DiResta: Looking Glass

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  • Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
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    In this episode of Diresta, Jimmy makes a beautiful looking glass made from a magnifying glass lens he found in a NYC trash heap.
    In each episode of DiResta, artist and master builder Jimmy DiResta (Dirty Money, Hammered, Against the Grain, Trash for Cash) lets us into his workshop, to look over his shoulder while he builds whatever strikes his fancy.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 490

  • @DwightMS1
    @DwightMS1 9 років тому +40

    Jimmy, you're one of those rare and very fortunate people who get to know what they were born to do, and to get to act on it, from a very young age. You must be a very fulfilled person, and that's as good as it gets man.

  • @sfh2050
    @sfh2050 9 років тому +18

    Truly multi talented guy. Great work.

  • @izzyswan
    @izzyswan 10 років тому +19

    Stunning Jimmy, I really enjoy your amazing talents. Thank you.

  • @animusfoxx6965
    @animusfoxx6965 9 років тому +12

    this is a real piece of art

  • @Rutce125
    @Rutce125 10 років тому +2

    Dude, is there anything you can't build? I've been binge watching your videos all week and they are truly inspiring! I don't have the metal fabrication equipment you do, but you've definitely given me ideas for the wood shop.

    • @smoothntallGWM
      @smoothntallGWM 9 років тому

      John Gragg This is a nice magnifying glass handle, but I have a question about the wooden "box horn" thing on his workbench, in this video it can be seen at the very end (for like 20 to 30 seconds). What is that curved wooden box ? It looks very interesting.

  • @pbjhuntr12
    @pbjhuntr12 9 років тому

    I have to say Mr. Diresta, watching your videos on your own channel, and on make, makes me feel like I can build whatever I want, and that feeling of freedom is amazing. I thank you.

  • @hurhurhur123
    @hurhurhur123 9 років тому

    I love seeing it go from being a solid piece to something so smoothly crafted.

  • @DanieleGiorgino
    @DanieleGiorgino 10 років тому

    You started with the barest of raw materials, and made something that looks like an antique. You're a brilliant craftsman.

  • @allen2905
    @allen2905 6 років тому

    This Diresta guy has such ingenuity that I'm beginning to realize he can make anything if he sets his mind to a project! I've been watching his vids these past 2 weeks while getting my strength back. Very envious of his boy/girl who's going to inherit all his tools plus absorb so much talent over the years while growing up. Haven't seen any children yet but hope he has some to carry on his legacy. WOW!!

  • @abdelhadione1680
    @abdelhadione1680 8 років тому

    This person is an artist in all his works, explicitly artist and I liked

  • @halsoy
    @halsoy 10 років тому

    Seeing this makes me think of my late grandfather. He worked with wood mostly, but the techniques and tools are largely the same. Such craftsmanship seem to be rarer these days. I still remember the days spent in his shop, both with him and my uncles as his company grew to something the family could do well of off. Nice work there Jimmy, makes me wish I could do the same :)

  • @Jeffrich308
    @Jeffrich308 9 років тому +2

    Your talents never cease to amaze me! You make things look so easy.... Beautiful work!

  • @contactrkb
    @contactrkb 10 років тому

    Yet again I sit back shaking my head in amazement.

  • @paradisefalls37
    @paradisefalls37 10 років тому +1

    Diversified DiResta , fantastic workmanship! Thank you for sharing as always!

  • @MichaelAlm
    @MichaelAlm 10 років тому +5

    Jimmy, this is the most incredible thing I've seen you make! And that's saying a lot. You know your way around a lathe my friend...

  • @TheFurriestOne
    @TheFurriestOne 9 років тому

    'The Thinker' oversees all his lathe-work.
    Cool build! All them shiny chips...

  • @luckys1evin
    @luckys1evin 10 років тому

    Your skillfulness never ceases to amaze me.

  • @marklambert4457
    @marklambert4457 8 років тому

    How do Jimmy's vids get dislikes, the man is a true genius in everything he makes. I've just re watch the trash to cash and all the old stuff he did with John, fantastic.

  • @SkogKniv
    @SkogKniv 10 років тому +25

    Jimmy...The best thing on the youtube MAKE channel. Awesome use of materials and creativity. A pleasure as always Jimmy. I need to get in the shop now.

    • @jonathan__g
      @jonathan__g 10 років тому +6

      I would have to agree. I only subscribed for him and watch what he makes.

    • @jimmydiresta
      @jimmydiresta 10 років тому +4

      Thank you for the on going support !!

    • @SkogKniv
      @SkogKniv 10 років тому +2

      Well deserved Jimmy. You been a huge inspiration for me Making. Happy I can support you!

  • @Mrzoo2021
    @Mrzoo2021 9 років тому

    You make the coolest stuff. Real craftsmanship. Quality work. Things just aren't made with quality now days.

  • @TheCrazyBreton
    @TheCrazyBreton 10 років тому

    What really blows my mind is the speed at which you work, sawing through those nails like a machine. I'm glad you slow down the footage at parts so we can get a better look, I don't know anyone who could do this in 8 minutes, you're a machine!

  • @HAYAHIYAHAYAHO
    @HAYAHIYAHAYAHO 10 років тому

    Anytime u make something that I think I wouldn't care to make( which is rare)... I find that I'm blown away still at the techniques and tools that u use... And how they can be used to make many other things... So glad you're sharing this with us... Thanks

  • @chaseofearth9280
    @chaseofearth9280 8 років тому +4

    channels like yours are the coolest. it's awesome watching you do your thing man!

  • @crashhanna
    @crashhanna 9 років тому +2

    Nicely done. Where I come from that is a magnifying glass. A looking glass is a mirror.

    • @jpage5350
      @jpage5350 8 років тому

      Gotta say, I got a bit confused there too. I guess I read Lewis Carroll too much as a kid...?

  • @jonrichelsen4926
    @jonrichelsen4926 10 років тому

    Always great to see such beautiful craftsmanship in motion. The macro shot of you filing the bracket was absolutely stunning!

  • @argkourpas1
    @argkourpas1 10 років тому

    Hey Jimmy...
    In the last couple of weeks the only thing i do when i m seating on my computer is to look for a new uploaded video of yours. I have seen again and again all your videos and i have to tell you from very deep inside you are the most inspire person i know. Keep doing this... and be safe...

    • @jimmydiresta
      @jimmydiresta 10 років тому

      thank you so much !! that nice to hear !

  • @ilnonnogigi
    @ilnonnogigi 8 років тому

    You are a wizard!!! I can't stop to watch your work

  • @MarcMendiondo
    @MarcMendiondo 10 років тому

    It's somewhat therapeutic to watch this mans videos

  • @MissCandyTattoo
    @MissCandyTattoo 8 років тому +1

    Those clamps, so cute!!

  • @TomPatelGaming
    @TomPatelGaming 10 років тому

    Amazing! There is no limit to this mans talent!

  • @joshuamckown3145
    @joshuamckown3145 10 років тому

    Just beautiful, Jimmy. I bet that handle has a nice heft to it.
    I've really been enjoying watching you work. Thanks for sharing your projects with us.

  • @TheRhyzal
    @TheRhyzal 8 років тому

    don't know how, but i'm always got an oddly satisfying experience everytime i watch your video!

  • @6shooter498
    @6shooter498 9 років тому

    I really enjoy watching you thinking about how to problem solve your way through a project!....Just remember for everyone who says t1hey can buy a similar item for less cost at a dollar store , mass produced items are desighned to be replace, you on the otherhand are creating a family hierloom, to be used and appreciated by your great grand kids, it reminds me of my grandfathers tool box...I was never allowe into it and after he died I had moved out of state so my cousins got all his stuff I know he had several hammers, an old hand powered drll, saws, chisels and a bottle of homemade wlne! Thanks for the talent display!!!!

  • @TheJkilla11
    @TheJkilla11 10 років тому +2

    how could anyone dislike this? this is frickin awesome you rock.

  • @guitargodjoe3621
    @guitargodjoe3621 8 років тому

    Beautiful! I'm sure it feels nice in the hand, with a feel and heft of a quality piece. Well done, indeed.

  • @wrxsavvy
    @wrxsavvy 10 років тому

    THE AMOUNT OF TALENT D HAS IS ALMOST INHUMAN LIKE

  • @ArthurKanzler
    @ArthurKanzler 10 років тому

    Fantastic! I'm always in awe of your creativity and mastery of the many mediums in which you express it.

  • @Kfjdk123
    @Kfjdk123 10 років тому

    This man is an artist

  • @gfc62
    @gfc62 10 років тому

    Jimmy, great job as always. I loved the two-handed tapering.

  • @DaveJacoby
    @DaveJacoby 10 років тому +1

    DiResta makes it look _so_ easy. If only I had access to his shop....

    • @ItSeemsDark
      @ItSeemsDark 10 років тому +2

      believe me ... isn't the shop ....

    • @DaveJacoby
      @DaveJacoby 10 років тому

      Oh, I'm sure. But with a shop, I could start to learn

    • @drstampfli
      @drstampfli 10 років тому +1

      ItSeemsDark You are so right. Put Jimmy on an island with a rock and some driftwood, and he would be making something awesome. It is definitely not the shop. I have most of the same tools, but you are watching DiResta - not watching me!

  • @TheGls56
    @TheGls56 10 років тому

    This man is an ARTIST.....

  • @rohojamagic
    @rohojamagic 9 років тому

    Is there nothing this man can't do? Wow!

  • @georgeavedikian622
    @georgeavedikian622 9 років тому

    truly very talented guy,i expect many peices of this fine quality work,keep going Jimmy Diresta

  • @kenbarker6478
    @kenbarker6478 9 років тому +8

    Jimmy,
    I love the coordination between your right and left hands to create the shape on the handle. You must be a mean mutha on an etch-a-sketch. LOL.
    Beautiful job!
    Take Care Ken :-)

    • @jeepmanxj
      @jeepmanxj 9 років тому +2

      +ken barker Run a manual lathe for a living for a few months. You'll be doing just like him.

    • @chemistryguy100
      @chemistryguy100 8 років тому

      +ken barker My thoughts exactly! Moving that lathe manually like that is HARD!!

  • @thecheapgamer9634
    @thecheapgamer9634 10 років тому

    You sir are an ARTIST!!!

  • @STFU123Fuck
    @STFU123Fuck 10 років тому +3

    This magnifying glass is classy as fck.

  • @good_guys_gaming
    @good_guys_gaming 10 років тому

    This is so freaking cool. What incredible talent.

  • @BruceAUlrich
    @BruceAUlrich 9 років тому

    One of my favorites!

  • @kjamison5951
    @kjamison5951 10 років тому

    To quote the modern poet, Peter Griffin.
    "This is freakin' awesome!"
    Grand job, another masterpiece!

  • @edwardlab
    @edwardlab 9 років тому

    es increible las cosas que puede hacer este señor con sus manos!!
    saludos desde VENEZUELA!!!.

  • @art1muz13
    @art1muz13 10 років тому

    2 days and 7,000 people already saw this. What a bummer! Well I get to see it now, after I comment and "thumbs -up" 1st, ALWAYS and 2nd, kik-bak & watch. NOW I RELAX AND WATCH.............! thank you MR.D.

  • @burnerjack01
    @burnerjack01 10 років тому

    Jimmy, you got style! Your videos are some of the most entertaining I've seen.

    • @jimmydiresta
      @jimmydiresta 10 років тому

      thank you !!! and every one for the positive comments !

  • @nicolek4076
    @nicolek4076 8 років тому +7

    Another example of what divides US and British English. A looking glass for us is an old-fashioned name for a mirror. What he's making here is called a magnifying glass.

    • @projotce
      @projotce 8 років тому +2

      I'm not sure about that. I'm an American and I thought he was going to make a mirror too

    • @keepcalmsaltandburn
      @keepcalmsaltandburn 7 років тому +3

      yeah, it's called a magnifying glass here in America too.

  • @callumoflaherty4538
    @callumoflaherty4538 8 років тому +16

    thought you were gonna give it the old arm shave test

  • @rivera_civic
    @rivera_civic 10 років тому +2

    Inspector Jimmy!

  • @markevens
    @markevens 9 років тому

    Beautiful! I love the hand work on the lathe.

  • @rynagon_
    @rynagon_ 5 років тому

    That handle is spectacular! Awesome job dude!

  • @Scavenger2525
    @Scavenger2525 10 років тому

    Another damn work of art!! This guy is amazing. Great job Jimmy. Thanks for sharing this one with us.

  • @MacFyben
    @MacFyben 9 років тому

    absolute work of art by the way jimmy. beautiful as usual.

  • @dcox01
    @dcox01 10 років тому +1

    Beautiful job sir

  • @RenaissanceMan929
    @RenaissanceMan929 10 років тому

    Another winner Jimmy!!

  • @JamesGMunn
    @JamesGMunn 10 років тому

    It is also very educational to share how to overcome mistakes, if you ever make one. People tend to think that professionals don't make mistakes but they do and they also have ways of recovering. People generally edit out those important learning parts to give a clean video but we lose the teaching moment that way.

  • @mathdoc1
    @mathdoc1 9 років тому

    Jimmy, what to say...
    Awesome!
    Thank you.

  • @Vulpeserenade
    @Vulpeserenade 8 років тому

    OH MY GOSH THIS IS SUCH A GOOD VIDEO😭 i love how it turned out

  • @jeffreymilnes6983
    @jeffreymilnes6983 9 років тому

    Jimmy, you are awesome! Magnificent work!

  • @TheBushdoctor68
    @TheBushdoctor68 10 років тому

    Very steampunk! Love it.

  • @jprice_
    @jprice_ 10 років тому

    Wow, this is absolutely amazing. Such masterpiece.

  • @capatainnemo
    @capatainnemo 10 років тому

    that is gorgeous jimmy, nice job.

  • @pleasetakemynamenow
    @pleasetakemynamenow 10 років тому

    That handle must have taken hours! Nicely done there sir!

  • @enigmabadboy
    @enigmabadboy 9 років тому

    BEAUTIFUL!

  • @uncleSamsites
    @uncleSamsites 10 років тому

    such creativity ... it's truely amazing Jimmy. I love your video's. You're an inspiration to me!

  • @briansmobile1
    @briansmobile1 10 років тому +3

    Way nice Jimmy!

  • @SvartaSnuten
    @SvartaSnuten 10 років тому

    That is one beautiful creation.

  • @JJose-22
    @JJose-22 10 років тому +3

    this guy is just too amaizing D:

  • @lmeza1983
    @lmeza1983 10 років тому

    terrific craftmanship.

  • @MrtPit
    @MrtPit 10 років тому +1

    Awsome and beautifull!

  • @BuildiTDIYIsrael
    @BuildiTDIYIsrael 10 років тому

    amazing craftsmanship. always a treat to watch your videos. thank you! very cool project.

  • @jjpg2000
    @jjpg2000 10 років тому

    Beautiful Piece.

  • @b4ux1t3-tech
    @b4ux1t3-tech 10 років тому +3

    This is my first Diresta video. Looks like I have my weekend all planned out now. Diresta playlist: Check. Beer: Check. Pinball machine to fix so I don't feel too useless compared to Jimmy Diresta: Check.

  • @YounesAliKUW77
    @YounesAliKUW77 10 років тому

    Amazing, truly amazing...

  • @petersontaylor2000
    @petersontaylor2000 10 років тому

    Maaaan! He makes it looks like it's an easy task!
    You, sir, are an artist. :)

  • @sparkycombs8177
    @sparkycombs8177 10 років тому

    Cool as always. Thanks for sharing your work with us.

  • @MrDexter9i3
    @MrDexter9i3 10 років тому

    I swear, working in your shop would classify as one of my dream jobs...

  • @DJasha
    @DJasha 9 років тому

    wow that brings back memories at 2:14 my dad had that exact same statue in our house almost 20 years ago

  • @curtisbest4709
    @curtisbest4709 10 років тому

    Your a legend jimmy !!!

  • @iksnyzrog
    @iksnyzrog 10 років тому

    Amazing Jimmy!

  • @dinamboyz
    @dinamboyz 9 років тому

    That is very nice Jimmy.

  • @electricfilms100
    @electricfilms100 10 років тому

    Love this object. As always, completely agree with all the production decisions for the video, such a cool way to watch something getting built. An inspiration to be sure. I'd love to be working in my own shop. Thank you JD

  • @supernewuser
    @supernewuser 10 років тому

    He does it again.

  • @TheDutyPaid
    @TheDutyPaid 10 років тому +3

    Loved the mini G clamps XD

  • @Exquer5418
    @Exquer5418 10 років тому

    Oh, Master Direstea, Teach me the way!

  • @johnDingoFoxVelocity
    @johnDingoFoxVelocity 10 років тому

    How steamely awesome dude

  • @juliocf389
    @juliocf389 8 років тому

    Seu trabalho é invejavél, de uma riqueza surpreendente de detalhes, parabéns...sou seu fã.

  • @gypsyheart79
    @gypsyheart79 10 років тому

    Beautiful work!

  • @htuyie
    @htuyie 10 років тому

    Very talented guy ..awesome work

  • @llamas8601
    @llamas8601 9 років тому

    Looks awesome great craftsmanship on that pice

  • @ابوعمر-ذ2ع
    @ابوعمر-ذ2ع 9 років тому

    very great diresta

  • @Рост_Шилов
    @Рост_Шилов 8 років тому

    Long live creativity!!!

  • @MrStretch148
    @MrStretch148 9 років тому

    Amazing. There is nothing you can't do.

  • @chrisroche626
    @chrisroche626 10 років тому

    Amazing as always.