"A guys tryin' to learn something....just slow down and teach him" Best thing I've heard in a long time

Love the knot tying billy, one of the most overlooked parts of most trades. But yet most important

For a stupidly simple and mindless way to tie the bowline, tie a basic slip knot on the working end (leave it loose) and pass the tail through the loop. As you tighten the knot, pull the loop through the knot and allow the tail to form a bight and pass through the knot with the loop. BOOM, instant bowline. No remembering which rope goes on top, which way to wrap it, or where a rabbit goes anymore. Try it and you will be amazed how it requires zero thought to tie. Awesome video, Buckin'! You are a great teacher.

I can almost do clove hitches in my sleep. But bowlines, for years I’ve been trying to remember how to do them. Drives me crazy! This is probably my best chance to finally sink into my thick skull. Well presented Buckin 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

One of the best things about working as a Dogman is knowing all the knots you brought up & more. Now I'm a Tree Climber the pride that I feel in doing a difficult job well amazes me every day ....... You explained the applications of the various knots for Tree Climbing with great clarity It's so easy to see that you purposely teach in a way that enables you to be easily understood by those wanting to learn. Most clips I've come across the teacher wants to be a magician who pulls a rabbit out of a hat ....... Their Students haven't learnt a damn thing, & the supposed teacher stands in front of everyone & pats themselves on their back smug & with an over-inflated ego as what they really wanted all along is a chance to show how clever they think they are ...... Communication & Instruction are concepts that pass way over their heads.. Keep Up the Great Work Mate. I'll use a saying that means the world to me, & I hope it means just as much to you.......... "You're Mother Would Be Proud"

Your Harp playing is fantastic Buckin! Love hearing it!

I’m a harp player myself. Very proud to see this as a new subscriber

Oh my goodness! Buckin Billy Ray What a harmonica song!! So impressed. I thought you only played the drums Your a beautiful person !

This man is epic. His sayings his teachings technique all the knowledge overflowing in this man is pure gold. Keep teaching. This man found his calling.

Hey buckin. I wanted to say thank you for all of your videos. I am not new to tree work I did it as a kid, my step dad was a tree climber and I looked up to him and knew that is what I wanted I worked as a ground man for 6 yrs as an adult. I'm 33 now and bought all the climbing gear needed to ascend trees. I climbed my spruce tree with spikes and a lanyard which i did after I seen you do natural crotch rigging on the tops of the firs. Lately I've been practicing ascending with just my saddle and climbing line using a Blake's hitch no spikes. I'm learning as I go and taking it slow. By next summer I hope to be climbing and taking trees down part time and eventually hope to quit my factory job. I really love your videos they are very informative and your not a safety Sally. I mean I am about safety. Your techniques remind me alot of my stepdad techniques. Next I plan to do some limb walking. What do you think the best hitch for that would be? And happy bday derek

Good morning all, Happy birthday Derek. Mr Buckin Billy Ray, I have been a firefighter for 19 plus years and a chief for the past 7 years this is the easiest explanation and tutorial on knot tying I have seen. Thank you very much.👍🚒

Buckin' Billy Ray harping the wood cutter "Blues". AWESOME as always

ah the clove hitch, so many ways to tie it, but you really explained it well! Thanks Billy!

EXCELLENT , uuuuuuhhhh knots are challenging for ole Scotty boy but very important to get right Thank you Buckin ! I remember being on sailboat that hurricane hit and they sent me up in the chair to untangle mast cables I just remember looking down thinking I hope the ole boys know how to tie proper knots down there to hold me up gosh dang I love knots but am seriously challenged at remembering how to ! Thanks again Buckin your an excellent explainer !!!!

This is one of the best videos on the interwebs!!!!!!! You can use knots in soooo many different ways for everyday things!! Everyone should know this!!!

Great job Buckin, thanks for the wisdom! Very kind to wish Derek happy birthday! Thanks for sharing, God bless from TN

Hey Buckin' watching your videos finally gave me the kick in the butt to work in tree work. Ended up getting my first job just the other day just by calling and showing up and proving myself. Thanks much for the inspiration.

You're a great teacher Buckin! I learn from you every time I watch a video. You're really helping people my friend!

I do rappelling and actually did one earlier today, I came home and watched this video and saw the first bowline you did there going down the hole first. The one I did for going down the rabbit comes up through first. I thought maybe I had tied it wrong thinking back about it lol! But later to find out there are multiple bowlines! Thanks for the info, love the videos!

Your birthday greeting for Derek touched my heart.

Hi Buckin Billy Ray, Thank you for your excellent guidance and advice from your lifelong experiences. Bless your work and family. From Australia ✔

GREAT KNOT DEMO, BILLY RAY! AND A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE 11-YEAR-OLD YOUNGSTER!

Nice knot video Buckin! Thanks! Happy belated birthday Derek. God bless you all!

Nice program here, Buckin'! Happy birthday, Derek!👍✌👍

Thanks for the positive and informative videos Buckin! And happy birthday Derek! 🤘🏽🌲🖤

I love it, slow down and teach someone, not speed up and impress/confuse.

Before I get started on my comment, HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEREK. Keep on keepin' on as a Soldier of Kindness! Billy Ray, I'm glad you figured out that we want to see YOU doing the knots. I spent a wee bit of time in the US Navy, and knew how to tie all four of those knots, but loved watching you ties them! You have a unique way of doing and explaining things. It is always cheerful and full of encouragement. Your joyful personality is infectious, and I thank you for it! God bless you, Billy Ray. continue the good fight for love and kindness!

I love this guy. Straight forward human being. Love it!

Good knots Billy. But aside from tree work they will come into use for many other things in life. I learned these in the Coast Guard boot camp, and also used them and many others in my 30 years as a firefighter. Knots are something that a lot of people don't know or don't understand, but they are WELL WORTH the effort to learn them. In the fire department in Portland, Oregon we used a variation of the double bowline to create a "Life Knot". A victims legs would go into the double loops and thre rest was tied into a special knot at the chest that came under the arms pits from behind and a person could be lowered from an elevated position, like a roof, down to the ground safely. Knots are invaluable in just every day life. Good video buddy. Jim

You are the Bob Ross of Tree work

Nicely done buckin. It’s great to see how useful those knots can be in a multitude of situations! The running bowline is just fun to watch go screaming up the tree. Love to you and the family❤️

My daughter was tinkering with her harmonica so I showed her this video. She was blown away. Ha ha haa. I hope she learns to play like you do.

Happy Birthday, Derek! 🎂 Hello everyone! I hope you all have a glorious day today. Thanks for the info on the knots, Buckin'. No matter how many times I learn these knots, it seems I can always use a refresher. You do an excellent job of explaining the steps, Buckin'. Very east to follow along and learn. Stay well, friends. Be kind! ❤️

Thank you Buckin' for your love, light and words of wisdom! Youre an amazing guy and have truly inspired me. I split all my fire wood with axe and cant wait for the bullet to be available. Thanks for slowing things down when explaing these knots. Much love brother! ✊🏽

Today’s my son’s birthday too. How wonderful, what luck. 6 years old.

I also like the timber hitch and a half hitch for pulling big logs on the ground with my truck or tractor. Also the Boy scouts have a good tutorial for knots in the scout hand book ....good video!!!

Awesome video and I am going to use this video to help teach common knots to my fire department. Thank you so much for everything that you do!

I remember the first time I started doing tree work last year and man I’ve been dying to get back into ever since. I swear I wish more older guys were like you buckin billy ray. I would give anything to be taught tree work from a climber and old school guy like you. That would be a opportunity of a lifetime. Anybody who has had the chance to work with you or for you is really lucky. I mean that. 💯🙏🏻 most guys don’t want to teach you at all. They bash you for not knowing it. Sucks it really makes it hard to feel comfortable and actually learn.

Happy birthday Derek and great knots videos love it thanks buck Billy

Fantastic Video Buckin, you made learning these knots enjoyable, and very easy to understand !! 😊

Good job man u are teaching people right , nobody is born a tree expert somebody always has to pass this knowledge down

Dear BukinBillyRay. You are a true inspiration my friend. And Happy birthday Derek.

Thanks to Buckin' there's not a hand tool around my house that doesn't have a new handle... Even my old clam shovel has a new handle. I must've spent $300.00 on handles this Winter... Thanks Buckin!

Hey Buckin I'm going to practice these until I'm a knot head lol. Nice tutorial, buddy. Have a great day everybody!

I work in the marine industry, I'm on boats moving them about. My business is canvas and upholstery work. Just wanted to tell you. VERY VERY VERY good explanation. And slow for the mental intake on a real person to real person direction. 👍👍

I use a bowline on the bite all the time and it is close to the double bowline. Maybe Ill try the double next time. Great stuff Buckin!!

Been looking forward to this one. Will be watching more than once for sure. And happy birthday to Derek.

Hey, Army! Happiness & LOVE to all! Hreay content in this vid, BBR. Very useful for the kids & newbies like our Birthday Lad, Derek! We all hope yers has been super there Young Man, & many, many more! Quick advice from a codger, engage your imagination, build a scenario, then find a knot to handle whatever. Get some large size practice rope, some sticks of wood, and have at it! BBR, please show us how you deal with line before, during, and after a job. Working knots are important, but so is maintenance! It’s wonderful to see your vids and NEVER see tangled, messed up line! That doesn’t happen by accident! 😁👍👍❤️❗️

Thank you for explaining the knots so i could understand and happy birthday to your friend. If we took more time to teach our younger people things like this there would be a lot less kids in trouble.

Happy birthday, Eric! My dad taught the bowline when I was very young. Still use it a ton today! You and dad would get along great talking about trees, your old trucks and your vintage power saws. Plus all the cool stuff in your shop! He's an old school shade tree mechanic always figuring out how to fix stuff. I finally figured out what he was trying to teach me... Some 40 years later. Thanks for this video!

Happy birthday Derek 🎂 a little late late for you but hey I just found out today. The secret to why the nice guy finishing first is they don't boast about their good fortune to the people around them; what they do is help those around them.

Hey Buckin! Love the way you show how to do knots! I never get them right usually but I tried them and they friggin worked after watching this!! 😯 You are the greatest! Keep on bucking and being the awesome fellow you are!!

Derrick Happy Birthday to you and to Brian son also. welcome to all the new comers and blessing to every one here

Hey Buckin, from me, a stating climber, thanks. Thats was so useful information!!!

Buckin' is the best instructor ever. A little too easy, but I get his intention. He wants everyone to be able to do it well! Good man with a pure heart!

Best harmonica solo I've heard in a longggg time

Great knots but still too fast for me however, I can rewatch this vid and practice these again and again and again. Thanks Buckn’ you’ve done it again. Be well and keep instructing us? There really is no better teacher than experience , and you’ve tons of that, stay blessed Buckn’

Happy birthday Derek. Hope you have a great day! Great knot video Buckin. Very easy to understand. Great job! ❤✌🌲🌳

Hey mate. As an old tugboat Captain I can tell you that on a bowline the rabbit comes up out of the hole runs around the tree and goes back down the hole. That's how we did them at sea and in training.

Hello buckin! Thanks for this video I literally have just started tree climbing and Iv been watching other knot vids and then my fave route KZfaqr goes and put his one up, so thanks a million buckin! Best knot vid out there! Love the live stream last Sunday was great!

Im still trying to imagine Billy Ray as a haberdasher! Thanks for the great vid!

I've been trying to learn knots your video has been the best!!!! You made it fun and simplified it for me. Thanks

I learned how to tie bowline around me for spie rigging 30 years ago. Now I can finally tie it in front of me without pretending it's around me. Thanks!

Ain't nobody buckin big enough.your awesomer billy

Buckin!!! I swear u read my mind. Ever since I saw the running bowline I wanted to know how to tie it. Something I needed to know thanks for sharing!

Good evening Buckin !!. Love ❤️ The harmonica !! 🥳 Happy Birthday 🎂🎁🎉🎊🎈 Derek .! . 11 our grandson is 11 too good age. 🙌🏽😎 love y’all ❤️❤️❤️🥰☝🏼...G-man loves tying knots !. You should see all our Electric cords are all tied up special and so are his rope’s . Real organized in the garage!. He will enjoy this video tomorrow after he’s off of work .

Happy Birthday Dereck! God Bless You and all the family! 😊👍❤️

Billy Ray, I love you buddy. Your videos are all great, sometimes I laugh and sometimes I get a little teary eyed. Your knot video had me a little teary eyed. Great video and very informative. It brought back a ton of memories of my days on the local fire dept. I served in the days when everything was done off ladders so we had to know how to tie knots for hauling tools etc. The man who taught me was a Navy Sea Bee during WW2 he became a dear friend and mentor and you remind me a lot of him with your patience. I'm being kind because of you. Don

Man. I've watched a whole bunch of your videos you take up the majority of my idle time. Wish I woulda watched this video along time ago. Keep em coming.

Love watching your knowledge. Happy Birthday Derek!!!

Hey buckin! Hope everything is well, i actually did these with you as i watched 😆

Thanks buckin you help me go through hard times man.

Thanks for the vid Buckin’! Just asked about this the other day and you are already on it!

No video could start out any better than you playing the Harmonica. Much love my friend.

That is bad 2 the bone man I love it lol.... buckin billy ray u have tought me so many things. words cannot describe how thankful I am U R THE BEST. I really mean it

Hey Buckin, my friend and I were talking about workin knots and your videos recently. I'll be sharing this one to him. Thanks for all you do!

I've watched a lot of knot tying videos, I tied these with you also and learned them. Great job my friend.

BUCK'N thanks for all you do... Happy birthday Derek!

Nice harp playing giving history and 🍁 A! Love your positive videos. 🎶🪓

Great knot video!! Ive used these for years in many different fields. The bowline is about the most versatile knot there is. Thanks for putting the infp out there!!

Thx brother Billy....hope all is well in Gods country out there. Stay safe ! 💓👍🏻

I have been through this video several times learning these knots. Best learning video on the net. Love you BBR.

Love the 371xp banner. I run onenof those on my mill. Got it free as parts. Great saw. Thanks for being so positive man. Eat your vitamin c. Takes away pain, i know, sounds weird but works.

Thank you very much love it 👍🇺🇸🤝🇬🇧❤️🙏Happy birthday Derek 🥳

First Peter 4:8 Above all love each other because LOVE covers over a multitude of sins❤

I’ve really enjoyed your armonica! Awesome blues.

Great video. What you called a double beeline is actually a beeline on a bight. A double brownie has the rabbit doing two trips around the tree. Old school climbers would make 5or so trips and use it as a reasonably comfortable harness. You showed them what th knois good for. Love your vids I learn a lot.

Thanks so much Buckin I’ve been trying to learn this from other KZfaq channels and they fly thru it, ty for taking the time, love the channel btw

Happy birthday Derek! Listen to the man billy ray! Kindness is was and always will be what heals and binds all hearts, Animal and human alike! Keep up the crazy goofy videos buckin’ they make me smile and put me in the mood for a good day!

What a LEGEND! Love ya Buckin Billy Ray 🙌🏻

Buckin that harmonica got me strait cheesin'! Absolutely love it

I just got my tree gear buckin this video is exactly what i was looking for have a good day be kind god bless

Happy birthday Eric! Between Boy Scouts, the Navy, and 32 years in the fire service I’ve tied a few knots. You did good teaching. One thing to remember, you have to practice regularly or you won’t remember when you need them.

Dear Buckster, You got more s--t than a Christmas tree. That's why you're a very good harp player. You also are one special kind of person, in more ways than one. Thank you very much.

I just rigged up the bowline and the taut and was testing it hanging around in the garage. Worked great!

Love the kickin' harmonica tune...love it!

You could tie up some Buckin Kindness with those knots. I love the running bowline especially. I will pass on your experience and technique teaching apprentices at work. Thank you Buckin

Love the message to the birthday boy. Happy birthday, kiddo!

Hi Derek , happy birthday 🎊🎁🎂 !!! Hi Buckin, loved the knot class. Going to teach them to my grandson, he’ll love it. Have a great day everyone, love wins. Peace out ✌️

As always another great video! Enjoyed watching it.