Been on the stump for 22 years myself... Buckin will learn you somethin whether you’re green or a seasoned vet. Most folks won’t understand because it’s not their livelihood, but Buckin is giving out gold for free and asks for nothing in return. Be safe out there Buckdaddy flex
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BTW your channel is awesome buckin! i've been an arborist in New Zealand for about 6 years and i'm loving all the finer tid bits of info to add to my proficiency. thanks again!
I've been falling since 1986. Though I have wedged thousands of trees. I will have to say. I'm allergic to this activity. And avoid it as much as possible. 😁
If you don’t teach your trade and pass it on, all your knowledge will die with you. You owe it to your teachers before you and the trade you practice. Thanks Buckin for being a great teacher my friend.
As a rookie feller I salute you for your informative videos. Brother you are blessing all those wanting to be better at the craft. Not only are you saving us time but you're potentially saving lives! Buckin' Billy you are the Man💯💚
I'm 63 and grew up in Vermont. As a youngster at the age of 11 I first ran a little Homelite and it grew from there. I worked in the woods on and off into my 20's and enjoyed every moment. In the winter of 1975 I was one of the chosen to cut a new ski trail on Pico Peak Ski Area. four of us took the chair lift up in the early hours before skiers. In those days it was pretty much wool, down if you were fortunate and overalls. Some of those days were bitter cold, honestly well below zero. As we worked we would peel layers off and about an hour into it we worked in long sleeve long underwear. The steam rolled off our bodies. By this time skiers were coming up and I can't tell you how many photos were taken of us running saws in those cold days, what wonderful memories and smiles it brings to my face. I greatly enjoy your videos, truly educational. You'er right, there is little wedge work going on today, kind of like a loss of common sense or the inability to problem solve without a computer. The wedge is your problem solver you only need to know it's abilities and your own knowledge limitations. Study the tree and it will speak to you, you only need to listen! Thank you for being you and sharing!
What kind of man am I having tears in my eyes watching this beautiful human share his passion with us...I am new to chainsaws and cutting wood I've never seen anything like this in my life...sir you are remarkable...you are a wonderful teacher...how lucky your son is to have a father like you....I'm speechless watching these videos...your knowledge is incredible on the subject....just want to say your a wonderful person ...your a beacon for all humanity jeeez what a teacher...you make the world a better place...thank you for the great videos....bless you...
Hi Buckin, I've been watching your videos recently and as I like to learn something new every day, you help me learn new things about falling, I'm 67, I'm from Australia and consider myself a good faller.i started at 12 years old going out with my grandfather falling trees and splitting fence posts the only tools we took with us were a cross cut saw an axe wedges and aold hand drill. My Grandfather taught me to select the right trees and how to fall them. He was a great faller and bushman and with those few tools taught me how to be a good faller. We used to go onto farms and turn the farmers trees into beautiful posts for him. My grandfather also taught me to have a great appreciation for the bush and the land, so it is good to see you teaching your son. My grandfather also taught me to be good, be kind, and treat everyone with respect. He has passed on now, but I still live by those words and still love my time in the bush. If I'm ever in your country I'd like to look you up and share some stories over a camp fire. And thank you for the lessons I've learnt. Stay safe .☺️🌏
Ran a tree service for years and was shocked to see this perspective shared here. Thank you for sharing this and I hope The Almighty GOD and Father blesses you for blessing His creations. How valuable to have this insight should I find myself in such a situation as this. Thank you sir!
Used to like cutting wood with my dad. I learned alot from him. He didn't teach cutting a wedge on side you want it to fall. He would walk up to a big oak tree walk around it looking up. Grab his old homelite super xl 12 with 20" bar, put chain 2 or 3" above the dirt saw in a bit then sawing and backing around the tree, big tree & it went right where he wanted it to. Him &his brothers used crosscut saws when they where kids. I well better about certain things now since watching you. Thank you, you are an inspiration in more ways than one. God bless & have a great day
My Buckin story. I bought 12 acres in GA. After watching many Buckin videos, I fell my first tree ever. It was a Pine about 80’ tall and about 2’ thick. I was so damn nervous. But using all the knowledge you’ve shared and staying calm, she came down flawlessly. My confidence to execute falling Pines over half of my very dense property, came DIRECTLY from your awesome videos. Thank you so much Buckin! Seriously! Maybe I’ll even get the nerve to climb one.
HEY BUCKIN, you always thank us for our support for you .... I think it's really time to say thank you for YOUR SUPPORT FOR US! i don't know anyone who cares more about his people than you ... THANK YOU BROTHER, THANK YOU FROM THE BUTTOM OF MY HEART !!
I am making my way through all of Buckin Billy Ray's videos. I think I am over a 100 now. After the first three I realized that this man can cut a tree down like it was nobody's business and doing it like an artist. Just the way he eyeballs and calculates everything is nothing short of amazing! Now just forget about all that cutting stuff for just a moment and just begin to listen to this tree cutter's heart and his message. It has been there from the beginning and it has kept me coming back for more everyday. It sounds like Jeff has been listening too! You have a great spirit too brother Jeff. If there is one thing I have learned is that we can all be "Messengers of Kindness". It only takes a few moments of awareness each day and like Buckin says just slow down so you can see them. The people on this channel leave some wonderful uplifting comments everyday and it does my heart good every time I read them. I am nearly 70 years old and I have never seen or read anything like it. I am so glad I stumbled on to this channel just by happenstance....miracles do happen!
Jeff 💪🏻🪓💪🏻🖤💚 Buckin you inspire in more ways then cutting my friend. Changing the world on a huge scale. Congrats on 300k my friend. You know what I’m talkin bout.!!! Yea you do.!! Kindness and love leading the way. 💛🧡❤️
Been cutting since I was very young. Third generation woodsman. I learn something new every single time I watch your channel. Thanks so much for what you're doing!
As a newb of sorts, it's great to see comments like this. I already knew I was in the right place, but comments from hoards of people like you reinforce it further. Cheers.
I love Billy, man. I'm all over this video because last year I was cutting doan an old apple tree behind the mobile home on our 2nd property. Thing was WAY too close to the home. I did not know about wedges at the time. I cut slow to see the tree movement. I noticed it was going to fall towards the home and stopped, luckily I caught it and was able to stop. The tree stayed standing. I braced it, then I wrapped a tow strap around it, along another tree to my truck and was able to pull it down safely. I will NEVER do that again! I was very lucky. Thanks to Billy I can drop a 50' tree between my pool and the dog paddock fence no problem. And it's only 20 feet between the two. Insane accuracy. I now have lots of wedges. It's amazing watching this with what wedges can do.
I find it funny how often your boy goes "Yeah I was just saying that" he's sure come a long way. He's got the passion and appetite for the knowledge in his trade. Be proud there Dad.
I am born and bred in Washington 38 years this month of the 26th. Been in the woods my whole life! Love tree work just like you and your pop’s! The Grand fir are dying even as far as Eastern Washington I cut down 2 last summer in CleElum Washington they were stone dead! And then found out later right of the property that I was Felling them trees the US forest service was going through and cutting out tons of them with the beetle in them. Wish I was making this up but sadly it’s true! Great video fellas love your channel been watching before their was 5,000 subs so cool to see this dream come true!✊🏼🤟🏻🤙🏻
I’ve learned from people who have been in the industry for decades, years & sometimes even days. In the scheme of things, they & myself are always learning due to our Due diligence & in the pursuit of knowledge in the industry that we connect with. 30 years as a furniture removal man & by chance have been offered the opportunity to become a good groundsman.
Buckin' Billy Ray Smith, just wanted to say thank you for all these videos! Joined a tree service company here in TX about 90 days ago, and I have already excelled up the ladder with all of your cutting experience! I love this stuff!! Next I'm now training to climb as well as equipment operator (claw truck, skid steer, and chainsaws duh!) SO THANK YOU!!!!
Thank you Buckin! I wish I watched this about two weeks ago when I did exactly what you said not to do and did my undercut first with a hard leaner. I thought I'd be able to wedge it afterwards but the tree ended up sitting back and pinching the saw. I got the saw back thanks to some hard wind, but now the tree is hung up in another tree since I didn't plan for it to fall that way. Now I've got to learn to use a rope to get that tree down if the winds don't do me a favor. The knowledge you share can be a life saver.
Buckin been watching for a long time brother I’m like you grew up in the log woods will turn 53 years young this coming Monday and brother still learning like the back cut first awesome stuff love it and the filing and bar care pick up things there to helped me like my grandpa told me years ago never to old to learn if you want to thanks brother stay true and stay strong keep looking up and let’s all BEKIND and prayers that GOD RICHLY BLESS you and your family
I have to say Whatching this I said no way but you my friend are the best been felling trees many years but I still can learn from you. Thank you for all you do for others .you may have saved lives with your teaching .
I just want to say a few years back a short few years ago I wanted to be a tree cutter and I came across buckins videos and now I'm a professional faller. With a small business that will be big someday but the point of it all is. I learned how to fall from his videos. Thank you buckin! Very motivationally inspirational. Such a gem to have in life what a genuine human being. Have a blessed day. Thank you for your content and knowledge.
Ditto to what Jeff brings when someone takes the time to teach another. It's magical it can help change this world and move the needle to the good... I started watching Buckin Billy Ray by chance. He has help me to grow as a person and to really find a hobby that helps heat my family's home. And I do it with more wisdom and knowledge because of Buckin and Ganges. I went from lifting heavy splits and busting em with a maul over and over. To just Flippin and Splittin with an AX!! Faster and safer. And I learned to take a tree down with patience and thinking instead of speed and nervousness. And tuning a carb by ear, rich or lean that is hard to identify but billy points it out with patience and KINDNESS. Thank you for making a difference!
Just got accepted into school for arboriculture. Buckin, you're one of the main reasons I branched off from my current profession. When I found your channel on TH-cam I've been following ever since. Tree work is truly amazing. Thank you for all you do and your outlook on life. Fyi your sense of humor is priceless. Love ya buddy. Cheers from Ontario.
This is an INCREDIBLY helpful video. Thank you! I have this exact type of scenario in my back yard, and I need to cut this huge tree down in a way that it won't fall the wrong direction right onto my mobile home!!! This is exactly how I'm going to do it. This video is a lifesaver. I also love how you stopped to explain how it works with a little diagram and some more in-depth info about not cutting the holding wood... Wow great video.
Buckin Billy Ray I can't thank you enough for making that in depth hand filing video. Thank you so much because from that point on, I never had to rely on a hardware store to sharpen my chains or wait to to come and pick them up
Thanks to BBRS many folks are coming to understand that cutting down trees is an art skill. Thanks to Buckin', the widow makers are making fewer widows! Great lessons in safety and proper felling.
This student watched this video twice in a row!! Enthralling. I’ve never considered back cutting first. Even the simple solution of wedging your wedge. GOLD!! Thanks Brother
Hello Buckin. I love pounding wedges I just find so much joy in it. I have learned a lot watching you and Hogan pound wedges. Thank you for teaching the wedgemanship.Love and kindness
I've never once used a chainsaw. But in the couple of weeks that I've been watching your vidyas, I've learned a whole lot. What I quite enjoy is tool repairs, tool maintenance and tool sharpening, there is nothing on earth quite like using a razor sharp chisel, or a sharp hand saw, or a sharp chainsaw, and now that you've shown me how to sharpen a chain up, that's one more skill for the bag of tricks. This is awesome bud, keep up the good work
Always a pleasure to watch and learn from you 67 yrs on the stump and never to old to learn Hogan you have a special gift being given to you God Bless and bve safe Paul from NH
Great instructions I’m a subscriber now for sure after seeing this video. I am a newbie and only been taking trees down the last year but appreciate the videos from the pros.
Buckin' you taught me so much too! As a landowner, I am lucky I am still here from my mistakes with trees when I was young. I wish I had your mentoring 50 years ago!... but all is good now. Pushing 70 I can't afford any mistakes, and your lessons are keeping me safe. Always know you have touched the hearts of people like me!
Can't thank you enough for all you've shared about how to fell trees safely. About four years back we lost about 30 oaks in our woods due to gypsy moth caterpillar damage and two years ago we started harvesting them for firewood. The first ones we dropped were all easy - straight with plenty of clear area to drop into. The ones we are currently dropping are all leaning toward live trees and away from the clearer areas we would prefer to drop them in. We play it extra safe and always use ropes or pull chains to ensure the trees don't get away from me (I cut, my wife is the safety observer), but not once have we actually had to rely on them ropes yet (knock on wood!). Thanks to your postings on wedging and being PATIENT, we've pushed every tree thus far out of its lean to fall in the right direction. Yesterday was our best yet. It was a 75 footer, 16 inch diameter red oak that was leaning back in a direction about 120 degrees away from our drop line. What was left of the crown was primarily in that direction as well. I used a plunge cut to start and put in a wedge on either side to provide support once I made the notch cut so I could finish the back cut without fear of binding. Once the notch cut was done, I did the back cut to the plunge cut and then put short wedges into the back cut allowing me to remove the wedges from the bore cut. Then I went back inside the wedges, to finish the back cut that left a decent hinge at a point short of having the tree start to fall. My intent as you recommend was to take it slow as I wanted to ensure I could control the fall with the wedges. Then I started working the wedges around the cut to ensure I was driving the tree in the right direction. Each time the tree showed movement, my wife would alert me and I would reassess my progress. In a few minutes, that tree ever so slowly started its fall precisely where I wanted it. Your reinforcing the need to take it slow and use wedges has taught me a lot. Thanks so much!!!
Hi buckin. Patrick from tassie here. I've been cutting trees down for over 40 years, never to old to learn new ways, tips etc. Thankyou for all you do and put in to our way of life. Keep cutting and stay safe 🙂👍
And that last big back-leaner next to the dog pen had my pucker-factor high just watching you guys. Amazing job. Learned a great deal about wedging from just this one video. Thank you.
Buckin, this is absolutely one of your best instructional videos that I have viewed to date, the lessons of wedgemanship in this video are unreal !! To watch you and Hogan absolutely lift these trees up with the wedges like they are jacks is incredible and greatly appreciated, it is very inspiring to watch these trees fall in such a controlled manner !! Great job men !! 😊
Thank you for sharing tips from a pro. Been cutting my own firewood for 30 years and never thought about cutting the corner off a wedge. Love your videos brother!
Great video Buckin !! I live in south central Alaska and have been cutting firewood since i was a kid but now im grown with a wife and kids , we purchased 32 acres of heavy treed land and i am clearing and develooing it myself , your tutorials have helped me with my sharpening skills and how to properly fall trees , i am very greatfull for the info .. thank you very much!!!
I was always the guy that climbed it before felling it.Had a large dead spruce with no option but to fell it. Buckin your voice was in my head all the way through the process. Thank you sir, that giant tree went right were I said it would. I was so pumped and so was my customer. Best moment in tree felling ever for me.✌️peace everyone and thanks for your inspiration sir billy😊❤️
That wedge trick- nipping the corner off to get by the hinge wood. I’ve done that many times in carpentry. It’s cool to see it used in another craft. Thanks for expanding my bag of tricks as usual. Great job BBR! Keep the lessons coming and we’ll keep soaking ‘em up.
Thank you for the education. I really never used wedges very much. That was very educational. Thank you showing me new ways of doing things. Of course, when you try it, you did small steps first. Don't go big right away, baby step.
i learn so much from your videos, greatly appreciate the knowledge you share. I had asked a guy related to the business if he knew anyone that would show me how to climb. he said no one would share their skills because it was a very secretive industry. I did find a class and look forward to learning how to climb and cut. thanks again for sharing your craft.
He's absolutely right on about that Buckin you have given me way more confidence my filing and my wedge cuts and now driving wedges to get the tree to do what I need!!! Thank you buddy!!!!
The blacksmith shop will be awesome and def well deserved. I missed the life show d/t being on our anniversary camping trip. Thx for the lesson on the wedges !!!
Hello from nw Indiana I really appreciate all the advice you give and the lessons, iv been clearing ditch banks since I was a teen but iv recently decided to go into The wood cutting business for myself and thanks to alot of things iv learned from your channel my stumps are getting prettier, my chains are sharper and I'm becoming alot more comfortable on the stump
A trick I often do is do your front cut, then start the back cut with a plunge behind the hinge, pick whichever side has a lean if any. Stop 1/3 to a little more of the way before exiting the back of the tree, pull your saw half-way out and finish the cut out the back, which leaves a pie shaped piece on the back. Smack a small wedge parallel to the hinge or at a diagonal just like you did, then finish off the pie slice from the other side. Instead of pulling the saw out you can also stop going straight back and instead sweep the tip of the saw, which tends to leave a thinner piece and more space for the first wedge if that's what you want. Either way, hard back-leaners always up the pucker factor! Love your work man and I always learn watching ya, especially that last tree here! You, sir, are a wedge wizard.
You rock Billy! Another awesome video I own rural property in upstate NY. Every spring we find tons of blow downs and widow makers. We are always running saws up there. Thanks for passing on all the priceless info.
Same here! Buckin gave my 20 year old Husky new life. The thing cuts like butter with your sharpening lesson. These saws will give back if you show them care. Now I will learn the wedging.. thanks!
Thanks Billy, for all te work and advice. We are reforesting some land here in Thailand. Creating an abundant food forest. After 8 years of planting our little edible jungle we are coming to realize we need more light for successful fruiting of many our tree. We have a lot of legume trees that grow fast and getting a decent size. Your video really help us to manage our food forest and create more abundance on our slice of paradise here.
I love it. Wedge school. Billy I have 40 acres in the Arkansas Ozark’s. All hardwood. I use the trees to feed my sawmill. I also fall my own trees. I want to thank you for the lessons.
This is huge, and exactly what I needed! I was just in this situation and it went bad for me, so I’m taking notes here. We need Buckin’ Billy Ray to come out to the Forest here in California and give a clinic on felling. All the old lumberjacks from these woods that I knew growin’ up are gone now, it’s very discouraging when a tree job turns into a fence job.
The joy of cutting wood - just WOW - belong to a group (non profit) of retired guys (most of us retired wood folks) that cuts , splits and deliver wood for those who need wood , mostly elderly folks or city folks - if they can buy the wood good, if not we give it to them, & perfectly OK...at Christmas time all $$ we've raised during wood cutting year is donated to local charity - message is same as Billy's above message - WOW what a joy to run chain saws and work with wood - Be kind and safe cutting to you
BBR - education was your goal and you, for me, have met that goal! I am new to trees and you are making my learning so fun! Exponential growth because YOU are a great teacher. From Minnesota, Peace to you and yours!
Oldie but Goldie! Very good information about using wedges! I bought couple of them to take down trees from my yard. biggest stomps are foot diam. but it's average here in Finland. I'm quite shy about those leaning trees but I have lots of space to practise, no buildings or powerlines near.
BUCKIN, THANK YOU from OREGON. Always learn something watching you. Keep spreading the LOVE! On the note of trees dying, our Douglas Fir trees have been dying for years down here from beatles- mid state Oregon in PNW.
Great fellin’ there Billy. My grandpa was a logger and helped his dad run their mill until my dad came along and pa had to quit. Keep up the good work and spreading kindness and love. God Bless.
Billy Ray. Watching your videos truly inspires me. It’s Friday night in Mississippi with a little bourbon. I’ve branched out and started dropping larger trees using your advice. Thanks man!
In all of the years I’ve been watching the channel never have I ever seen buckin unleash those mad art skills! Love to you and the family ❤️ very helpful tips and tricks
Hi Billy i like your videos. Wanted to tell u that when stacking wedges if u put a hand full of wood shavings fro.m face cut the wedges wont slip off each other so easy i learned this from some old timer logger friend hope it is useful to you. Thanks for posting daniel
I have learned so much from you and your son. I got one pair of every size K and H wedges makes. Cause, you wind up needing what you don’t have sometimes. The short ones are deadly for the small diameter back leaning trees. Love the diagram. Coach Buckin Is In SESSION!
I want to thank you Buckin! I have had to fall trees off and on for years. From what I know now I can say that I really didn’t have a clue.Since I have been watching your videos I have been falling quite a few trees on my property and so far each one has went right where I wanted to. I take my time, really study my notch cut, holding wood and bang them wedges! Thanks again!👍
buckin, thanks for what you teach. took down a large pine in my yard about 8 months ago that even experienced fallers would not touch. high line wires right next to it and very scary. did my face cut and then back cut and wedged it. it turn out exactly the way i have seen you do it a 100 times. asked a friend of mine who is a faller and he has never used wedges before. turned him on to your channel.
I have 4 girls and 1 boy and I taught all of them everything I know about cutting, I know I can ask any of them to go cut without me and I know it will be done right! I trust them like u trust Hogan! Keep up the great father son content!
I wish I could be your son and learn directly from you I am a first generation everything and believe me it is a huge learning curve. How hope son truly appreciate you and your knowledge.
Hello from Kentucky. I'm new to this but have been watching your videos to learn how to do some tree work on my property. Have to clear out a yard for our new home and do about a hundred acres of timber stand improvement. Wish I would have seen THIS video yesterday. Lost a back leaner over my shoulder this morning because I put a face cut on it first- and a too deep face cut at that. 60 degree grade on the hillside so it fell back then rolled down at me. Close call there. This video showed what I should have done with it. Redeemed myself a little later with my first double fell - a back leaning poplar and no-lean beech. Propped the poplar forward with wedges like I saw in your videos, but the beech had its arms around it and it wouldn't go. Face cut the beech, back cut it, and they fell together perfectly. Got the double fell on video if you'd care to see it sometime. Thanks for the informational videos buddy. I guarantee they have saved some lives.
Been on the stump for 22 years myself... Buckin will learn you somethin whether you’re green or a seasoned vet. Most folks won’t understand because it’s not their livelihood, but Buckin is giving out gold for free and asks for nothing in return. Be safe out there Buckdaddy flex
Thx Willy , appreciate ya pal
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BTW your channel is awesome buckin! i've been an arborist in New Zealand for about 6 years and i'm loving all the finer tid bits of info to add to my proficiency. thanks again!
I've been falling since 1986. Though I have wedged thousands of trees. I will have to say. I'm allergic to this activity. And avoid it as much as possible. 😁
If you don’t teach your trade and pass it on, all your knowledge will die with you. You owe it to your teachers before you and the trade you practice. Thanks Buckin for being a great teacher my friend.
great teaching on the back leaners... it's one thing to do that in the woods.. a whole nother game when you're standing between two houses!!!!!!!!!!
As a rookie feller I salute you for your informative videos. Brother you are blessing all those wanting to be better at the craft. Not only are you saving us time but you're potentially saving lives! Buckin' Billy you are the Man💯💚
I'm 63 and grew up in Vermont. As a youngster at the age of 11 I first ran a little Homelite and it grew from there. I worked in the woods on and off into my 20's and enjoyed every moment. In the winter of 1975 I was one of the chosen to cut a new ski trail on Pico Peak Ski Area. four of us took the chair lift up in the early hours before skiers. In those days it was pretty much wool, down if you were fortunate and overalls. Some of those days were bitter cold, honestly well below zero. As we worked we would peel layers off and about an hour into it we worked in long sleeve long underwear. The steam rolled off our bodies.
By this time skiers were coming up and I can't tell you how many photos were taken of us running saws in those cold days, what wonderful memories and smiles it brings to my face. I greatly enjoy your videos, truly educational. You'er right, there is little wedge work going on today, kind of like a loss of common sense or the inability to problem solve without a computer. The wedge is your problem solver you only need to know it's abilities and your own knowledge limitations. Study the tree and it will speak to you, you only need to listen!
Thank you for being you and sharing!
What kind of man am I having tears in my eyes watching this beautiful human share his passion with us...I am new to chainsaws and cutting wood I've never seen anything like this in my life...sir you are remarkable...you are a wonderful teacher...how lucky your son is to have a father like you....I'm speechless watching these videos...your knowledge is incredible on the subject....just want to say your a wonderful person ...your a beacon for all humanity jeeez what a teacher...you make the world a better place...thank you for the great videos....bless you...
Hi Buckin, I've been watching your videos recently and as I like to learn something new every day, you help me learn new things about falling, I'm 67, I'm from Australia and consider myself a good faller.i started at 12 years old going out with my grandfather falling trees and splitting fence posts the only tools we took with us were a cross cut saw an axe wedges and aold hand drill. My Grandfather taught me to select the right trees and how to fall them. He was a great faller and bushman and with those few tools taught me how to be a good faller. We used to go onto farms and turn the farmers trees into beautiful posts for him. My grandfather also taught me to have a great appreciation for the bush and the land, so it is good to see you teaching your son. My grandfather also taught me to be good, be kind, and treat everyone with respect. He has passed on now, but I still live by those words and still love my time in the bush. If I'm ever in your country I'd like to look you up and share some stories over a camp fire. And thank you for the lessons I've learnt. Stay safe .☺️🌏
Ran a tree service for years and was shocked to see this perspective shared here. Thank you for sharing this and I hope The Almighty GOD and Father blesses you for blessing His creations. How valuable to have this insight should I find myself in such a situation as this. Thank you sir!
Used to like cutting wood with my dad. I learned alot from him. He didn't teach cutting a wedge on side you want it to fall. He would walk up to a big oak tree walk around it looking up. Grab his old homelite super xl 12 with 20" bar, put chain 2 or 3" above the dirt saw in a bit then sawing and backing around the tree, big tree & it went right where he wanted it to. Him &his brothers used crosscut saws when they where kids. I well better about certain things now since watching you. Thank you, you are an inspiration in more ways than one. God bless & have a great day
My Buckin story.
I bought 12 acres in GA. After watching many Buckin videos, I fell my first tree ever. It was a Pine about 80’ tall and about 2’ thick. I was so damn nervous. But using all the knowledge you’ve shared and staying calm, she came down flawlessly. My confidence to execute falling Pines over half of my very dense property, came DIRECTLY from your awesome videos. Thank you so much Buckin! Seriously!
Maybe I’ll even get the nerve to climb one.
Buckin Billy is definitely what I would call a cool dude. He’s laid back, gives away his wisdom for free, and is just an all around nice guy.
no you're a cool dude. I might be. He's freaking James Brown, Dean Martin, and Charles Bronson rolled into one.
HEY BUCKIN, you always thank us for our support for you .... I think it's really time to say thank you for YOUR SUPPORT FOR US!
i don't know anyone who cares more about his people than you ... THANK YOU BROTHER, THANK YOU FROM THE BUTTOM OF MY HEART !!
Pilk you said something the other day that hit me , about you use to be like 👍.. love you friend
@@BuckinBillyRaySmith FAMILY! love you too!
God bless you sir for taking this much time to make these videos!! This is so full of great info!!
I am making my way through all of Buckin Billy Ray's videos. I think I am over a 100 now. After the first three I realized that this man can cut a tree down like it was nobody's business and doing it like an artist. Just the way he eyeballs and calculates everything is nothing short of amazing! Now just forget about all that cutting stuff for just a moment and just begin to listen to this tree cutter's heart and his message. It has been there from the beginning and it has kept me coming back for more everyday. It sounds like Jeff has been listening too! You have a great spirit too brother Jeff. If there is one thing I have learned is that we can all be "Messengers of Kindness". It only takes a few moments of awareness each day and like Buckin says just slow down so you can see them. The people on this channel leave some wonderful uplifting comments everyday and it does my heart good every time I read them. I am nearly 70 years old and I have never seen or read anything like it. I am so glad I stumbled on to this channel just by happenstance....miracles do happen!
Jeff 💪🏻🪓💪🏻🖤💚
Buckin you inspire in more ways then cutting my friend. Changing the world on a huge scale. Congrats on 300k my friend.
You know what I’m talkin bout.!!! Yea you do.!!
Kindness and love leading the way. 💛🧡❤️
Iove ya Billy
Been cutting since I was very young. Third generation woodsman. I learn something new every single time I watch your channel. Thanks so much for what you're doing!
As a newb of sorts, it's great to see comments like this. I already knew I was in the right place, but comments from hoards of people like you reinforce it further. Cheers.
I love Billy, man. I'm all over this video because last year I was cutting doan an old apple tree behind the mobile home on our 2nd property. Thing was WAY too close to the home. I did not know about wedges at the time. I cut slow to see the tree movement. I noticed it was going to fall towards the home and stopped, luckily I caught it and was able to stop. The tree stayed standing. I braced it, then I wrapped a tow strap around it, along another tree to my truck and was able to pull it down safely. I will NEVER do that again! I was very lucky. Thanks to Billy I can drop a 50' tree between my pool and the dog paddock fence no problem. And it's only 20 feet between the two. Insane accuracy. I now have lots of wedges. It's amazing watching this with what wedges can do.
I find it funny how often your boy goes "Yeah I was just saying that" he's sure come a long way. He's got the passion and appetite for the knowledge in his trade. Be proud there Dad.
I was noticing that too, he pays attention that's for sure, great teacher and a great student, it's awesome to watch...
I am born and bred in Washington 38 years this month of the 26th. Been in the woods my whole life! Love tree work just like you and your pop’s! The Grand fir are dying even as far as Eastern Washington I cut down 2 last summer in CleElum Washington they were stone dead! And then found out later right of the property that I was Felling them trees the US forest service was going through and cutting out tons of them with the beetle in them. Wish I was making this up but sadly it’s true! Great video fellas love your channel been watching before their was 5,000 subs so cool to see this dream come true!✊🏼🤟🏻🤙🏻
I’ve learned from people who have been in the industry for decades, years & sometimes even days. In the scheme of things, they & myself are always learning due to our Due diligence & in the pursuit of knowledge in the industry that we connect with.
30 years as a furniture removal man & by chance have been offered the opportunity to become a good groundsman.
Buckin' Billy Ray Smith, just wanted to say thank you for all these videos! Joined a tree service company here in TX about 90 days ago, and I have already excelled up the ladder with all of your cutting experience! I love this stuff!! Next I'm now training to climb as well as equipment operator (claw truck, skid steer, and chainsaws duh!) SO THANK YOU!!!!
Thank you Buckin! I wish I watched this about two weeks ago when I did exactly what you said not to do and did my undercut first with a hard leaner. I thought I'd be able to wedge it afterwards but the tree ended up sitting back and pinching the saw. I got the saw back thanks to some hard wind, but now the tree is hung up in another tree since I didn't plan for it to fall that way. Now I've got to learn to use a rope to get that tree down if the winds don't do me a favor. The knowledge you share can be a life saver.
You are the man buckin you don’t need all the fancy equipment I love it one of the best to do it
Always an honour seeing the dad and son relationship working with love and care. Beautiful to see. Loves you all. Thank You Buckin'
so happy you are with us friend,, nice words
Nice skills dropping a back leaner with no rope no winch no jack only wedges!!
Buckin been watching for a long time brother I’m like you grew up in the log woods will turn 53 years young this coming Monday and brother still learning like the back cut first awesome stuff love it and the filing and bar care pick up things there to helped me like my grandpa told me years ago never to old to learn if you want to thanks brother stay true and stay strong keep looking up and let’s all BEKIND and prayers that GOD RICHLY BLESS you and your family
I have to say Whatching this I said no way but you my friend are the best been felling trees many years but I still can learn from you. Thank you for all you do for others .you may have saved lives with your teaching .
I just want to say a few years back a short few years ago I wanted to be a tree cutter and I came across buckins videos and now I'm a professional faller. With a small business that will be big someday but the point of it all is. I learned how to fall from his videos. Thank you buckin! Very motivationally inspirational. Such a gem to have in life what a genuine human being. Have a blessed day. Thank you for your content and knowledge.
Ditto to what Jeff brings when someone takes the time to teach another. It's magical it can help change this world and move the needle to the good...
I started watching Buckin Billy Ray by chance. He has help me to grow as a person and to really find a hobby that helps heat my family's home. And I do it with more wisdom and knowledge because of Buckin and Ganges.
I went from lifting heavy splits and busting em with a maul over and over. To just Flippin and Splittin with an AX!! Faster and safer. And I learned to take a tree down with patience and thinking instead of speed and nervousness. And tuning a carb by ear, rich or lean that is hard to identify but billy points it out with patience and KINDNESS.
Thank you for making a difference!
Just got accepted into school for arboriculture. Buckin, you're one of the main reasons I branched off from my current profession. When I found your channel on TH-cam I've been following ever since. Tree work is truly amazing. Thank you for all you do and your outlook on life. Fyi your sense of humor is priceless. Love ya buddy. Cheers from Ontario.
great news Bob
Branched off, get it?
Good luck for the future Bob 👍🏻
This is an INCREDIBLY helpful video. Thank you! I have this exact type of scenario in my back yard, and I need to cut this huge tree down in a way that it won't fall the wrong direction right onto my mobile home!!! This is exactly how I'm going to do it. This video is a lifesaver. I also love how you stopped to explain how it works with a little diagram and some more in-depth info about not cutting the holding wood... Wow great video.
@@williamwallace9620 Wow yep, sounds like the same type of issue. I'll report back here when I've got mine chopped down.
Buckin Billy Ray I can't thank you enough for making that in depth hand filing video. Thank you so much because from that point on, I never had to rely on a hardware store to sharpen my chains or wait to to come and pick them up
good man ,, praise youtube
Thanks to BBRS many folks are coming to understand that cutting down trees is an art skill.
Thanks to Buckin', the widow makers are making fewer widows! Great lessons in safety and
proper felling.
How can anyone not like this video? Priceless knowledge here.
This student watched this video twice in a row!! Enthralling. I’ve never considered back cutting first. Even the simple solution of wedging your wedge. GOLD!! Thanks Brother
Hello Buckin. I love pounding wedges I just find so much joy in it. I have learned a lot watching you and Hogan pound wedges. Thank you for teaching the wedgemanship.Love and kindness
I've never once used a chainsaw. But in the couple of weeks that I've been watching your vidyas, I've learned a whole lot. What I quite enjoy is tool repairs, tool maintenance and tool sharpening, there is nothing on earth quite like using a razor sharp chisel, or a sharp hand saw, or a sharp chainsaw, and now that you've shown me how to sharpen a chain up, that's one more skill for the bag of tricks. This is awesome bud, keep up the good work
Always a pleasure to watch and learn from you 67 yrs on the stump and never to old to learn Hogan you have a special gift being given to you God Bless and bve safe Paul from NH
Great instructions I’m a subscriber now for sure after seeing this video. I am a newbie and only been taking trees down the last year but appreciate the videos from the pros.
I cut trees for a living and I have learned so much from these videos. Thanks Buckin
Welcome sir
yeah buckin is like uncle chainsaw man for us loggers young and learning
Buckin' you taught me so much too! As a landowner, I am lucky I am still here from my mistakes with trees when I was young. I wish I had your mentoring 50 years ago!... but all is good now. Pushing 70 I can't afford any mistakes, and your lessons are keeping me safe. Always know you have touched the hearts of people like me!
Can't thank you enough for all you've shared about how to fell trees safely. About four years back we lost about 30 oaks in our woods due to gypsy moth caterpillar damage and two years ago we started harvesting them for firewood. The first ones we dropped were all easy - straight with plenty of clear area to drop into. The ones we are currently dropping are all leaning toward live trees and away from the clearer areas we would prefer to drop them in. We play it extra safe and always use ropes or pull chains to ensure the trees don't get away from me (I cut, my wife is the safety observer), but not once have we actually had to rely on them ropes yet (knock on wood!). Thanks to your postings on wedging and being PATIENT, we've pushed every tree thus far out of its lean to fall in the right direction.
Yesterday was our best yet. It was a 75 footer, 16 inch diameter red oak that was leaning back in a direction about 120 degrees away from our drop line. What was left of the crown was primarily in that direction as well.
I used a plunge cut to start and put in a wedge on either side to provide support once I made the notch cut so I could finish the back cut without fear of binding. Once the notch cut was done, I did the back cut to the plunge cut and then put short wedges into the back cut allowing me to remove the wedges from the bore cut. Then I went back inside the wedges, to finish the back cut that left a decent hinge at a point short of having the tree start to fall. My intent as you recommend was to take it slow as I wanted to ensure I could control the fall with the wedges. Then I started working the wedges around the cut to ensure I was driving the tree in the right direction. Each time the tree showed movement, my wife would alert me and I would reassess my progress. In a few minutes, that tree ever so slowly started its fall precisely where I wanted it.
Your reinforcing the need to take it slow and use wedges has taught me a lot. Thanks so much!!!
Good morning y'all and much love from Paradise California
mornin james!
@@pilkpulk8284 morning
Hi buckin. Patrick from tassie here. I've been cutting trees down for over 40 years, never to old to learn new ways, tips etc. Thankyou for all you do and put in to our way of life. Keep cutting and stay safe 🙂👍
Thanks for the Buckin felling lessons. I'm learning everyday. Got much more to learn. Spread the kindness.
I love watching you fall. It's like watching a couple of artists. You're both true masters, brothers.
Hey Buckin your videos are awesome. Keep going strong and like you always say "Be Kind Friends"!
thx
Education, happiness, friendship and kind messages. I love waking up to power saws!
And that last big back-leaner next to the dog pen had my pucker-factor high just watching you guys. Amazing job. Learned a great deal about wedging from just this one video. Thank you.
Buckin, this is absolutely one of your best instructional videos that I have viewed to date, the lessons of wedgemanship in this video are unreal !!
To watch you and Hogan absolutely lift these trees up with the wedges like they are jacks is incredible and greatly appreciated, it is very inspiring to watch these trees fall in such a controlled manner !!
Great job men !! 😊
Great information, wedgemanship is a huge part of what we do and a very valuable tool to have. Have a great day everyone
Thank you for sharing tips from a pro. Been cutting my own firewood for 30 years and never thought about cutting the corner off a wedge. Love your videos brother!
Keep up the great work keep drifting and keep doing what you do God-bless From Michigan🇺🇲👍
WOW!! What an awesome video! I can't tell you how much I've learned from you!! THANK YOU!! 🤗🤗
Great video Buckin !! I live in south central Alaska and have been cutting firewood since i was a kid but now im grown with a wife and kids , we purchased 32 acres of heavy treed land and i am clearing and develooing it myself , your tutorials have helped me with my sharpening skills and how to properly fall trees , i am very greatfull for the info .. thank you very much!!!
I was always the guy that climbed it before felling it.Had a large dead spruce with no option but to fell it. Buckin your voice was in my head all the way through the process. Thank you sir, that giant tree went right were I said it would. I was so pumped and so was my customer. Best moment in tree felling ever for me.✌️peace everyone and thanks for your inspiration sir billy😊❤️
That wedge trick- nipping the corner off to get by the hinge wood. I’ve done that many times in carpentry. It’s cool to see it used in another craft. Thanks for expanding my bag of tricks as usual. Great job BBR! Keep the lessons coming and we’ll keep soaking ‘em up.
Pure gold. Thank you brother.
Thank you for the education. I really never used wedges very much.
That was very educational. Thank you showing me new ways of doing things. Of course, when you try it, you did small steps first. Don't go big right away, baby step.
i learn so much from your videos, greatly appreciate the knowledge you share. I had asked a guy related to the business if he knew anyone that would show me how to climb. he said no one would share their skills because it was a very secretive industry. I did find a class and look forward to learning how to climb and cut. thanks again for sharing your craft.
He's absolutely right on about that Buckin you have given me way more confidence my filing and my wedge cuts and now driving wedges to get the tree to do what I need!!! Thank you buddy!!!!
Great vid as always learn something from every one of your videos. Really enjoy watching the challenging trees
The blacksmith shop will be awesome and def well deserved. I missed the life show d/t being on our anniversary camping trip. Thx for the lesson on the wedges !!!
Hello from nw Indiana I really appreciate all the advice you give and the lessons, iv been clearing ditch banks since I was a teen but iv recently decided to go into The wood cutting business for myself and thanks to alot of things iv learned from your channel my stumps are getting prettier, my chains are sharper and I'm becoming alot more comfortable on the stump
Great teaching video on using wedges. Good job brothers
A trick I often do is do your front cut, then start the back cut with a plunge behind the hinge, pick whichever side has a lean if any. Stop 1/3 to a little more of the way before exiting the back of the tree, pull your saw half-way out and finish the cut out the back, which leaves a pie shaped piece on the back. Smack a small wedge parallel to the hinge or at a diagonal just like you did, then finish off the pie slice from the other side. Instead of pulling the saw out you can also stop going straight back and instead sweep the tip of the saw, which tends to leave a thinner piece and more space for the first wedge if that's what you want.
Either way, hard back-leaners always up the pucker factor! Love your work man and I always learn watching ya, especially that last tree here! You, sir, are a wedge wizard.
You rock Billy!
Another awesome video
I own rural property in upstate NY.
Every spring we find tons of blow downs and widow makers.
We are always running saws up there.
Thanks for passing on all the priceless info.
Excellent wedging , thank you for takein the time to. School this thick headed Irishman. Love wins.
Buckin you're the man. The tree leaning back and dropping it against the lean..thank you sir for making this vidya
Thank you for the videos and always being positive. It's inspiring and I need that sometimes.
Beautiful wedging boy's!! A friggin clinic.. Thank you for the amazing tutorial.. SLANT'E
Same here! Buckin gave my 20 year old Husky new life. The thing cuts like butter with your sharpening lesson. These saws will give back if you show them care. Now I will learn the wedging.. thanks!
Thanks Billy, for all te work and advice. We are reforesting some land here in Thailand. Creating an abundant food forest. After 8 years of planting our little edible jungle we are coming to realize we need more light for successful fruiting of many our tree. We have a lot of legume trees that grow fast and getting a decent size. Your video really help us to manage our food forest and create more abundance on our slice of paradise here.
wonderful friend
Hey Buckin thanks for sending that axe to Harmless Farmer he is a great inspiration just like you.
I love that man
Thanks bucking for explaining the back cut first and stacking wedges to get the tree to fall away from a hard lean into a fence
I love it. Wedge school. Billy I have 40 acres in the Arkansas Ozark’s. All hardwood. I use the trees to feed my sawmill. I also fall my own trees. I want to thank you for the lessons.
wlcome
This is huge, and exactly what I needed! I was just in this situation and it went bad for me, so I’m taking notes here. We need Buckin’ Billy Ray to come out to the Forest here in California and give a clinic on felling. All the old lumberjacks from these woods that I knew growin’ up are gone now, it’s very discouraging when a tree job turns into a fence job.
Good morn' and good day from Sweden! Life is incredible!
have a great day august!
@@pilkpulk8284 appreciate it bud, but it's already night and I'm about to rest up for tommorrow :)
@@eternalPOTATOE it's night here too, we're on the same longitude ..
Buckin… leaving the mower right along the drop zone… 😂 THAT is confidence my man!!! You aren’t a logger… your an artist!
Mower in the drop zone, unscathed....mad skilled artist 🎨
The joy of cutting wood - just WOW - belong to a group (non profit) of retired guys (most of us retired wood folks) that cuts , splits and deliver wood for those who need wood , mostly elderly folks or city folks - if they can buy the wood good, if not we give it to them, & perfectly OK...at Christmas time all $$ we've raised during wood cutting year is donated to local charity - message is same as Billy's above message - WOW what a joy to run chain saws and work with wood - Be kind and safe cutting to you
BBR - education was your goal and you, for me, have met that goal! I am new to trees and you are making my learning so fun! Exponential growth because YOU are a great teacher. From Minnesota, Peace to you and yours!
Cut for years with a two man crosscut in Maine, and always used wedges. Enjoy your videos. Thanks
Oldie but Goldie! Very good information about using wedges! I bought couple of them to take down trees from my yard. biggest stomps are foot diam. but it's average here in Finland. I'm quite shy about those leaning trees but I have lots of space to practise, no buildings or powerlines near.
BUCKIN, THANK YOU from OREGON.
Always learn something watching you. Keep spreading the LOVE!
On the note of trees dying, our Douglas Fir trees have been dying for years down here from beatles- mid state Oregon in PNW.
Great fellin’ there Billy. My grandpa was a logger and helped his dad run their mill until my dad came along and pa had to quit. Keep up the good work and spreading kindness and love. God Bless.
Billy Ray. Watching your videos truly inspires me. It’s Friday night in Mississippi with a little bourbon. I’ve branched out and started dropping larger trees using your advice. Thanks man!
In all of the years I’ve been watching the channel never have I ever seen buckin unleash those mad art skills! Love to you and the family ❤️ very helpful tips and tricks
Excellent walk through Buckin very well explained love that saw
Hi Billy i like your videos. Wanted to tell u that when stacking wedges if u put a hand full of wood shavings fro.m face cut the wedges wont slip off each other so easy i learned this from some old timer logger friend hope it is useful to you. Thanks for posting daniel
We learn something new every day don’t we?
Sorry about the typo you put the shavings between your wedges and it helps them from slipping off each other good day to you all
Good morning... the website is looking great!
I have learned so much from you and your son. I got one pair of every size K and H wedges makes. Cause, you wind up needing what you don’t have sometimes. The short ones are deadly for the small diameter back leaning trees. Love the diagram. Coach Buckin Is In SESSION!
I want to thank you Buckin! I have had to fall trees off and on for years. From what I know now I can say that I really didn’t have a clue.Since I have been watching your videos I have been falling quite a few trees on my property and so far each one has went right where I wanted to. I take my time, really study my notch cut, holding wood and bang them wedges! Thanks again!👍
Bubba thanks I’ve learned so much from you. Stay close to Jesus. (Old guy from Arkansas)🇺🇸
buckin, thanks for what you teach. took down a large pine in my yard about 8 months ago that even experienced fallers would not touch. high line wires right next to it and very scary. did my face cut and then back cut and wedged it. it turn out exactly the way i have seen you do it a 100 times. asked a friend of mine who is a faller and he has never used wedges before. turned him on to your channel.
Thanks BBR for sharing your days and impressing on us the importance of KINDNESS
I love watching you two working the wedges, I find my self sitting at the edge of my seat and saying out loud its going its going get outa there.
I have 4 girls and 1 boy and I taught all of them everything I know about cutting, I know I can ask any of them to go cut without me and I know it will be done right! I trust them like u trust Hogan! Keep up the great father son content!
Very valuable wedging info from the Smith's! Thanks, Jeff for your uplifting message!
Another great video Billy, the lad is really coming on. Look forward to your videos all the time now, thank you Bill
I liked your drawing ,and TUTORIAL in class
i like the chainsaw, hahaha
I wish I could be your son and learn directly from you I am a first generation everything and believe me it is a huge learning curve. How hope son truly appreciate you and your knowledge.
Hello from Kentucky. I'm new to this but have been watching your videos to learn how to do some tree work on my property. Have to clear out a yard for our new home and do about a hundred acres of timber stand improvement. Wish I would have seen THIS video yesterday. Lost a back leaner over my shoulder this morning because I put a face cut on it first- and a too deep face cut at that. 60 degree grade on the hillside so it fell back then rolled down at me. Close call there. This video showed what I should have done with it. Redeemed myself a little later with my first double fell - a back leaning poplar and no-lean beech. Propped the poplar forward with wedges like I saw in your videos, but the beech had its arms around it and it wouldn't go. Face cut the beech, back cut it, and they fell together perfectly. Got the double fell on video if you'd care to see it sometime. Thanks for the informational videos buddy. I guarantee they have saved some lives.