DiResta Leaf Spring Bowie

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  • Опубликовано: 1 дек 2024
  • My DiResta GIANT Razors… Now LIVE HERE: imakeny.com/pr...
    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!
    Support me on patreon for voiced over videos!
    / diresta

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  • @PhilVandelay
    @PhilVandelay 6 лет назад +125

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

    • @ConcreteLand
      @ConcreteLand 5 лет назад +2

      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
      @spdsprk1856 4 года назад

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

    • @admin8446
      @admin8446 4 года назад +2

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

  • @bobbertbobby3975
    @bobbertbobby3975 6 лет назад +1

    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.

  • @tacticoolredneck1839
    @tacticoolredneck1839 6 лет назад +74

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

    • @davidperez265
      @davidperez265 6 лет назад +2

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

    • @icykiogz68
      @icykiogz68 6 лет назад

      Hahaha

  • @andyg6312
    @andyg6312 4 года назад

    You have an eye for the task and you are an inspiration. Could not get away from the video for 12 minutes and 37 seconds. Thanks for showing us.

  • @HobbyimkereiGoldeneAue
    @HobbyimkereiGoldeneAue 6 лет назад +5

    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.

  • @Durbrukh
    @Durbrukh 6 лет назад

    Idk, but somtimes putting on some really chill music, turning down the youtube volume and just be amazed by the craftsmanships is real soothing for the soul!

  • @modustrial
    @modustrial 6 лет назад +11

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

  • @curm1778
    @curm1778 4 года назад +2

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

  • @WereAllThatBored
    @WereAllThatBored 6 лет назад +14

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

  • @brunoschoelkopf9174
    @brunoschoelkopf9174 6 лет назад

    OH! MY! GOD! THIS IS A KNIFE! MOST TALENTED CRAFTSMAN ON RUclips, BESIDE THIS "OTHER" SWORDMAKER! Diresta, you are a legend.

  • @tyroneturnerjr2587
    @tyroneturnerjr2587 6 лет назад +40

    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

  • @sethbracken
    @sethbracken 6 лет назад +1

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

  • @GiacoWhatever
    @GiacoWhatever 6 лет назад +93

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

  • @adamluka7984
    @adamluka7984 4 года назад

    I never felt bored watching you Jimmy working on this Monster again and again

  • @ianlowe4666
    @ianlowe4666 6 лет назад +182

    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.

  • @archbishop8719
    @archbishop8719 6 лет назад

    Jimmy, it still amazes me how many different ways you use to do things. Whatever works! Also, can't wait to watch you make a gorgeous leather sheath for it! Love the videos man!

  • @Max1dollar
    @Max1dollar 6 лет назад +33

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

  • @X976V3T
    @X976V3T 6 лет назад

    The amount of hours and hard work is impressive not to mention the beauty of it all

  • @aic53
    @aic53 6 лет назад +16

    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
      @jimmydiresta  6 лет назад +1

      Schlomo Yarlabach hahah thank you 🙏🏼

    • @yoselinsoriano4164
      @yoselinsoriano4164 6 лет назад

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

  • @colinhawkins8265
    @colinhawkins8265 6 лет назад

    This video is Diresta as F. I mean that in the best way possible. I always love how your videos showcase your creativity. That's a hell of a knife too. Strong work, Jimmy.

  • @DiesInEveryFilm
    @DiesInEveryFilm 6 лет назад +8

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

  • @robertmilos4650
    @robertmilos4650 Год назад

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

  • @InstrucTube
    @InstrucTube 6 лет назад +18

    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.

  • @phunkissartisticcreations2316
    @phunkissartisticcreations2316 6 лет назад

    Every one of your videos is a journey into your creative mind and this one is no different. When that hammer broke I thought "Oh no, what's he gonna do now? Where's he gonna get another hammer." but then I remembered that you have like a thousand of them. :-) Thanks for all the inspiration!

  • @DavidSprings
    @DavidSprings 6 лет назад +7

    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.

  • @thmancini
    @thmancini 6 лет назад

    Oh! Crocodile Dundee is back! Great job. Congratulations from Brazil.

  • @fritz3548
    @fritz3548 6 лет назад +118

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

  • @adolpholiverbush2
    @adolpholiverbush2 6 лет назад

    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.

  • @noahworke2497
    @noahworke2497 6 лет назад +5

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

  • @manuelponce3715
    @manuelponce3715 6 лет назад

    Mr DiResta, you never cease to Amaze me.

  • @r350rt
    @r350rt 4 года назад +7

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

  • @drspaseebo410
    @drspaseebo410 5 лет назад

    WOW! That was something else! Thanks for letting us watch.........................
    .

  • @springwoodcottage4248
    @springwoodcottage4248 6 лет назад +9

    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!

  • @neilscole
    @neilscole 4 года назад

    After I read about the origin of the Bowie knife and how it was first described and used, this is the size that comes to mind.

  • @uncas68
    @uncas68 6 лет назад +13

    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 :)

  • @djadis187
    @djadis187 6 лет назад

    Some of the best vids on the RUclipss...good job sir

  • @CuriousCreator
    @CuriousCreator 6 лет назад +47

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

  • @clambroth1923
    @clambroth1923 6 лет назад

    Tremendous skill. Can simply do the design on the blade roughly by eye. True artisan

  • @techedfireman4981
    @techedfireman4981 6 лет назад +5

    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?

  • @brandonGCHACHU
    @brandonGCHACHU 5 лет назад

    That angle grinder blood groove setup is the coolest thing I've seen all week! Nice

  • @ScottTurnerformeindustrious
    @ScottTurnerformeindustrious 6 лет назад +9

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

  • @beckygarloff7578
    @beckygarloff7578 6 лет назад

    All that from a leaf spring....WOW,impressive!! That lets me know if I ever need one I know where to go!!

  • @tomleivers3463
    @tomleivers3463 6 лет назад +9

    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.

  • @exlibrisensemble
    @exlibrisensemble 6 лет назад

    Miracles. Excellent work. The result is phenomenal.

  • @watersini
    @watersini 6 лет назад +10

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

    • @tomsdreamshopworx
      @tomsdreamshopworx 6 лет назад

      Nathan Waters - I thought the exact same thing!

    • @nathanjohnston7187
      @nathanjohnston7187 6 лет назад

      Me too!

    • @ANXIETOR
      @ANXIETOR 6 лет назад

      Duh.

    • @coryhaynes8755
      @coryhaynes8755 6 лет назад

      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.

  • @Sprank900
    @Sprank900 6 лет назад

    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.

  • @johnnyfedpost1776
    @johnnyfedpost1776 6 лет назад +4

    I like the Buck Knife style handle

    • @buildmotion1426
      @buildmotion1426 6 лет назад +1

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

  • @fulljackrackoboe
    @fulljackrackoboe 6 лет назад

    Awesome job and video which is plenty of clever tricks I've never seen before. The shape reminds me the one Croc Dundee's carries in the movie in that very scene when he cuts that punk's jaket "This is a knife!". Congrats mate! Love it.

  • @9009matorres
    @9009matorres 6 лет назад +5

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

  • @joechavez1065
    @joechavez1065 6 лет назад

    That is a nice piece, very nice and made with real talent.

  • @saeedandalusi7579
    @saeedandalusi7579 6 лет назад +6

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

  • @sasajugovic5618
    @sasajugovic5618 6 лет назад

    Huge knife?This is HUGE knife!It's a beautiful Bowie...great work & i LOVE IT!

  • @giannispatiras4481
    @giannispatiras4481 6 лет назад +45

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

  • @gregoryhare6538
    @gregoryhare6538 6 лет назад

    I have to say that's really good craftsmanship.

  • @NineToes821
    @NineToes821 6 лет назад +5

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

  • @boxfordchief
    @boxfordchief 6 лет назад

    WOW...That's one impressive knife making video! Very well done! Love you wearing the Rolex Sub while fabricating that monster. You crack me up!

  • @MRcustomcrafts
    @MRcustomcrafts 6 лет назад +7

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

  • @dKoushlyab
    @dKoushlyab 5 лет назад

    Leaf Springs is the main ingredient in making Knives in Sri Lanka. They pretty much don't use anything else before 2010.
    But I haven't seen anybody get creative with them like you! Impressive!!

  • @Mr2at
    @Mr2at 6 лет назад +61

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

    • @Batti2323
      @Batti2323 6 лет назад +2

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

    • @stabilini
      @stabilini 6 лет назад +1

      We all can have his skills with practice

    • @DavidPlass
      @DavidPlass 6 лет назад +1

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

    • @LaserGadgets
      @LaserGadgets 5 лет назад +3

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

    • @kevinhollister947
      @kevinhollister947 5 лет назад

      Thank you,,, I'm not alone

  • @caddyking6843
    @caddyking6843 6 лет назад

    Mr. Diresta, you always have a unique approach to skinning a cat. I imagine you would tack weld the cat to a known thickness of metal and then proceed to machine fillet the skin from the cat. To each their own, I appreciate in the fullest someone that does not think inside a box.
    Paduak? Coco? Mahagony? Bloodwood? Wats the wood man?
    B A D A S S! Wicked Bro!

  • @t164z228
    @t164z228 6 лет назад +4

    Classic Diresta! 😆

    • @t164z228
      @t164z228 6 лет назад

      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.

  • @johnwolf512
    @johnwolf512 6 лет назад

    Sir, I loved how you did the scales. I loved the extra rivets in the Bolster. I loved the rustic unfinished look.

  • @ClassALiving
    @ClassALiving 6 лет назад +5

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

  • @HacknBuild
    @HacknBuild 6 лет назад

    Man Jimmy, going at that massive chunk of leaf spring with that tiny hammer must have taken you forever! Results look great.

  • @ThisOldTony
    @ThisOldTony 6 лет назад +56

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

    • @thomasglover7287
      @thomasglover7287 6 лет назад +8

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

    • @abelardocontreras1
      @abelardocontreras1 6 лет назад +2

      Tony watching diresta mind blowm

    • @ebadkarimi6717
      @ebadkarimi6717 6 лет назад +1

      Good ablity and art ,i enjoid it

  • @MrKclo42112
    @MrKclo42112 6 лет назад

    love that improvised surface grinding , very clever

  • @matthewmeltzer9990
    @matthewmeltzer9990 6 лет назад +3

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

  • @beanaddict
    @beanaddict 6 лет назад

    Very nice end product ,,,interesting way of putting the fuller in,,,,well done.

  • @FigmentsMade
    @FigmentsMade 6 лет назад +5

    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!

  • @benediktmatthiasgorich3559
    @benediktmatthiasgorich3559 6 лет назад

    Hi DiResta I am 14 and from germany and I don't speek english very well but I love your videos and I think you are doing a great job.
    Amazing Video!!!

  • @RavnosRavenous
    @RavnosRavenous 6 лет назад +21

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

  • @rickjwilliams
    @rickjwilliams 5 лет назад

    Real Man at his craft..Good Job!

  • @3x3CustomTamar
    @3x3CustomTamar 6 лет назад +64

    well, that was fun to watch!

  • @willnotcomply1328
    @willnotcomply1328 6 лет назад

    I have a set of leaf springs from a '55 Chevy that I plan on making one with. Great video

  • @weldingtipsandtricks
    @weldingtipsandtricks 6 лет назад +30

    That’s a sweet knife

  • @armorvestrus6882
    @armorvestrus6882 4 года назад

    That has got to be the King of Bowie knives. I LoVe it.

  • @Ricopolico
    @Ricopolico 6 лет назад +8

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

    • @njmcliffe
      @njmcliffe 6 лет назад

      I see you've played knifes-spooney before.

    • @tigrotom7312
      @tigrotom7312 4 года назад

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

  • @williamwoody7607
    @williamwoody7607 5 лет назад

    Truly from a sow’s ear to silk purse. Well done lad.

  • @nyinfamous2k2
    @nyinfamous2k2 6 лет назад +23

    the Godfather at it again.

  • @SK-zh8wd
    @SK-zh8wd 6 лет назад

    I love this. Watched it 5 x' s so far. Thanks Jimmy. Obsession has a place. And it is good!

  • @Zzzarka
    @Zzzarka 6 лет назад +4

    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
      @nIzIx98 6 лет назад +1

      Zzzarka I really love this idea!

  • @crazytwiggy7020
    @crazytwiggy7020 6 лет назад

    nice to see someone finally using a fly cutter.
    how it should be done.

  • @dangerrangerlstc
    @dangerrangerlstc 5 лет назад +3

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

  • @LionPunchForgeLPF
    @LionPunchForgeLPF 5 лет назад

    I am a Smith from Washington state i love the blacksmithing videos you are doing

  • @SouthFLFarrierShorts
    @SouthFLFarrierShorts 5 лет назад +6

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

    • @tomdratler640
      @tomdratler640 5 лет назад

      One word: Zombies!

    • @gahtsno1
      @gahtsno1 4 года назад

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

    • @jimstanga6390
      @jimstanga6390 4 года назад +1

      Diresta Panini Slicer....

  • @murphymmc
    @murphymmc 6 лет назад

    Innovative build. Old school look on a "Dundee" knoif. I like it.

  • @muhanadaltamimi1784
    @muhanadaltamimi1784 6 лет назад +5

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

  • @m.t.5846
    @m.t.5846 6 лет назад

    Why is this so relaxing to watch?

  • @learnerlearns
    @learnerlearns 6 лет назад +31

    "He's got a knife!"
    "ha, That's not a knife. THIS is a knife."
    ruclips.net/video/POJtaO2xB_o/видео.html
    "Just kids havin' fun"

    • @sc1petrol
      @sc1petrol 6 лет назад

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

    • @thermmaloverload
      @thermmaloverload 6 лет назад

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

    • @georgegriffiths8717
      @georgegriffiths8717 6 лет назад

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

    • @angelpais8160
      @angelpais8160 6 лет назад

      But.. did Kimmy got the kiss ? lol

    • @angelpais8160
      @angelpais8160 6 лет назад

      Jimmy *

  • @thomasarussellsr
    @thomasarussellsr 6 лет назад

    I think you might jhst give Crocadile Dundee a run for his money on "that's not a knife, this is a knife" argument. Nicely done. Love the brass work on this one for sure. Kind of gives it that old-school look. NICE!

  • @tonyozimek2116
    @tonyozimek2116 6 лет назад +14

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

  • @petersontaylor2000
    @petersontaylor2000 6 лет назад

    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.

  • @dadafan5921
    @dadafan5921 6 лет назад +320

    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
      @Laffy1345 6 лет назад +1

      DaDa Fan 😂😂😂😂😂😨😨😨😂😂😂😂😂

    • @TonyZXT
      @TonyZXT 6 лет назад +51

      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
      @dadafan5921 6 лет назад +13

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

    • @TonyZXT
      @TonyZXT 6 лет назад +1

      Haha! Good shit.

    • @RndZApprox
      @RndZApprox 6 лет назад

      LOL

  • @yr4137
    @yr4137 6 лет назад

    As usual, it is a very nice job. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and your skills.

  • @TJSWOODWORKINGSHOP
    @TJSWOODWORKINGSHOP 6 лет назад +9

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

  • @umitaraf1226
    @umitaraf1226 6 лет назад

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

  • @Traderjoe
    @Traderjoe 6 лет назад +9

    Get to da choppah!!!

  • @georgel5308
    @georgel5308 6 лет назад

    Wow great looking knife. Great video as usual. Thanks

  • @eformance
    @eformance 6 лет назад +20

    Knife pattern baldness strikes again!

  • @danpusceddu
    @danpusceddu 6 лет назад

    Love the angle grinder jig idea!