Workshop Mastery with Jimmy DiResta

A Guide to Working with Metal, Wood, Plastic, and Leather

Author: John Baichtal, Nick Offerman and Jimmy Diresta

In Make: 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.

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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 Make: 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 include:

Tool-drawer cabinet
A chess set
One-sheet metal stool
A machete
Crowbar-hammer mashup
An electric guitar with a carved body
Your own sign
A leather backpack

About the Author

Jimmy DiResta is an experienced television personality as an on-camera designer/builder host. Jimmy combines his charisma, his innate ability to solve problems with found objects, and a wide variety of tools and techniques, with sweat and brute force. He has appeared on the Discovery Channel, HGTV, DIY, and FX Networks as a host and co-host. John Baichtal writes books about toys, tools, robots, and hobby electronics. His first book was The Cult of Lego (No Starch), an exploration of the culture and work of adult Lego builders. Most recently he wrote Maker Pro for MAKE, Robot Builder for Que, as well as The Locksmith's Apprentice, a fantasy novel. He lives in Minneapolis, MN, with his wife and 3 children.