HOW TO RIVIVE THAT DRIED UP OLD AXE

[@mattfleming86]

I love how when you saw him struggling with the spokeshave, you got this twinkle in your eye and I could SEE it.. you had a look "I get to teach Victor something today" Then you took the tool and showed him exactly how you do it. I guarantee he learned a couple things. I usually do when I watch you. That's the thing I appreciate about you most. You love to teach. Thank you.

[@ldarmstrongs]

Buckin, I’ve watched you for more than 10yrs. Always good info. For the last 50 +yrs I have mixed a 50/50 mix of linseed oil and paint thinner in a pint jar and painted (slopped, until it runs off) as much onto all of my wooden handles used or not, as possible yearly, it extends the useful life of the implement handle. I keep them under cover. The paint thinner thins the linseed oil and allows much penetration, the paint thinner will evaporate leaving the linseed oil to harden keeping the moisture out. I even paint the implement head, which keeps it from rusting. Keep up the excellent work.

[@blainewilson795]

Man just waking up out of shower with first drip of coffee in coffee cup,,,black,,and that song that starts with vid falling trees,,,felt like bliss, lil bit oh heaven ✔✔⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐💯

[@stephenrice4554]

Great resurrection, linseed oil and varnish , great idea . I use linseed oil on axe handles , shovel handles and cricket bats , it's a grand product . Great video 👍🇬🇧

[@greggschultz5768]

I don't use an ax as much as I used to. Age got me. But lots of folks around here and myself would wrap a thick layer of cowhide around the handle where it meets the head. Had a guy do mine. He put one layer around the bottom, like saddle. Then another all the way up the sides and laced it with a leather thong. He soaked it in varnish to protect the leather and let it dry. It was light and it worked!! Never broke a handle again.

[@daveinla7666]

Mr Johnny B and George Vinson, thank you both for your presence and contributions to this stellar group of hippy dancers WELL DONE

[@commoncorysense1809]

Thanks for being you Buckin’! Through your example you keep reminding us that courtesy is contagious and we should all be super spreaders

[@patrickmcdermott6802]

Gotta love the hippie dance!! Sending love and respect.

[@writerharrison]

Nice job on the axe guys! Inspires me to go give some love to my 2-1/2 Cougars ..just goes to show.."things are not always as they seem" and even an old dried out axe handle can be resurrected. That hour is a sweetheart lying on his back on the road..to cute!

[@irondoger]

I always feel better after I watch a BBR video,thank you 🙏🙏🙏

[@douglasstevenson4553]

Hey Buckin, thanks for the steady hand at spreading kindness. Great to be back watching your message. Be well friend

[@therealgabrielcash]

What a beautiful job! I cant think of a better way to spend an afternoon, helping a friend and having fun bringing new life to something that needed some TLC.

[@gunlakepaddlesports]

Thanks to your inspiration, i hauled four axes out of my garage closet this week. Started sanding, de rusting, oiling and planning a handle refurb. Left my gas splitter in the garage and got a few whacks in too...... yearning for more..... thank you!

[@clairehall2514]

It's always makes me feel better when I can help out a friend to fix up something he has😁💪🏻😁💪🏻

[@jirusjirus9322]

Catching up on some backlog of videos, i know I'll never see all of them... But i can try. During my restful moments i can watch my tiny little hand held TV (my phone) and catch up on all things Buckin etc. I really enjoy the drumming etc etc etc Thanks for sharing your life Buckin. You are a star to the many subscribers.

[@levishuford2639]

HEY BUCKIN! comin at ya from spruce pine NC also an arborist by trade even after a long days work climbing and topping Trees, but almost always get a little episode or 2 in before bed. LOVE THE POSITIVITY BROTHER BUCKIN. Love to see you and your son work as a team and him Having a great father to show him the ropes... keep spreading LOVE AND PEACE. If only we could have this AWESOME mentality!!!!! MUCH LOVE from the application mountains BUCKIN family!! Keep up the amazing down to earth quality material!!! 🌲🌲🌲 keep up the amazing channel

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

GREAT VIBRATIONS FRIEND .. THX SOO MUCH

[@arnoldpainal5885]

I have a long handled shovel that I owned for like 30 years\, never did any maintenance on it, handle dried out and cracked, but because of Buckin I gave it like 6 coats of the big W and the handle is solid, cracks completely filled and I've left it out side for a few years now with no further maintenance and it is still solid.

[@itchyjohnson3328]

I just found your channel, it's 1;30 am,when I get done watching this video I'm going to garage to grab a old axe. Love you guys.

[@AuctionIndiana]

Welcome! Glad you are enjoying the Buckin Billy Ray experience! Be Kind Friend!!! 💚🌲💚🌲💚🌲

[@davidrosowski3161]

Mike Morgan sent me your way. Love your channel. You're a real inspiration and a good reason to laugh...

[@blainewilson795]

These are such good videos, Mr. Sir buckin,,,most TV stuff doesn't catch my drive of attention but your vids keep me paying attention and these are the best ,,ain't no better it's like stranger things ,,really last show iv watched like couple years ago lol

[@henryo3607]

I really enjoy the axe restoration and all the splitting , never get tired of it I wish I would of started watching a lot sooner I’ve learnt so much , because I have a collection of axes that need restoreing, keep up the good work

[@lordlunacy6020]

Finding myself going back and watching your old videos, you associate with good wholesome people and make good wholesome content, thanks buckin.

[@aldredske6197]

Hi Billy and Victor, Great job showing a bit of love to the Arvika!! You men saved a very nice handle!!😁😁👍👍 Love to you and your family ,my brother!! Hi to all the subs new and old in the buckin army family Take care and stay safe. Your friend Al

[@olskoolloggin9761]

Al Dredske Great too you OL' Brother!!👍👍

[@aldredske6197]

OL' Skool Loggin,back at you my friend!!😁😁😁👍👍 Take care and stay safe!Your friend Al

[@olskoolloggin9761]

Al Dredske We are one!

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

THX AL YA DIRTY OL LOGGER HE HE

[@spencermcginty9812]

Awesome restoration you fellas did there!!! I'd take that over a brand new axe any day of the week and twice on Sunday👌👌 that'll you to everyone who has helped to make this channel what it is!! It doesn't go unnoticed😊 love to you and the family😊

[@CadillacZachOffical]

😯 omg that Raven axe is beautiful. I saw an etched Lincoln axe head for sale on Ebay. It's ridiculously expensive but beautiful! I can't afford it but you might want it. Look it up quick the auction ends tomorrow.

[@jespersrensen2216]

Vic be nice to the axe in the future. It deserves love man. Cool dog. It really enjoys the life at "buckin' ham palace". And speciel thanks to Sven for being supervisor on the project.

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

HE DOES KEEP AN EYE ON US HE HE THX FOR BEIN' HERE FRIND

[@man-e-beards7148]

Man, you are a joy to watch and learn from.

[@philippine_phin]

First time I’ve heard of Watco. I’ll look into it. I’m new to axe refurbishing so I used what I had on hand. I used some pine tar. Heated up the handle with a torch. Rubbed it in. Then a light coating of beezwax. Lasted for years and years. And the best smell ever eveytime you use it. Thanks for the channel. Would love to see a special on that CJ-7 in the background.

[@neil2me9]

Been watching for awhile now and for the life of me I have no idea why I haven't subscribe before now. Great videos and watching your love for everything brings joy to may days. Thank you sir..

[@climbe4422]

it's always nice to see victor in your videos , and boy can he swing an axe ,aye buckin .

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

YES DOIN PRETTY DARN GOOD YOU BET

[@theeyeballengineer1982]

Like peelin a tater.I feel like when you do French Canadian impression it like when I do a Southern American impression.nothing like a man rubbin boots out of a dogs eye. Good man you Billy.

[@MrJarred78]

Nice button up job Buckin' and nice work on the axe too.

[@rogerrodgersen7702]

Man, I love the intro, pinball on a max level. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. Chain reaction at a level few would conceive. 😎😎😎

[@angiepebernat6428]

Great work on that axe, looks awesome!

[@angiepebernat6428]

George Vinson hi George, I am doing good, hope you are as well. I am always here just don't say much lol. Best wishes to you 😄

[@jrwestly768]

Thank you billy this is another great video i love it stay kind

[@thewoodmansk5510]

Shout out to you two fine gentlemen for helping this channel that I have come to enjoy so much and made a part of life. Jon Bernstein and George Vinson thank you. I hope all the new subs are finding this channel just as special as i do. Good health and happiness to you all. Cheers

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

THX BUDY

[@thewoodmansk5510]

Thanks for the reminder George. Mortomis you hound dawg thank you and cynthinator bless you. Anyone else who has even helping in anyway they can I thank you as well. Much love friends.

[@leemartin8694]

Hey buckin, I hope this finds you well my friend. I'm new to the channel from the uk but about to move to New Zealand. I have been a climbing arborist for around 5 years. I have been going through a patch of not enjoying my work but your channel has revived my love for the job. I have got to get my self an axe when I get to new Zeland in September. Stay safe my friend and thank your for the content you produce.

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

LEE ,,, THIS MAKE IT ALL WORTH WHILE MY FRIEND THX FOR THESE WORDS ,, ILL BE LOOKIN FOR YA IN THE COMMENTS

[@FT4Freedom]

Mad respect to the trees. I love em. Humbling to see them fall. Let the wood be a blessing.

[@fryloc359]

I took a dead, rotten tree down a few weeks ago and cheered as it fell. It had dropped a limb on my old beater, and would have dropped one on my good car if I hadn't driven it to work that day. Now I can park in my driveway without fear.

[@davidewart1541]

A vic special. Nice job men. The leadburn logger Scotland UK

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

HEHE YOU GOT IT PAL

[@scottlandmcc]

Ok, I'm going to be binge watching! Great job fellas!

[@nduncad686]

man I tell ya you have rekindled a passion I have had since is was about 14 in classic chain saws and axes so thanks for that

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

THX FOR BEIN HERE

[@Ruger41mag]

Buckin man - I like how you are rocking the cross-buttoned shirt ---- keep bangin and felling ...... heaps of kindness up your way !!

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

THANK YA BANG FLOPPER LOVE YA BUDDY

[@kerrypetroske6089]

Buckin never fails to produce quality content.. Love this channel and all the people. keep up the great work.

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

AWESOME KERRY

[@darryls7676]

Nice job Victor and Buckin, you guys work well together🌲🌲🌲🌲 have a great rest of the weekend all....

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

YOU TOO

[@stonefox6224]

Awesome buckin' another great video brother. Idk how it took me so long to find your channel but boy am i glad i did its quickly become my favorite i found myself going straight to it rather than flipping thru randon powersaws and axe woodsman type videos with your channel i get all that and a healthy dose of positivity to pass on to the folks i may encounter. Thank you buckin'.

[@Lefty16jd]

"I am really am into Old technology", as the iPhone cricket sound goes off in the background haha classic 😄✌

[@brandontimoney3464]

You’re the best Buckin, stay safe friend. Love your videos.

[@doinsngoins]

Glad I found this channel 🙌

[@mtmskogserviceas7704]

That dance just cracks me up.... hahaha. You just be you and it will sort out for the rest of us. Victor's axe came out like a new one. The head will never loosen again.. haha. Hello to all of you out there. Hope you see Buckins kindly word. Follow them and your day will turn out just great :D

[@charlesbowen7009]

I love the smell of Watco Danish oil. My Dad was a cabinet maker to supply his farming habit.

[@nemo4907]

You'r a flipp'n NUT JOB! Luv ya man! Keep throwing chip and smiles out to everyone. SUBSCRIBED

[@AuctionIndiana]

WELCOME! Great to have you here Friend! Be Kind!💚🌲💚🌲💚🌲

[@ryanwarren4832]

The hippie dance is just the best! 😃 Thanks Buckin

[@scottygoodwin4276]

Great Job HOGAN.

[@famasmaster2000]

Hey buddy....a new fellow Canadian subscriber here !!! Glad I found you friend. Immensely informative channel with dash of cookiness. Love it !! You are a smart man and are a plethora of knowledge....I have a lot of vids to watch so I can catch up. Much love Buckin Billy ...🇨🇦

[@duffy1298]

This is the Chanel I’ve been lookin for. I can’t believe it took me so long to find it. Keep it up Billy thanks for the videos

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

WELCOME FRIEND

[@victoriousvictor7978]

Welcome buddy!

[@cynthiaherr9029]

Great job you two..Guess you may want to remind Vic about Watca once in a while..lol I know it's up too him whether or not he does it..Beautiful restoration my friend..

[@olskoolloggin9761]

Cynthia Herr Is an Angel

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

SHE COME UP NOT TO BAD EH SIS

[@cynthiaherr9029]

Certainly did..BillyRay

[@cynthiaherr9029]

Wow..I'm blushed..

[@sullivanjennings1738]

Love watching your stuff man keep at it! I keep learning from watching what you do that's what it's all about keep it coming man you rock

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

AWE RITE ON BRO APPRECIATE YOU PAL

[@bigwazza4271]

Wow what a difference you made to that axe..luv ya BUCKIN...victor much respect matey👍🏼😎

[@shaunhansen3348]

Awesome video friend keep em comin

[@johnsommerfeld6889]

Nice work on that axe, it looks (and is) better than new!

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

YA JONNY

[@guns4funfreedomkeeper999]

This was one of my favorites yet. Great video Billy and Victorious. I need to find one of those Arvicas down here in the SC.

[@4StringSling]

Love your channel Buckin! Keep it up mate and thank you.

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

THX

[@chriswill7674]

Hi Buckin was messing with a round wedge a couple of days ago, nice to see I wasn't to far off, cheers.

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

THATS RITE

[@oldmacshane6656]

That's quality work! Great job!

[@ndrjskrbnk]

it is incredible what some people can do.

[@sullivanjennings1738]

I found this channel just looking thru some tree work videos and I was hooked since the first one I saw coming at you from Charleston South Carolina

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

SULLIVAN GREAT STUFF PAL THANX FOR SAYIN SO

[@gibbyrockerhunter]

Hay Billy, buckin awesome intro. Before I realized you set up dominoes I was trying to figure out what the heck you were doing. I should never have doubted your skillz. Thanks for you videos, they are not only entertaining but have solid content.

[@mbm2355]

Hah! Gabriel beat me to it. 2nd is good enough for me - Nice spot on the info of that 1800's head :) Man, Buckin. I gotta get me one of those spoke shaves!

[@gabrielsturdevant9700]

thanks, its what i do. might as well share my knowledge

[@MrSea2river]

Good video on how to secure an ax handle. You ought to ask your lovely wife or daughter if you can borrow a mirror from time to time to unsure your buttons are lined up with the buttonholes. Don't want to offend the fashion police. :-)

[@gregdefouw9802]

Great job. I learned a lot

[@chrismesser377]

Thanks John Bernstein and George Vinson, y'all couldn't have helped a better community than the buckin army

[@chippytucker6318]

Great lookin axe fellers!~ Ever since I got a dirty ol' wood chip in my eye, I always wear me safety gogglers, whenever I chop now! ha! cheers|!

[@paulineroyadair3505]

good day to you Billy God bless

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

WHY THANK YOU

[@bcoorough]

Love it !!! Thanks for the inspiration man

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

YOU BET

[@barryrichardson3661]

nice work on the axe buckin and victor hello and welcome to all the new sub on here this is a great channel loads of cool people on here

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

YA THERE IS AND YER TOP A THE LIST OL' BOY

[@Lefty16jd]

I don't know if I'd use a powered sander. You want to hand sand the handle. That way it's rounded to your liking without flat spots that the sander will leave.

[@endaholian3543]

great job on the axe guys

[@mrVIPjoeyT]

Great looking axe

[@kimguldberg5676]

A little tip I'm sure you already know. Put the axe or the handle on a sheet of food wraping film that is twice as long as tha axe and then some. Soke it in linseed oil (or other oil), wrap it tightly and let it sit for a day. If all the oil is sucked up add some more an waite another day. Repeate until it doesn't suck up more oil. Wipe dry and start using

[@estedrawn]

That message at the end Billy. C'mon man. How'd ya know that's just what the world needed?

[@hutttee]

I swear I hear Milk it Nice drumming, Very informative and very useful, Thanks

[@_BigLife_]

Thanks for the information Billy. I am going to try this on my grandfather's bouble bit HB axe I was just given. Will I be looking for the Watco exterior finish?

[@scottlandmcc]

Gotta school the youngins lol. Great video

[@ThePepper1976]

Love the humor that made my day 😄😎

[@brianfloyd8033]

i smile and laugh everytime i see the hippie dance . luv it

[@joshieburg8021]

good job lads! awesome craftsmanship, would love to get one of these axes in Australia 😊

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

WE CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN IF YA LIKE

[@joshieburg8021]

yes please!! id love that buckin!! love your content, keep up the solid work!

[@skippyjones2077]

HIPPIE DANCE 💃 HAHAHA 😂 HEY BUCKIN NICE JEEP I HAVE A 2000 XJ LOVE IT NICE JOB ON THE HANDLE SWEET 👍👍👍👍👍

[@keithkrone77]

Ahhhh. Watco. I thought you were saying “Wodka” 🤣

[@lelandwittjr1883]

Me to until I saw it in another video

[@patrickwade307]

What is watco

[@keithkrone77]

@@patrickwade307 danish finishing oil. Kinda like a boiled linseed oil with some pigment in it.

[@waddanadda2517]

Me too haha

[@_BigLife_]

That's why I couldn't find it.

[@JimmyHagar]

Still has some nice Pro Series Maul and splitting axe with metal wrapped around the end of the handle I've got them both and they protected good

[@robertrichter6936]

Jimmy Hagar is this Jim Hagar from Montgomery County ,Pa.

[@JimmyHagar]

Robert Richter no sorry MO here

[@Studebaker-Hoch]

HOWDY BUCKIN' That axe is looking real nice now. Victor see, Victor do 😄 KEEP ON CHOOGLIN' FELLERS

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

CHOOGLIN ON DOWN TA NEW ORLEANS ,,, BORN ON A BAYOU

[@soccovitch]

This was the vid that hooked me to the channel. I thought, who is this hippy dancing, Watco drinking, wedge pounding, crazy guy?! It was in my suggested videos on the side. I have been hooked ever since. (think it was May 2018 when I subbed.)

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

MIKE ,, I LOVE SEEING YOUR NAME COME UP ,,, GREAT COMMENT

[@dan-dan-da-treeman]

that was an enjoyable 30 min. thanks fellers!

[@jasonskinner1555]

Like linseed oil for handles too! Whats the name of that oil you use?

[@wisconsinGreg]

Ha Ha Ha I love how you edited the chunk flying at the camera. LOL Good Video!

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

HE HE DID IT WORK K LOLOLOLO

[@cecilmaxfield3850]

Thanks sir john and George

[@genethadcook1579]

I love your channel Buckin! Greetings to all the new friends, peace and love to you. I'm a lifelong tree guy and I just have to say that you are a huge inspiration and a wonderful person and I'm glad that I found your channel. I've been watching for over a year and have watched nearly every day. I hope all the new comers find you as impressive and entertaining as I do. I'd love to meet up someday. That would be awesome! How would I go about having you re-handle and axe for me? I'd be greatly honored to have a buck'n special on my vintage Muller? blue beaver. Maybe you could tell me for sure what kind I really have? Love you brother God bless you. Please respond.

[@georgegorman9295]

Cool

[@JRE-ff7pr]

Love the content Buckin, keep it up buddy!!! (Watching ya from Nova Scotia)

[@MowMud]

I appreciate the old skills you have. I like that you are teaching a different generation. One thing I did miss was, where the heck is the dang still? Is 'wadka' the same as pine tar pitch? Thanks. Your video was entertaining. But there has to be a still around someplace.

[@davidburns5024]

I think wadka is Watco oil. You see a can at 21:00, and Billy Ray talks about how the resins can fill gaps and such.

[@davidcullen6797]

Pretty nice restoration there, my friend. I was wondering if since you mentioned that the company used linseed oil in the build process if that might not be a better ticket than Watco (generically called Danish oil)? Danish oil does have varnishes and resins in it, so those will fill the pores and fine cracks in the wood and prevent complete absorption of any future oiling you might want to do. Danish oil is a hard drying oil, meaning it can polymerize into a solid form when it reacts with oxygen in the atmosphere. That's not so good for creating a re-oilable surface. I use 50/50 linseed oil/turpentine for a lot of wood restoration projects.....including as a "wood food" on scraped-bare wood-sided houses before I paint them. The 50/50 lets the oil get deep into the wood and it also prevents the issues with linseed never seeming to dry. Don't use linseed full strength; your hands will stick to the handle for months. To really get the wood fed, you could drop the handle end into a PVC tube whose end is capped and let it sit in a 50/50 mix for a few days. Then, you won't be just filling the cracks with varnish, you will actually cause the wood to swell and close up the cracks. You can always stain the wood later after the linseed dries to the touch if you want a rustic look. If you don't have PVC you can use a large metal pan with enough mix to cover the handle (and with a pan you can even leave the head on and get everything soaked!). Linseed oil migrates into wood deeply as opposed to Danish which soaks in a bit before that polymerization takes place.

[@ToastedBread12]

David Cullen i use boiled linseed oil pure and never had a problem dries fine and quick, don't use normal linseed oil, just a tip maybe :) have a nice day

[@davidcullen6797]

@@ToastedBread12 That works!

[@mike99ify]

Hey Billy I love your channel bud keep it up. I’m a tree guy from Oakland County Michigan. I have a brother in arms that I served with in a combat infantry company during operation Iraqi freedom about a decade ago. He’s also a tree guy out of Vermont. We both are company owners who share the passion of tree work. We both make the long 15 hour trip from state to state to reunite to do tree work and learn from each other. Our brotherhood was forged in the fire of combat and our passion for tree work is one I know you understand. All that being said We are due to go out to his neck of the woods this November and I think it would be great if I could perches one of your beautiful axes for him. Maybe get one for myself as well. Just because I couldn’t let him out due me lol. How would I go about making this a reality? Thanks a bunch and stay safe bud.