On that chipping as you call it leave that piece standing my opinion now not trying to tell you what to do but my experience I split a lot of wood by hand in my life I promise you I sold a lot of wood but take that chipped pieces you call it and when is standing up before it falls make about three pieces out of it and I always check my Big blocks like that when I get through chipping it looks like a big square block I never go across the center anymore like my grandfather taught me and when you chip them do not chip them all the way a loose where they will still be stuck to the big block with a few small splinters just enough to hold it up I don't not mind all at loose and put a little twist in your handle right before you ax head hits the block it's kind of like English when you're shooting pool
My dad and I split firewood together just to spend time. We split 4 cords of live oak last weekend.. We love felling them and splitting. He's 72 now and still works me under the table. I'll spend every second I can working with him.
@@oldmanfred8676 , you know it. Been dead standing for over 10 years and we cut as we need it. Hell on chains. Learned a lot from Buckin to try and keep them sharp.
I'm 68 now and still cutting my own firewood. My dad got me started when I was just in grade school. We had a huge coal burner in the basement with a single 4ftx4ft heat register straight above it on the first floor. Above that was a 12in register that let heat into the bedrooms on the second floor. We couldn't afford coal, so we burned wood. My dad, younger brother, and I would take the old Rambler station wagon and utility trailer out to where they were clear cutting pulpwood. They would load all the poplar on trucks and leave the birch and maple lay. We had permission to pick up the birch and maple. We'd load the logs onto our utility trailer, haul them back to the house, and pile them next to the garage. After school and on the weekends, my younger brother and I would cut the big wood up with a two-man buck saw. We'd use swede saws on the smaller stuff. I remember dripping kerosene on the saw blades to make them slide through the wood easier. When we got a decent pile of rounds, we'd pick an axe and split wood. We'd then throw it in the old wheelbarrow, wheel it over to the wood pile and stack it. The wood we had cut the previous year was wheeled over to the house and thrown down the coal chute until it backed up. Then we'd go down in the basement and stack it. Every day, my brother and I would throw more wood down the chute to replace what had been burned the day before. I'd guess there was two weeks' worth of wood in the basement, but my dad had us keep it topped off each day. He said it might get too cold someday to bring the wood in, so we had to keep up each day. It never got too cold, if I remember right. At least not too cold to haul wood. Right now, I'm sitting with my back to the woodstove in my living room typing this. It's supposed to get down to -25 degrees tonight, but that woodstove will keep the furnace from turning on for most of the night. It's not a very big stove, so I can't get an all-night burn out of it. There's nothing like the feeling of wood heat on a body that's been out in the cold all day! I've been cutting and splitting wood since the snow came in November. Still got a long way to go before I'm done, but still haven't fired up the wood splitter. I've been hand splitting everything so far. I use chainsaws now instead of buck saws, but still prefer the axes over the wood splitter. Nowadays, I do run into days that are too cold to work on wood. Seems as though I can't take the cold like I did when I was younger. I'm a lot slower, too. If I fall too far behind because of the cold, I might fire up the splitter in March to catch up. The forecast predicts some temps well above zero coming up. I'll do some felling and log hauling then. My John Deere tractor sure beats that old Rambler station wagon when it comes to moving wood! I'll have some wood left over this year, but I still want to get about two years' worth cut and split before spring...just in case the weather is too cold to split wood next year. But I don't see it getting too cold forever. Must be my dad's influence still working on me.
@@jamesjohnson6239 Thanks, James. It was a pleasure for me to share that. A lot of the good old guys are gone, like my dad, but there are more on the way. And that goes for the good old days, too. Just because we can buy gas, propane, and electricity doesn't mean that we can't be self-sufficient to some degree. There's some consolation in the fact that a man can still take care of himself whatever the circumstances. It sets a good example. My daughter says that I should write a book. That in itself says that my example has been noticed. I've got three sons that all turned out to be fine men. Hopefully, my example had something to do with that. I'll keep it up for as long as I can. I've got grandchildren and greatgrandchildren to enlighten. You take care, James. And remember, there's young ones watching.
Hey Buckin, I am 57, started cutting firewood with my dad when I was about 10 years old. Started running a Stihl 041av. power saw at 14 years old, cutting firewood for our home heat source. Split everything with a axe, maul, sledge hammer and wedges. Turned 16, used dads old Ford pickup to cut, split and sale loads of firewood 🪵 I made enough money to buy my school clothing, help mom & dad with needs at home, buy Christmas gifts for mom, dad, and my younger brother and sister. I would go out and cut up downed treetops at log sites, process and deliver the wood 🪵 for $25.00 dollars a load, stacked on the customers porch !! This was back in the late 70’s and through the 80’s I look back on those days with pride and self respect for working my butt off !! Those were some of the best times of my life !! 🪓🪵😎
Love this channel man, and I have no logging experience or even a fireplace in my home but this channel really gives me peace. Keep doing you changing life's with your positivity.
The first experience with firewood and chain saws was with a neighbor farmer ofcourse the saw was a mac. 10 10 he showed me how to start it he give me gas and oil had the sharpened and back to the woods I went , he told me what tree to cut it was a dead oak . I cut that oak down nocked of a couple of chunks and the saw quit cutting I ran into that dead black crap with white grubs in it . A long story short the farmer laughed about it he had the saw sharpened and I bucked up the rest of the tree . I split all the rounds and that's my first tree cutting and chain sawing, I LOVED IT . I have missed that farmer a long time . Love Wins
@@gazfin8651 Hello my friend, first off please under stand that what I say is only my opinion. It does help to know what kind of wood we are talking about. In general in my part of the country if the firewood is green and split I let it season for at least two years to three stacked uncovered only because I do not want my wood stove to be a kiln dry if ya get my drift . Thank you for asking. There is a lot to and anney thing Buckin would say about wood ya better take it to the bank. Remember just my opinion. Love wins be safe.
Actually you were the one that got me started cutting wood and splitting wood I had a heart attack and hurt myself real bad and I got out of the nursing home start watching your videos and it still instead of sitting in the chair doing nothing I got to change so I'll have a bunch of wood splitter isn't it axes and start to cut my own firewood so you were the guilty party I'm kidding of course it's been wonderful I think you added a couple years to my life thank you Billy Ray
This is some of the most satisfying and relaxing content you make. Thank you for entertaining us, thank you for mentoring us and thank you for helping us change our lives for the better. HECK YEAH
I started helping my Dad cut/split/haul firewood around 1973 when I was 6 years old. Dad had a 1971 Ford F-100, a McCulloch Mini Mac and my Grampa’s McCulloch Super 33. Later, purchased a Poulan 25. I miss him so much…
My dad got me started. Bought a new wood burner 30 years ago and haven't looked back. I'm 54 years old and my wife is 66. She sticks right with me cutting, splitting and stacking here in Michigan!
I will pick up my first axe later today, used and old, and after restoring it I will keep the lesson in mind you teach: I will smile while using it! Thank you Buckin for beeing beautiful in body and mind.
"Freestyle splitting" 💚 Chopping block, on the ground, sideways, upside down, one handed, the sound, the hit, the echo, the flick, nice big rounds, the single bit bullet profile, double bit laser beam, leaning on the ax for extra stability. Your splitting videos rank up there pretty high. Congratulations on new subscribers. You earn your followers. Stay safe Stay strong Be kind
When I was a kid I always looked forward to wood cutting time with my Grandpa, when he passed away and life got in the way I stopped for many years and I missed it, here I am now 52 yrs old and every weekend I'm taking my grandkids to the woods with me and teaching them all about felling, bucking, splitting and the feeling it gives me is like nothing else! I just wanted to share and say don't ever miss a chance to do something like this with your kids or grandkids (make time) you'll be thankful you did.
Nick, absolutely great. Your strength and attitude will be transferred to your young saplings. Your a lucky guy to have time with your grandkids outside. 🪵🪓
Buckin', I grew up in rural southern Delaware, USA. Our house was heated by a woodstove. The living room was 90 F and my bedroom was 50 F. LOL! When I was a kid in the '70s and '80s (I'm 51), there was a lot of land that had been cut for timber, paper, etc. My step-dad, mom and I would go into those cut lands and cut up downed trees that were left behind. Although I was very young, I'd carry as much firewood as I could and help stack it in the truck and then again at home. Great memories! Tonight, I spent the evening in my garage carving a handle for a Plumb half hatchet head that I picked up a few months ago. I started with a piece of ash log I quartered a while ago and ended up with a really nice handle. Life is good, brother!
I can feel myself working thru my brain trying to think what a pickaroon is called too It just drives ya wild when something is on the tip of your tongue. This is pure 🔥 thankyou
Started cutting firewood with my grandfather as a child. Then never got to do it for another 20 years until my wife and I bought our cabin in the mountains. I was so excited to get that wood stove going. Firewood and chainsaws has become an addiction. I now have a side hustle selling firewood that grows annually. Can’t get enough!
Hey army!!! My dad bought me a hatchet, when I was 11. I found an old double bit at a old logging camp we used to hunt in. Still have it! I bought my son a 27” council tool boys axe for his 12th birthday. Keep the fires burning everyone. Have a wonderful day. Thanks
Buckin- your videos, a couple fallen trees, and a new fireplace got me into splitting my own firewood. The amazing thing: it has become something that my father-in-law and I do together regularly. We have had many meaningful conversations and connections while splitting wood, and I don't know if that would have happened without my interest being peaked by your videos. So in a significant way, you have helped me find/connect with my (second) Dad.
Here's my firewood story...so 48 years ago ( I just turned 55 yesterday) I wanted a motorcycle,so my dad told me he would match me funds,it took me all summer to pack it up a hillside then split ( with a wedge and a sledge hammer) it was Douglas fir,and we sold that cord for 55.00 bucks! It was 1974,dad stayed true to his word,we bought a 1972 Yamaha 60,mini Enduro, it was seized up and so it went in the shop they put a Big bore kit in it which made it in 80cc, and have been riding ever since! Anytime I chop I feel my dad with me,and is a awesome feeling! So yeah ,hard work pays off, and dad thank you,one the best lessons he tought me ,he's done passed on ,but not when I'm chopping,felling ,and bucking,thanks for the opportunity to tell my story Buckin! God bless you and yours! P.s dad ran a McCulloch 10-10 and did for at least 20 plus years! keep up the positive vibes!
Thanks Buckin! Love the splitting video.🤗 I can honestly say this is the only time I will watch a splitting video. Want to go out and split some wood now, thanks for sharing! I've always loved going with my uncle to split and haul firewood, I remember skipping basketball practice to go help him and to this day it's still one of my favorite things to do.
My grandfather was a logger all his life and actually started his own log homes business and saw mill here in central pa. He said the day he stops would be the day he dies. He's 85
Splitting as a teen was just for hunting season wood at the family cabin/property in West Virginia. My father had back issues so it was up to me....Now he's passed and I live on the property and burn wood all winter. Hard work gives me time alone to ponder life...ash,red oak, cherry are my favorites
Buckin, I really enjoy getting out in the woods and cutting firewood! My 3 brothers and I would always go help our dad and our granddads get wood every time they needed. My family recently moved into our forever home that was my wife’s grandpas house that has the wood stove he put in when he bought the house! Something about cutting and splitting wood just brings a sense of relaxation and accomplishment I love it
Having grown up hand splitting the mix of western Missouri hardwoods, it is simply amazing watching someone split the larger softwoods with an axe. We started burning wood in the early 1970's, Dad cut it the first year with Grandpa's old gear driven David Bradley. The next year he had a small 14" Craftsman (read Echo) chain saw. I remember it had both an adjustable automatic oiler and a manual pump.
Preach it sir I love watching this fellas videos but would love to see him take a stout swing with one of those sharp axes into a big knot in any one of the trees you’re referring to…baaaahahahaha you would have to beat it out with a sledge…all bs aside I guess that’s why I watch this guys videos because I hated splitting wood like the devil himself I wonder if ol buckin would still find such peace in splitting wood if he was using an eight pound maul in white oak and hickory knots?
Right, I'm in ohio and it has to be small wood to split like that. All the hard maple, oak etc here laughs at a sharp axe unless it an already split piece or small.
I didn't really have any man to show me anything about splitting wood or running chainsaws mom was a single parent raise this in low-income housing in this city this UA-cam channel essentially you've taught me everything I know one of these days I'm going to get me one of those good axes like you got but for now my Fiskars is what I can afford and it does the job
I got to tell you my firewood experience started with my dad and grandfather. Such great memories. We all use to go out and cut firewood. I can still remember my grandfathers truck, old blue is what it was called. I cant swing an axe today without stirring memories from back then.
I like watching you split. I learned to split firewood from my grandfather and I think of him every time. Watching you split wood reminds me of him too, loved that man! Thanks!
Happy to hear a veteran woodman like yourself also uses his axe as a cane now and then. I sometimes feel guilty about leaning on it, as if I’m not putting full effort into my work if I’m leaning; makes me feel better that others do it too haha
That's my favorite part of the splitting videos, the different sounds of the reverberation off the woods. And these modern day microphones really pick up the distinct reflection of the chops.🪵🪓
Aren't those always the best stories. Saving something from the scrap pile to make something glorious. Great content thanks for sharing love ya brother
Also I have no firewood experiences. Only thing I've done wood wise was built a little table for the side of the bed lol. But I find you videos very relaxing and it does make me want to get a fireplace whenever I have my own place some day just to have an excuse to split some wood haha.
We all get that first row in the truck carefully, to save the back window. 😝 Had to laugh about the memory lapse re. Pickeroon…I’m 58 and the train goes off the memory track too. But splitting wood and running saws keep us young.
1st wood cutting, splitting experience. 5yrs old with both my grandpa and dad. In the woods, tripping over everything trying to keep up, and wanting to do what they where doing. Great memory.
Such a solemn rhythm splitting wood. The birds chirping in the background. The thump of the axe hitting the 🪵. Life’s training and lessons from an absolute legend in the firewood industry. Love you buckin. And thank you for sharing your daily life.
You twist the axe when it hits the wood to keep from carrying thru just like I do. The word is Picaroon, they have short or long handles. I am 80 years young and started splitting when I was 8 years old. 5 cords for the cook stove split and stack in woodshed every year. Still splitting! The hook that you are using is called a pulp hook in Maine. When moving 4 foot long cut wood, one hand on the end and hook into the other end.
I’ve learned about all i know of fallen trees and splitting wood from watching your videos. Thank you so much. Take your time is one of the best pieces advice I’ve got from you. Thank you again.
Great day in the woods - never get tired of watching this. For those of us over 50 - we use the axe as a cane. Now I just need to get me a wood hook. Go well folks.
I grew up with wood heat in the 50's and 60's. Had a wood cook stove and a fire place. I helped my dad with wood as a young boy. But i never got into cutting trees till i worked for the county parks. And never had an axe or many as i do since i started watching Buckin Billy Ray! And i love swinging them for my fire pit and camp stove i built. I got turned on to the Tinman ,Bellhopper, Donny Walker, and the Iron Horse and dont miss a video. Im sure there are others. It is a skill and hobby and makes me happy doing it.
Thank you for making all the videos you do. Really helping pass the time while I'm stuck at home w covid. Love your splitting videos. Relaxing therapeutic good for the soul.
Still cutting, splitting, stacking and cleaning flues at 70, by the grace of God. Had to laugh with your memory lapses regarding the pickaroon. I've suffered from memory problems for a few years now; very frustrating. Very impressed with that hook thingy you use to pick up the wood. Love the colour of that Oregon/Douglas Fir; wish we had it in Australia. I only cut 12" lengths now due to arthritic hands; can't handle the weight of longer pieces of wood nor the larger saws (over 60cc/20"bars).
Oh god you scared me throwing wood in the back of Sylvia. Not that I don’t trust that you fully know what you’re doing, I’ve just seen too many chunks of wood shatter expensive back windows. Love the vid bud 👍
Hey Buckin' thanks for introducing me to the "flick"!! I tried it last week with bad results. I was flickin' too soon and was slamming the side of my axe onto the round! LOL!!!! Today, however, I got it down and what a game changer. My axe got stuck less and the best part was when the log split with a good flick and both pieces went 6'-8' to the left and right. Thank you friend!!
The voice over are awesome especially with the cutting videos cause as we all know it can be difficult to speak over a chainsaw. Love em all Buckin. Thank you. 🌲❤🌲👊🪓
My Granddad was my mentor and taught me how to work. He lived next door and I can remember being with him and helping him with whatever he was working on. He had a hot plate on his dining room table that read, "He who cuts his own wood is twice warmed.'' I wish I had a dollar for every time I quoted that to someone. He would set me up with a wedge and small sledge to split wood when I was too little to split with an axe. I remember thinking how great the day would be when I could split with an axe like my granddad. Many trees I have split over the years. I am now 58 years old and as you say, Buckin', "I'm a wood man". Always was and always will be. One more thing, my first chainsaw was an old Homelite C-51. You had to be a man to use that heavy beast. I still have it. Thanks for your content. I love watching you and I am still learning from your insight. Blessings to you and yours.
Just can't get enough of your truck. I also like seeing wood being split, it calms me down. I don't understand how or why. I coulld watch this all day long.when you said "it is a beautiful day" it made me want to go out and cut wood. The Ford truck also makes these videos so relaxing. God bless.
love the splitting vids Buckin, they are my best, keep em coming. During Covid the 1st wave lock down, your vids got me through a lot of stress and started me on the splitting and chopping nonsense, all the best.
My dad got me started the love for fresh cut saw dust and the smell of 2stroke and bar oil. I was maybe 5 or 6. I turn 32 this may I still hand split all my wood my dad was the same way it's just the real fill experience. I lost my dad 4 years ago and u remind me of him I strive every day to be come as good as u guys are at felling trees. It truly is a art. Keep the awesome videos of this dwindling trade..
Friends there is a couple minutes where the audio sync is out . Sorry. And thx for yer patience. Love ya
Haha just got to that part and came to check the comments.
I have been out of Sync for a long time my self .
What’s the weight of the axe your using
Mr. Ray, please, just split wood. We love the content, with or without the audio.
On that chipping as you call it leave that piece standing my opinion now not trying to tell you what to do but my experience I split a lot of wood by hand in my life I promise you I sold a lot of wood but take that chipped pieces you call it and when is standing up before it falls make about three pieces out of it and I always check my Big blocks like that when I get through chipping it looks like a big square block I never go across the center anymore like my grandfather taught me and when you chip them do not chip them all the way a loose where they will still be stuck to the big block with a few small splinters just enough to hold it up I don't not mind all at loose and put a little twist in your handle right before you ax head hits the block it's kind of like English when you're shooting pool
My dad and I split firewood together just to spend time. We split 4 cords of live oak last weekend.. We love felling them and splitting. He's 72 now and still works me under the table. I'll spend every second I can working with him.
Live Oak is harder than a brick!
@@oldmanfred8676 , you know it. Been dead standing for over 10 years and we cut as we need it. Hell on chains. Learned a lot from Buckin to try and keep them sharp.
nothing else is better than spend time with our fathers making some firewood. 🙏🏻💪🏻👍🏻
I'm 68 now and still cutting my own firewood. My dad got me started when I was just in grade school. We had a huge coal burner in the basement with a single 4ftx4ft heat register straight above it on the first floor. Above that was a 12in register that let heat into the bedrooms on the second floor. We couldn't afford coal, so we burned wood. My dad, younger brother, and I would take the old Rambler station wagon and utility trailer out to where they were clear cutting pulpwood. They would load all the poplar on trucks and leave the birch and maple lay. We had permission to pick up the birch and maple. We'd load the logs onto our utility trailer, haul them back to the house, and pile them next to the garage. After school and on the weekends, my younger brother and I would cut the big wood up with a two-man buck saw. We'd use swede saws on the smaller stuff. I remember dripping kerosene on the saw blades to make them slide through the wood easier. When we got a decent pile of rounds, we'd pick an axe and split wood. We'd then throw it in the old wheelbarrow, wheel it over to the wood pile and stack it. The wood we had cut the previous year was wheeled over to the house and thrown down the coal chute until it backed up. Then we'd go down in the basement and stack it. Every day, my brother and I would throw more wood down the chute to replace what had been burned the day before. I'd guess there was two weeks' worth of wood in the basement, but my dad had us keep it topped off each day. He said it might get too cold someday to bring the wood in, so we had to keep up each day. It never got too cold, if I remember right. At least not too cold to haul wood. Right now, I'm sitting with my back to the woodstove in my living room typing this. It's supposed to get down to -25 degrees tonight, but that woodstove will keep the furnace from turning on for most of the night. It's not a very big stove, so I can't get an all-night burn out of it. There's nothing like the feeling of wood heat on a body that's been out in the cold all day! I've been cutting and splitting wood since the snow came in November. Still got a long way to go before I'm done, but still haven't fired up the wood splitter. I've been hand splitting everything so far. I use chainsaws now instead of buck saws, but still prefer the axes over the wood splitter. Nowadays, I do run into days that are too cold to work on wood. Seems as though I can't take the cold like I did when I was younger. I'm a lot slower, too. If I fall too far behind because of the cold, I might fire up the splitter in March to catch up. The forecast predicts some temps well above zero coming up. I'll do some felling and log hauling then. My John Deere tractor sure beats that old Rambler station wagon when it comes to moving wood! I'll have some wood left over this year, but I still want to get about two years' worth cut and split before spring...just in case the weather is too cold to split wood next year. But I don't see it getting too cold forever. Must be my dad's influence still working on me.
Marv, thanks for sharing.
Rambler wagons were like little trucks.🛻
@@jirusjirus9322 They sure were! We hauled rocks in the back sometimes. Really made that old wagon squat!
I really enjoyed your comment. Hope your wood cutting goes well for you
@@jamesjohnson6239 Thanks, James. It was a pleasure for me to share that. A lot of the good old guys are gone, like my dad, but there are more on the way. And that goes for the good old days, too. Just because we can buy gas, propane, and electricity doesn't mean that we can't be self-sufficient to some degree. There's some consolation in the fact that a man can still take care of himself whatever the circumstances. It sets a good example. My daughter says that I should write a book. That in itself says that my example has been noticed. I've got three sons that all turned out to be fine men. Hopefully, my example had something to do with that. I'll keep it up for as long as I can. I've got grandchildren and greatgrandchildren to enlighten. You take care, James. And remember, there's young ones watching.
Great story!
Hey Buckin, I am 57, started cutting firewood with my dad when I was about 10 years old. Started running a Stihl 041av. power saw at 14 years old, cutting firewood for our home heat source. Split everything with a axe, maul, sledge hammer and wedges. Turned 16, used dads old Ford pickup to cut, split and sale loads of firewood 🪵
I made enough money to buy my school clothing, help mom & dad with needs at home, buy Christmas gifts for mom, dad, and my younger brother and sister. I would go out and cut up downed treetops at log sites, process and deliver the wood 🪵 for $25.00 dollars a load, stacked on the customers porch !!
This was back in the late 70’s and through the 80’s
I look back on those days with pride and self respect for working my butt off !!
Those were some of the best times of my life !! 🪓🪵😎
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My respects to you. God bless.
Damn right . Im sure your parents were very very proud.
Love this channel man, and I have no logging experience or even a fireplace in my home but this channel really gives me peace. Keep doing you changing life's with your positivity.
The first experience with firewood and chain saws was with a neighbor farmer ofcourse the saw was a mac. 10 10 he showed me how to start it he give me gas and oil had the sharpened and back to the woods I went , he told me what tree to cut it was a dead oak . I cut that oak down nocked of a couple of chunks and the saw quit cutting I ran into that dead black crap with white grubs in it . A long story short the farmer laughed about it he had the saw sharpened and I bucked up the rest of the tree . I split all the rounds and that's my first tree cutting and chain sawing, I LOVED IT . I have missed that farmer a long time . Love Wins
Just starting out myself, only bushcraft at the moment ,wondering how long the logs when split take to dry before burning .buckin is the best btw
@@gazfin8651 Hello my friend, first off please under stand that what I say is only my opinion. It does help to know what kind of wood we are talking about. In general in my part of the country if the firewood is green and split I let it season for at least two years to three stacked uncovered only because I do not want my wood stove to be a kiln dry if ya get my drift . Thank you for asking. There is a lot to and anney thing Buckin would say about wood ya better take it to the bank. Remember just my opinion. Love wins be safe.
Actually you were the one that got me started cutting wood and splitting wood I had a heart attack and hurt myself real bad and I got out of the nursing home start watching your videos and it still instead of sitting in the chair doing nothing I got to change so I'll have a bunch of wood splitter isn't it axes and start to cut my own firewood so you were the guilty party I'm kidding of course it's been wonderful I think you added a couple years to my life thank you Billy Ray
Hey Mr. Smith! I'm one of those people who loves the splitting, axe work and talking videos! So thanks for making my day. Stay safe and healthy.
This is some of the most satisfying and relaxing content you make. Thank you for entertaining us, thank you for mentoring us and thank you for helping us change our lives for the better. HECK YEAH
I started helping my Dad cut/split/haul firewood around 1973 when I was 6 years old. Dad had a 1971 Ford F-100, a McCulloch Mini Mac and my Grampa’s McCulloch Super 33. Later, purchased a Poulan 25. I miss him so much…
My dad got me started. Bought a new wood burner 30 years ago and haven't looked back. I'm 54 years old and my wife is 66. She sticks right with me cutting, splitting and stacking here in Michigan!
A good marriage is all about team work.
I will pick up my first axe later today, used and old, and after restoring it I will keep the lesson in mind you teach: I will smile while using it! Thank you Buckin for beeing beautiful in body and mind.
Greetings from Australia, love the videos Buckin, love seeing the differences between here and there. Keep it up💪
"Freestyle splitting" 💚
Chopping block, on the ground, sideways, upside down, one handed, the sound, the hit, the echo, the flick, nice big rounds, the single bit bullet profile, double bit laser beam, leaning on the ax for extra stability.
Your splitting videos rank up there pretty high.
Congratulations on new subscribers.
You earn your followers.
Stay safe
Stay strong
Be kind
Need to get yourself a headache rack for that rear window, brother!!! Rock on!
When I was a kid I always looked forward to wood cutting time with my Grandpa, when he passed away and life got in the way I stopped for many years and I missed it, here I am now 52 yrs old and every weekend I'm taking my grandkids to the woods with me and teaching them all about felling, bucking, splitting and the feeling it gives me is like nothing else! I just wanted to share and say don't ever miss a chance to do something like this with your kids or grandkids (make time) you'll be thankful you did.
Nick, absolutely great. Your strength and attitude will be transferred to your young saplings. Your a lucky guy to have time with your grandkids outside. 🪵🪓
You are right, we do love this type of video. Great video Buckin!
One of the most valuable splitting lessons I have learned from you is the "flick". I see it everywhere in your splitting now. Thanks for that.
Good to see ya again Buckin.
Buckin', I grew up in rural southern Delaware, USA. Our house was heated by a woodstove. The living room was 90 F and my bedroom was 50 F. LOL! When I was a kid in the '70s and '80s (I'm 51), there was a lot of land that had been cut for timber, paper, etc. My step-dad, mom and I would go into those cut lands and cut up downed trees that were left behind. Although I was very young, I'd carry as much firewood as I could and help stack it in the truck and then again at home. Great memories! Tonight, I spent the evening in my garage carving a handle for a Plumb half hatchet head that I picked up a few months ago. I started with a piece of ash log I quartered a while ago and ended up with a really nice handle. Life is good, brother!
I can feel myself working thru my brain trying to think what a pickaroon is called too It just drives ya wild when something is on the tip of your tongue. This is pure 🔥 thankyou
I love what you do , Your passing knowledge and being Kind !
Buckin!! There is nothing more relaxing and therapeutic than processing wood with a really good axe. I need to order a wood bullet from you.
Your absolutely right, I love the wood splitting,& the words that come with it.💯❤️👍🏾😀🙋🏽♀️✝️🙏🏾🇺🇸
Oh. You are my firewood experience Buckin! Love the content!
I never visit this channel with any intent of finishing the video I clicked on, Then I end up watching 6. Unexplainably good content.
Appreciate you showing the tough stuff as well as the wood that you chop like a laser beam😎👍
Started cutting firewood with my grandfather as a child. Then never got to do it for another 20 years until my wife and I bought our cabin in the mountains. I was so excited to get that wood stove going. Firewood and chainsaws has become an addiction. I now have a side hustle selling firewood that grows annually. Can’t get enough!
The love is unfakeable. Your face lights up. Your eyes glow. And its contageous.
No need to justify, I love to watch those videos. Wood splitting is like meditation. It's awesome!!
6:01 *What a great video! The axe you showcased truly seems like a game-changer, and your positive energy makes it even better to watch* 👍
Keep up the good work Buckin
Hey army!!! My dad bought me a hatchet, when I was 11. I found an old double bit at a old logging camp we used to hunt in. Still have it! I bought my son a 27” council tool boys axe for his 12th birthday. Keep the fires burning everyone. Have a wonderful day. Thanks
We never stop learning. Thank you Billy Ray
Absolutely love the wood splitting videos!!
Buckin- your videos, a couple fallen trees, and a new fireplace got me into splitting my own firewood. The amazing thing: it has become something that my father-in-law and I do together regularly. We have had many meaningful conversations and connections while splitting wood, and I don't know if that would have happened without my interest being peaked by your videos. So in a significant way, you have helped me find/connect with my (second) Dad.
Here's my firewood story...so 48 years ago ( I just turned 55 yesterday) I wanted a motorcycle,so my dad told me he would match me funds,it took me all summer to pack it up a hillside then split ( with a wedge and a sledge hammer) it was Douglas fir,and we sold that cord for 55.00 bucks! It was 1974,dad stayed true to his word,we bought a 1972 Yamaha 60,mini Enduro, it was seized up and so it went in the shop they put a Big bore kit in it which made it in 80cc, and have been riding ever since! Anytime I chop I feel my dad with me,and is a awesome feeling! So yeah ,hard work pays off, and dad thank you,one the best lessons he tought me ,he's done passed on ,but not when I'm chopping,felling ,and bucking,thanks for the opportunity to tell my story Buckin! God bless you and yours! P.s dad ran a McCulloch 10-10 and did for at least 20 plus years! keep up the positive vibes!
I can’t split wood anymore because of my health and I miss it! These splitting videos are just the trick. Thank you for sharing
Thanks Buckin! Love the splitting video.🤗 I can honestly say this is the only time I will watch a splitting video. Want to go out and split some wood now, thanks for sharing! I've always loved going with my uncle to split and haul firewood, I remember skipping basketball practice to go help him and to this day it's still one of my favorite things to do.
I love splitting firewood too, especially watching you do it from my easy chair😁
I see a very nice round number... 333,000 subscribers... wow Billy... you have come a long way my friend... well deserved ;)
I like splitting wood, but I love falling trees, sorry I cannot help it. Love ya buckin. I still love watching them all. Your friend Franko.
Very glad I found your channel. Great tips and an amazing attitude. Thanks Billy Ray!
My grandfather was a logger all his life and actually started his own log homes business and saw mill here in central pa. He said the day he stops would be the day he dies. He's 85
Great video buckin , ur a wood spitting beast 💪 🪓🪵🥇🛻
61 years old and first started cutting firewood with my father and grandfather when I was 6. Just brought 2 cords of Douglas Fir last weekend.
Any good axe man knew you would split that knot... creed. Truck looks good and works.
Pickeroon is what you're thinking of. Thanks for the great videos!
There are a lot of different kinds of art, and this is one of them. This man is an artist.
Look forward all week to my 1-2 hours of splitting chopping and stacking I do on my weekends
Splitting as a teen was just for hunting season wood at the family cabin/property in West Virginia. My father had back issues so it was up to me....Now he's passed and I live on the property and burn wood all winter. Hard work gives me time alone to ponder life...ash,red oak, cherry are my favorites
Buckin, I really enjoy getting out in the woods and cutting firewood! My 3 brothers and I would always go help our dad and our granddads get wood every time they needed. My family recently moved into our forever home that was my wife’s grandpas house that has the wood stove he put in when he bought the house! Something about cutting and splitting wood just brings a sense of relaxation and accomplishment I love it
Ahhh good stress release , chopping wood , I love axing down mine !
Having grown up hand splitting the mix of western Missouri hardwoods, it is simply amazing watching someone split the larger softwoods with an axe. We started burning wood in the early 1970's, Dad cut it the first year with Grandpa's old gear driven David Bradley. The next year he had a small 14" Craftsman (read Echo) chain saw. I remember it had both an adjustable automatic oiler and a manual pump.
Preach it sir I love watching this fellas videos but would love to see him take a stout swing with one of those sharp axes into a big knot in any one of the trees you’re referring to…baaaahahahaha you would have to beat it out with a sledge…all bs aside I guess that’s why I watch this guys videos because I hated splitting wood like the devil himself I wonder if ol buckin would still find such peace in splitting wood if he was using an eight pound maul in white oak and hickory knots?
Right, I'm in ohio and it has to be small wood to split like that. All the hard maple, oak etc here laughs at a sharp axe unless it an already split piece or small.
Thanks for the splittin' video. Very enjoyable...
I didn't really have any man to show me anything about splitting wood or running chainsaws mom was a single parent raise this in low-income housing in this city this UA-cam channel essentially you've taught me everything I know one of these days I'm going to get me one of those good axes like you got but for now my Fiskars is what I can afford and it does the job
Gotta love that epic intro!
Buckin another top show splitting wood 🪵 with the wood bullet and good load of fire wood on the highboy
Johno Alice Springs 👍
I got to tell you my firewood experience started with my dad and grandfather. Such great memories. We all use to go out and cut firewood. I can still remember my grandfathers truck, old blue is what it was called. I cant swing an axe today without stirring memories from back then.
Good morning buckin. Pickaroon is what its called. I like the short handled pick
Lots of people know axes and saws and wood, but people with a likable personality like yours are special
I like watching you split. I learned to split firewood from my grandfather and I think of him every time. Watching you split wood reminds me of him too, loved that man! Thanks!
Happy to hear a veteran woodman like yourself also uses his axe as a cane now and then. I sometimes feel guilty about leaning on it, as if I’m not putting full effort into my work if I’m leaning; makes me feel better that others do it too haha
Very nice Buckin. At 53 I still cut split and haul my winters wood. Once in a while I cam talk one of my boys into going but it is just so relaxing.
Swingin faster then the speed of sound Billy boy. I can not stop staring at the rear end of your rig, just a beautiful truck. What an era for trucks
Love seeing you trying to think of the word! 😂🤣😂. Keep er going Buckin! You’re having a real impact on folks with your message and your knowledge!
Hey Buckin boy and I mean no disrespect, God bless you young man. (Old guy from Arkansas)🇺🇸
This is my favorite content from you but all of it is really great! Keep up the good work and stay safe!
It is so quiet there. I love the sound of the axe and the echo it makes going through the wood. It is mesmerizing...love watching a master at work!
That's my favorite part of the splitting videos, the different sounds of the reverberation off the woods. And these modern day microphones really pick up the distinct reflection of the chops.🪵🪓
Aren't those always the best stories. Saving something from the scrap pile to make something glorious. Great content thanks for sharing love ya brother
Love your channel. That is interesting using a hay hook to pickup firewood.
Also I have no firewood experiences. Only thing I've done wood wise was built a little table for the side of the bed lol. But I find you videos very relaxing and it does make me want to get a fireplace whenever I have my own place some day just to have an excuse to split some wood haha.
We all get that first row in the truck carefully, to save the back window. 😝
Had to laugh about the memory lapse re. Pickeroon…I’m 58 and the train goes off the memory track too.
But splitting wood and running saws keep us young.
Excellent to stumble on your channel! Hi from Ireland 🇮🇪
1st wood cutting, splitting experience. 5yrs old with both my grandpa and dad. In the woods, tripping over everything trying to keep up, and wanting to do what they where doing. Great memory.
Such a solemn rhythm splitting wood. The birds chirping in the background. The thump of the axe hitting the 🪵. Life’s training and lessons from an absolute legend in the firewood industry. Love you buckin. And thank you for sharing your daily life.
You twist the axe when it hits the wood to keep from carrying thru just like I do. The word is Picaroon, they have short or long handles. I am 80 years young and started splitting when I was 8 years old. 5 cords for the cook stove split and stack in woodshed every year. Still splitting! The hook that you are using is called a pulp hook in Maine. When moving 4 foot long cut wood, one hand on the end and hook into the other end.
I’ve learned about all i know of fallen trees and splitting wood from watching your videos. Thank you so much. Take your time is one of the best pieces advice I’ve got from you. Thank you again.
Simple but what an axe 🪓 . That wood hook is also a neat tool. Another good one my friend. See you on the next journey
I got into firewood helping a friend and his dad gather wood in the fall when I was a teenager in the early '90s. Good times
Gosh Buckin! You’re a master with that hook! I need to get myself one! I absolutely love splitting wood
A man and his axe...... living well. Cheers Bill
Ya made my shoulders hurt. Nice swinging Billy Ray . Nice stack Job also. I like your collection of axes ,my friend has a collection of Exes .
Multiple Buckingstocks! A Buckingstock tour. Start here in Pennsylvania then work your way back home. My 11 year old boy and I will be there!!
Great day in the woods - never get tired of watching this. For those of us over 50 - we use the axe as a cane. Now I just need to get me a wood hook. Go well folks.
I grew up with wood heat in the 50's and 60's. Had a wood cook stove and a fire place. I helped my dad with wood as a young boy. But i never got into cutting trees till i worked for the county parks. And never had an axe or many as i do since i started watching Buckin Billy Ray! And i love swinging them for my fire pit and camp stove i built. I got turned on to the Tinman ,Bellhopper, Donny Walker, and the Iron Horse and dont miss a video. Im sure there are others. It is a skill and hobby and makes me happy doing it.
Thank you for making all the videos you do. Really helping pass the time while I'm stuck at home w covid. Love your splitting videos. Relaxing therapeutic good for the soul.
Still cutting, splitting, stacking and cleaning flues at 70, by the grace of God. Had to laugh with your memory lapses regarding the pickaroon. I've suffered from memory problems for a few years now; very frustrating. Very impressed with that hook thingy you use to pick up the wood. Love the colour of that Oregon/Douglas Fir; wish we had it in Australia. I only cut 12" lengths now due to arthritic hands; can't handle the weight of longer pieces of wood nor the larger saws (over 60cc/20"bars).
Love to have a wood bullet when u get goin an try it out hope u are well. Stay warm sir.
Oh god you scared me throwing wood in the back of Sylvia. Not that I don’t trust that you fully know what you’re doing, I’ve just seen too many chunks of wood shatter expensive back windows. Love the vid bud 👍
I felt the same way Tomcat!
Dude is so good he has to find the knottiest wood to split just to break a sweat.
Hey Buckin' thanks for introducing me to the "flick"!! I tried it last week with bad results. I was flickin' too soon and was slamming the side of my axe onto the round! LOL!!!! Today, however, I got it down and what a game changer. My axe got stuck less and the best part was when the log split with a good flick and both pieces went 6'-8' to the left and right. Thank you friend!!
Guy seems like a great human being, always a good reminder to be kind when ya should. Love the videos too 👍🏻
Your awesome buckin 💯❤️
Awesome video!
The voice over are awesome especially with the cutting videos cause as we all know it can be difficult to speak over a chainsaw. Love em all Buckin. Thank you. 🌲❤🌲👊🪓
Speaking over a chain saw and talking at a rock concert keeps the voice strong..💚👍
I love the color of that Doug Fir!
My Granddad was my mentor and taught me how to work. He lived next door and I can remember being with him and helping him with whatever he was working on. He had a hot plate on his dining room table that read, "He who cuts his own wood is twice warmed.'' I wish I had a dollar for every time I quoted that to someone. He would set me up with a wedge and small sledge to split wood when I was too little to split with an axe. I remember thinking how great the day would be when I could split with an axe like my granddad. Many trees I have split over the years. I am now 58 years old and as you say, Buckin', "I'm a wood man". Always was and always will be. One more thing, my first chainsaw was an old Homelite C-51. You had to be a man to use that heavy beast. I still have it. Thanks for your content. I love watching you and I am still learning from your insight. Blessings to you and yours.
Just can't get enough of your truck. I also like seeing wood being split, it calms me down. I don't understand how or why. I coulld watch this all day long.when you said "it is a beautiful day" it made me want to go out and cut wood. The Ford truck also makes these videos so relaxing. God bless.
Hey Buckin thank you for another awesome video
love the splitting vids Buckin, they are my best, keep em coming. During Covid the 1st wave lock down, your vids got me through a lot of stress and started me on the splitting and chopping nonsense, all the best.
My dad got me started the love for fresh cut saw dust and the smell of 2stroke and bar oil. I was maybe 5 or 6. I turn 32 this may I still hand split all my wood my dad was the same way it's just the real fill experience. I lost my dad 4 years ago and u remind me of him I strive every day to be come as good as u guys are at felling trees. It truly is a art. Keep the awesome videos of this dwindling trade..