DiResta: Split Log Benches

In each bi-monthly episode of DiResta (every other Wednesday at 2pm PT), 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.
Most of DiResta's videos are shot in his NYC shop, but in this episode Jimmy heads for the country and picks up a chainsaw to fashion a pair of benches from a listing tree in the woods.
For more info on this video, tools, materials, sketchbook images, and Jimmy's notes on the build, check out this post on MAKE: blog.makezine.c...
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[@b4ux1t3-tech]

Come, get your three in one tool! It chops, it sands, and it measures! Heck, this thing is so useful, it could probably watch your kids for you!

[@singJJBplay]

What's with all the haters yelling at Jimmy for a semi-sharp saw blade? Geez-Louise people, the man just made two benches from a deadfall pine, some rough-cut maple (?) legs and a few screws with just a chainsaw and a couple of drills. He was cool enough to film the whole thing and edit it together in his awesome way and post it. Let's all say, "Thanks for sharing, Jimmy!" and wait for the next installment. Man, it's bedtime here... Josh...out.

[@edgerfriendly99]

I see a lot of ppl thinking the chain needs sharpened . I see clearly the chain is sharp its just difficult to rip a log with a chainsaw . you put a lot of work in to those benches. thanks for a great video now I am going to find a downed tree and make my wife a bench:)

[@jimmydiresta]

Thank You for the kind words! you're a classy guy. and thank you for the support!

[@peggyt1243]

Glad to see that Jimmy DiResta is out of that dark basement in NYC.

[@zdrux]

I want this guy with me if I'm ever lost on an island or inside a forest.

[@RFC3514]

He'll make an original piece of furniture out of you.

[@ShortwickCreations]

You ever been out in the bush cutting wood? My dad used to take us out getting firewood for up to 6 hours at a time. Our safety gear consisted of snowsuits and boots because we were trudging through knee deep snow. On average we would be hauling out a 1/2 ton truck full of 8 foot logs, stacked higher than the cab.

[@cwadub]

Simplicity at its best!

[@markbrown-sb2zm]

Good job,people talking about chain dullness likely cant even start a chainsaw,much less file a chain.Keep doing your thing.

[@deathreus]

The best part is not that it's home made, but look's so beautifully makeshift

[@gabrieletruglio310]

i did approximatley the same proces for a triple hanger last week... i'm proud of my work

[@Rotoziptheman]

Forget the chain being dull. Hell im more suprised that the poulan saw managed to do that much cutting much less start after a couple pulls.

[@Toolsinaction]

Very cool! You could always just get a Rockwell Jawhorse with the log attachment.

[@thebatzinator]

Those would be perfect around a fire-pit as well...maybe throw some backs for more comfort? Very cool.

[@funfunstuie]

Nice. I have a crap chainsaw but I have become quite good with it. You have to adapt to the tools you own.

[@GWHcraig1088]

your chain is dull....

[@ahmadzhafran8713]

true

[@bclaus0]

How do you see?

[@adrianbarber3201]

Claus Bertels a dull chain will give off fine dust a sharp chain will give off fine shreddings

[@GWHcraig1088]

that is correct

[@fogcat1]

Beautiful!

[@mchslaxstar55]

you are my hero!

[@jimmydiresta]

Thank you all. Yes need sharper blade.

[@bwcordes]

I've cut some wood with a saw and I've also googled chainsaw accidents. Safety is no accident!

[@TheEvanovitch]

its not the volts that determine the power of a drill, its the watts. and basicly every drill is suitable for boring holes in a log, some drills are not strong enough to do it at once with such a big drill bit, but then you just start with a smaller one and keep increasing in bit size. just make sure your battery has a good charge

[@3000gtalex]

I see many people getting stuck to you're pine bench in the future haha

[@bitsyray]

I want to try that now... Pretty nice looking easy benches... also.. Eggs (we making breakfast i think)

[@largerification]

You have some pretty darn big mosquitos in that forest, LOL!

[@HobbyBots]

Nothing like building furniture with a chainsaw, an axe, and your eye ball. :)

[@capcyvasile]

Nice ... As always

[@art1muz13]

I LOVE IT!!!!

[@donnajohnson2105]

Thanks, this was helpful.

[@SeanBZA]

Reminds me I got to trim the jungle hedge this weekend.........Hedge trimmer doesn't work on it, but chainsaw does.

[@woodfan5]

yea such rustic benches next to the jacuzzi (or whatever that is hot tub or something...) looks great...still good project

[@NoBullFitness]

Wow! You!! Jimmy!!! You are a magician! Genius! You did that with a dull blade (apparently they say its dull I don't see it but yeah.) I can barely make a paper plane. Wow! As for the haters, lets see you do the same with a chainsaw, axe & a drill with 2 bits. You haters can't even distinguish between your & you're. Sheesh.

[@jonahman15old]

This is uploaded on my 12th birthday

[@keroluskamal1]

U r brilliant it looks cool

[@mrgraygrizz727]

You make it look easy.....and fast.......

[@3000gtalex]

Because it was in fast forward...

[@wespuckdog3897]

you need to take a file to that saw! what did you use to figure out the angle for the legs?

[@Luminaring]

love fast video

[@romualdaskuzborskis]

Chain is dull as spoon. Otherwise - great job. I would not be using screws though, it seems to me that just hammered in legs would do just fine.

[@WhitentonMike]

I dare anyone to listen to the audio while watching this video and keep a straight face. :)

[@100587Salazar]

I just found my next project!

[@QNATURUNDHUND]

NICE !

[@100587Salazar]

What size bit are you using to drill your holes?

[@MichaelJosephJr934]

Do you cut your steak with that thing too?

[@benzino84]

So that I know what drill would be suitable for boring holes in a log.

[@FunWithWoodworking]

I'm disappointed that the chainsaw didn't have DIRESTA painted on it.

[@contactrkb]

Munchkin carpentry, excellent!

[@shmage17]

He uses two drills, the orange one looks like an impact driver.

[@benztag]

Yeah!!

[@MrJaneees]

Why isn the "DiResta" stencil airbrush on the chainsaw?

[@ShortwickCreations]

I think I would probably still put a cross member between the legs on each end, even if it's only some hemp or jute twine.

[@lanceseidman]

SAVE THE TREES

[@DamoclesMedia]

DiResta!

[@bteddybear]

Or a Jonsered. I have a hefty Jons. Cuts through pine like a hot knife through soft butter.

[@jonogagetman]

Who need file files when you have a chain saw !

[@BillyInnes]

And he did it in 4 mins

[@benzino84]

How many volts does your drill put out?

[@KodenameKrusty]

Looks like that dog will hunt but, I wouldn't have put them next to the Hot Tub Time Machine.

[@jeffssmart]

Nice 4000 series Jacuzzi

[@carolina11b]

I was starting to go through video withdrawal !

[@Jubbadubba]

cool !

[@LiamFiesta]

those fast forwarded noises are funny hehe

[@Stijn_DC]

next time we make the jacuzzi

[@MichaelJosephJr934]

Michael Myers would be proud.

[@pokemon2487]

I think you just pissed off a couple of tree huggers.

[@NaluRash]

Webster's dictionary definition of "Man" brought me here

[@rsymcmb]

How does he make all that money :o

[@UnrealVideoDuke]

Nice but my neighbor has a bench with a hinge on both halves that opens as a backrest.

[@DannoTull]

Maybe you should make a disclaimer on how you ruff cut the wood lengths for the bench legs, holding the wood off the ground with your foot. Some idiot might just separate his toes from the rest of him doing it the same way you did.

[@mbnr26]

The black and decker one

[@kelvartis]

I like your video's, watched lots and think you do a good job at a lot of things. Also like these saw horses / benches ...w/e you want to call them. Just the log rip in half alone, you could have stopped... filed the chain... and finished the cut... FASTER than continuing with it dull. Everything else, love it. To the haters saying use safety gear... warn ppl about their toes, etc... bleh. Let the badass do his thing! This isn't some hard-hat job site safety meeting, if he fks up it'll be on video and if you mimic him and fk up come back and post about it.

[@83Meese]

Safety gear is for people who - A: aren't careful and aware -B: have no respect for their tools -or C: aren't experienced enough.

[@sugidid]

Best move 2:38 - 2:50

[@evilmorganfreeman2726]

Sharpen that bloody chain

[@macthomas5340]

i know right

[@nadzirahsahabudin2439]

using dead tree..GOOD IDEA....SAVE OUR EARTH

[@mattwandcow]

His "magic" is normally made in a shop with access to thousands of specialty tools. He used an axe, a chainsaw, and a drill with 2 bits. How is that not magic?

[@mrhemi123]

The size is fine, it just needs to be sharpened.

[@robertkane8187]

Alright, if you tell me you made that hot tub also then I'm throwing my tools away and finding something else to do... ;) or maybe I'll try and build a hot tub...

[@razorpayne13]

kind sir....you broke the number 1 lumberjack rule of chainsawing..and that is never to start a chainsaw with out a creepy beard and hat....consult the manual... good day!

[@PraxZimmerman]

Plot twist: He built the hot tub out of old soda bottles and a few bricks.

[@JTshoot]

Well, that escalated quickly.

[@ChlorideOG]

Gosh damn is there nothing you guys can't build

[@jasonmrenfro]

i dont remember seeing that in the chainsaw manual...

[@magicbuskey]

Sci Fi come true for folks in the 1800s!

[@DamoclesMedia]

Real men use Chainsaws to sand wood, not sand paper XD

[@stefanmarkov5472]

chainsaw you say?maybe you mean file

[@rocko384]

I thought his hands were covered in blood when he has the gloves on

[@dudutz999]

1:12 remind me of the movie "dead end" :))

[@HobbyBots]

You don't seem to know the differences between cross-cutting and ripping wood.

[@welderb]

Oh my God Sharpen that chain!

[@fleamarketfread]

Sharpen the chain or get a bigger saw

[@SleepFaster18]

I've used much duller chains

[@fleamarketfread]

Yeah thanks jimmy sharpen the chain and get a bigger saw

[@mbnr26]

I have the same drill

[@brucecrump9055]

ya need a real saw

[@247lumpy]

Screwdrivers are not chisels and chainsaws are not jointers! Ha!

[@Rumeeezyy]

I bet he made that hot tub too.

[@MickeyCuervo36]

XD That sped up chainsaw noise sounds like a mosquito on speed. It's an odd thing to laugh about, but I'm an odd guy, so there ya go.

[@blmh1959]

seriously bro...get a stihl.

[@fackingpos]

I'm sure if any one from the comments tried this at home they'll lose a leg ,

[@MrDragonboy501]

Three letters, Wow

[@singJJBplay]

Don't feed the trolls, Brad.