An axeman from north-west Tasmania has beaten former world champion David Foster to take out the first state wood chopping title of 2014–15.

Kody Steers said he did not expect to win the ribbon at Saturday's competition at the Longford show.

The 19-year-old demolished the 300mm underhand championship in just 17.4 seconds to edge out defending champ Stephen Foster and Deloraine veteran Matthew Gurr.

300mm underhand championship 1st Kody Steers

1st Kody Steers 2nd Stephen Foster

2nd Stephen Foster 3rd Matthew Gurr

Steers said he started chopping wood when he was eight and hoped to take this win and build on it as the national show circuit begins.

"That size log it's pretty fast and furious, like it's pretty competitive as the log gets a bit bigger it spreads it out a bit," he said.

"It's a really good start, I'm pretty happy with it so I should hopefully have a good season."

He said competing against world renowned axeman David Foster and his son Stephen Foster was an experience he would remember.

Kody Steers wears his ribbon after winning the first championship of the year at the Longford Show ( Supplied: Northern Tasmanian Axemen's Association )

"I always thought [it would be] either between David and Stephen [who won] and I probably didn't cut it as good as I can do or would have liked to, but when I come off and seen that I won I was pretty wrapped," he exclaimed.

Steers showed his versatility as an axeman coming second in the 450mm double-handed sawing championship and then combining with his sister Taylor to win the 375mm Jack and Jill sawing handicap final.

In addition a second place to Cygnet's Sam Cook in the final of the 300mm standing handicap saw Steers named axeman of the show.

Steers said he had just returned to the state after competing in the royal shows in Brisbane, Adelaide and Melbourne and was now concentrating on the Hobart show next weekend.

But he said he has his sights set on the Sydney Royal Show next year.

"You've got the best of the best of Australia and New Zealand over there ... when you go to Sydney," he said.

"It's like the Wimbledon of wood chopping, so you've got to really be going well by the time you get there."