Workshop Mastery with Jimmy DiResta: A Guide to Working With Metal, Wood, Plastic, and Leather

by Jimmy DiResta, Jimmy DiResta, John Baichtal

Jimmy DiResta has made a name for himself with his inventiveness and workshop skills, creating dozens of projects for YouTube videos and television shows such as Hammered and Against the Grain on the DIY network. In Workshop Mastery With Jimmy DiResta , Jimmy and co-author John Baichtal teach readers essential workshop skills with over a dozen projects that explore everything from mold-making to CNC routing on to metalsmithing.Projects in this book

Genres: Woodwork

250 pages, Paperback

First published January 25, 2016

Reviews

[Daryl · Rating 1 out of 5]

Disappointing. I don't understand the purpose of this book; unless a resume for Jimmy Diresta. I can read a cookbook like others read novels, but 'Workshop Mastery' didn't offer anything to me. I appreciate his personal skills, which I've seen on YouTube, but this book didn't add any value to my knowledge or experience.

[James · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not much here, you can get more from his Youtube channel.

[Scott · Rating 1 out of 5]

I had high expectations for this book, after having watched a number of Jimmy DiResta's Youtube videos. Being a bit of a maker my self I was hopping to learn something new. No. I didn't learn a damn thing. The book was just a written explanation of his more popular videos.

[Paul Hollingsworth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some other reviewers seem upset that these projects came from his videos, but since usually there's little to no voiceover in Mr. Diresta's videos, you learn a bit more about his processes and techniques.

[Scott · Rating 2 out of 5]

His Youtube channel is great. This book isn't a manual, isn't overly inspiring, and the photos are underwhelming, and possibly screen shots from the videos.