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  • Опубліковано 15 січ 2025

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  • @jimmydiresta
    @jimmydiresta  28 днів тому +1

    www.patreon.com/posts/118220506?

  • @RojasCarpentry
    @RojasCarpentry Місяць тому +64

    Funny seeing my tree I thought was destined for firewood to turn into a beautiful bench!

    • @ksauce2985
      @ksauce2985 Місяць тому +4

      This Walnut was to nice for the fire ! Greetings from France

  • @mikeizzano172
    @mikeizzano172 Місяць тому +87

    I remember years back you would say how much you could learn by watching…..well you’re paying it forward…from your dad…to you…and now to us. Thanks Jimmy !…🇺🇸….

  • @dpmakestuff
    @dpmakestuff Місяць тому +25

    The wood is stunning and truly steals the show, but the proportions of the bench and the angles are so visually pleasing. Everything comes together beautifully!

  • @immemebe2766
    @immemebe2766 Місяць тому +33

    I’ve never had any desire to learn how to weld… until now. Beautiful bench. Looks like two slabs of bacon upon which I can sit and ponder life’s mysteries while eating bacon.

  • @springwoodcottage4248
    @springwoodcottage4248 Місяць тому +11

    Wow! Such a fabulous piece. The contrast between the heart & sap wood is majestic & the steel has strength permanence & purpose to this to this giants bench as though made for the spirits of the Forrest by a magical Smth. Thank you for sharing!

  • @funkyjohnhuie
    @funkyjohnhuie Місяць тому +21

    I love the stomach and hammer technique where you pushed it against the metal as a push block lol. 👍🏽

  • @birdseyeview1543
    @birdseyeview1543 Місяць тому +20

    Absolutely the new benchmark for rustic minimalist elongated seating surfaces!

  • @thedeloachsdoyoutube8377
    @thedeloachsdoyoutube8377 Місяць тому +6

    What an absolute Diresta classic! Love you Jimmy. Make On my friend.

  • @ericjohn3664
    @ericjohn3664 Місяць тому +7

    Very cool, Jimmy. I love when you get new toys and share them with us. The peening of the rivets method was sweet.

  • @sideeyes7480
    @sideeyes7480 Місяць тому +13

    Visually striking, but what I love most about this piece is the lack of material. Just enough to make it work- a true exercise in restraint ❤

  • @kellilandry2825
    @kellilandry2825 Місяць тому +4

    I love when you mix metal with wood! And I’m so glad you kept the bark on! It’s so gorgeous!!!❤❤❤

  • @martinp.cadillackid3408
    @martinp.cadillackid3408 29 днів тому +1

    Hello fellow New Yorker I love your work all these years you have learned so much and taught me so much more

  • @lgerback34
    @lgerback34 Місяць тому +19

    Just love that Jimmy saw some dead tree and thought ‘I’m gonna make you my bench.’ Great work as always

    • @Pancreaticdefect
      @Pancreaticdefect Місяць тому +1

      Especially when you consider that most people would have thought "I'm gonna put you in the woodstove" instead.

  • @MichaelNatrin
    @MichaelNatrin Місяць тому +3

    Impressive work! Especially freehanding the slots with the router. Beautiful final piece. Love the classic Diresta video vibes and the mixture of hand tools and power tools.

  • @kalasnyikov3
    @kalasnyikov3 Місяць тому +6

    It is a piece of art. Beautiful work!

  • @GardenIdeasTips8389
    @GardenIdeasTips8389 11 днів тому

    I like your workshop, it has all the basic machines and tools needed to produce great wood products. I really like your workplace. 🥰😃😃😃😃

  • @chriskythreotis4686
    @chriskythreotis4686 Місяць тому +5

    A great and highly original bench…well done mr deresta 👍👍👍👍

  • @annie-centrepiecefurniture
    @annie-centrepiecefurniture 23 дні тому +2

    Those rivets !! ❤ so many creative techniques Jimmy , incredible work 😊

  • @evertelling
    @evertelling Місяць тому +4

    That genuine proud smile with the thumbs up when sitting on the half finished bench is priceless! A happy maker, right there! :)

  • @robertsmith3518
    @robertsmith3518 14 днів тому

    What an imagination that could conceive a pushed over tree into a park bench . Thanks for allowing us to ride along while you do your magic.

  • @MrLarrycar
    @MrLarrycar Місяць тому +12

    Remember when everything in your shop used to say 'Diresta' and your shop was a basement? lol

  • @pyro323
    @pyro323 29 днів тому +2

    A truly one of a kind piece Jimmy, well done!

  • @eddieespinosa8743
    @eddieespinosa8743 Місяць тому +7

    Bench for life, great job jimmy.

  • @buellmaster
    @buellmaster Місяць тому +4

    Beautiful bench Jimmy! The “test lying” reminds me of the bench in front of your workshop in NYC. Great job!

  • @danbarrett6113
    @danbarrett6113 Місяць тому +1

    simply beautiful Jimmy, I remember going to your A street bench and getting my pic on it. Now I gotta get to this one someday.

  • @ciberbri59
    @ciberbri59 Місяць тому +1

    Well. It probably won’t be blown away by the first spring zephyr that comes along. That’s one awesome manly bench and a Diresta Special for sure.

  • @christophermastino3229
    @christophermastino3229 Місяць тому +2

    What a simple and awesome design. Love it.

  • @CarreraLazarev
    @CarreraLazarev 22 дні тому +1

    Какой цвет и фактура! А в сочетании с чистым металлом вообще красота!

  • @mkcrew225
    @mkcrew225 Місяць тому

    I really enjoy the striking contrast between the hardwood and the sapwood. I also love how the steel looks like its squeezing the wood.

  • @KillerCornMuffin
    @KillerCornMuffin Місяць тому +6

    Thank you for showing more of the welding this time!

  • @aquirion
    @aquirion 7 днів тому

    I saw it, your shop trumpet in the background !
    Amazing job as always, truly a master of all trades !

  • @thesplinteredfinger
    @thesplinteredfinger Місяць тому +2

    I’m lost for words Jimmy! Just a beautiful piece of work!

  • @genewileyopa
    @genewileyopa Місяць тому +2

    Amazing, looks great. Enjoy watching you work.

  • @roymay9758
    @roymay9758 8 днів тому

    J Diresta... the best Maker Editor on UA-cam!

  • @ДмитрийОстровитянин-щ8ш

    I like this classic video format👍

  • @Reynopatrick
    @Reynopatrick Місяць тому

    Love the minimalist frame. Letting the Walnut do all the work. Amazing build !

  • @jamesmisener3006
    @jamesmisener3006 Місяць тому +1

    Flintstones, meet the Flintstones a modern stone age family!
    Fantastic Jimmy. It's all you bro. Cheers 🇨🇦

  • @tomrichardson3107
    @tomrichardson3107 Місяць тому +2

    Nice ❤ I can't believe there is a tool in your shop without your name painted on it! 😂

  • @davidmanuel1984
    @davidmanuel1984 Місяць тому +2

    Jimmy you are simply “the best of the best of the best”…😂😂MIB..remember?? But you are!! Much love from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷!!🛠️

  • @performensch
    @performensch Місяць тому +1

    Looks fantastic. Hope it gets place in the shade. Otherwise the first one to sit on the steel parts with shorts or light fabric will remember the bench for some time. :)

  • @allendiaz9031
    @allendiaz9031 Місяць тому

    As I approach 80, like you I was a one man shop doing one of a kind of my own designs and loving every moment.

  • @soccovitch
    @soccovitch Місяць тому

    Walnut is so nice; one of my favorites. Love the heartwood/sapwood combo! Nice job as always.

  • @JeffGloverArts
    @JeffGloverArts Місяць тому

    It's one thing to uproot a dead tree and make a piece of functional art, but BRAVO to your visual storytelling of how you created that beautiful peice!

  • @mattwright8353
    @mattwright8353 Місяць тому

    Jim, been a long-time admirer of your work! Your a true craftsman that I've learned so much from thank you

  • @jeremyspecce
    @jeremyspecce Місяць тому

    I genuinely wasn’t exactly sure where you going with it a few times, even though I’d seen the finished picture already😂
    That sap wood is SO white, it’s awesome🙌🏻

  • @splinters_66
    @splinters_66 Місяць тому

    Awesome seat, love walnut, wish it was more prevalent in Australia.
    So satisfying putting finish on a piece and seeing that grain pop, that crotch would make Cremona proud 😁

  • @kenschneiweis3677
    @kenschneiweis3677 Місяць тому

    I almost missed my train stop!
    Great video. New mill and Kabota are awesome!!

  • @Everythingisgoingtobealright
    @Everythingisgoingtobealright Місяць тому +1

    The bench is okay, but I never get tired of seeing all the equipment and space he has. Life is hard, but being able to go out there and build something would make it a lot easier.

  • @leemarsh3569
    @leemarsh3569 Місяць тому

    Really enjoy watching your process. Love the old hammer being used on the legs. Cool project!

  • @aleksivaneh2928
    @aleksivaneh2928 Місяць тому

    Браво, работа МАСТЕРА. Тихо завидую оборудованию и инструментам в мастерской.

  • @brandon2076
    @brandon2076 26 днів тому

    The pattern on the steel legs make them look like a gnarled branch, so cool

  • @gpanizzolo6090
    @gpanizzolo6090 Місяць тому

    Creatividad y belleza absoluta! La simplicidad hecha arte. Gracias por compartirlo Jimmy! Un abrazo!
    Germán, Lomas de Solymar, Uruguay

  • @OrangeismyNewGreen
    @OrangeismyNewGreen 12 днів тому

    Wow…what an amazing and cool looking bench 👍🏻, well done!

  • @reforzar
    @reforzar Місяць тому +1

    You went full Cremona on this one!👏👏👏

  • @charliedalmasso4672
    @charliedalmasso4672 Місяць тому +1

    When Jimmy is happy, I am happy !

  • @Shawnbbeckner
    @Shawnbbeckner Місяць тому +1

    Awesome from raw form to finished. I like the induction forge rivet process. The edit was good see your finding some transitions you like. Looks like you got the Ken burns down too. Nice close with the diagonal wipe too I like that. Solid work solid piece. I may just get some total boat gleam to brush my sign. Every-time I see it it looks good. I should probably get gloss for build and satin for the final coat.

  • @garthbutton699
    @garthbutton699 Місяць тому +1

    Cool,live edge black walnut,blacksmith inspired hardware and a very generous coat of Gleem what could be better,thanks for the inspiration🤗😎🤗😎

  • @timmoriarty133
    @timmoriarty133 Місяць тому

    Amazing. These are the builds why I love Jimmy's channel!

  • @masterofnone
    @masterofnone Місяць тому

    Every time you pick up those slabs, the noises you made were hilarious. The bench turned out so good.

  • @TheLotusLives
    @TheLotusLives Місяць тому

    What a beautiful project. Really enjoyed watching this, Jimmy. Thanks for the great content. Truly stunning result.

  • @johnrgmcmenamin
    @johnrgmcmenamin Місяць тому

    Beautiful Bench Jimmy! I especially like all the metal working details you added!

  • @mantaz603
    @mantaz603 Місяць тому +1

    An old school Jimmy Diresta video. Love it

  • @TotalBoat
    @TotalBoat Місяць тому

    Absolutely LOVE how this bench turned out, Jimmy!

    • @jimmydiresta
      @jimmydiresta  Місяць тому

      @@TotalBoat ❤️❤️❤️❤️🎄🎄🎄🎄

  • @unboxerman12
    @unboxerman12 Місяць тому

    Stunning! Love seeing you get some hand plane action in on those slabs.

  • @tobymilo8625
    @tobymilo8625 Місяць тому

    Always great work! Thank you Jimmy I have learned so much from you and thanks for sharing!

  • @moltomayer
    @moltomayer Місяць тому

    I really love how it came out! Great job as always!

  • @louisspataro278
    @louisspataro278 Місяць тому

    I have a timberking sawmill and the thickness measuring system was fairly basic. I grabbed a cheap DRO (digital read out) from Amajon for about 80 bucks. It has a 36" linear slide and reads out in fractional inches, decimal or metric. Bolted that baby to to the carriage, put the slider on the frame and now I can see the thickness of my cuts right off the scale. Very handy. Keep up the great videos. I sure don't miss those upstate winters... Greetings from Alabama from a former Catskillian.

  • @cest7343
    @cest7343 Місяць тому

    Quite a heavy project 😂 - excellent art and craftsmanship Master Jimmy!

  • @frantiseksram9741
    @frantiseksram9741 Місяць тому

    Love it when I don't know where is the video going. For a moment I thought this will be a wall art. Then it clicked. The end result is absolutely great!

  • @ryanomac27
    @ryanomac27 26 днів тому

    That wood is beautiful, great video Jimmy!

  • @johnblake3863
    @johnblake3863 21 день тому

    I love your vision. Thanks for sharing.

  • @davebauerart
    @davebauerart Місяць тому

    Great looking bench! Always nice when you can take a little nap on the project before the final sanding.

  • @BruceAUlrich
    @BruceAUlrich Місяць тому

    Love the steel with it...that's a great look!

  • @shaukeki
    @shaukeki Місяць тому

    I do love that you kept the bark. Also surprised to see you build from a tree that was still practically mooing and chewing. I'm surprised that the "actually crowd" hasn't had your channel removed. Lol!

  • @clementsmallengine4833
    @clementsmallengine4833 Місяць тому

    Ill never forget the day we where cleaning the gokart track and you handed me that chainsaw with a 3 ft bar on it (heavy exaggeration) to cut a 3" branch 🤣🤣🤣 badass bench love the dark heart of the wood!

  • @hoosierkent1640
    @hoosierkent1640 Місяць тому

    Funny, I have a Bench EXACTLY like that one! 😊
    Beautiful & Creative as always Jimmy -and Massive!!!
    ❤❤!

  • @Solarized334
    @Solarized334 Місяць тому

    Amazing and inspiring work JD!!!
    Harnessing that tree in the perfect way😎

  • @djmdog8754
    @djmdog8754 Місяць тому

    What a bad boy that is! Lovely bench

  • @jmber27
    @jmber27 17 днів тому

    Great video, like the old ones 👌

  • @sapelesteve
    @sapelesteve Місяць тому

    What a beautiful Walnut tree bench seat Jimmy! Well done as usual! 🌲🌲👍👍

  • @JAMESMT-mm6zl
    @JAMESMT-mm6zl Місяць тому

    Nice...real nice. What a great use for a couple of beautiful slabs. Thanks for sharing.

  • @vinceianni4026
    @vinceianni4026 Місяць тому

    Hello Jimmy beautiful bench beautifully made good job well done

  • @Gabbriele-s2n
    @Gabbriele-s2n 25 днів тому +1

    Perfetta ❤come te bella diresta 👍

  • @EvanDunville
    @EvanDunville Місяць тому

    Great build I really like the rivets you made.

  • @Sophia-uc9qh
    @Sophia-uc9qh Місяць тому

    This is awesome!!!! It would go in a museum brilliantly for people to sit on, kids would be so fascinated, I know I would be too! 😊

  • @frijoli9579
    @frijoli9579 Місяць тому

    Awesome looking. You might want to tighten that chain on the saw. lol

  • @duaneheadworth6275
    @duaneheadworth6275 Місяць тому

    Ok, that was awesome. I have to make one of those now. That look like a blast. Thanks again.

  • @jrnovielli
    @jrnovielli Місяць тому

    This video reminded me of the old days great video Jimmy

  • @jeffgoldenberg9579
    @jeffgoldenberg9579 Місяць тому

    A Nakashima vibe, elevated by Diresta craftsmanship. Great piece!

  • @mustie1
    @mustie1 Місяць тому

    my favorite vids are when you combine wood and metal

  • @dennisdownes9319
    @dennisdownes9319 Місяць тому

    Awesome! I love the "calibrated box gauges! "This is too big....this is too small....this one is JUST right!!! " DD

  • @fredsmith6725
    @fredsmith6725 Місяць тому

    Alec Steele will be impressed 👍. Nice build.

  • @baleavitt
    @baleavitt Місяць тому

    You have the coolest toys! And that is a seriously stunning log! I always enjoy your process because I am always thinking to myself: "What the heck is he doing now?" but I know if I'm just a little patient I am always rewarded in the end

  • @joesmith1574
    @joesmith1574 Місяць тому

    That is a pretty hip looking bench! Although I’m curious as to how you’re going to move it around, things got to weigh a ton! You can always say it’s for the shop there and leave it where it stands.

  • @ericnorman2176
    @ericnorman2176 28 днів тому

    Beautiful work!

  • @ga5743
    @ga5743 Місяць тому

    Great job James…….hope I’m around next summer to see just how those planks decide to dry out and twist? Maybe you’ve discovered some method to stop that.
    Lookin sweeeet though .

  • @WoodenCreationz
    @WoodenCreationz 28 днів тому

    This is awesome Jimmy!

  • @richardcorwin1828
    @richardcorwin1828 Місяць тому +1

    Beautiful bench Jimmy but you're going to need 4 men and a boy to move it! Thank you sir for sharing once again.

  • @alihabib117581
    @alihabib117581 Місяць тому

    Diresta that mean , the best woodworker. 👏🏼👏🏼