Firewood, Stop wrecking your axe handles

just a few tips to warm you up for wood splitting season
www.buckinbillyray.com/
www.ripsaw.shop/BUCKIN

[@vincentnail2881]

Buckin, I really don't think most people understand the value of a tool, that is lite weight, easy to use, and can be carried by one man into the woods to get firewood. I'm happy, that you keep showing videos of the original log splitter.

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

This has been a hard year not being able to swing as much as I like . We’re Gettin there friend

[@t3h0wn3r9]

I'm convinced this man could split wood with his eyes closed. Buckin' knows the smell, appearance, feel, and sound of the wood. Absolute legend.

[@jensenwilliam5434]

Thank you Billy Ray.

[@biklylongfelow75]

Thank you Buckin, I love you!

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

Love ya back

[@matthewquilter]

It is nice to see someone who enjoys splitting wood and “woodsmanship” as much as I do. I became physically disabled in 2018 due to an autoimmune disorder that finally caught up to me when I hit 38 years of age. I, like you, am still passing along the little I know to my kids. The legacy we leave is not by acts alone but the kindness we perpetuate throughout the generations. Thank you for being you.

[@hdavis976]

I love watching you work!

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@stephenmerrill4200]

It's so satisfying to hear that sound of the wood popping as it splits. My little boys love watching these videos with me. We actually split some firewood today too, I let my boys hit the hatchet with a rubber mallet to make kindling so they can "help"

[@user-km3sg1hy9s]

Remember me at 8 splitting wood from the pile my pa cut for the wood stove. 35 years later still cooking on that old cast iron stove

[@okanagan.outdoors]

Your tips go a long way, thanks for taking the time to share em!

[@joeltower5964]

It's like therapy watching your vids!

[@fixit4182]

You are faster than any hydraulic log splitter. You’re a wild man. I love it.

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

He he .. in this wood perhaps .. thx pal

[@diegovd7215]

Thank you Buckin, this is the kind of stuff that is not taught at school, but should 😄

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

Agreed . Maybe we do the Buckin’ school 🏫

[@michaelwillson6847]

​@@BuckinBillyRaySmithI'd be there in a minute!

[@stevenbp101]

Morning Buckin, have a great day and stay close to Jesus. (Old guy from Arkansas)🇺🇸

[@derrickvarnadore1682]

Buckin… if only by by video… I’m grateful to have as a part of my experience.

[@shapeshifter7753]

Thanks for putting out videos! Have a safe trip!

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

Thanks, will do!

[@kristincichosz6304]

Great video keep up the great work!!

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

Thanks! Will do!

[@seanpierce3394]

Swinging that axe good Buckin. Shoulder must be feeling good. Back doing what you love. Back on the axe yahoo

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

Ever so gingerly

[@markluke8447]

I tune in to watch a craftsman who’s enjoying what he does and is good at it.

[@jerry-p]

Hi Buckin, it's not just entertaining. Over the years my chopping and splitting has improved because of watching your technique. It really makes splitting a LOT easier if one follows the way you describe and show it here.

[@mikederby1]

Buckin!! Good to see you swinging. Can’t wait to get off hitch and do the same thing at home. Keep swinging brother!!!

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

Right on

[@osagejon8972]

Axmanship is all to often not spoken of. Looking forward to Bunyan this year!

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

We are excited

[@marvindiamonjr.9631]

I always find something that I enjoy in your videos.

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

Thank you

[@earlswink1690]

Love the echo sound thru the forest Chrystal clear sound Beautiful Forest

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

Me too!

[@jakubhostinsky4482]

It's a joy to look at your skills with an axe :-)

[@laurarosekrug777]

2:18 That is an awesome idea to help keep the paracord in place!👍💪🪓🪵✝️☮️

[@65flashlight]

Thanks Buckin' I just finished splitting my wood for the winter and am looking forward to next year's truck load.

[@edwardpriestley2747]

I love watching you swing an axe almost as much as swinging one myself, I wish my hard maple and red oak was straight grain like your fir thanks again Buckin!!!

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

You bet

[@xxxxrock32xxxx]

Your shoulder looks like it's coming around just fine!

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

Listening to the body … thx

[@sullynoxionsshow1699]

i love you billy i hope your week is great

[@jeremyjones2191]

I live 20 minutes from Nelsonville and used to go to the Paul Bunyan show many years ago. I don't own a chainsaw but I still watch your videos

[@zacharygast6869]

Please do a video on how you sharpen your axe.

[@greenless1983]

In Colorado we get a lot of "Punky" wood. Our Ponderosa tends to rot pretty quick if not removed from the ground. This makes the center much softer and if you don't hit the edge just right, there goes your handle. This is how I learned your lesson.

[@tbruce-sawsandsplitting]

Perfect timing, been quite critical of my axmanship last couple days, looki6for pointers! Thanks buckin, learnt a lot from this channel already!!✊️✊️

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

Good stuff

[@Sibert_]

Great tips on the handle and axe positioning... I used to duck tape my handle pre-splitting cause I knew I was going to screw it :D

[@bryanherbert5454]

Hi missed the video was splitting wood. Yellow locust dry hard and stringy. This stuff was like spaghetti when split. Heart was pumping for sure. Love wins❤

[@keithpete6237]

I could watch you split firewood all day!! I’ve tried your techniques on my oak wood and I have broke 2 axes and an old maul, clearly I have no idea what I’m doing!! Lol

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

Lol love it brother do what works as long as yer Gettin the heart rate up and feeling good

[@markbland5567]

Hello buckin 👍

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

Howdy

[@willcarmack1242]

And looks cool...that's right.....Again thanks Billy...Much Respect....

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

Thank you

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

Welcome brother

[@Lucsueus]

Thanks buckin, youre a great guy with a great mindset. Greetings from across the big pond. Digging your enthousiasm as always. The nurse log was beautiful

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

I appreciate that

[@MJA-qp6os]

Glad to see your shoulder is out of mind and your back I to swinging axe. We know you love to swing the axe almost as much as running power saw.

[@user-km3sg1hy9s]

Man speaks from years upon years of experience..words of a wise man.. been cutten timber all my life.. thank you bukin even i learn from you God bless your soul sir

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

Thank you

[@jamesranger6283]

I have dedicated splitting axes. I started welding a short piece of rebar to the head to protect the handle.

[@Gideon_Judges6]

Thanks for the good advice! I had wrapped one of my axes as you described in an earlier video and it saved my handle from serious damage on an overstrike.

[@dgoodman1484]

You can solve all of those issues by using a maul that was invented to actually split wood as apposed to an axe that was designed to cut it. But for those that just can’t help themselves and have to use a thin cheeked axe of the wrong shape, at least wrap it with baling wire that is actually tougher than the wood handle as apposed to paracord which isn’t.

[@ronaldbrouhard1247]

Chopping wood is like therapy to me.

[@AP-hp4yo]

Cheers for the great content - and for teaching us how to be better. It’s greatly appreciated 👍🏻

[@KN-vh5xp]

Haven’t met you but I love you man And ur videos are always interesting and entertaining!

[@whoshotashleybabbitt4924]

Such enjoyment from watching a master preform their craft.

[@timothysullivan4130]

GREAT tip buckin👏👍, I’ve been swing’n like that for years & never snapped a handle. BE KIND 😊🙏✌️👍👍

[@JayKoczan]

I get a little bit of everything, Buckin. Some knowledge, and some entertainment. Keep up the great work!

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

Right on

[@patrickbateman7369]

That old sledgehammer swing!

[@whoshotashleybabbitt4924]

Hey. I gotta do my part to keep the commercial axe handle industry rolling!

[@shawnthebicyclist]

Boy that Fir pops apart effortlessly! I agree, if a tool cant be swung with ease all day long, i dont want to use it. Thanks for the tips, Buckin' Billy! It's always a pleasure watching a skilled axman at work.

[@clarenceburton9654]

Awesome info thanks for sharing, beginners can learn from this !!

[@williamwelch7]

Thanks, I love splitting firewood too!

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

You bet!

[@camcuts7643]

These are my favorite videos buckin! I always pick something up. Appreciate all the knowledge being passed down!

[@longbar185d2]

Well ya know that’s how today worked out! Love it buddy!

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

Yes it was! 👋

[@mattspooner9001]

saving the axe ..hitting the outside edge..gold ..absolute gold

[@scottwilson6712]

Hey Buckin, haven't checked in for a while. Glad to see your shoulder has healed and your back to swingin your axes. Your videos have helped me take my splitting to a whole new level. Take care and keep swinging.

[@cameronhamer9432]

Number one 👍

[@swingbelly]

Good timing. Need to split 16-18" maple rounds. Don't think splitter will handle, PLUS trying to lift it onto the splitter. Older at 71 years but I gotta give it a try with the splitter axe. Norm, Scarborough ON 🍁

[@athanbrotsis6173]

Buckin your work is amazing keep going love wins don’t look 👀 behind Brother

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

I’m listening to that advice

[@hurlburtfamcamp6476]

Thanks Buckin, good honest entertainment with no cursing, griping, or whining........ you are reaching tons of young men who should learn from us (parents), but are getting it from you when we miss or worse are not present...... good on you brother! If you happen to read this, could you explain why you pull the starter cord when you shut down some saws? This has me perplexed, but I know there must be a reason you do it....... Thanks again, may God bless you and yours with a safe trip to Bunyan, wish I could make it up there.

[@noenwarrior1]

It sucks with stringy wood lmao thats why i bought a splitter but i still use the axe on the spot with wood that snaps.. you do make great work of them big rounds for sure!!!

[@willcarmack1242]

Buckin Brilliant!!!!.....Had the same problem. Thank you for the solution!!!..Much Respect from St Petersburg Florida

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

Love ya

[@DevonReeley]

Much love Buckin!! See you at Bunyan!! Haha

[@johnbruno1936]

Keep on buckin brotha!!!

[@Jesusiskingamen7]

Everyone if you won’t your paracord wrap handle to stay In place after you wrap it soak it in boiled linseed oil - couple times and let it dry it will not move and it makes the paracord turn hard so that it protects the handle even better been doing this for my whole life it works amazing

[@rogerskaggs49]

I have learned a lot from you.

[@bhstor0]

Nice to see you again. KZbin stopped showing me your vids for some reason.

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

Im never far brother

[@andrewketchum5098]

Me and the kiddos been counting down the days can't wait till.bunyan

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

gonna be greta to see someone you met a year ago , that says something

[@Northeast_Mainiac]

My sisters boyfriend keeps telling me I can borrow his woodsplitter, #1- I don’t borrow tools or anything in general, it can turn a friendship bad quip when said borrowed item gets broken. #2- I love splitting wood by hand, such a good feeling

[@dannysmith9217]

Just Subscribed. That French Handle is Sexsimius Maximus 🎉 From one Tree Man to another, Great Video Brother Man.

[@MATT.MAN-PEACE-LOVE]

Welcome to the buckin army 🪖 Spread the love Increase the peace ✌️❤️🌲🪵🪓🐝

[@LIF1395]

Great tip. Thanks again. Just when you think you learned enough! You find out something really helpful. I've had a lot of frustration trying to get an axe out of wood.

[@johnPrice-qi6cs]

Howdy mr.bucken, thanks for ringing in,good looking wood for sure,hard work never hurt anybody!!! Sleep good- feel good many have lost that!!!Good stuff!!! Pleasure!!! Sierra John!!!

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

Right on

[@christopherallendunk]

Used to [before buckin inspired me to haft my own] as soon as I bought a new one I'd take metal & clad where the over-strike was then tape the heck out of it😂❤

[@jakewiddicombe8044]

Thank you Billy. I’m loving this intro groove. 👌

[@jasonreese4824]

Love it buckin i always like watching you because i always pick up little things that makes things easier.

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

this is good

[@TheBeatenPaths]

Paracord didn't work on my axe. I'm not an overstriker but accidents happen. My first overstrike the paracord freyed and soon just unravelled and came off. Gotta use something more durable than the wood you overstrike against.

[@qasim512]

This isn't entertainment, it's education. I started splitting wood a few years ago and thanks to you I am a better axeman and still improving. And thanks to you, I now own about 60 Tassies hahaha

[@FJ40Brian]

I remember this handle very well. You were nervous about it breaking but it turned out to be an amazing tool that was worth the extra time! I was really hoping to pick up the other killinger tassi axe you talked about selling but its just not in the cards right now. Still need to chat about the 4lb Stohler axe hang this winter...Brian in Oregon

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

Copy

[@joschmoyo4532]

I used to split a lot of firewood when i was in the US. Fantastic way to build upper body and arm strength. But downunder most everybody who can afford it gets a hydraulic splitter these days. To many hardwoods are heavily interlocked grain and insanely tough or impossible to split by hand. I used to have to rip big bucks with the saw to break them down. Ironbark, red gum, blue gum, Blackbutt and a whole bunch of hybrids of the same. Fantastic for heating. I used to enjoy splitting by hand though. Nowadays I need to keep my hands safe for the workbench. Don't want to get carpal tunnel. I remember the sweet smell of the pacific Northwest forests though. Nice. I remember spending weeks milling yellow cedar. Amazing scent but it will give you a headache. Timber is a tough mistress sometimes but I love it.

[@stevenboughner7255]

The paracord reminded me of wrapping electrical tape on sledge hammers to protect the handle from breaking. Buy the way if you weld a 1 inch black pipe to your axe you will stop missing because when you miss and the pipe hits instead you will feel it. You see where the wood handle absorbs the energy the pipe transfers it to your hands. Hey, Buckin I appreciate the kind words Great video be safe and may GOD bless you.

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

Thx

[@michaelconstantin2736]

I see that your shoulder is still an issue sir. Awesome video.

[@robertdancho9671]

Glad your shoulder is better.

[@trishaplescia9234]

makes me wantta get out and chop some :)

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

I just picked up a few axes from Tim and Old Saws and chopped down a nice Beech tree on a Livestream as part of a challenge to raise money for fire departments through a challenge. I want to add a few more axes and do some more hand chopping and splitting. Thanks for the tips.

[@stankrajewski8255]

This guy, usually tighter than Dick's hat-band, bought a Grundfos Bruks splitter, and came upon your paracord bumper idea out of sheer desperation to protect my investment. Saving up to buy one of your axes. I am looking for the offset grind (to promote my own flickit) in the Oregon Oak grade ax.

[@whoshotashleybabbitt4924]

Gotta protect that investment!

[@stuartramage5933]

AWESOME idea with the para cord ,yer always thinking ,i love that ,peace an love from scotland stu an family.

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

Stuey

[@stuartramage5933]

MR SMITH ,WE ALL LOVE YOU ,YOU JUST KEEP DOING WHAT YOUR DOING ,ITS A A GOD SEND ,AS FAR AS AM CONCERNED ,PEACE AND LOVE FROM SCOTLAND ,ALWAYS A BED FOR YOU AND YOUR WIFE IF YOU EVER VISIT SCOTLAND ,LOVE YOU FOLKS SO MUCH STUEY ,@@BuckinBillyRaySmith

[@fernhoppertimberworks8037]

Nice tips.....nice video!!!

[@ItalskeSekery]

Great video 🪓, informative and entertaining! Thank you

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

your welcome

[@highdesignfool]

I can smell that fir from way over here. Love to yas Buckin!

[@geofftessier7412]

We love ya Billy Ray from Vermont runnin a husky 395xp good stuff

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

Good saw

[@grimreaper4015]

Making it look so, BILLY is a badass, VIVA Billy

[@earlswink1690]

"In a forest of a hundred thousand trees, no two leaves are alike. And no two journeys along the same path are alike."

[@earlswink1690]

Awesome

[@critterg8493]

Buckin gonna miss the daily show see ya after Bunyon

[@nateolmsted899]

Looks like a great work out to me 👍🏻

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

My solis brother

[@nateolmsted899]

There’s just nothing like the cool, fall air, a hot cup of coffee and splitting some wood

[@deanmoore420]

You make me tired just watching you swinging axe I’m a little old for that a great video👍

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

Thanks 👍 deanno

[@kyleree6757]

I actually used the video where you wrapped that axe as instructions to wrap one that I had to re-haft after I shattered the original handle on the fifth swing I took with it

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

Lol😊😊

[@williamsolomon1307]

Thanks for sharing Billy Ray. Could you explain what the difference is (with blade profiles) between splitting and a faller’s axe?