DiResta: Hardwood Mallet

In each episode of DiResta (every other Wednesday), 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.
In this episode, DiResta makes mallet from hardwood on a vintage wood lathe. The result is a practical piece of art. If you're a fan of woodturning, this episode is for you. Read all about it on MAKE: makezine.com/video/diresta-har...
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[@EEJester1586]

Never would have though to turn them at the same time. Well done man.

[@saophaixoan7861]

This is a valuable addition to my woodwork collection kzbin.infoUgkxkNYRBJuiJ6EwD-tQSAlxg0eFKsnR2cgz I still will rate this woodwork plan as the best in my reference library. It always seems to stand out from the rest whenever you go through the library. This is a masterpiece.

[@warrenbuitendag5286]

my heart stopped when he cut the handle from the head on the band saw, but then i remembered jimmy knows more than me...

[@Carrosive]

warren buitandag I thought it looked strange and was trying to work out what kind of mallet it was, and when he cut the head off I was like "Ahhhhh what is he doing!"... But then realised the genius

[@warrenbuitendag5286]

Oliver Carr I know right?! lol

[@ranwolf76]

+Oliver Carr I've seen woodworking mallets that looked the way before he cut it .

[@davidjohnston1971]

+ranwolf76Those are called carving or setter's mauls. The cylindrical or tapered cylinder head provides more accurate strikes to carving chisels than a flat faced mallet.

[@ValakSVT]

Lmao I thought I was the only one 😂

[@duddatron]

Wood turning is one of my favourite things to watch in KZbin so thanks for this video jimmy

[@scottmacleod4177]

Wow your craftsmen ship blows my mind. I always enjoy watching your channel. Please don't stop.

[@tattoodfreeek]

love watching you work. it's kinda soothing

[@bruceallen9892]

+Aaron Hydes It's almost like therapy.

[@airwolf28]

Jimmy, I don't know what to say but you really did it again!! I love watching all of your video and I love the craftsmanship of yours. Great job!!

[@edgarrosalez83]

Literally watch one video right before I go to bed because it is just so relaxing to watch this.

[@jameschrisdavis]

This is one of my all time favorites. Excellent!

[@dcornwell66]

I am always in awe because I couldn't do anything like that or any of your other projects. These videos can't come fast enough. I love them all. Signed fanboy. LOL

[@bkboggy]

Love watching your videos. They're so relaxing and inspirational.

[@alejandronicolasmilillo5095]

sos un geniooo. no puedo parar de ver tus videos. es un paraiso tu taller, no te falta una herramienta

[@MisterSatan]

Couldn't ask for a better birthday present than a new DiResta video.

[@HobbyBots]

Even with the fish eye lens the lathe barely fits in the shot. It was a good way to get us in there to see the work. Great video Jimmy.

[@sparkdog11]

Excellent work. Fun to watch the process and love the "insect" sounds emitted!! Great!

[@LuisGarcia-ss2vp]

Wow i can not stop watching your videos are a genius,your shop is a paradise your have everything're my idol

[@LifeOfPabs]

Absolutely amazing! Great work, as always!

[@barryparks7057]

another work of art. brilliant!!!

[@DiyEcoProjects]

Dear DiResta, i love your videos and what you create... so friggin cool!

[@MyMusicSosa]

It will never cease to amaze me how awesome you are

[@robertorecoaro8423]

You always surprises me. Thank You.

[@EngineeredToDesign]

You are very skilled love watching all your videos!

[@SebastiaanMollema]

Double thumbs up! Nice mallet for some carving!

[@RobotArmyInc]

This has moved to my top ten fav vids of yours. brilliant. You should do a video tour of your workspace, always looks so interesting from the glimpses we see.

[@ArionKrause]

That was beautiful!

[@art1muz13]

i REALLY COUNT A GREAT DAY IN TIME WHEN NOT ONLY DO I FIND ONE VID BUT TWO YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!

[@Screamingtut]

Excellent work enjoyed all your videos

[@JTshoot]

DAMN, didn't see that coming, you just blew my mind. Awesome !

[@nintendolunchbox]

wow! it kinda blew my mind when you sawed it in half and it all came together

[@AliCheetham]

great work jimmy

[@yannickallard4]

love your work! great!

[@1theheightofparadise]

I think him chiseling out the DiResta thing at the end was more work than him making the actual mallet lol

[@boatingman11]

Beautiful. Thank you.

[@Jerbod2]

Looks awesome.

[@themadhacker9376]

i bet my dad would love one of these for Christmas!

[@Lawgiver19]

amazing as usual!

[@mrsandman3954]

would be an excellent leather tooling mallet...youre the man, Jimmy!

[@guilloteonline]

exelente tu trabajo, felicitaciones desde Argentina

[@jonathan__g]

Amazing work as always! I would love to see a combo mallet in the sense of it being a wood head but a metal tube for the shaft and then again a wood handle (similar to the hatchet he made). I think that would pretty sweet.

[@rhwoodshop]

That looks very similar to a style of mallets I gave made in the past. Great job!!!

[@tompritch56]

Very nice..Thanks for posting..

[@stevesmith-ji6px]

that was pretty awesome!!

[@pedromariz2840]

You sick man! Awesome!

[@richardM980]

Wow, what an artistic way to convey a skilled "How To" Very Impressive!

[@warpman74]

Ah, my bi-weekly Diresta fix, feels much better now!

[@acasey1223]

Nice job Jimmy.

[@waltermorgera]

soy carpintero y me encanta lo que haces un groso. saludos desde argentina

[@mikeizzano9304]

Good job you're very flexible. I'm a knife guy too only a couple wall hangers I use (rotate)most all my knives they all have a purpose!keep it up!

[@zeherculano3223]

Ensina a arte sem dizer uma palavra, esse é mestre!

[@symonf1966]

When you cut it, I didn't see that coming. I wish I had a lathe.great vid.

[@Candyman97]

That was fricking cool!!!

[@snowbossxxxmowdaddy3709]

Dammit your good! I like your videos because they are not an hour long. Very good. Your really really good at what you do

[@pheenix42]

Splendid job as always, and I have to admit, I envy you your shop! :D

[@rcredmon]

Nicely done...makes me wish I had a lathe.

[@benjamoskardi]

Brilliant!

[@canadon]

awesome... as usual.

[@jonathan__g]

I did think it was a weird looking mallet when you took it off the lathe and didnt see the cut coming. I enjoyed it a lot good work!

[@KingGeorge7]

Amazing!

[@MakeMeAPizza01]

nice to have a workshop with all that gear.

[@wouldntyaliktono]

Thank god. another di-resta vid. i was starting to get shakes from the withdrawal.

[@TheMixEmperor]

He forgot to put his name on it.

[@Tupoelf]

and shave his hand

[@blank5390]

+Tupoelf lmao..he does do that alot.

[@Opfor-NYC]

i really like your videos cuz you fast forward it and it makes a nice sound haha

[@Goldsmith36]

You are the man!

[@rigobertotorres954]

Hey that´s good, excellent!!

[@erwan815]

very very good !!

[@gbasilveira]

beautiful

[@68jacen]

Appeared to be too much scraping and not enough slicing with the skew and gouges, but the job got done and looks great, liked how you turned the handle and head at the same time. After watching richard raffin, opened my mind to how one can use the skew.

[@skyhacker6]

Like always with his video you just understand what he's making at the end ! ^^

[@Tursun_Suzuk]

You give me cool ideas. Thank :)

[@MRNOISY]

yeah man pretty awesome i thought the same !

[@Sashiwarashi]

Gosh I need a new tool... Oh I know! I'm going to build one. AWSOME!!

[@fixingstufff]

very nice!

[@v0ort]

Jimmy could you do a tour around your workshop? I know its small but i love to hear about the history of the machine and tools you use. For example do you have some tips and tricks for storage, lay-out etc.

[@MrLeonard55]

Very nice.

[@Ginounknown]

i wish i had alot of tools like you!

[@mattbarnett350]

Your awesome thank you for some much needed inspiration

[@jimmydiresta]

thank you for watching !

[@mnight207]

Jimmy, my man....i've been drooling for another episode. I crave you all the time, Jimmy. I have an important question to ask you. Jimmy, will you MAKE me?

[@luislazcano5563]

Bonito trabajo 👍👍👍

[@jimmydiresta]

ha!! thank you for that!

[@GibClark]

loved the WD on tool rest...why did I never think of that?????

[@ahmadrambat4172]

Bravo!

[@christopherjude]

Thanks for the carving tutorial! By the way, Stopping by ChuckE2009 was a great thing to do. His little video of your visit made my day. Don't quite know why. Thanks again for the Art.

[@TigerzRKoolGaming]

I wanna do dat kinda shit. Watching your work is soothing for me.

[@cooksimpleandhealthy845]

amazing

[@maxemumTV]

This guy is awesome

[@makermarx]

making one of these... for sure.

[@Baikas1987]

this is great....

[@LeoDu52100]

good job

[@user-cv1kr8mn9p]

اعمالم الفنية ممتازة جدا

[@DanielMcGregor]

Nice bit of woodwork.^^ Makes me wish I could use a lathe. :)

[@HobbyBots]

So the motion of the chisel was smooth and continuous.

[@dcornwell66]

Awesome as usual Jimmy. Fish eye lense makes is all look bowed though

[@SebastianGonzalez1]

This is one of my favorites. I've been trying to learn how to use a lathe for a while now, and watching the skills you possess on that thing makes me beyond jealous. Great job! Do you still sell the stuff you make at the Hell's Kitchen flea market?

[@jospindiaz]

eres grande saludos desde mexico

[@dptcreationz]

awesome

[@CarlRecktenwaldJr]

When you cut the handle off. I was like nooooooo. Then like always. BAD ASS.

[@jonathangrenier104]

Yup, as others, I nearly had a stroke when you cut the handle off! Then, I went: Ooooh, that what he was measuring... Wondered what the hole was for... Thought you were going to fill it up wi lead or something to give it extra weight. Good vid.

[@realbakatono]

Legend!

[@ter450]

Again, nice! Thanks :0

[@garcj108]

you rock!