It 's obviously really tough as they can deliver so much power , but this means it 's so much more rewarding when you win . ' Women 's involvement largely started with the Jack and Jill sawing division that sees a man and a woman working as a team to slice through the log . 'Mostly women get into it because their husbands need a partner for Jack and Jill so they train up their wives , ' Erin said . 'But I do it because I love it and it 's my thing . ' Erin grew up with brothers and loved to do male things so when she noticed the lumberjack team training down the hall at her school , she signed up . After a short amount of time she was travelling and competing in various chopping and sawing competitions - and winning . Erin also competes against men and admits she loves the feeling of pride when she beats them . Her fastest woodchop is 24 seconds and she holds two world records in the underhand chop of 30 seconds . Although she owns a CrossFit gym in Washington , her training regime mostly consists of chopping and sawing logs in her backyard . ' I have a friend who is a logger , so that 's super handy ! ' She said . The Royal Easter Show also contains a Junior Development Program for aspiring Lumberjacks to get involved . According to the ABC , 16-year-old Lucy Backhouse and her 13-year-old sister Kate are the only two females competing in this program . The sisters from New South Wales have gained quite a following and always get a large applause no matter how they place . 'It does n't matter who comes first , we always get the biggest cheer because no girls do this sport , ' Lucy said . It their mother , Wendy , three years battling with the Human Rights Commission for the sisters to be allowed to compete . ' A lot of people do n't consider it a sport . But I like it because it is so different , it 's a challenge and it takes stamina and technique , ' Lucy said .
Erin LaVoie from Washington has taken out the Ladies Single Handed Sawing Championship at Sydney 's Royal Easter Show . She also holds only two world records for the underhand wood chop division . While Lumberjacks are commonly men , women participants are on the rise . A Junior Development Program has also been added to this years ' show . It includes twoonly two females who are sisters from New South Wales .