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![Jason Kimmel poses for a photo with his first bullseye with axe throwing. ] ALEX KORMANN • alex.kormann@startribune.com FlannelJax's Axe Throwing is nestled in a large old industrial building in St. Paul, MN. From the outside it looks to be abandoned but up the stairs and to the right you will find twelve wooden targets mounted on the wall and people of all shapes and sizes hurling axes at them. Along side the axe throwing there is log sawing, inflatable log rolling and other games. $25 g](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/GDXAMP22OVIF5W3LGA7BQVWWHI.jpg?&w=252&ar=3:2&fit=crop)
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![Jason Kimmel poses for a photo with his first bullseye with axe throwing. ] ALEX KORMANN • alex.kormann@startribune.com FlannelJax's Axe Throwing is nestled in a large old industrial building in St. Paul, MN. From the outside it looks to be abandoned but up the stairs and to the right you will find twelve wooden targets mounted on the wall and people of all shapes and sizes hurling axes at them. Along side the axe throwing there is log sawing, inflatable log rolling and other games. $25 g](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/GDXAMP22OVIF5W3LGA7BQVWWHI.jpg?&w=80&ar=1:1&fit=crop)
