DiResta Leaf Spring Bowie

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Watch me make a knife while learning some on the job blacksmithing techniques!
thank you to my buddy Levi for giving me the old springs from his van!
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[@PhilVandelay]

This gets the medal for most unorthodox use of an angle grinder I've seen. Love it

[@ConcreteLand]

Phil Vandelay I was thinking what part was unorthodox because he uses it a lot. Then I got to that “aha!” moment. That was a pretty cool use of a grinder.

[@spdsprk1856]

And yet we are all going to try it at some point.

[@admin8446]

Nice way to lose your balls and shaft if the wheel shatters and your finger tips of it doesn't.

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

Holllllyyyyyyy smokes! you're gunna need 3/4 of a cow hide to sheath that bugger :) Fantastic job!

[@learnerlearns]

"He's got a knife!" "ha, That's not a knife. THIS is a knife." kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoCtpZSFZ911ldE "Just kids havin' fun"

[@sc1petrol]

God damn, that's exactly what i was thinking of!!!

[@thermmaloverload]

yeah Mick Dundee will be dropping by Jimmy's place to get his knife back. great work Jimmy

[@georgegriffiths8717]

Maaaaate, that's not a knife, that's a bloody woodsplitter!

[@angelpais8160]

But.. did Kimmy got the kiss ? lol

[@angelpais8160]

Jimmy *

[@DiesInEveryFilm]

Nice work what a beautiful blade 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@modustrial]

Loving the "old Diresta" style with the new camera -- the improvement in video quality takes it to the next level!

[@tyroneturnerjr2587]

Your table angle grinder setup is by far the scariest, most ingenious setup I've ever witnessed. I love how your brain works. keep it up bud

[@ชวลิตรพิริยะนันทพงศ์]

ทอฃลสกิ้

[@prof_aw3som014]

ชวลิตร พิริยะนันทพงศ์ yes

[@ดิสวรรษวงษ์โสภา]

@@ชวลิตรพิริยะนันทพงศ์ 1

[@Max1dollar]

* Crocodile Dundee meets Jimmy* "Good God that is a knife!!!"

[@supersevenn]

It's Dundee approved !!

[@SouthFLFarrierShorts]

Me: “Why on God’s earth would you need a knife that big?!” Jimmy: *chops entire meal in half* Me: “seems necessary”

[@tomdratler640]

One word: Zombies!

[@gahtsno1]

don`t you have sometimes useless telephone sales man, mormons or bounty hunters at your door???

[@jimstanga6390]

Diresta Panini Slicer....

[@tacticoolredneck1839]

I am so happy you just picked up another hammer and kept going. Just seemed very satisfying to me.

[@davidperez265]

seems to me like a drummer breaking his sticks and replacing them in a second jajaja it looks like it happens very often

[@icykiogz68]

Hahaha

[@ZHFabrications]

No toilette quench!? I'm disappointed.... but seriously cool knife, I've never seen anyone use a mill to surface like that, pretty cool.

[@GiacoWhatever]

This is one of those videos I enjoy watching over and over again!!!

[@Chance-ry1hq]

Giaco Whatever get a life.

[@caseyanderson9169]

Love your channel

[@earlnutz]

Giaco Whatever happens

[@shoudehuang1244]

@@Chance-ry1hq screw you

[@razorcliffhudge147]

@@shoudehuang1244 philip screw him ! in the face !

[@Cetrifuga1945]

Gimmy sei sempre il migliore salutami la tua famiglia Amico ⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@WereAllThatBored]

I clicked on this to see how you added the fuller. Did not disappoint. Looks great..

[@r350rt]

"That's not a knife, that's a knife!" :'D it reminds me really much on the Bowie Crocodile Dundee uses :D

[@CuriousCreator]

that is an absolute beast of a knife :) looks awesome!

[@henriaho2271]

Curious Creator true. 🔪

[@teerawatjanthapon1220]

Henri Aho หมอลลำชิง้

[@NineToes821]

12:05 When you're having a rough day at work, and you finally take your lunch break.

[@giannispatiras4481]

Jimmy's logic: if it can't shave your arm, is not ready yet

[@davidvarnes7708]

Jesus man, who were you making a Bowie for, Crocodile Dundee? "That's not a knife... this is a knife!"

[@Mr2at]

Thumbs up if your watching this in bed and thinking i hate my job and wish i had Jimmys skills.

[@Batti2323]

Get out of bed, go make something. Just start!

[@stabilini]

We all can have his skills with practice

[@DavidPlass]

Some skills are natural talent and we'll never have them.

[@LaserGadgets]

@@DavidPlass Its more the WILL to get going...matter of how much you want to get skilled.

[@kevinhollister947]

Thank you,,, I'm not alone

[@noahworke2497]

I love how he just throws the handle of the broken hammer and picks up a new one and keeps workung

[@Mysterious13138]

Learn to write!

[@fritz3548]

u know hes a real g, when he wears a gopro around his neck 👌

[@alimal8306]

Knifemaking with Fritz hobi bajcesi

[@walquiriowalquirio5630]

+Alim AL -pó

[@rileybridgeman1064]

You all prolly thinking that he sped this up so that we can view the making of a Bowie knife in 12:37 minutes but no my friends. Jimmy diresta just works that fast

[@ianlowe4666]

Hello Mr DiResta, I just wanted to give you a well intended FYI. It's not usual practice in Blacksmithing to use cutting tools directly against the face of the anvil. The little step down between the horn and the face is called the cutting table, it's normally not hardened so it can be used as such without blunting your tools (or marring the face). For something too big for the table (like that beast of a knife) a cutting saddle or plate is used on the face to protect it. All the best from Blighty, great channel.

[@علي_سابو]

Ian Lowe

[@ianlowe4666]

That's me :)

[@talesid5]

Ian Lowe ! *Welcome to your laboratory, where safety is not #1 priority!!!* 😜👐👓

[@369manbearpig369]

Ian Lowe ii

[@aosuki4592]

U

[@matthewmeltzer9990]

Time to make a sweet leather sheath. Recommend you watch “Book of Eli” for your motivation.

[@uncas68]

This is an incredibly beautiful knife..The girth of it!!! I would love to make one this scale. Also borrowing your idea with the angle grinder anchored to the table :)

[@josemendiola4957]

Excelente video buen trabajo felicidades 🎉🍾🎈🎊🍺🍻🍺🍺🍺🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻👍

[@InstrucTube]

So, I love what you did with this piece, Jimmy. It's functional, and it's got a certain aesthetic quality to it. That said, it's hard to get a scale from the video, but I think you left "knife" territory about 6 inches ago. It's more of a Bowie Short Sword at this point. That doesn't stop me from wanting about ten of them.

[@bobbertbobby3975]

again thank you Mr DiResta for showing me something i didnt think of. What a great way to put in the fuller.I had seen stuff like that done in woodworking so DUH of course it would work likea charm for this also. THIS is why i watch artists and craftsmen like you Mr. DiResta.

[@tomleivers3463]

Love the spring clips on the cuffs at 8.15, to all the safety trolls who say Jimmy doesn't do PPE, lol. Keep up the good work, see you at Birmingham.

[@T-iu5qw6kl2s]

Great knife, very good.

[@ThisOldTony]

clever on that fuller! looks like a great EDC. ;)

[@thomasglover7287]

This Old Tony WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?! TONY MACHINES A BOWIE KNIFE ON THE LATHE?!

[@abelardocontreras1]

Tony watching diresta mind blowm

[@ebadkarimi6717]

Good ablity and art ,i enjoid it

[@Aioria-iy7ib]

Hermoso!!!!, se me cae la baba... Excelente trabajo!!!!

[@DavidSprings]

I wonder where that chunk of metal has been and what it has seen in its life as a leaf spring. And now a new life as a famous knife.

[@hoold01]

Phone rings.....Hello? Mr Diresta? I'm the Executive producer on Forged in Fire.....We'll pay you a lotta money to appear on Forged in Fire....wait....wanna be a judge? We'll pay you more! Oh wait.....Wanna present the show AND be a judge? Talking big bucks here.....Mr Diresta?......Jimmy?......hello?

[@MRcustomcrafts]

*Wow! Fantastic* 😱😱 I would like to make one like this.👍

[@muratkocaman9517]

Harika bir çalışma gerçekten süper siz birde demir ege sinden bıcak yapmıştınız onu bana hediye edermisiniZ

[@techedfireman4981]

The New Diresta should have talked to The Classic Diresta into using the CNC for the brass and wood, and used the Torchmate to do the profile of the steel. 😜😂. Tons of tips in this video, great one Jim! Next up a sheath?

[@EricLeCarreleur]

Tu me fais le meme en ceramique lol 😜💪👍

[@watersini]

Very cool. The handle reminds me of the Buck 110.

[@tomsdreamshopworx]

Nathan Waters - I thought the exact same thing!

[@nathanjohnston7187]

Me too!

[@ANXIETOR]

Duh.

[@coryhaynes8755]

Pretty sure that was the intended look he was going for right from the get go. I believe he has a certain affection for those knives.

[@technodruid]

Now that's a knife.

[@saeedandalusi7579]

Is that chopper for dealing with the people that stole your trailer ? Awesome

[@eduarditogonzales4485]

That's not a knife.....This is a knife....Crocodile Dundee would be happy to meet you...Be careful not to shave a bone instead of skin...

[@louishayworth9023]

I Think you need a bigger hammer. (:-)

[@curm1778]

2 years later and still my favourite knife build on KZbin.

[@weldingtipsandtricks]

That’s a sweet knife

[@thangnguyen-gt6iu]

weldingtipsandtricks 11

[@michaelhedgepeth5106]

I'll give $1000 right Now....anybody else got a larger bid ?mine may be to small for such strength and quality craftsmanship; ....

[@3x3CustomTamar]

well, that was fun to watch!

[@jimmydiresta]

3x3Custom - Tamar You are killing it !! Great vids!

[@3x3CustomTamar]

jimmydiresta thanks so much!! ☺️

[@آلأِسہمہرآنہيہ0780]

3x3Custom - Tamar hi baby

[@ahmednuur6067]

3x3Custom - Tamar Hii

[@frankfurty7553]

enough knifes and axes ... would you start on something else please!... such as kids smart toys or home fixes or any thing else could be useful?.... i started to feel like if you are really promoting violence... use your talent the right way.

[@RavnosRavenous]

awesome as always... but what no custom leather sheath? like a crock dun dee back rig? hehe

[@wahiwoodworks3324]

I was waiting for the sheath as well. Maybe for another video

[@nwrinounou4965]

هههه

[@asrorabdulkasimiv1584]

Rav Ravenous 101

[@carlbyron7367]

Mr Dada fan for your information contrary to believe.jim Bowie DID NOT invent the Bowie knife..he made it famouse..the family blacksmith made it for his brother and Jim Bowie scarfed it up...TRUE

[@dadafan5921]

Jimmy, it is crude. It is ugly. It has no balance. It uses glue (Bowie is spinning in his grave). It has a ridiculous number of rivets. I can't say enough how ugly it is. It's gonna rust. Did I mention it's ugly? Please, Jimmy, I'll trade you my firstborn for it...

[@Laffy1345]

DaDa Fan 😂😂😂😂😂😨😨😨😂😂😂😂😂

[@TonyZXT]

Shrewd negotiating, but how would Jimmy know your crotchfruit will be worth a damn.... especially on your first try? What if it's ugly and full of rivets too?

[@dadafan5921]

I negotiate from strength... he retired at age 43.

[@TonyZXT]

Haha! Good shit.

[@RndZApprox]

LOL

[@dvig3261]

Gotta love the precision sharpening method LOL Oh and don't listen to Dada Fan.. It's beautiful!!..besides, he doesn't even like kids...

[@toomanyhobbies8518]

That’s how I cut all my sandwiches.

[@SHARPEYSWORKSHOP]

Cool trick with the angle grinder wish I'd got your ingenuity

[@Pilot_Pirx]

Man this handle looks uncomfortable. Cool knife though.

[@azuritet3]

i used to think the same thing until i got a knife with a square handle. it all depends on where your knuckles fall on the angles. if they fit right then square handles are really nice, but if they are the wrong size, well then, they feel wrong.

[@dangerrangerlstc]

As one Dundee would have said: "Now THAT'S a knwife"

[@rollothewalker5535]

*Knoife

[@johnnyfedpost1776]

I like the Buck Knife style handle

[@buildmotion1426]

Chris Hutchins I thought the handle was spot on Buck myself. Looks awesome.

[@kalleklp7291]

Yeah..even Crocodile Dundee would call this a knife. :) Excellent craftsmanship. However, you'd need half a cow to have the leather for the sheath.

[@Traderjoe]

Get to da choppah!!!

[@carlosneves3050]

Hello Mr Diresta. How are you doing? Very interesting your Bowie, but I would like to know how you did to fix the grinder to make a fuller on the knife blade. Please. I'm a cutlery parendiz and live in the interior of Brazil. I anticipate my sincere thanks.

[@HobbyimkereiGoldeneAue]

I watch your videos for a long time now, and this type of "classic" video is my favourite type. Just the making process without any ballast. Greetings from germany and keep on making things like this masterpiece.

[@umitaraf1226]

Alet iş yapar el övünür derler ama elindeki alet edevat bir tarafa adamdaki işçilik ve ustalık on numara ellerine sağlık usta

[@Zzzarka]

nice :D i thought for a while that you would make a brass handle with wooden pegs, that would have been so cool/funny :D the handle you ended up making looks really awesome though and is probably more practical :)

[@nIzIx98]

Zzzarka I really love this idea!

[@adamluka7984]

hello Sr Jimmy..may I ask you something!!!..that thing you put on that blade before polishing,,what its name and where could I find it !

[@Ricopolico]

If you're old enough, remember your "Crocodile Dundee" - "That's not a knife, THIS is a knife."

[@njmcliffe]

I see you've played knifes-spooney before.

[@tigrotom7312]

@@njmcliffe "Now THAT'S a knife, mate!"

[@sethbracken]

Of all the things you're good at, your band saw skills are the most impressive.

[@muhanadaltamimi1784]

You are amazing, artist go ahead Follow you from Iraq 🌹

[@Ph.tahaali]

عبالي بس اني هنا :)

[@muhanadaltamimi1784]

taha ali انا هم كنت اتصور هذا الشي 😂

[@tomahoks]

Umm, follow

[@muhanadaltamimi1784]

Tom Ahoks Thanks for attention me Typing error 😄

[@1Barrel2u]

Aftr watching this video I just had to make on of my own. The leaf springs came off a very large dump truck and I made several in flight modifications so that I would be able to tell my knife when laid next to Deresta's. It took me considerably longer to make it (Derista 12- 1/2 minutes Me about four days off and on). A really fun project. What wa sthe wood Derista used in his hand grip? I used ironwood and it turned very good.

[@tonyozimek2116]

#classicdiresta Love it, I like the how some of the forging is still visible.

[@raimundopalheta7103]

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[@aroldfut]

Follow Jimmy and learn trades you can't pick up anywhere else. Amazing builder/creator!

[@t164z228]

Classic Diresta! 😆

[@t164z228]

Genuinely a fantastic video / build. Angle grinder jig is inspired. Jimmy you should go on Joe Rogan podcast, I'm sure you have lots of common ground. Bet he subscribes to you.

[@Sprank900]

I couldn't keep from thinking.... that you might be thinking ....of the thief who stole your trailer while you made this beast. Looked like a fun build.

[@nyinfamous2k2]

the Godfather at it again.

[@TVHF_POND]

I swear 1:10 is my favorite part of this video hammer breaks and like "oh well" and grabs another hammer Edit: Anyone else still watching this in 2022

[@TJSWOODWORKINGSHOP]

WoW brother I like it good job very nice project to much love later :)

[@ckscks8303]

THIS IS A KNIFE!!! I need it to declare war to orcs , uruk hai, sauron and sarouman, the dragon, and begin a crusade to the holly lands.

[@springwoodcottage4248]

Techniques, ideas & completion, fabulous from start to finish, like we saw a master Smith in the arsenal of the ancients. Brought recollections of a Hollywood movie where the Smith adds a meteorite to the melt from which Bowie's knife is made. Thanks for sharing!

[@Chance-ry1hq]

Springwood Cottage 🤮

[@wildhaggis6326]

That’s the kinda knife you need for a zombie apocalypse ( totally awesome ) 👍👍👍

[@ClassALiving]

I really enjoy these knife videos. Amazing work as always 👍👍

[@nanadz5542]

جميل وصيلي

[@derekpeterson8005]

The handle makes it look like a Buck 110 but on steroids! Love watching your technique!

[@aic53]

What a beast of a knife!?! The swift hammer replacement made me burst out with turgid laughter. It is that kind of inane ability and knowledge through years of incessant creativity and vitality, and the top notch content that will always make me love you more Jimmy! You're a Motherfracking genius! Lots of love!

[@jimmydiresta]

Schlomo Yarlabach hahah thank you 🙏🏼

[@yoselinsoriano4164]

+jimmydiresta how much for that bowie or to mske me one like it

[@adolpholiverbush2]

I have an old hunk of steel I found while installing solar for a farmer....likely a tine off a plow or disc or something....anyway, I was hoping to make something with it, similar to this. Looks like I need quite a few more tools. And talent. Excellent work, sir. That's a beauty.

[@9009matorres]

Jimmy Diresta laughs in the face of shop safety. Great knife, man. Love all your vids!

[@petersontaylor2000]

That is the most beautiful ugly beast I've ever seen!! Those rusty side marks in the blade are poetry! It impregnates her with a strong personality like marks of a person's own rough life... Very nice job indeed, sir.

[@Robin-pb1od]

"that's a noif"

[@outlawgt3045]

I just ordered an 8" Kukri handmade in Nepal from leaf spring 5160 steel. I wanted a Bowie knife of that quality but cant find them.. Only knives like Gerbers and Schrades, etc... I wanted something indestructable

[@FigmentsMade]

That's a beautiful beast! I love the steam coming off the burrito. 😉 Seriously though, you always make me want to do whatever it is you make. Thank you for being an awesome inspiration!

[@Anino_Makata]

Michael Myers: I have this big, scary knife. No other knife in this world can make people shit their pants better than this one! Diresta: Hold my beer...

[@rafaelserranoc4185]

Heavy metal 10:22

[@ThomasTheFapEngine]

Listening to Neutral Milk Hotel! Woohoo!

[@KebDrajver]

Thomas The Fap Engine Can you please tell me the name of the song?

[@kengoodman7719]

Definitely awesome! Only one problem I see: try to hang that in a sheath hooked to your belt and your pants won't be able to stay on! That thing has got to weigh about 30 lbs???? LOL! Awesome work! That ought to cut in half anything you swing it at.

[@eformance]

Knife pattern baldness strikes again!

[@robertmilos4650]

My favourite build after your drill restoration. Yes I spelt favourite as an Australian. Love your work Sir

[@Dosbomber]

1:11 Jimmy Two-Hammers.

[@mada0zani]

Carpentry to blacksmithing. what else are you capable of doing, Jimmy?

[@kombatunit66]

Love how the hammer fails, no prob, next hammer.

[@बिलालसय्यदअली]

कखघछछदध

[@TERRORoftheLORD]

Hey looks neat! Just curious what does the knife weigh? And how long is the blade/overall length? Thanks.

[@thirtyeight92]

Is that bloodwood on the handle?

[@miamadoperromax]

Hello. I really liked your cleaver. I want to make myself this. How much does he weigh? Probably more than 1.5 kg? Probably a brass hilt made it even heavier by 200-250 g.

[@samael978]

How does one go about aquiring leaf springs anyway? Like do i go to scrapwards? The dump?

[@runnywhart7440]

Today I learned Jimmy's favorite movie is Crocodile Dundee.