I Tested Viral Rock & Wood Bench

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[@PerformingNerd]

Am I alone in thinking the end result looks like trash?

[@TheWebstaff]

One side looks ok. It's a shame they decide to put that side face down.. :D

[@CapnPink28]

Nope!

[@syriuszb8611]

@@TheWebstaff Wait, the side down has big holes in it, parts are splitting, why is it better? The thing that makes me go "meh" about this is that they did not even out the top of the stone to be level with bench. And the stones, I don't know, they could have work on them more, so they don't have markings from previous use (or visible markings from their work). Also I suspect that it will become wobbly with time (if it is not wobbly already) since it is just laying on rocks.

[@MacalusoWoodworking4777]

Then do it better if youre so good

[@gabrieldias3479]

​@@syriuszb8611 "yes" to everything you've written

[@Thingsthatgopew22]

Sorry, it just looks like a trampoline that a blind person installed in the wrong direction by the pond.

[@TheWebstaff]

dying! 😂😂🤣🤣

[@aguy3896]

Diving board?

[@DrPrepZilla]

Diving board*

[@AlexDoes]

half-arsed that one mate.

[@AstrixCloud]

Had me thinking "why did i sub to this channel again?!" 😂😂

[@WonkyStud]

@@AstrixCloud big mouth and a lot of money goes a long way if you are USA on yt these days

[@mroozendaal]

Sorry to say but this looks very bad. You can do better than this.

[@noiamhippyman]

I'm excited to hear your jokes about the response toward this bench. lol

[@midnightorchid9731]

This looks like you cut a notch in a rock and plopped a piece of wood on it, messed up and just said "Meh, she's a grandmother, she will love it anyway", like when a grandkids gives you a drawing and you don't know what it is, but you take it and say nice things about it, just to be nice... But I guess this is what you get when you rush to get things done for KZbin...Should have went back for a new rock 🥴

[@SahalRehman]

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[@Kats4Brekkie]

You should've gone back and found another rock to use for the other side. It looks weird on that 2nd side. The side with the dovetail looks incredible, but you should've curved edges. I love one side, but the flat side just lets it down, and I am not sure how secure it is in gravel with toddlers running riot. Or even climbing on it. The idea was fantastic though! Just wish you'd taken time to do that 2nd side properly.

[@b.e.381]

I agree. It sucks to have to remake half of a project, but I've been there before. He should have gone with another rock to match the dovetail side. Maybe he'll give it another shot.

[@reaperofburgers]

Well... It's a bench for sure.

[@rohitgoyal7258]

After seeing the comments looks like nobody is liking it.

[@Rekoyl116]

id ask you to take it back. looks like someone built a diving board out of building site trash.

[@patrickhigdon7050]

you need to lower the guide on the bandsaw until it almost touches the wood. then you wont get as much deflection in the blade.

[@v_cuz]

i love your work and videos John, but of all the good things you've made, this isn't up there. Looks horrendous only because I know your skill level.

[@mikesantiago1236]

Something he’s never done before for a free gift yea very terrible. Go make the same thing and post your video so we can all tear it apart.

[@TheWebstaff]

John Malecki taking other people great ideas and then recreating them as it you've suffered repeated bangs to the head! CTE: The more you know!

[@PerformingNerd]

@@TheWebstaff I started laughing at this 15 minutes ago. And here we still are.

[@TheWebstaff]

​@@PerformingNerd 😂

[@flavor8100]

Should have gone back for one of the other rocks and made it properly. Also the dovetail sitting under the stone looks like shit. Functional though!

[@Narque]

yeah the more i have watched this guy the more it seems like everything he makes is just a bodge job XD

[@heyjohnsmith]

I love that they didn't! One side dovetail was the way to go, has a modern touch, simple yet elegant

[@Angel-mi6qs]

@@heyjohnsmith it looks like a half made abandoned project tbh

[@kbye5323]

He said it was the first time he’s ever done something like that. How many dovetails cut into stone have you done?

[@herms0069]

Please link the video of you making this, please? If you can't, then maybe you shouldn't criticize others who at the least try.

[@Chapz666]

Did someone comment on the water mixed with the grinder yet? 😂

[@payday510]

I do it all the time, I use a spray bottle in one hand grinder in the other, and spray the front of the blade as it enters the cut. Works really well at keeping dust down, I still wear a mask though because I like breathing. As long as you don't soak the body of the grinder you won't get shocked, even if you do resistance is high enough you just get a little tingling.

[@Mendium_69]

The lack of Joe Mama's joke in the comment section is disappointing, and my day is ruined.

[@RumbleRumble57]

Does the phrase " one man's trash is another man's treasure " come to mind for anyone else. Make that bench into a real bench. We all know you can do better. We all love you, but PLEASE fix that beach for her.

[@lilwillywilly]

garbage

[@2044Nick]

I never comment but had to because the end result was pretty disappointing.

[@tdata545]

WHAT??? DEWALT MAKES A HANDHELD JACKHAMMER? I don't need it, that's too much destructive power for me, and I like to destroy things. SO... that's dangerous.

[@13thCharacter]

Whelp, time for me to start budgeting for yet another tool I have little use for.

[@Jennslife09]

This one is a fail 🤮 😢

[@DjDolHaus86]

25 mins and not a single Joe Mama joke? I'm disappointed

[@fortyfukinseven]

You really could have done better. Being that it was a type of sand stone, you should have tried a wire wheel to smooth it out. Also, why leave all the harsh edges on the wood and stone? It's literally intended for children. That should have been as round as possible. We obviously can't see everything, or the video would be several hours, but this feels rushed and like you just didn't want to

[@bazilwreckerloughead]

I always try to say something positive, but this looks *phoned in* , like something I'd do...NOT GOOD!

[@thunderb00m]

In the original video you can clearly see how the rock was levelled with the wood in the dovetail. It perfectly fit together to give a smooth top instead of the uneven mess here. Don't even get me started on the other side. I understand it was something quick and dirty for a video but i would not want to see or use that bench at all.

[@tekkno.logist]

Errr

[@payday510]

Lotta dust coming off that angle grinder, I'd be wearing a respirator. They're your lungs though, if you wanna fill 'em with silica that's on you.

[@RndmPolar_bear]

Next project should be a custom high end swing set playground.... The mom mentioned it in video and it would be cool to see what you come up with.... Maybe even try a crazy AI inspired jungle gym.

[@michaelwillson6847]

New John let's fuking go 🔥💥💥👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿😂

[@DanielCrist]

Ouch, I would not be happy with that in my yard. If both sides looked like the right side it would actually look open good. It might have looked better if it was a little wider also. I think it should be fixed up and the left side redone.

[@markdarragh6620]

We have a saying in our family when something is half done or turns out poorly: That looks like something my cousin Jeff would have made. Well, this bench looks like something my cousin Jeff would have made. The concept of one side “doved” and the other not is cool. The execution on the dovetail itself is awful. The original blended the lines of the stone and wood in a very organic way. Yours is choppy and looks haphazard. Kids will scrape their legs on the sharp edges of the stone. Very poorly designed and executed. You’re better than this, John, particularly on a gift for family.

[@Yenneffer]

Also kinda looks it will just flip up if someone grabs on the wrong edge

[@michaelgoff9671]

That was a shitty imitation of the original . The dovetail section is cool but overall that thing is ugly. It looks like something you quit halfway through.

[@eutectictroy8991]

Man, I really expected better from you guys. Sorry guys, but I think you missed the mark on this one.

[@fabiogiacomelli3410]

With you guys level of talent I expected more.

[@air-fact7220]

I love all your work mate but this one, it just isn’t it

[@zyrppa]

Why you (always) do things half carelessly? You can do better

[@bradhall2922]

Need a revisit on that. Not your best.

[@TheNegaMatt]

That slab is worth less on the rock

[@anthonyraye5831]

I, myself, have often wondered how you can rent a huge box truck with no special license as well… it’s wild…

[@zachshott7833]

Because....America

[@HawgWyldFishing]

Wing and a prayer insurance policies for mega corporations 🤷🏽‍♂️🤣

[@JD2jr.]

Why would you need to? It's the same as any other vehicle, just a little bigger.

[@1pcfred]

When I rented the 21' box truck they wacked me so hard at the toll booth I asked them, what the truck was classified as and they said it was a class C? It cost like 4 times more than what the car toll did. I was kinda surprised. But what do I know, I'd never driven a truck that big before. I had a car dolly hooked to it too. Because of course I did.

[@clifsant9266]

what’s amazing is that you can buy a 40’ RV that weighs 30,000 lbs and cruse that around with no experience other than the mini copper the you drive around as a daily.

[@DonnyRP]

Not your best work here mate

[@daverigby2577]

Nope....don't like it

[@notyouraveragegoldenpotato]

For... joes mom. Hmm. Awfully considerate of you for joes mom. 😂 right. Also this looked like absolute shit. Joes mom is probably never gonna drink an entire bottle of blush and call you again on a tuesday night after seeing that😂

[@stephenhunsicker6232]

epic fail

[@CloudEpik]

Please watch out for your back. As someone with 3 herniated disks, watching you do the things you do hurts :/ Be careful and take your time to lift well/use machines!

[@robertr4193]

It might have been nice if on the squared off end if you had cut the walnut in a half circle or at least rounded the corners. It does look good as is but that might have reduces the possibilities of banging shins a little if rounded.

[@luisaruiz5030]

Fun video, but that bench... the worst project. Go for the swing set better, grandma asked for it!

[@w00dlette]

Oof

[@thegauvinator3075]

You need to check the script on your shop shades way below par on this one john. Please fix it

[@toddoron]

LOL all the other comments are right. You may as well have just set a board across the top of two rocks.

[@_paulluevano]

🚮 🗑️ this was not the work I was expecting from you

[@ryantook9877]

Shit yeh John on the Demo Saw. Coming at u from AUS. Love your vids man!!

[@WestCoastVibin]

Nothing like watching a John video at 4:30 in the morning 😂👌🏼 lol

[@michaelgisi5959]

A Stihl rock boss chainsaw may work better than a partner saw

[@devincramer378]

Concrete could be made to look nice for the next attempt.

[@thisisMeDM]

So much negativity in the comments. I dig it, would love one by my pond. Perfect blend of natural elements for an outdoor piece

[@n0_skills]

End result looks kinda odd, sorry.

[@Andi.Mitchell.Designs]

3:58 not John the nose picker 😂

[@ClassicChad]

Joe's brother is gonna have twins?! Medical science has come a long way but still OUCH!!

[@jonathanmeinert]

Yes we are having twins! We bought a house, got that little puppy in the video and found out we are pregnant with twins all within a month, it’s been a wild year man haha, they are fraternal and there is no history of twins in the family, it will be our first kids and the first grandkids of the whole family and completely natural and unexpected!

[@Mrhid3e]

love the good work

[@reconhalcyon]

early gang

[@codyeverett7641]

Poker table next

[@daveloderhose874]

Good save John the none dovetail side works very well. Since I’m any idiot to you give me confidence I could do it to.

[@1pcfred]

Pros know how to make the save.

[@thedaveamos]

Meh.

[@בעזשניאור-ת5ד]

Redo

[@Lissa71]

That is sandstone.. not really the best rock to use lol.

[@jonathanmeinert]

Yup, it’s foundation stone from the old barn that was on the property, it was a historical old mail pouch tobacco barn that we wanted to save but it was collapsing and we needed a new workshop and office so we sold off the wood and half the sandstone and we have that pile just sitting there. Nice to see some of it get used!

[@HabsAllDay17]

they absolutely have to dove tail the other end... come on man!

[@1pcfred]

There are no rules.

[@DrPrepZilla]

stop......this is not the final result anyone was expecting... It certainly does look like a blind person installed a diving board in the wrong direction.

[@ronschroeder585]

I love how they were those salty glasses even driving around town😂🤣😂

[@1pcfred]

If you've ever been to an eye doctor the kinda push the idea of wearing eye protection all the time. They're in the position to know when damage is done. That tends to be when you least expect it.

[@ronschroeder585]

@@1pcfred do you wear safety glasses when you drive?

[@Mike_and_Life]

Brother is having a kid, Mom gets a gift? The logic escapes me.

[@1pcfred]

Brother already got his gift. He did the deed.

[@jonathanmeinert]

@@1pcfredhe gifted me a pair of shop shades that I use at work so my eyes don’t get hurt and I’ll be able to see my beautiful twins when they get here haha

[@Alepoudiitsa]

omg thos puppers are soo cute!!

[@jonathanmeinert]

Leroy is my dad’s English bulldog we got him 3 years ago for his birthday and he goes to work with us every day. When my wife and I bought our house recently we got Petunia the black English bulldog puppy a week later, and then a week after that found out we are pregnant and that it’s twins, been a wild year man but they are the best dogs and they have become quick friends, happy that they got to be in the video!

[@1pcfred]

John was channeling his inner Michelangelo carving the Rock.

[@vexistentialist]

If everyone had a good time doing this, and the end result was genuinely enjoyed by the Mom...cool. But the majority of comments here echo my feelings...it looks half done and unprofessional. -Once it was apparent that a dovetail couldn't be done in the one stone, a new stone should've been procured. -All edges & corners, both stone and wood, should've been rounded off. -While I'm obviously not going to suggest that huge stones like this be "tumbled", they definitely should've been ground/sanded a bit smoother. -The gravel the bench is sitting on is eventually going to scatter/settle. Ground should be planed free of debris for a permanent seat. If you're looking at comments like mine and saying: "Well you do it better, then!"...you need realize that you're defending poor craftsmanship. No, I can't do better, because I'm not a professional wood or stone worker...but I know for a fact that this crew CAN do better. I also know what looks good...and this bench ain't it.

[@pasqualesofia5886]

!! Chopped Weiner warning !! I get it, most people take the guard of their angle grinder. If you do, PLEASE do not use segmented blades like shown in this video. This is not a joke. I know a guy who got his "Weiner" chopped off when the blade came apart. I'm not sure what is worse, cutting that body part off or having the broken blade segment stuck in your Femoral Artery. I do mean IT came off. He was not wearing underwear and it did fall out the bottom of his pants. His Buddy, who was passing by his house at the time, saw him struggling in the yard and stopped to help. Yes, his Buddy brought his noodly appendage to the hospital for him. Love the videos! Love the projects! Love you All ! Please be safe out there. 😊 Oh, ha! IT was reattached with one slight deviation. He claims it just made it more unique 😂. He had to argue with the Dr. She wanted to save his life, he wanted to save the Weiner. Also, broken blades are not a rare occurrence. My uncle got a broken segment stuck into the back of his hand between his thumb and index finger while we were shaping granite. Please be safe!

[@GriffinH-h1f]

Watching videos like this reminds me that he has an actual wooden furniture business aside of KZbin, which I really hope receives more time and effort than the furniture that gets built in these videos. Love the return pallet videos on the Unscrewed channel though, that stuff is genuinely entertaining

[@shaymorcormick8743]

Lol box truck comment reminded me of a time. I was 18 my friend was 20. We got stuck in California after our VW rabbit broke down. Our plan was to rent a small truck and car dolly and drive back to Reno. But for insurance reasons you gotta be 24 to rent a car. So instead we rented a uhual 2x bigger than the truck we wanted and a car dolly because apparently that makes sense.

[@jretro4408]

Whayyyy let's go 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍

[@Odayian420]

So I think you should really make a badass swing set for her! Go all out on it. Get back to wood working my man. The Woodwright's Shop tv show back in the day got me to love wood working. Leave the trends to other folks.

[@jimevans2252]

Too many haters on this. I think the thought of doing something nice is all that matters. The time it took to make this costs money too people (and film/edit/etc.). If you don't like it, don't comment or just say not for you. To say garbage or fail is just disrespectful. I like it and think its different for his first try at stone carving. Keep up the great content John and crew!

[@jtmcdole]

lol @ Toasty guy being used for Whoopsie :)

[@xnorcal831x]

That floating idea is possible. Build a recess in the bench bottom to hold a square stock. Have it go 90 recessed in the side of the rock. Stick below the rock bottom then another 90 to go back "under ground" the bench. Maybe build a small cement pad with studs. Dig the dirt out for the pad to be under ground. It should make it appear floating on one side while the rock "holds" up the other side. Please please redo this one. It looks cheesy man I know you can do better.

[@DoofAlmighty]

Not saying I could do better but I know you guys could do better than this.

[@catherine6313]

Ngl, there's nothing I like about the bench. It just looks like it was thrown together by just anyone. Disappointed that was a gift.

[@EzkMonkey]

I almost would feel better if y’all had cut a centered hole on the bad side and fit the stone flush like a key. Almost certain this would’ve looked better

[@mitchblackmore5230]

Damn, your subscribers certainly don't hold back. 😂😂

[@Hudson316]

Well somebody sure peed in the comment section’s cornflakes this morning

[@paulrowe9451]

are there dangerous objects flying around in Joe's truck to warrant the need to wear safety glasses?

[@PurpleKangaroo4]

should have at least carved the other end of the wood to match the curvature of the stone instead of leaving it square if you werent gonna try to redo the dovetail

[@mattthompson715]

I carve stones and memorials for a living we have had a family business for going on 100 year 98 years I would have loved to give u some granite or marble and learn more about woodworking

[@0whitestone]

You made me laugh with the box truck joke. I just moved and I wanted a 20-ft box truck, which was already big, and they gave me a 26 ft because that's what they had. I felt like I was completely unequipped to be driving it haha it ended up fine but I was very careful, I passed a city bus and I was up higher than the bus driver

[@hulkthedane7542]

Quick, superficial geology lesson; limestone is a term describing the chemical composition of the rock (and that it has "only" solidified by diagenesis, not metamorphosis - in which case, it would become marble), whereas sandstone describes the grain size of the rock. A limestone can be of sand sized grains, and thus appear "sandy" when you cut it👍👍

[@socalmetaldetecting]

Looks like every gift a child made for their parents at school.

[@htownblue11]

I respect the effort and venturing into something you don’t do every day. I think only dovetailing one side turned off people. It’s unique and I am sure she loved it. That’s all,that matters not a bunch of internet opinions good or bad.

[@JoburgNinja]

I love John's vids. This was a great idea, but really poorly executed and rushed through. No care in the final product. I'd expect a beginner to do a better job. And I'm hating even writing this comment.

[@angelashortall9778]

Bro, as respectfully as possible, we don’t mind waiting a longer amount of time between videos if it means we’re gonna get to see you do it right.

[@kenreighard5071]

Umm, this is not one of your better projects. Oh well, they can't all be gems.

[@RJSDZNS]

Hey look! The dolly has come in handy!

[@adamhalcyon3393]

Ok ok. I'll be the one! Ummmm...looks great. Keep up the ahhhh..work!

[@slonismo]

would’ve been so simple to round the walnut to fit the contours of the rock around the dovetail. also, you should deffo know that lowering the blade guide on your bandsaw to right above the wood will give you less deflection

[@Bannanasammich]

people say fix your mistakes, you just tried the biggest easiest stone you saw, wanted to make a dove tail but chose 1 of the rocks that didnt have the other lip for the dove tail then just chose the easy way out. the only thing that looks nice is the wood.