Buckin you know how much I love axes and enjoy making them! But I gotta admit I love watching you Haft an axe just as much because the face can never hide true feelings and I can see the love u have for axes the way you light up everytime you touch one! I’ve said it before I’ll say it again…… who needs cable when you are subscribed to this channel……I don’t!! Love ya brother!! Ty for being you!!
Vice Grip Garage mentioned and recommended your channel tonite on a livestream. So here I am. I am already blessed by your positivity and energy by watching this video. Thank you!
I love how you frequently say, "I'm not going to do that", and then after just a short moment, it turns into, "I'll just feel better if I do that". It's all a process, and the work speaks and tells you what it needs from you. Keep up the great work!
I'm happy that i don't have to have other formats to see Buckin. UA-cam is freakin great. I can watch Billy Cobham play drums from 1975 with the Mahavishnu Orchestra. I can watch John Bonham live with the led zep .... I can try and keep up with the history of the wood bullet as it evolves. Couldn't be more happy for being just a buck private in the Buckin Army.
@@MATT.MAN-PEACE-LOVE Must prove myself worthy before being promoted. Besides remaining in the private ranks for another year will give me more time to goof off. Thanks for your confidence and positive energy. From across the pond you bring good vibes to fellas like me here in the states. If i make it to Buckinstock, i will take the test to elevate myself to private 1st class. Until then I'm just a Buck, young buck not quite, old Buck with some gumption left, the Buck stops here.💪😊. 🪶🔥🍀🌱🎸
Cant say that l ever heard or thought of repairing a crack in a axe handle. Ive repaired a few shovels before. You sure taught me something new. Thanks from alabama.
Good day friend! I really enjoy your stories of your childhood. Please. If you’d be comfortable and if possible. It would be so neat to see the home where you grew up in😃thanks for sharing your life with us all❤️🌍🌎🌏❤️
Buckin I love my axes brother you know I do but watching the way you light up every time there’s an axe in your hands!!! Speechless my friend!! I’ve said it before I’ll say it again….. who needs cable when your a member of this community!!!I I sure don’t!! Ty brother love learning from you!!
I literally just got done glueing a handle that split on me and this video popped up! I am going to dowel it tomorrow....... thanks for the great videos Buckin B
I tried to get Tim too make me a double bit wood bullet 😆 no go, a 7lb double bit wood bullet I wood love one. I would love a wood bullet. You are the best. Doing my best to be kind 70+ hours a week in the mine sometimes I am wore thin. These videos help so much you don't understand. Thank you
This is a great way to fix an ax handle. I’ve done it a few times where I’ve used walnut, or mahogany dowels. it makes a great accent piece, and every handle I’ve ever fixed this way is still holding up.
Thanks for bringing attention to the spring birds. It is starting to get loud here in Pennsylvania. As much as I like burning wood, I love the coming of warm weather. Love the three axe profiles you had lined up. Looking forward to the wood bullet production. Have a great day everybody!
"You know you're gonna make a mess with the glue, why not just get at it." :) Hearing spring birds down here as well. Scattering woodstove ashes this morning, saw the first woodchuck of the season. Hustling right along, looked cold :) Glad your arm's getting stronger! & looking forward to learning about your forging process. As always, thanks for uplifting and inspiring. Much love brother
Thank you for the positivity in a tough world, Buckin'. We here, in New Zealand, are heading out of Summer and into Autumn (Fall). Enjoy your changing seasons. Ours are more subtle than yours but we still have 'em. Thanks for looking after winter while we had a turn with Summer. It is time to swap over. Happiness and good thoughts for all from me, in New Zealand.
Those song birds I believe are the beautiful Robins talking up a storm. They will quiet down during the afternoon and chime up again at dusk. My Grandmother said they are flying home and telling everyone about their day. lol.. We have those same tunes down here in Washington..
Love the videos Buckin!! I bought a farmertec 660. Hope you don't hate me, but it actually works awesome. It's the 660. Now I can really help the neighbors when them big old maples fall down and other trees as well. Anyway, I hope all is groovy with you and the family!!
Hey Billy, I just purchased a mcculloch super 44. I was wondering, have you made a video of disassembly and restoration of a saw? I really feel that you have the heart of a teacher and I would love to see something along that line. Thank you for all that you do brother from another mother.
So STOKED you're on the practice steel! The Wood Bullet is going to be nuts! When you go to make the real thing, I think that Tim fellow might be on to something with the old railroad ties. Obviously have never checked the pricing on old railroad ties, but I have a short section as a mini-anvil in the shop, and it's sure made of hard steel. Good luck on figuring out your tools, and get that arm better! (I was cringing for you when you were going after some of those knotty maple rounds the other day). ps. Finally picked up some of those triangular files after I saw you using them, and by golly do they make a sharp tooth. Ran 4 tanks through the 462 today on snotty dead madrone and oak, and the chain was still finger slicing sharp when I finished.
It was a beautiful freakin day today. !!!!! Mind /body/spirt 🧬. The crescent moon is beautiful tonight. I felt it’s energy today threw the rocks and in the roots. The trees in the woods were showing me where all the poison Ivy mains were choking them. The boys and I went threw chopping out the 4” poison Ivy roots. Big hug my brother. !!!🪓🦾☀️❤️🔥🌙
Nice fix tip. I often get splits or partial splits up near the head, going vertical in parallel with the handle, on the old axes I find and restore. Can you also do similar hole and dowel across the handle up by the head? Just curious, as I’m learning. Thanks!
While Elmers is the staple of wood glue, in the recurve bow making industry we have a wood epoxy called, EA-40 part A and B ..I can honestly say that there's not a better wood bond in the industry.
By drilling the holes for the dowels, it allows the glue to be run through the holes and into the void easily. As you saw when he clamped the butt of the handle in the vise, there was plenty of squeeze out from every portion of the crack.
Is it safe to do this with the head of the handle? I have a really old axe that has a an amazing slim hickory handle, but it sadly has a few cracks at the head.
Good job with the axe handle! And the history as well. Would used grader, loader, or bulldozer edges be a good source of steel for axe heads? Carry on, take care, and enjoy.
They should be 4140 or 4340. Very tough, oil quench. Good for axes according to google search. I've had good luck with a little axe i made from a rivet buster chisel that I quenched in water. I hit the edge of an H beam a few times quite hard and it made some deep cuts with no sign of abuse on the little axe. Although it might shatter later on...
Just had the palm swell crack on me last night as I was hammering the wedge in. Unfortunately I could not save mine as it actually chipped off in multiple pieces. I think it weakened by hitting it so much to try and fit the head that ultimately it just crumbled when it came time to sink the wedge. I think some of these skinny handles we have to be more careful with. Live and Learn!
I bought premium hafts from that vendor and one was cracked in the same place. He’s got an issue. I won’t fix them again. I’ll return them. After all, I lay for premium.
Wanna throw some hot a hot rag on that arm for about five minutes and then a cold rag for about five minutes freezer cold and near burning hot and that’ll work all that soreness out of there
Buckin you know how much I love axes and enjoy making them! But I gotta admit I love watching you Haft an axe just as much because the face can never hide true feelings and I can see the love u have for axes the way you light up everytime you touch one! I’ve said it before I’ll say it again…… who needs cable when you are subscribed to this channel……I don’t!! Love ya brother!! Ty for being you!!
“Shiclanko” is now an important part of my vocabulation!
Thanks for another great video brother Billy.
Vice Grip Garage mentioned and recommended your channel tonite on a livestream. So here I am. I am already blessed by your positivity and energy by watching this video. Thank you!
I turn on the tube and up pops Buckin. And he is is in a steller mood. JOY, BABY! Man, what a great day!
I love how you frequently say, "I'm not going to do that", and then after just a short moment, it turns into, "I'll just feel better if I do that". It's all a process, and the work speaks and tells you what it needs from you. Keep up the great work!
I'm happy that i don't have to have other formats to see Buckin.
UA-cam is freakin great.
I can watch Billy Cobham play drums from 1975 with the Mahavishnu Orchestra.
I can watch John Bonham live
with the led zep ....
I can try and keep up with the history of the wood bullet as it evolves.
Couldn't be more happy for being just a buck private in the Buckin Army.
@@MATT.MAN-PEACE-LOVE
Must prove myself worthy before being promoted.
Besides remaining in the private ranks for another year will give me more time to goof off.
Thanks for your confidence and positive energy. From across the pond you bring good vibes to fellas like me here in the states. If i make it to Buckinstock, i will take the test to elevate myself to private 1st class. Until then I'm just a Buck, young buck not quite, old Buck with some gumption left, the Buck stops here.💪😊. 🪶🔥🍀🌱🎸
Hey buckin, your enthusiasm is contagious! You keep it up and your going to get everyone infected.🤔
Cant say that l ever heard or thought of repairing a crack in a axe handle. Ive repaired a few shovels before. You sure taught me something new. Thanks from alabama.
Good day friend! I really enjoy your stories of your childhood. Please. If you’d be comfortable and if possible. It would be so neat to see the home where you grew up in😃thanks for sharing your life with us all❤️🌍🌎🌏❤️
Your bird is the American Robin ✌️ they’re a sure sign of Spring
That is what I thought. We saw our first flock yesterday.
Buckin I love my axes brother you know I do but watching the way you light up every time there’s an axe in your hands!!! Speechless my friend!! I’ve said it before I’ll say it again….. who needs cable when your a member of this community!!!I I sure don’t!! Ty brother love learning from you!!
I literally just got done glueing a handle that split on me and this video popped up! I am going to dowel it tomorrow....... thanks for the great videos Buckin B
We are all connected
I tried to get Tim too make me a double bit wood bullet 😆 no go, a 7lb double bit wood bullet I wood love one. I would love a wood bullet. You are the best. Doing my best to be kind 70+ hours a week in the mine sometimes I am wore thin. These videos help so much you don't understand. Thank you
Sir, you crack me up. I appreciate your content and positive message. Thank you.
Buckin Army for life! Greetings from Connecticut
Love the dowel fix. Thank you for the great tips and thank for giving us a place to come and hang out and spread some kindness. Love ya brother. 🌲❤🌲👊🪓
That handle you doweled and carved is the on the axe you made for me Brother. I love it!
thats right
This is a great way to fix an ax handle. I’ve done it a few times where I’ve used walnut, or mahogany dowels. it makes a great accent piece, and every handle I’ve ever fixed this way is still holding up.
Thanks for bringing attention to the spring birds. It is starting to get loud here in Pennsylvania. As much as I like burning wood, I love the coming of warm weather. Love the three axe profiles you had lined up. Looking forward to the wood bullet production. Have a great day everybody!
I shop for axe heads acting like an expert all of a sudden. I appreciate the knowledge!
Morning Mr Axe . We love watching your videos . Greetings from Istanbul Turkey
holy smokers .. wow , what an honor friend thank you
@@BuckinBillyRaySmith my time is now 8.45 am just wake up watching your video on a big screen TV. Take care
Have a great weekend Buckin !
Exciting weekend coming up here , cylinders from wolf creek finally arrived !
Time for some iron -tin horse man fun
I’m about embark on a journey to restore a Madison Model 1804. Thank you being a resource.
Thanks for sharing buckin, nice tip and fix with the dowel method
The channel you built is amazing so we all get together and enjoy some good vibes each day. Thanks 😊
Isn't this a great time of the year that you can work with the door open at night and not worry about insects. Hey Buckin'.
Thx 4 another great video Mr.Buckin" Billy, I really enjoy all the things U show + tell us my Friend !
Nice fix Buckin shows a fix rather than throw away a still usable handle. So much waste in our world good to see you value your tools 🪓. Being kind !
I definitely agree with the 5 dowels that looks great. Good fix bud.
"You know you're gonna make a mess with the glue, why not just get at it." :) Hearing spring birds down here as well. Scattering woodstove ashes this morning, saw the first woodchuck of the season. Hustling right along, looked cold :) Glad your arm's getting stronger! & looking forward to learning about your forging process. As always, thanks for uplifting and inspiring. Much love brother
Great video as always buckin! Love from Ontario, have a great day!
Thank you for the positivity in a tough world, Buckin'. We here, in New Zealand, are heading out of Summer and into Autumn (Fall). Enjoy your changing seasons. Ours are more subtle than yours but we still have 'em. Thanks for looking after winter while we had a turn with Summer. It is time to swap over. Happiness and good thoughts for all from me, in New Zealand.
So glad to hear that your arm is getting better 💪🪓🏁 nice repair 👍👍👍
Spring is here ! Yesterday today an sat an Sunday all 80 in alabama.
Just came to your channel, really like it!!
Love your Energy.
Those song birds I believe are the beautiful Robins talking up a storm. They will quiet down during the afternoon and chime up again at dusk. My Grandmother said they are flying home and telling everyone about their day. lol.. We have those same tunes down here in Washington..
Doing good Buckin, thanks for another very informative video. Thanks for being you.
I thought you were gonna drill right into your finger on that first dowel. Life is good and cold here on the rock. Keep it up buddy..
Had a cuckoo outside my house yesterday, that's when I know spring is finally here :)
I just noticed your house siding. The combination of the wood and the dark gray 'waynscotting' looks great. That's all. I'm just mouthin' =)=
Nice set.of double bit heads u got there man the ones that are flash rusted love the shape of em!!
Awesome video Buckin!!!
It’s like the sun the spring chirp lifts you up 🙏🐺
To anyone who has not made a sunday live yet. I would really reccomend it. Come and join the community you will be welcome.
Id love to dabble into building some axes. You have it figured out buckin!
DOING GREAT BUCKIN
Appreciate the enthusiasm! Great info too! Thank you!
thanks 4 video. be kind.
That’s a neat fix. Really nice lookin’ handles!
Glad you’re mom taught you the value of a maul 😂 Love your videos Buckin
Thank you for this video. It was needed
you bet
Love the videos Buckin!! I bought a farmertec 660. Hope you don't hate me, but it actually works awesome. It's the 660. Now I can really help the neighbors when them big old maples fall down and other trees as well. Anyway, I hope all is groovy with you and the family!!
Good on you for helping out. Have a good day bud
@Mark Reep I love helping . Makes me feel awesome . You have a great weekend and hope all is well my friend!
Brilliant
I am Doing Fantastic Billy I am pretty sure it's because it's getting spring. Douling that handle worked well. Be safe love wins 🙂🙃
Hey Billy, I just purchased a mcculloch super 44. I was wondering, have you made a video of disassembly and restoration of a saw? I really feel that you have the heart of a teacher and I would love to see something along that line. Thank you for all that you do brother from another mother.
Thank you Billy Ray!!!!
So STOKED you're on the practice steel! The Wood Bullet is going to be nuts! When you go to make the real thing, I think that Tim fellow might be on to something with the old railroad ties. Obviously have never checked the pricing on old railroad ties, but I have a short section as a mini-anvil in the shop, and it's sure made of hard steel. Good luck on figuring out your tools, and get that arm better! (I was cringing for you when you were going after some of those knotty maple rounds the other day).
ps. Finally picked up some of those triangular files after I saw you using them, and by golly do they make a sharp tooth. Ran 4 tanks through the 462 today on snotty dead madrone and oak, and the chain was still finger slicing sharp when I finished.
those growth rings on that handle is crazy. Grew really fast.
your the best buckin
I have one just like your first one and i LOVE IT
Buckin,My grandparents had a island comfort wood stove,they had it up in camp,black woods of Maine. Wonder what happened too her.
great upload sir.😊
It was a beautiful freakin day today. !!!!! Mind /body/spirt 🧬. The crescent moon is beautiful tonight. I felt it’s energy today threw the rocks and in the roots. The trees in the woods were showing me where all the poison Ivy mains were choking them. The boys and I went threw chopping out the 4” poison Ivy roots. Big hug my brother. !!!🪓🦾☀️❤️🔥🌙
I have an original wood Bullet I found metal detecting and I love it. It's beat to death but beautiful!
peace an love from scotland .awesome
Love them double bits never seen one or touched one in real life, don't think there are that many in the UK. Could be wrong.
Nice fix tip. I often get splits or partial splits up near the head, going vertical in parallel with the handle, on the old axes I find and restore. Can you also do similar hole and dowel across the handle up by the head? Just curious, as I’m learning. Thanks!
I have a crack like that in one of my axes. I may have to try it before I knock the handle out and make a new one
hi! great videos. Wich is the ideal thikness of the wood u select to make the handle? 1 inch, 2? thanks!
Happy Friday everybody. Hope your hand feels better Buckin.
Ah now I understand. This will prove very useful cause I restore and custom axes as a hobby for selling.
While Elmers is the staple of wood glue, in the recurve bow making industry we have a wood epoxy called, EA-40 part A and B ..I can honestly say that there's not a better wood bond in the industry.
I will be trying this dowel trick on a cracked vintage handle on a wicked e&s connie. Shicklankum
Looks like that short little four and 1/4# head has seen a bit of use and resharpening over the years 😉
Did you pour glue down the crack, before you hammered in the dowels?
By drilling the holes for the dowels, it allows the glue to be run through the holes and into the void easily. As you saw when he clamped the butt of the handle in the vise, there was plenty of squeeze out from every portion of the crack.
❤️❤️
Is it safe to do this with the head of the handle? I have a really old axe that has a an amazing slim hickory handle, but it sadly has a few cracks at the head.
Good job with the axe handle! And the history as well. Would used grader, loader, or bulldozer edges be a good source of steel for axe heads? Carry on, take care, and enjoy.
They should be 4140 or 4340. Very tough, oil quench. Good for axes according to google search.
I've had good luck with a little axe i made from a rivet buster chisel that I quenched in water. I hit the edge of an H beam a few times quite hard and it made some deep cuts with no sign of abuse on the little axe. Although it might shatter later on...
Why ash wood and not hickory wood on that handle ?
What oil do you use
That’s methed up man!
That axe you showed, is that a Maine pattern?
Do you have handle's for purchasing?
Super Tipp ....
Yo! from New Zealand.
I'm from Terrace BC myself!
Just had the palm swell crack on me last night as I was hammering the wedge in. Unfortunately I could not save mine as it actually chipped off in multiple pieces. I think it weakened by hitting it so much to try and fit the head that ultimately it just crumbled when it came time to sink the wedge. I think some of these skinny handles we have to be more careful with. Live and Learn!
Make and use a wooden mallet like the people in the old times used. It will be less apt to crack the wood.
Good mood is good
I would also drill a hole where the crack ends, and load one more rod.
could do thx
Yes indeed. It's freakin' Friday. Ahhhhh. Now off I go for to romp.
Stain the dowels a dark color to make them stand out
Ahwoooo get one 👍
Don’t know what it is can’t say I love it but makes me feel good when I use a axe I guess if I can still throw a axe I’m still young 🙏🐺
Im back again because I split the handle of another axe. I was about to get another handle today until i came across this . Off to get dowls this am
Get yourself a legit gong for the best sounds and alignment
small price to pay for an education; thank this man or, as they say 'like & subscribe.
Always listen to the birds, the wind and even the rain. even the snow will say something(are you cold yet)
I use a deadblow hammer for to save from the crackin and cryin'
Cold rolled is pricier than hot rolled.
I bought premium hafts from that vendor and one was cracked in the same place. He’s got an issue. I won’t fix them again. I’ll return them. After all, I lay for premium.
Wanna throw some hot a hot rag on that arm for about five minutes and then a cold rag for about five minutes freezer cold and near burning hot and that’ll work all that soreness out of there