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[@Karanar]

Do you make a new blade every time your arm hair grow back out?

[@grombleguy3730]

+staslig was thinking the same, cos i never see a shaved patch on a new knife or axe test.

[@noahlowrie6742]

he uses different arms

[@JohnathanPrice1]

+Gromble Guy I've seen one of his videos where one of his arms has 5 missing patches of hair. I forgot which one it is though.

[@Brastius]

How dare you take something that's yours and make something cool out of it!

[@NecroBanana]

How dare he indeed! He is merely practicing one of his most fundamental rights, but fuck that. Let's all tell him what to do!

[@NecroBanana]

***** If you look through the comments section, you'll see a lot of people complaining that he ruined that "antique saw" or some shit. Truly, those hipster fucks don't understand the first thing about constitutional rights.

[@volundrfrey896]

+Brastius It is a shame to ruin something beautiful which is still very much useful and will never be made again. But he absolutely has the right to and I defend his right to do it, but I think it's a stupid decision to use that right.

[@NecroBanana]

Völundr Frey No use of a right is a stupid decision. Even when that decision seems to affect others negatively(this is not the case in the video, however), excercising ones rights is still an admirable thing on its own. A right not excersised is a right lost

[@RenaxTM91]

+NecroBanana I loved how he made this out of an old sawblade, and kept the original patina all the way to the end. when he ruined that i stopped waching, wich is my right!

[@simonq7884]

The year is 2020 jimmy diresta finally has no hair left on his body

[@Izanaqi]

lmfao 😂😂😂😂😂

[@willblizard3610]

i was thinking, hes either the best knife maker ever,or has a problem with his arm hair being so weak

[@christophercox4390]

+will blizard lol

[@DaleDix]

December 3 19. No change lol.

[@telestic007]

The saw.... was way cooler, then the 15 dollar quality machete.

[@telestic007]

Okay... i admit the handle was pretty amazing... i was just heartbroken seeing that antique saw being ravaged.

[@davidlarsen838]

Firstname Lastname Although I can't say I agree, but I do hope that he hung the saw right back where it was. I mean it's just that much cooler with the hole in it.

[@axelfaltin]

David Larsen he did - saw it today in his shop

[@biggseye]

Fine workmanship and great talent, I would be more impressed if he had refinished the saw, set the teeth, and sharpened them that fine. I wonder if he even knows how to set and sharpen the teeth of his many saws.

[@jimmydiresta]

William Fitzgerald "I wonder if he even knows how to set and sharpen the teeth of his many saws" i do, but my channel is more about the products i make with the tools i use. less about the tools.

[@weldingtipsandtricks]

Jimmy, I like your style. That coming from a guy who knows what it takes to go from an idea ...to gathering materials...to posting the vid Great job!!

[@JimmyDiRestaimake]

Thank you Jody ! You have been my teacher for several years now thank you for what you do !

[@HiIamTwist]

Jimmy DiResta sorry guys, nothing to add, just using the occasion of my two favourite masters in a row to thank both of you for the precious lessons you taught me everyday so far, thanks to which today I have the opportunity to express myself doing the kind of job I like most: thank you very much buds, I owe you both a lot

[@JimmyDiRestaimake]

Thank you !!

[@uzairchougle385]

Hello Jimmy! I love your work. It's so systematic and good to see.

[@edl4114]

It's too late, Uzair. Nobody cares now. Sorry.

[@willanderson5605]

Best engineer/crafter/legend/badass ever keep up the amazing high quality work

[@jimmydiresta]

Thank you sir!!!

[@willanderson5605]

+jimmydiresta your welcome every video entertains me and hope to achieve the level you are at one day

[@mohammadwassef2707]

+jimmydiresta is the blade hard enough to be a machete, saw blades are flex & not that hard

[@alanlove6022]

+Mohammad Wassef machetes don't need to be very hard.

[@shaggy_e210]

+Mohammad Wassef machetes benefit from having the flex that a saw does... it uses the flex to help with chopping

[@JohnHeisz]

Right nice!

[@jimmydiresta]

Thank you sir!!

[@ManishKumarIITG]

jimmydiresta Make a Batrang! Please!!!

[@Zorkz]

It's 6 am and I'm watching some knive videos again

[@hugohamalainen2240]

Sama vaiva täällä

[@brayenjanz7637]

+Zorkz Holy shit me to

[@JCtherocks]

You are not alone friend

[@ve9098]

hämäläine prod mikäs siinä ku ei muuta katokkaa :D normaalia veittistä innostuneille....

[@brennenbartlettphotography1576]

6:05 am and I’m right here three years later

[@Engin09TR]

Best machette ever made

[@jimmydiresta]

hahah thank you !!

[@ramoshamos7767]

jimmydiresta what bandsaw do you use?

[@stizan24]

Now find am old machete and make a woodsaw.

[@somecrispydude9635]

Dawg that’s genius

[@alecbayer5295]

He has to wait for his arm hair to grow back every time he wants to make another video

[@ryanm2170]

+Alec Bayer He's so manly that the hair grows back after 10 minutes. This guy is a very talented badass.

[@carlantaya175]

I have no idea how you move your hands that fast it's incredible.

[@anaya51]

Hey Jimmy, Goes without saying that you are a true badass and an experienced craftsman/artist. Not quite sure what all the fuss is about: that old saw is made from QUALITY steel, and is perfect for repurposing into a machete! Aaaaaaaaand the saw is still functional. Anywho, love your stuff, always entertaining, educational, and inspirational. Please keep em comin! Ps.....not too many of us "cat men" out there, gotta love the pussy! Go Spike! -Shane-O

[@jimmydiresta]

Haha thank you for the love!!

[@gaddiusgaddium9082]

+jimmydiresta A little wobbly, and that's what you want in an old fashioned amazon machete, from one forest loving knife-maker to another, could use a little heat treating, but, nonetheless, lovely machete, love the brass on softwood. Was it pine?

[@JerryGiesler09]

+Cade Prewitt Ziricote

[@MrAssassin452]

Hour 453 I continue to watch these videos knowing I can't make any of it I need help

[@noahkoenig4447]

same

[@robdevenney]

You can if you try... anyone can

[@greggferns3278]

You can make many things with only the basics.I make filleting knives from modern hardpoint saws(sandvik 244 etc),which have gone blunt.They are easy to cut the outline with a grinder,and then work down with various blades and pads.I use recycled wood for the handles,pins etc,and due to their thin springy construction,they are the ideal thickness,and can be ground very sharp with an oilstone.It's a good way to start

[@oraziosanzone8150]

MrAssassin452 campanaci muche

[@giannidigirolamo8868]

Jason Voorhees would be proud ;)

[@Flacksh0t]

4:28 exactly me watching your video's

[@mhks68]

@4:30....The fuck are you looking at?

[@iLLixer]

Your thumb 0-0 geesh looks like that hurt

[@neilyakuza6595]

The saw blade is already tempered to be springy. As for the plasma cutter taking out the temper, yes a little on the edges where the pattern was cut, but it did not affect the whole body of the blade. Obviously you people do not own a plasma cutter. This is the beauty of this project the material is already tempered to flex which is excellent for the machete, and there is no forging involved or heat treating. Believe me that machete has the proper temper already built in, it is not ruined. Nice job, and great looking machete, I really also liked the handle.

[@haakonbledsoe]

i find your videos calming, no voices, no music, just the sounds of work.

[@jessew5152]

Backyard blacksmith here. Or I don't know, been doing it for 6 years, can I call myself something else yet? Just wanted to say, those old sawblades make some of the best knives, and they keep a straight razor edge for a long time. I've cut them out like you have, and have forge welded them in softer steel billets to get that keen edge but with a thicker blade. If you can find some that are a bit pitted with a good layer of patina, they make beautiful little blades that have an ancient look about em. Great work man, love your vids.

[@jimmydiresta]

Thank you !! Also have saw mill blade 30" dia ill cut up soon.. Ill Get the saw mill nerds upset. Thank you!!

[@CannibalLecter]

Mr. Diresta, After viewing some of your other products, im curious as to why you didn't decide to label you last name on to the machete. Fan

[@ethanjones4859]

secretly this is howJjason passes time

[@MRSketch09]

@07:36 Looks like he got a bit frisky and ran his left thumb into his band saw... That make's me sick to my stomach, only because I'd probably do the same damn thing accidentally.

[@pestr999]

I have to laugh, for when I took shop class in High School my shop teacher would be livid and yell at anyone that used a drill press without clamping down the piece being drilled because of the chance it could catch on the drill bit and spin around enough it could tear someone's fingers off. He would show us a picture of someone's broken fingers to illustrate.

[@SpencerBelanger207]

Same with my teacher haha. But I still argue that its not always necessary.

[@jimmydiresta]

i have been at this since i was 7 ... 40 years later only cut off one pinky. Thank you for watching!

[@SpencerBelanger207]

No problem I read a comment about your tv show and have been watching it getting some ideas for things to make.

[@pestr999]

jimmydiresta Just to be clear, I wasn't trying to reprimand or criticize your holding down a piece with your hand, my teacher's instruction really got pounded into my head so I cringe everytime. :) I still love watching you work.

[@pestr999]

***** Well, he's been using the tools for so long he knows what works and what he's comfortable doing. His results seem to justify it.

[@nikolaibonnkarovsky6621]

You cut your thumb on the bandsaw didn't you? xD Kept going so props for that.

[@4evrbffl]

Looks like something my Abuela would use to kill the chickens! Brings back memories.

[@79pejeperro]

Courtney Ortiz-Cseh Seguro que tu abuela manejaba el machete mejor que cualquiera de los que estamos aquí

[@yamnel]

+Courtney Ortiz-Cseh I can relate, mine would do the same. My abuela would use it for chickens and my abuelo would peal coconuts with it too.

[@igkgigoh]

+79pejeperro EEEEH MACARENA

[@MuHcK]

+Courtney Ortiz-Cseh you are beautiful =)

[@mrcaboosevg6089]

+Courtney Ortiz-Cseh Had to google what "Abuela" meant. My granfather was the same, i use the air rifle these days because if people see you in the back yard swinging at chickens with a machete they might think you're a bit mad...

[@PiranOfficial]

And now You reminded me I want to make a machete :) Thank God I just got a belt sander :D

[@pierreluc5382]

Shut up

[@SteifWood]

You would have been cursed by Wranglerstar, but who is he to judge. Great work.

[@MrFootConnoisseur]

+Erik S Wranglerstar is a donkey. Hopefully he lets his wife and child out of their cells every once in a while. Brainwashing his son up in the mountains. What a fucking fruit basket.

[@thethinking1]

Wow...kinda harsh dude. You know something we dont know...?:/

[@tomcummings3471]

Lol'd pretty hard, but jeez m8 that is a bit harsh

[@brettw7207]

Lol exactly what I was thinking it looked like a good saw :(

[@Dummythiccdakota]

+Jake Wright I agree but i dp heavily respect him for his skills and sticing with the family

[@mrrustygray]

There was enough saw blade left for several Diresta Bushcraft blades. Open a store.

[@pastramichop]

And the saw is still useable!

[@sigmundurfrydalhyllestad9285]

The most beautiful machete I have ever seen :) But it hurt a bit to see that old saw get cut up like that :S

[@baha9380]

i'am in my taxi on Paris it's 1h41am i just want to say your are great thks for this vidéo

[@jacklohrey671]

7:00 looks like he might have slipped a bit using that saw

[@akaysuleyman7487]

jack lohrey ki ub4 ..

[@fakiirification]

Jimmy, look up some info about heat treating hardenable steel. I've seen you make a few bladed tools, and they are beautiful. But the blades will never hold an edge properly without retempering after plasma cutting. hardening and tempering Is not too entirely difficult to do with all the resources you have at your disposal, and you would be left with both a fully functional as well as beautiful tool in the end. Not criticizing at all, just offering a bit of advice, as a fellow tool restorer/repurpose-er. Keep up the art!

[@darknessblackened]

The Xmas wet dream of Jason !!!!

[@jaredr2374]

Thinking Man is probably thinking you should not put your fingers so close to a turning lathe (4:26). Machines tend to maim without compuncture.

[@Vesterpester]

Even if the saw was hardened, it's obvious the plasma cutting alone ruined the temper. The blade right now is totally useless.

[@jimmydiresta]

So if i take a hard fast swing at your head noting would happen?

[@Vesterpester]

jimmydiresta I'm not sure, but you'd have to sharpen it afterwards

[@jimmydiresta]

Okay that was funny.

[@StarsWithScars]

jimmydiresta cut test vid? I think the balde is to flexible an thin. But it looks good... Respect for your handcraft skills.

[@Haassan1]

+Vesterpester Why? Plz give more explanation. It looks like ur just trying to look smart.

[@cardinalhamneggs5253]

The thumbnail looks like an anamorphically elongated T-rex skull in profile.

[@yergui87]

Oh shit!. I was sitting in the same position. 4:26

[@charliebaker1427]

um thats kinda just a big knife not a machete

[@_Korinzu]

mad bansaw skills

[@mike60510]

At about 7:14 in you can see he recently got just a little too close to the blade. Love the videos, keep up the awesome work.

[@Murmundone]

Dear DiResta, please don't wear gloves, or long sleeves while working on a lathe :D Those things can get nasty if they catch your glove! Love your videos man! Awesome work you did with this knife!

[@spliffsperlunk]

Has anybody ever seen this guys face , I have a feeling he wears a hockey mask.

[@yasaraziz1782]

spliffsperlunk Lol, I have seen two of his videos and he shows his face in one

[@Strongman0307]

All his tips and trick videos have his whole body and he talks also

[@Boinkstyle]

spliffsperlunk Says the guy with some creepy as fuck clown face profile picture.

[@spliffsperlunk]

Boinkstyle I fully admit to saying that.

[@johnlemmon406]

He had like three tv shows. Hammered, Dirty Money, and I think Trash to Cash?

[@benjirocks333]

This man would repopulate the earth after a zombie apocalypse. So many weapons id be amazed if he didnt survive

[@bruceschaub69666]

Totally Rad! Every Pimp in the Jungle will want one of those! Hahaa ... really awesome! No joke...

[@helena12346]

Darude - Sandstorm

[@helena12346]

***** Darude - Sandstorm

[@bruceschaub69666]

the meaning was certainly lost on me....

[@Kat_Haus]

Did you just say you are ruining the meme? How the hell do you make it better?

[@user-zp5vt1tu6b]

I noticed the cut on your finger during band saw part. That kinda got stuck in my brain that you got cut, and then towards the end of the clip you slow it down and I was cringing waiting for the blade to kick up or something and cut you bad. Luckily i still count 10 fingers!

[@amanahmad1151]

wish i have a lot of equipment like that

[@TrevourAJones]

Did you nic your finger on the band saw? I know how that feels... Tis' but a flesh wound, work must proceed, haha! p.s. Amazing work, by the way! Spring steel, walnut and brass fittings are my favorite combo of material for a blade!

[@GOmegaPHD]

imagine if the serrations of the saw blade were the spine of the blade

[@neil9242]

Its good how he made a machete out of that vintage/old log saw but what a waste of a vintage/old item that can be still used & is a collectors item i could understand if the saw had broken teeth or was damaged etc but it wasn't.

[@jeremiah3543]

That's a lots of work just to shave your arm! Must be a lot of people using your shop. Gotta put your name on stuff that's yours. We do that at work all the time.

[@nelsonherrmann5064]

He puts his name on everything so no one can steal his videos

[@742amid]

а из остатка пилы можно сделать несколько маленьких ножей. привет из Украины!

[@gyrenrockz]

at the end i thought youre gonna chop your arm hahahah

[@lpswoodworking623]

Jimmy, I periodically review your posts as a technique refresher anyway. Lots of pointers from different work stations. The projects all come together great. Thanks!

[@imbatman8472]

all that just to shave his arm.

[@xoltacueponi]

Everytime he lifts his sleeve to shave off some arm hair to show off how sharp the blade is, I expect for there to be a lot of like bald patches. Especially with how many sharp things he tests out. I wonder how fast that hair grows.

[@gus23a]

Don´t let wranglerstar see this! :D

[@bajabugblast]

There are many other pieces of steal out there that would make a good machete than destroying a good crosscut saw like that.

[@samuelbhend2521]

hundreds of DiResta signs everywhere........ Did enyone ever attempt to count dem?

[@Vesterpester]

samuel bhend I counted them, and they added up to narcissism.

[@jimmydiresta]

The fact that you counted gives me pleasure please keep talking about me. ... Please how many... please tell me.

[@sm04tup4l]

***** Why such hate ? Peace bro

[@sm04tup4l]

***** Ok, so what ? He's human, he's allowed to make mistakes.

[@Vesterpester]

***** Oh no I didn't realize you were an internet tough guy

[@imhigh0013]

What shirt are you wearing while doing this? It looks like a leather shirt. Welding leathers of a sort?

[@panzer8as]

no logo on it? what king of wood is that, nut?

[@juanghersi]

I think it is Dark Walnut

[@FatalPandaman]

Why waste so much material instead of giving the machete a saw back?

[@Haassan1]

U cant do that, cuz something. Very bad job.

[@jimmydiresta]

I do what I want. Don't like ? Look away.

[@Haassan1]

+jimmydiresta Hey man, it was intended to be funny. So I guess the joke failed. Not sorry bout that. I do hope u understand im not hating on ur vid (cuz I really enjoying watching them and only losers hate). And Im sorry if I hurt ur delicate princess feelings :P

[@jimmydiresta]

+Haassan1 haha sorry bro & thank thank you !! No love lost!

[@CalebKerr]

I was hooked when he freehanded that straight line at the beginning.

[@BANANA1TERACOTTA1PIE]

this guy is so obsessed with his own name...

[@volundrfrey896]

+bryce mate It's pretty clever, watch a few of them and it will for ever be in your brain.

[@krisztian76]

+bryce mate Marketing. No product, but people watch it. It's his goal.

[@jimmydiresta]

+bryce mate Many of MY videos get taken and re cut this is my only protection.. one day you will find your content cut and attributed to someone else and then you will understand,

[@DutchVanDerLindo]

+jimmydiresta Hey bro, Nice video!! greetings from Brazil!!

[@drwalker87]

+jimmydiresta don't sweat the haters.

[@miketheterribleguitarplaye6074]

Machetes are cool and all but he should have restored that saw instead of gutting it for metal

[@UberDoyle]

I just can't appreciate it without any form of heat treating applied to the blade. That soft spring metal won't hold an edge well, especially after being cut with a plasma cutter. :< It looks nice though.

[@jeremymartin3482]

Machete blades don't need to be sharp, it's good if they are but they don't need to be. And have you ever tried to heat treat a sword, it's not easy!

[@UberDoyle]

I did once. It snapped in half and I ended up with a really odd knife... I'd pay money to have it back though.

[@anthonysillato5091]

UberDoyle He dosnt need to heat treat it because he made it from a saw blade. Because he didnt heat or anneal the blade it was still martensitic, or hardened. Judging by the pettina/light rust on the blade and the age of it it is good quality, old school carbon steel, which is the best for blade making.

[@MrAndrewmcgibbon]

Jeremy Martin you don't need to sharpen them? then why are they sharpened?

[@MrAndrewmcgibbon]

Anthony Sillato He cut the blade out with a plasma cutter. that's about 3000 F on a steel that will start to go soft at about 350F

[@Clock362]

or you could have just gone to sports authority and get a gerber machete for like $20

[@jimmydiresta]

Yes but if you take pride in your skills you show them off. Any one can go and buy a product. Such as your self. But not every one can make what they want. Can you make what you want? Show it off.

[@captainpanda5533]

***** Besides, you'd never be able to find a machete of Diresta's quality for anywhere near $20.

[@haktinc]

Brad Scarp how much then?

[@Metallocity]

***** any chump can buy a machete. takes a true craftsmen to make his own.

[@antifascistskater]

You've clearly never used a Gerber machete.

[@CustomIcon]

7:23 his thumb was bleeding

[@yupyuppotatoechip2870]

ouch!!

[@louisangelogarcia1774]

yeah i saw that his thumb

[@Dronning10]

naw it looked like a scar to me

[@vomKuckucksfelsen]

So what? If you don´t work you can´t get hurt Mr. Quirky

[@woodmanengineering9708]

Love all your stuff. Been doing this stuff a long time and you show something new every time. Come clean...did you stick your thumb in the band saw. I've put mine where it didn't belong. It'll feel alot better once it stops hurting.

[@jimmydiresta]

thank you ! yes i did hit the blade when the camera was off, i would have included it if i caught it on tape Thank you ~

[@darkblood626]

I know the price of razors is getting stupid, but that just seems like a lot of effort.

[@wanderer1570]

You crafty son of a bitch! Making shit look easy!

[@DaneStolthed]

"Every time you troll a crosscut saw get's turned into a machete..." I love it, big thumbs up Jimmy!

[@عبدالكريمابووسام]

You are wonderful and you have the adequate tools for the purpose of

[@drongojonkins8945]

I love the shot with Rodin's Thinker overlooking. Beautiful work.

[@paperbackstories]

Jimmy I hope you gave that wooden machete to a little boy in the neighborhood. There's a lot of pretend in that thing.

[@jimmydiresta]

Please explain what you don't like about this build.

[@jimmydiresta]

Maybe I misunderstood you like the video ?

[@paperbackstories]

jimmydiresta I love the video, I'm a huge fan. When you cut your pattern out you were left with a wooden machete that looks like a great pretend sword for a little boy.

[@jimmydiresta]

Ahhh yes thank you for the kind worlds and support ! Sorry for misunderstanding !

[@DumpsterMarcus]

evrything you do is Amazing!!! Just watched everyone of your videos on Make. You and your brother need to start making Dirty Money again!!!! Best Show ever

[@으앙우웅]

손가락 다치셨네요 혹시 작업하다가 그러신건 아닌지..안다치게 조심하시길...

[@unloaded67]

Did anyone notice he cut his finger on the belt saw

[@izeyiah3615]

why make a machete when you have a dangerous saw lol

[@l3o1205]

You should've put a lanyard hole in it!

[@skyhacker6]

A tip : add some copper jaws to your vise preventing it to damaged the piece it is holding cause there your might scratch the wood.

[@mikestrong325]

Hahhaha I would seriously doubt giving this man tips...

[@dranerfox6038]

Do you see his little middle finger at 10:02 XD

[@David-wg7ub]

+jimmydiresta does your gopro say your name

[@ricarot1]

Te faltó estampar Diresta !!! You missed stamp Diresta !!!

[@8yearoldwithagun426]

I can honestly sit here and watch you make stuff for hours. You're amazing at this!

[@jimmydiresta]

Thank you for all the great comments !! And for watching!

[@jamesmorton5816]

Great vid I'd really like to know where u got that pen from id love on for my designs and

[@ecidub2]

I hope you kept the saw with the machete cut out, that would look cool on a wall

[@TommyK0180]

If Johnny Knoxville and Johnny Cash had a baby its jimmy

[@SpudGun146]

Looks and personality alike

[@glennlawrie-smith8570]

How about a set of steak knives this size?

[@adamkausch772]

jimmydiresta What pen did you use to mark the wood for the handle, Great project and very creative, Thanks!

[@stonedwizard9261]

Eso no machaca, eso corta queso papá! te salió corta DIRESTA!

[@alansexton7]

I would never distroy that old saw just for a machettey! Unsubscribe.

[@neil9242]

Me either Alan.

[@GrinderSin]

Machete.

[@admiralpercy]

You should have re-heat treated it just after the torch-cut. The leading edge is now annealed, and will have trouble holding an edge. That handle, though, is beautiful.

[@AttilaThebung]

While Jimmy was turning the pins on his lathe, AvE was in my head singing "I'm cuttin' five thou' at a time, and it's taking me a lifetime"

[@Tiss382]

Jason Voorhees would be proud!

[@kenanavc5918]

In the post apocalyptic world, Jimmy will be undefeatable.

[@RELVIX716]

Great Job Jimmy! I love this and would definitely buy one. I just have one suggestion. I really like when you make not only a tool but the sheath or case for it.

[@yuqiteoh9056]

No shit bgm, no shit ads, makes quality video. Not everyone can be such successful like.... . . . . . . . Grant thompson... . . . . . . . . Just kidding, its jimmy diresta

[@charliebaker1427]

how do you free hand draw straight lines like that

[@jck0]

+RaidenLP use your finger as a guide along a straight edge