friends if you have been here a while you wood no that this is something i have done many times in my community and will do many more times , this is the first time i filmed interaction for you . these are nice folks and everyone has different opinions on everything . and i wood ask that we keep it respectable , i am actually hopin' to go back and help buck it. we will see.
True story. My dad and I were splitting logs a few years ago. A guy came over to see us and wanted to split with us. My dad gave him an axe and he stayed with us until the end. My dad gave him some beer, and we thanked him. My dad told me that day, if anybody ever offers to help you, take it. Because it won't happen very often in life. And he was right.
If I came home from a long day of work to someone offering to split all that wood in my yard I would offer him a beer and shake his hand. Strange world we live in.
I mean you can say that, but a lot of people might not feel comfortable with people doing stuff for free as most people never see people like buckin ever, so I could totally understand someone not feeling comfortable with a stranger doing that on your property.
@@Cpk20001 yeah, but also it's a stranger that he doesn't know chopping wood on his property, most normal people might not feel comfortable with that, just open your eyes a bit for others.
You are very correct. He probably doesn't have the time or ability to split that wood. Billy actually said the wood is still there lol. It will rot right where it lays. The wife said, "well he is working on it".
I liked how you handled that situation. Very giving and professional. I think it's funny how the man said he is going to take care of it himself but you said the wood is still laying around. No wonder his wife said go ahead and take care of it. She knows her husband. LOL.
I really can't believe that fella. I think he was just intimadated having a big burly lumberjack with a winning smile in such close proximity to his wife. Being as handsome as us isn't all it's cracked up to be. Love you buddy.
This gave me a chuckle mate! I'm a arborist and have had more then one woman stand quite close to me as I look at the job 😂 all I can think is quick get me up this tree haha!
Sorry, I disagree with all of you loyalists to Buckin' Billy. This wasn't some simple "good deed"; this was him wanting to make another video and to be center stage again. For all any of you know, that guy might have been a loose cannon and gone inside and punched his wife out for allowing a total stranger to use their property as a stage for a video that you have no idea of how it will be used or what the real intentions might have been of the intruder. This is clearly intruding on another man's turf--which Billy knew from the start, but yet he was willing to push the envelope because he enjoys the attention. There was more than one ego in play here, but because you like Billy and enjoyed his subtle mocking of the homeowner he gets a free pass. Yes, I often help others, even strangers when I can tell that my help is both needed & wanted, but never would I do something that might too easily backfire.
Most people would leave all pissed off, but you see it from his perspective and continue your day with positivity. You are a true role model Buckin'!!!!!
@@BuckinBillyRaySmith Yeah it's a great thing to give, but one needs to be careful how it's done is what I learn from this, I never questioned you're heart but I could see the ramifications this can cause if not done right.It's a delicate art dealing with people you don't know, charity can backfire. Anyway thanks so much for the love and passion in what you do Billy and the love/ kindness.
I got desperate to try a few axes that I just put together. Riding down the road I saw some people cutting wood. I stopped and asked if they minded if I split it for them. They looked at me like I was a little off. I explained my story and they were happy to let me. When I got done they thanked me. Come to find out they had a church and had asked the Lord to send them someone to split their fire wood they used to keep the church warm. He had already provided the man with the saw. I showed up at the right time. Pretty cool how it all worked out. ps … the axes worked great.
Except for the toasted 850, it sounds like a winning situation all around. You got to demo a few of your axes (very nice btw), the gentleman of the house politely retains his manly dignity and the lady of the house will get her firewood a LOT sooner with a little inspiration from you.
Too funny lol!! Lol I saw a very pregnant lady across the road from me shoveling snow. I saw an opportunity to help and off I went!!! Very unexpectedly her husband came out a few minutes later very upset with me. Ya can’t please everyone but if your living from your heart you’ve got nothing to apologize for 😌sorry not sorry😅
Buckin, you're a class act man! Handled like a true warrior of kindness! Sorry that fella was so quick to give you the boot, and also sorry about the saw! Thanks for always being an inspiration.
@@ThatSB if you came home and your wife gave another man permission to film splitting wood in your yard, some people could take offense to it. Some people would greet anyone that’s not a friend or family with a gun. My neighborhood you’d be met with a gun until otherwise deemed friendly. In several states if you show at someone’s house with an axe, law enforcement won’t think twice about that person ending you. Don’t be naïve
What a weirdo...The guy just cant understand why somebody would want to help out....lets be honest the woods been sitting there for awhile you can tell. Good on ya Billy!
Can't agree there, if I came home and found some guy in my yard, splitting my wood and making a video of it all without even the courtesy of a prior introduction, I wouldn't be happy either. Someone's ego got the better of them and it wasn't the homeowner, who handled it very politely in the circumstances.
@@andrewslagle1974 He did ask the wife - while secretly (and disrespectfully) recording her response. That was the first mistake. Then, knowing the homeowner wasn't happy he posted the video anyway, from which makes he good money. Where I'm from, this wouldn't be considered polite. Actually it would be considered creepy. The right thing to have done would be to visit prior, without axes & video equipment. For someone who claims to promote kindness, this wasn't considerate or thoughtful at all.
It sure looked like that wood needed to be split. The way the bark feel off etc. the way you reacted and greeted the homeowners showed great customer service skills though
@@BuckinBillyRaySmith Obviously it shouldn't have been left in, "Rounds" but split when Green then stacked away to Dry ...your smile alone plus your kind demeanor would have and should have put him at ease, but things change from the days of our Fathers and folks should learn to chill, i would have met you more that half way and a quick flick up onto your RU-vid Channel by him would have shown him you're a Nice cool Brother...
Hey buckin I quit working for the man yesterday and I'm now falling timber for myself thank you for the knowledge and confidence...I'm finally living my dream...go McCullough
My favorite thing about Canadians: even when they kick you out of somewhere, they are so friendly about it you leave feeling good about the whole thing. 🇺🇸🇨🇦
I’ve been splitting wood since I was 12 years old and dad had not entrusted me with a chainsaw yet. On our ranch here in NE Washington. Billy here is master wood splitter. Watch his line across the block. It’s PERFECT. Nice job! And I’m sorry that the feller there wasn’t appreciative for yer help.
If I come home to you splitting wood in my yard hell I'd come join you and get er done and the let you take some for helping. You handled it very well . Awesome work mate take care!
Definitely one of them days for me. Energy is telling me too stop and chilll. Love ya billy. Your videos seem to hit the rite spot almost every day. You rock brother. !!!!
I was slow finishing off a bathroom with wall paneling, trim and crown molding and painting and my wife wanted an accomplished handyman neighbor from across the street to come and do it for pay. I said hell no, I'll finish it on my own. I did, eventually :)
Buckin' you're a generous man, probably just reminded that guy that he was a little bit lazy maybe. He should have just grabbed an axe and joined you, many hands makes light work!
LOL 😆 that's like someone knocking on my door and saying. I'm bored and I would love to clean the top of your bathroom to the bottom, no charge no BS no gimmicks no selling of anything. And when I'm done I might even clean under your kitchen sink. All for nothing. Here is my ID and driving licence. As you can see I'm from your area. Nice to meet you I have all my own supplies. Then I shoo them away.🤣😂🤣😅
I am that old man. Neighbor decided to "help me out" while I was on vacation, finish a tree I had leaning over some powerlines. The tree had some rot in it. I didn't want him risking his life over my problem. While he is younger, stronger than me, I've seen him cut. My confidence is not complete. I'm trying to be kind about it.
I love watching your videos! I have gained a lot of knowledge watching how you sharpen chains and cut down trees!! I hope to meet you one day I wish I lived closer. Keep it up 👍
Love splitting with an ax. People must think I'm crazy when it's 10* out and I'm splitting away in a t shirt or maybe a light flannel. Sad on the blow up I had my first 044 give a shutter and tink sound while removing a snag one day. I thought I had hit a piece of wire or a nail as it had the sound and feel but it was the top ring lost a piece. She's back into the wood though and I'm sure your 850 will be soon. Thanks for your positive attitude and shared knowledge friend.
The wife wanted it done cuz the man wasn’t getting it done. At least move it to the back yard if it’s “your project”. Nice job Billy by askin first. I’ve asked about wood that’s still sitting a year later too and told no. Don’t get me started on the fence rows getting pushed into a pile and burned by the farmers…
As much as I appreciate someone lending a hand, I appreciate Buckin knowing that some projects a man just wants to do on his own. I use a hydraulic splitter for a lot of my work but usually leave a pile of 2-3 rics of rounds that I split by hand.. Buckin taught me to enjoy that time of hand splitting and I found that even though it burns me out fast, I get a lot of good from that time spent swinging an axe.
I used to sell some wood and would run my splitter to keep up. But now that I'm only concerned with my home use , I'd rather split it by hand, cause I don't like the noise.
@@jeffd1919 Understand fully, usually only run my splitter in thirty minute windows for that same reason. Got bad tinnitus which require hearing aid correction so definitely understand not running loud gear to long.
Sweet axes. White oak, diggin that. Had some gnarly knots there Buckin. Nice work and great etiquette. Love this content. Sad about the 850 but the Ole Tinman will get ya fixed up I'm sure. Love ya brother thank you. 🌲❤️🌲🪓👊
Well Brother Buckin'....unfortunately opportunist thieves are very sophisticated in the ways that they get homeowners to drop their guard, they offer a plausible story that encourages the homeowner to trust them and then they begin to case the joint. It is a sad reflection of the World we live in AND woodchopping is very much an activity that men associate with their strength and prowess, particularly as they get older. Of course for young Bucks like us it is not an issue...LOL! Oh, yeah, I am a trained psychotherapist so I have seen every type of disconcerting personality many times over. Around my community there are several guys who are very hostile to anyone who walks/drives onto their properties...stay safe friend, WS
Hey Buckin' He'd didnt know what he had!! I would've asked if I could help you so I could run one of your log crushers! He could've learned something. 👊
Good lord man, I've got 50 acres of douggie fir that needs fellin and splittin! I'll just get you a tent and a cot, and you settle right in for the season! ;) Seriously though, it wrecks my back cutting/hauling/splitting/stacking, and I've never had a tree fall on me. How you keep at it, I'll never know. (Also, I love how you took a few more splits while he was givin you the gears). ;)
You're welcome at my place any time. I've got a collection of antique homelite chainsaws and about 10 chords of red oak, beech, and maple. Greetings from Maine USA
This made me laugh. I’ll admit I do like to do things myself but idk if I would have been as cold as that guy was to you. Your a great guy Billy Ray! Keep ‘em coming Haha
You can see Buckin really loves splitting wood, the guy came and said it’s time to stop and he had to finish the last piece he was on, couldn’t help himself. 😃
That was my favourite part, he just had to have a few last swings. What made it even better is how the round just popped open when he hit it, love those erm (horizontal?) swings 9:35
Well at least the old boy was nice when telling you to leave. Surprised you cracked that last one or two while he was there lol. Wonder if he'll ever get around to it? I like the lady, she seemed really cool and appreciative. Hope everyone's doing great!
LOL. Guy was like nope nope.......... Btw, but you are Buckin Billy Ray? Pleased to meet you. LOL. Me thinks he and his Mrs. were prolly having a little argument shortly after Billy left. Hahaha.
That Man saw the future. Day 2: (Wife is putting coat on) Where are you going? I'm going to see Buckin at the hospital; He hurt his back chopping that wood. Day 3: Doctor says Buckin is going to need rehab, maybe 6 months, can we put him in the guest room? Day 4: That Buckin is so sweet and funny; I'm making him peanut butter cookies, they're his favorite. Day 5: what time is dinner? Me and Buckin went to lunch , and brought you some Chinese; just put it in the microwave.
Unless you've split wood yourself you can't appreciate how good this guy is. When you watch the video notice how he is able to strike on the same cut line and make it look easy. I've split a lot of wood and I still can't hit in the same spot twice.
Being able to strike accurately makes it so much simpler. I have been splitting wood for 15 years and I still can't strike where I want consistently. Practice doesn't seem to help.
A high quality axe will help with that. It's much like choosing the right pistol, there are lots of choices, but when you find the one that fits you, you have no problem hitting the target and you'll want to use it. Even a cheaper fiscars splitting axe may help you(sorry purists 😁). Have a great day.
A good axe and learning your own patterns helps accuracy a lot. I used to stick to heavy mails to split but found when I switched to a good 5.5 lb double bit it allowed me better control, after that it was learning my strike patterns and learning to know when I was physically spent so I didn't start getting sloppy in my swings
Good advice Billy, about reaching over logs only to break your handle! That man not wanting you to split the wood was a pride issue, and not in a good way! That pile of wood obviously had been there awhile and his wife was happy to get it split. I would have gladly let you split any wood I had and then took you to dinner afterwards! That 5lb axe was blasting through that oak. I think dry oak is harder to split then freshly cut even with the benefit of cracking/splitting the dry wood grain.
That wood looks like it’s been sitting in his yard for 2 years 😆. Yeah I’m gonna do it ! Yeah right ! I wish Billy Ray would come to my house ! I burn 8-9 cords a year
Thank you for the video. I grow up in Wisconsin and most of my childhood we only used wood for heat, so I got to split a good amount of wood over the years. I moved away and at time just have the urge to split some wood.
The guy was quite rude but hey, maybe he was having a bad day and just didn't want anyone in his yard that "he" didn't invite. The wife probably just figured that most people would be happy with a little bit of help but not a "man's manly man" right? He don't need nobody chopping his wood because he is the man of the house and he will get to it. Even though it has clearly been sitting there for a while. Or maybe he thought the wife was paying you to do that. Anyway you handled it pretty well.
Don't worry Billy the way he was talking he said that because his jealous than he should do his job that's why his wife said go ahead I being there so I know lol🤣🤣🙋♂️
Yeah, its frustrating trying to help people sometimes. One of my neighbor's up the street has down blow and storm debris on the side of his yard, its a mess. I told him I'd limb and buck it and if he wanted it split and stacked I'd do it for him for very little money. I left a note in his mailbox a month ago with my name and number, nothing. I don't mind if he has help or hired someone but he just waves and smiles at me when he drives by. His neighbor has a bunch of hardwood in the front yard. Knocked at the door, he wife said it wasn't for sale or free. No sign or nothing, I can just image how many people asked them about it. I was going to split it for them for free, his wife seems nice but her husband isn't very friendly so I just was pleasant and walked back home. That's not going to stop me from helping my other neighbors. Neither of them ever picked up an axe or chainsaw before. Can't say I didn't try.
Oh man, if I came home and saw Buckin Billy Ray in my yard I would Thank God and then try to get in the video with ya and two of us split all that wood together, because that's just an awesome opportunity that you DON'T get much these days. The opportunity to split your own wood with a pro like Billy, heck that's a blessing right there. Cheers! I'm one of the many who learnt about you from the tv show.
if i came home to the big guy in the yard .i would be laughing my tits off with joy .vid time .i would have a beer .and 1 of those axes would have a new home .peace an love
What a legend! Your Soul is what this world needs more of. And your axes of course. How do I go about buying and getting one shipped to New Zealand. Need me a hand laser!
Great story..I love the way you give back to the community and also find a way to help your channel..Looks like I've got a thing or two to learn about splitting wood..As long as I've been at it, I can never get it to split that way..maybe a I need a new Buckin Billy Ray axe for my birthday..Turn 50 on Monday..think I can convince my wife??
Hey Billy buckin Billy this is Drew Charles in Santa Cruz California. I was so waiting for you to gift him one of your axes so he could interact with you in future and let you know how it worked out. Got to love it when you Embrace a new fan. Thank you
As soon as I heard "the wood is still there" I knew this would be a good one 🤣 stay safe love the channel been climbing and cutting for a while but still learning every day.
I've said this before on Augusts channel. I have a slow burner cancer at 54, I'll often gently shove workmen off my place to leave me to tidy up, back fill, whatever. Everyone needs a purpose to maintain their dignity and retain their ability to look themselves in the eye and say I'm not just alive I'm living. A job that takes one guy 30 minutes might take me a day but at the close of play when I sit down I can tick a box for something fulfilling having been achieved today. It's not jealousy of the hunky lumberjack if you love and trust your wife it is something much more personal. Pride cometh before a fall but pride in achieving something when you could have surrendered to personal weakness is invigorating and fuels the soul. I often leave rounds of fire wood to dry a little and become less physically taxing to lift or move around. My wife would accept an offer to have them split and I'd smile but on the inside I'd die a little.
Be proud of your accomplishments. Please know there are good souls that like to help and they might benefit from your knowledge and perspective. With my respect and understanding to you Sir! Have a great day 🌲🌼
@@ddalton692 I understand the other perspective. For years I tried to be the go-to-guy. Burst pipe 3am I'm there. loose animals I'm there, need firewood I have a trailer full. Saying yes to help comes hard to a once strong guy but I'm learning that kindness is something that is banked and there is no real shame in making a withdrawal every now and then. I'm deeply indebted to you for taking the time to reply, the kindness of strangers has never ceased to amaze me in this world and did from an early age induce me to try to be a better man. Regards from Scotland. P.s my friends call me Angus, only the tax man calls me Sir.
Hello Angus a pleasure to meet you. Canada to Scotland to Washington : Buckins’s🌲community spreads love and respect! I was brought up to say Sir and am no tax man - ha ha. Stay strong, you are in my prayers. May you and your wife have a great day, Debby
@@ddalton692 I too call anyone who renders me a service sir or ma'am. Police officers/service men and women and emergency service folk regardless of age too. Waiters/waitresses I ask their name and use it when talking to them. I heard a rather apt thing the other day. 'You don't have to respect everyone you have talked to but you have to treat everyone you meet with respect'. Buckin's crowd just makes the decision easier which way to form an opinion. You have brightened my day so I'll wish you a blessed day too.
i can 100% appreciate the effort it takes to split wood with an axe. it took my an hour to do One split in a piece of Maple that was 100 years old and hit by lightning and dried out like crazy. i gave up after one split haha. but, it definitely made me appreciate the effort to do whole trees worth and more. just stacking a single Cord of wood is hard work, let alone what was needed in the 1800s for exclusively wood heated homes and cooking uses. the old timers where some Tough folk, and i definitely count you among the tough ones. you did great work on that pile, despite the home-owner wanting to do it himself haha.
I'm 70 when we were young we needed 12 to 16 good split cords every winter. My older brother and I were too young to be splitting then but it was our job to haul it and stack it. Then bring the older more dry wood in for the kitchen stove that went 24/7 and bring in some 1/4 size for the furnace. That also-ran 24/7 all winter. It was nice to see the warm weather show up. LOL. Kids got it too good today. And have nothing nice to say to those who spoil them. I still heat most of my house with an airtight through the winter months. 😊
