Born- Wooloowin – Brisbane – 18th December 1934.
He is the son of John and Mary Joyce Jackson.
His wife Yvonne and children Barbra, Peter, and Sandra.
He resided in the areas Wamuran, Richlands, and Mt Walker.
Ken was a Forestry Worker, Timber Contractor and Farmer.
Ken commenced woodchopping in 1958.
Ken Jacksons was a hard and honest axeman that has passed his knowledge of the sport and timber on too many newcomers into the sport.
He travelled the world to take the sport to new horizons. In Spain he made lifelong friends and assisted in introducing the Australian Racing Axe to the Basque Axeman.
he won the 14” World Title Standing Block – Coffs Harbour – 1964 the timber was Blackbutt.
he won the first ever 15” Single Handed Sawing Championship at the Royal Queensland Show (Ekka).
in 1966 while travelling around England performing woodchopping demonstrations Ken performed a Tree felling demonstration for Queen Elizabeth at the Royal Bathe and West Show.
He travelled to South Africa, New Britain, Fiji, and Spain with the sport of woodchopping.
Ken was a member of the first ever Australian woodchopping team to defeat Basque Axeman in a relay race in 1976. The team cut 9 blocks each and won in a time of 59 minutes 32 seconds.
Claiming the 10” Standing Block record which Vic Summers held for 17 years at 21 seconds.
Ken Jackson cut the 10” standing block in 17 seconds. He organised axeman to perform woodchopping on Television Sports Programme to promote the sport.
Upon retirement from woodchopping, Ken took up wood turning and carving.
Much of his woodturning is currently on display in the Federal and State Parliament Houses and Foreign consulates around the world. His wood carvings have been used in Advertisements: Goanna Oil.