Truly a winning design Buckin I can tell you put your hands heart and mind into that handle I especially like that taper just before the swell definitely be able to swing that for days with no blisters can't wait to get one and start splitting!!!!
Keep it up Billy! Such an inspiration! When your shoulder got out of whack my first thought was your drumming. So glad to see hear and feel the rhythm flowing again! God bless!
"I think I'll make an axe...no I better not." You are an awesome dude. Wish we were neighbors. I'll be gettin my wood bullet as soon as yall are ready.
I’m all fired up about axe handles now! I have spend quite a bit of time lately sanding and putting boiled linseed oil on my axe handles and they feel 10x nicer.
I want to learn how to make an ax handle so bad. I love your videos I've been learning a lot so thank you very much for the time that you put into making these videos I really do appreciate it
Find a handle you like, get yourself a nice Hickory or White oak plank and transfer the handle onto your blank. I use a band saw to cut out the rough handle, then a draw knife and wood rasp for shaping. Take your time, it definitely helps to have your pattern handle to compare with. It's a lot of fun to do and very rewarding when done.
Always love watching your videos, I too love the big palm swells or the fawns foot. Nothing good comes out of an axe slipping out of someones hands. Stay sharp and stay safe my friends.
Good morning Buckin Billy, good video, I love mine Bunyan handles. The time will come that I get the right head for them. I'm glad to see the progress you've made on the Wood Bullet. Love you and love to all. Beautiful handles.
I love your positivity man. After a long hard day I really look forward to watching your videos. I have a major love for axes I’ve been watching you for years.
Oh man, I hope I get the opportunity to buy an axe or some handles. 32 with that palm swell is exactly what I like. Love how you are using everything and not just the “perfect” ones. Just like us, we are all a little different and can be used just the way we were made!! Can’t wait to order!
Good stuff Buckin. I get the big palm swell but never quite understood the need for having the big block of wood at the bottom of the handle. Having a large striking surface for hafting makes sense as well as giving room for customization for your own special palm fit, but I’d still lop off the extra after. I like the fawns foot look best.
I've got an old axe with a split handle and instead of trying to fix it I'd buy one of yours when they are available. I don't know if I can afford a Wood Bullet but I'm sure a handle is in my budget
Wow those handles look amazing… just amazing work at hand hear those are built perfectly in my opinion. Iam veary veary excited for this item! Gonna be the The axe in my arsenal and favorite 🪓🪓!
Such Beautiful axes! I love the look of the dowels in that ax! I am an old soul! I was born in the wrong Era! You gotta love something with a little character, and that Has it!! If it goes for sale, please reach out to me! Thanks for inspiring!
Handles are looking really nice. Wedge banging handle will be awesome. I have a head waiting. Keep healing ❤️🩹. That doweled axe 🪓 is dangerous. Beautiful. I really like the cut down palm swell. I prefer it actually. Nice work. No wasting wood, no reason too. Need that wood bullet double but I’m telling ya. At least a buckin double bit handle.
@@jirusjirus9322 He has the groove, like the Purdie shuffle.... Jeff from Toto used it as well as John B. from Led Zep and so many others... hard to hit the ghost note, but Bill has it down. Love to jam with his drumming... 45 years in music as a player
Love ya buckin. The tree community just recently lost a very great man. His name was Jed(inbred Jed) and he was apart of the Guilty Of Treeson RU-vid channel. He was one of the best tree climbers around, and he unfortunately was killed on the job, and left behind a wife and two daughters. There is a tribute for him on Jakes channel(Guilty of Treeson) And a link to a GoFundMe to help out his family with funeral costs. Im sure it would mean the world to his family if anyone is interested in sharing the video and GoFundMe link. He was a great man and i learned so much from him. It really hits close to home because i do tree work too. I'm very sorry to bring such sad news. There's a great lesson to be learned, especially for anyone who does tree work for a living and think that something like that could never happen to them. I love ya buckin. And everyone else in this community, i love you all too! Tell your friends and family you love them any chance you get. Life is short.
Buckin’…Im a firefighter and ive been looking for a good axe handle that will stand up to the work I’ll put it through. Looking forward to picking one up from you and customizing that grip to help me with bulky gloves and fire conditions. Keep the vid’s coming…
You are 100 percent corect about your handles.. that is why I would never buy a killinger premium handle because you are waisting money ....grain orientation is not that important ....you should test a hardware store handle ,a killinger,and one of your homade handles you made out of a hickory board. I think the results will speak for its self....hope yall feel better soon and have a great week end...
I know there is a tribute to him that has been posted. Haven't watched it yet but we will want to know details and how to avoid accidents while tree working. I'm always devistated when i hear of a worker getting hurt on the job or get killed 🙏
Buckin let me know when they come up for sale!! Also, are they going to have your stamp in them?? Maybe a marketing idea, you could sell "options" of them being stamped, or burned, or etc.. Thanks for the update!
Hey bucking keep it up 👍 I use a cheaper Axe when I'm cutting timber, obviously a wedge beater and I always wrap electrical tape for my palm swell lol but it gives you fallow through, so I get why you put it on the handle it's just better all the way around 👍 go get em
Yes I really like the cut down too thanks Buckin maybe one day I’ll get me a Buckin Special because I never split wood with an axe I’ve always used an mull thanks for what you do!!!!!!
The handles from Bunyan premium or not I love them and will cherish them until I hand them down to my sons. I have hung both of them and now I know what you mean when you say, I love this axe. Thanks again for these beautiful gifts. ♥️♥️
Just before Xmas I hung an axe for my grandpa that he actually has early memories of his dad using that axe..it was a double bit that was far ground and smashed up pretty bad on both sides so bad I couldn't see any sign of any stamps at all...the handle it got was a bit thick for what was left of the head and has that dead horizontal grain orientation but as he doesn't plan to use it I wasn't at all worried I burnt it up and stained it blued the head and sort of just brushed the edges for a "patina" look and it came out deadly!
I just finished making 2 nice hickory handles for a couple hand forged heads I made recently. I've been finding many sections of "curls" in my history handles but it's not quite the same process of making the figure pop compared to curly maple. Anybody else ran into this and been able to make them pop in hickory?
Mr. Sprague, @13:25 I don’t believe you’re required to apologize for scaling such a useful and heartfelt asset to the consumer. Thank you. Sincerely & Respectfully, R.W.N II P.S. ~ @17:12 I’d purchase the doweled handle.
My farther just died and left me unused homelite xl. And a xls chainsaw. I love them . What's the best bar's and drums fit them want to use saws for ever. Think dad brought them in 1988.
It would be different if people rejected an ax handle due to direct reason like the last 3 leaf-springers broke prematurely. But the rejection is usually made based of what someone heard rather than off experience. Nice handles, I hope the ax venture works well for everyone.
Hi Buckin, first off it's good to see that you and Wendy are continuing to feel better!💜 Can you please tell me what the dimensions of the hickory blanks are? This was an extremely interesting video for me, since I knew nothing about the process of creating & customizing an axe handle. 👍 Have you ever posted a video of yourself shaping a blank into a handle? That would be a great video. I'm excited for you to be branching out like you are with the new items that you will be offering the world...I might be able to buy a PINK "Buckin" hat yet😄Have a great day - LOVE WINS!
I do recall of the many Buckin shows that i have watched over the past 3 years that there is one where he starts with a chunk of two by four and carves out a handle from that. Great stuff, good work... what a guy. 💚🪘🎶🪵🪓
I can’t decide between a Tazi and a Wood Bullet. I gotta have one really soon. Pros, cons, thoughts? I know, before you say “get both!” I probably will, but one first, then the other.
Hi, I have a question. I've got cheap hickory handle, and I have a cheap axe head. But the hole of the head is slightly smaller than the shaft. Is it ok to remove 2-3mm of the wood to fit the axe head? Will it weakens the handke is my question??
@@BuckinBillyRaySmith thanks for replying Billy , I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for your handles , they are absolutely beutiful , they'll fit my hand better than what's available out here .
For the ones of us who dont have BBR axemanship, what do recommend to help protect the handle from glancing blows up by the head? I have used rad hose and tape, on sledgehammers, but that would be out of place on a wood bullet.
@@ToddAdams1234 True that!! 😂 😂 That's probably what l will do, unless there is a nicer and stronger way to do that. Like Buckin says, "have your own experience!"