Making a Jarvi Bench

[deezynar]

I went to the website and didn't see any prices. I assume it's one of those "If you have to ask the price, you can't afford it" sort of things. I'd guess that bench sells for at least $1400 US, but that's just a guess.

[coolerty]

This man is very dedicated to the craft. very impressive.

[KotaJMomo]

I watched the whole video. It was very interesting.

[GamerKitty45]

7:57- OUCH!

[havocker]

@GamerKitty45 ahahahahahahahaha

[davewr00]

Somehow I get the feeling he's done this before.

[1960texan]

Great job on the film, and wow! Great artist!

[pgpgough8]

shocking



[MrGarrett2169]

Fantastic video! The filmmaking is almost as inspired as the woodworking (almost). If you could produce a dozen of these shorts I guarantee you could land a show on HBO.

[Aandyaitch123]

I love the video angles and the quick shots. I agree with kw757. I was dog tired last night when I clicked on this clip, but I had to watch it through. Inspiring and just plain fantastic!!

[kw757]

Wow! For once I sat through 15 minutes of a video and have no regrets! Well done! Don't think I'd want a steam oven in my shop, though -- I have a hard enough time trying to keep rust off the tools.

[osprey02]

GROOVY JARVI,THANKS

[Martheworld]

Very cool, thanks for sharing.

[andthatsthenews]

@pineappleboyfilms

Haven't you used the song at 08:30 for fight scenes?

[pineappleboyfilms]

@andthatsthenews

yeah. in Ep2 of PoPS.

[andthatsthenews]

@pineappleboyfilms

(Goes back to check) Oh yeah! By the way, can't wait for Hypothesis the Fifth.

[Muffinsanity]

I just sat here and watched a man make a bench from scratch...xD I enjoyed it!

[snidelywhiplash]

Damn...dude must go through jointer knives like crazy.

[Bound4NW]

Wow. I'm extremely happy I found this video. Great job. Both of you.

[Marijogon]

Just used this video for my class and my teacher loved it =)

Thank you Jake and Jake's dad =D

[SantiagoxMartinez]

Awesome job...

[Reillyriley91]

This is basically a Driftless Pony Club music video for all extensive purposes

[pineappleboyfilms]

@Reillyriley91

didn't make it passed the first couple minutes, eh?

[Reillyriley91]

@pineappleboyfilms No, I did. Just posted that comment after the first couple minutes.

[pineappleboyfilms]

@Reillyriley91

cool cool.

[hypnolobster]

@Reillyriley91 Extensive purposes? 

[pineappleboyfilms]

@hypnolobster

dude, you know what he means.

[supermoocow2]

you know your a badass when you mill your own wood. this is a beautiful piece

[puppysfurme]

oh my gosh. that is extremely impressive. more than a month to make one bench?!?!? that is real devotion to his craft.

[Phobic42]

I WANT ONE. For serious, how much does one of those usually run?

(Same with the bendy table thing at 15:30 XD)

[aw5omeFRAZA]

Wow, beautiful piece of design. I love original work. I would definitely buy that for my place (I've been looking for a smallish coffee table), but sadly I live in Australia and I don't think wood can go through customs. Truly remarkable craftsmanship and creativity!

[hbmonkeyman]

This has to be the best Carpentry Video i've ever seen

[ThePhoofa]

Absolutely sensational Video - both the woodworking - nay - craftsmanship and the quality of Video. This is the sort of thing YouTube is supposed to be - better than TV...Quality video, No Ads and Free!!

Well done

[neil0502]

Agreed: I tried to get lost in the genius of your dad making that bench. As a woodworker, myself (hack, really), I was ... quite simply ... moved.

But I was "distracted" -- in the BEST possible way -- by the work YOU did in the production of this piece.

I love my family, but ... if you guys are looking to adopt a full-grown male ... I'm sure it would eventually be a win-win situation ;-)

Thanks for such an entertaining vid, and ... for showcasing a truly talented man !

[Mueiwark]

Damn, this is one of the most impressive wood bending vids I've see in a while!

Goes straight into my 'impressive folder'.

[osprey02]

Very well done video,and the music made it even better.I puts me in mind of boatbuilding with that steamer.That woodmizer is quite a peice of equipment and you have it mastered.wonderful work .Thanks for sharing

[joeldude76]

whats with everybody saying adam savage sent them i just wanna know does he know this person?

[Drain002]

@joeldude76 Adam linked this video on his twitter feed, that's why people are saying Adam sent them.

[bluzook]

WOW! That was cool!

[RGBpulsar]

Your dad is cool. :)

[cigarr0]

15 minutes of awesomeness!

[chudori101]

how much is a jarvi bench?

[SmilingBounder]

Adam Savage sent me.

This is amazing! All out of one piece?! My jaw dropped when he was bending the legs down, and then when he took it off and it has that curved half circle between them. I kept wondering why he was cutting those lines.

Brilliant!

[Narglesonamistletoe]

what happens with the wood that doesn't get used? does he only use it to as fuel for the fire or does he do anything else with it?

[liveandletlive48]

Very nice video. I was strangely awed at the process, despite the fact I had no idea what he was doing throughout most of it. I can see why Jesus chose this occupation. :)

[scopeway]

reminds me of sam maloof

[foreveryword]

Now we know where you get your genius from!

[mathiasv91]

a whole tree for that small thing?!

[crewdcrewd]

@mathiasv91 if you rewatch it at 1:53 you'll notice he only takes about 1/3 of that log for the bench.

[bpb032896]

i can has Jarvi Bench??

[Magnulus]

Gotta love a wood-working badass with a little wooden dolphin sitting on his cutting board! ^_^

Also, loved the ultra-long of the workshop when he was turning on the lights. Those kinds of shots and thoughtful bits and pieces are what make the video great. It's funny, really, because what makes your dad's table so great is that same thoughtfulness and attention to detail.

[shewolf1220]

Great Vid Great music love Driftless Pony Club

[ATnumber7]

Thumbs up if this makes you wish you were a carpender

[Fontzilla]

Beautiful workmanship. Thanks for sharing.

[littlefurrydude]

Driftless pony club <3

[Ghorse23]

double whamyy adam savge showed people your dads skills and driftless pony club

[donnapatjc]

BTW the S bench in the end shot is one of the early Jarvi one-piece benches.

[EaAddict360]

@donnapatjc I want one of those! lmao, I'd pad it and use it as a gaming chair XD

[Lampshrine95]

OMG that is pure awesomeness :D

[Narglesonamistletoe]

I wonder, in what way does the steaming help the process?

[GoodVibesX]

@Narglesonamistletoe I'm pretty sure it makes the wood softer for awhile so it could bend that far without snapping.

[pineappleboyfilms]

@GoodVibesX

thanks the stuff, nargles.

[Narglesonamistletoe]

@pineappleboyfilms Now all my friends call me Nargles.

[Narglesonamistletoe]

@GoodVibesX when I think about it, I should have known

[edanny311]

That was pretty badass. He needs his own TV show A LA Norm Abram.

[vitaminzinc]

Most impressive. I'm truly in awe of the craftsmanship that went into this. Just, wow!

Also, I was sent here by Adam. =P

[CrazyLemur13]

Driftless Pony Club!! YEAH

[logos2600]

appropriate title:hardest possible way to make a bench

[sublime250]

I could smell the saw dust!

Amazing craftsman

[Arthur40TwoDent]

At 01:28 you can see an insect on the wood scurring away from the saw.

[arthurnudge]

Beautiful work. Both the woodworking and the film making.

[jorleschorle]

May I ask how much a bench would cost? Or do you have an online shop ? In the video I saw a few other pieces I thought were really cool. Probably out of my price range right now but starting a new job soon :) Very well done video too. Makes me wanna have a shop too....

[vw77]

Infinitely better than mass-produced shit from China, that's for sure. This has soul.

[Lanthanue]

does your dad take international orders?

btw, adam sent me :D

[pineappleboyfilms]

@Lanthanue

i'm pretty sure he does. i don't know why he wouldn't.

[FastJohnnyNardGard]

Pretty damned ingenious.

[Mocib]

Would have been a better clip without music.

[jedimomg]

Nice he had coffee waiting for him already

[M3rr]

Powerful man he is indeed - lol his word has made it out.. It's only a matter of time now :)

[sodiumchloride87]

Amazing craftsmanship! I thought it would be a total waste of 15 minutes, but boy was I wrong. Enjoyed the whole thing. Great video!

[LuckyT421]

Thumbs up if WheezyWaiter sent you.

[sracer42]

Awesome in all respects. Thanks!

[tferrin]

Is there a link or contact info on how to order one? Could you add it in the info?

[0lelouchlamperouge0]

That was soooo amazing.

[pinklemonaddict]

Your right. It was badass.

[ArmEagle]

Ge-ni-ous! Especially how all the molds are used so extensively. I wonder how long it took to get to this stage, with regards to the product itself, but also fine tuning the molds.

[petarst87]

wow,  is all one pice of wood , amazing .

[Jellyform]

Great video thanks. Gotta admit I prefer the 'S' shaped one at the end though :)

[Celestion321]

I think your dad will soon be up to his eyeballs in orders, Jake. Adam Savage is a powerful force.

[pineappleboyfilms]

@Celestion321

no joke. i can't believe i woke up to this this morning. we LOVE Mythbusters.

[ToLazyToBreath]

Wheezywaiter.

[skots]

@ToLazyToBreath i love it when the bench is done XD

[IChese]

Amazing!

[ttk1opc]

He must label the the logs just for the noobs that help him out sometimes, clearly this man knows his wood.

[P00P0STER0US]

This is what YouTube was made for.

[Un5een]

this is just friggin awesome!

[3dgar4llenFLO]

I actually had to go to bed but I just couldn't stop watching! Beautiful.

[shiftlock3]

What craftsmanship!

[Lizologie]

Its beautiful. :D ...But there was a log of wood scraps that I hope he used from that log. Oh and BTW, Adam Savage from Mythbusters sent me here from a link on his Twitter. Just sayin'.

[ToLazyToBreath]

@Lizologie Wheezy waiter sent me so...i win lol

[Lizologie]

@ToLazyToBreath Wheezywaiter retweeted it from Adam Savage! >:O ... lol I still win. In your FACE!

[rethinkOURreality]

Jake, MythBuster Adam Savage just tweeted about this!

@donttrythis A completely captivating 15 minutes of a man building a lovely bench: youtube.com/watch?v=q3utt2Y5aH­0

[ronnysoeberg]

So simple looking, but such a process to make. 15 minutes well spent. Thanks for making this video.

[OEBlaze]

Beautiful. How much would one need to pay to own such a masterpeice?

[kett420]

Oh, yes, sitting. The great leveler. From the mightiest Pharaoh to the lowliest peasant, who doesn't enjoy a good sit?

The only hard part is getting up

[cartuner555]

Adam Savage off of the TV show Mythbusters tweeted this.

[RJOPhoto]

thumbs up if Adam Savage sent you

[Jazzwayze]

Functional. Beautiful and just that shade different; even if I hadn't seen it being made. Respect man.

[OthelloCTR]

Awesome!!!

[dal42]

Great peek into a master's workshop. I had to pause part way through... camera movement + full screen = nausea

[ahhhhhhhfuck]

@dal42

and the music was really ill-fitting,, i watched with out sound from the first minute. besides that, this guy is amazing!

[bxmas13]

Very cool! I was enthralled the whole time.

[NiteWalkerGR]

I'm not a fan of that style of furniture but that was honestly the coolest thing I've ever seen.

Respect.

[Aristocob]

Bravo! My son and I just watched with jaws dropped as Mr. Jarvi coerced that Wood Miser to do things even IT didn't know it could do. Clever fixtures and quite a dance routine worked-out to get everything in it's place on the "Rack".  And I thought I had to work fast with Shaker oval boxes! That settles it, I'm watching it again!

[obeyken]

Amazing! I was trying to follow along but mine didn't come out quite as good.

[mjjzf]

As someone who grew up with a grandfather with a nice little woodworking shop, this is something that just calls to me. Beautiful work and a great film.

[derekmellott]

Amazing Work! Great film making too.

[FritoFredrik]

I have used almost all the tools / machines you used in this video in schol i made all sorts of furniture stuff :D

And i also like the design of this table hope i culd make this som day.

[FlyingCaveman]

All that work and most people won't even realize that it was made from a solid piece of wood.

[TheSingleMaltScott]

Now that gettin' jiggy with it.

[mariotroise]

Does he always work alone?

[nightsenshi]

That man is a jig master.

[PicklesReallySuck]

I bet I could make 100 Jarvi benches.

[pineappleboyfilms]

@PicklesReallySuck

good luck, pickles.

[Mith242]

@PicklesReallySuck

I bet you couldn't make a bench if someone made a 15:45 instructional video showing you how it's done. Admit it, you're just worked up because there's a Claussen pickle jar in that video. : )

[missmuddy1]

Things I like about this video:

The music

The skills

The shop

The bench

Dude's hat

[schlendrian]

so cool! always wondering about having chosen the wrong job when I see woodworkers.

could anyone give some info about the music in this clip btw? love it.

[pineappleboyfilms]

@schlendrian

sure thing. the songs, in order, were by...

Driftless Pony Club -- Pluto vs. Neptune

Mucca Pazza -- Peace Meal

Suede and Friends -- Bionic Surf

Driftless Pony Club -- Thanks, Earthquake!

Jake Jarvi -- Just Another Jag.

[schlendrian]

@pineappleboyfilms manymany thanks!!!

[moofymoo]

can you actually sit on it? or it is just for eyes?

[pineappleboyfilms]

@moofymoo

it's totally functional. although most use it more as a table than a bench.

[jaypux]

I am so impressed. I look at this Man at work and just think of how wonderful it is to see a Master at work. You guys need to have a show honestly. Please post more, even some teaching vids.

[rethinkOURreality]

Day I: The coffee's done. Day 2: The coffee's done again. Day 3: You get the picture.

[sab4251]

@rethinkOURreality

i love it when the coffee's done!

[thenumbertree]

splinters!

[ThyBoyd]

Beautiful in every aspect. Beautiful workmanship. Beautiful design. Beautiful cinematography.

[IvarHuisman]

Neat, how come it took 30 days for the glue to dry? thats a bit wierd :o

[dal42]

@IvarHuisman

Probably just letting the wood dry before applying the stain. It takes a relatively long time for wood to lose its moisture content.

[twoherbs]

Wasn't for the glue, was for the moisture when he steamed it for a day. He waits until ALL the wood reaches equilibrium with the environment. This also sets the bent wood back to original moisture. It's very tricky (know this from experience). He probably experimented a lot to get the moisture levels, etc. just right. Also why he used white oak, it steams and bends very well. I have never done somethign as creative and just plain WOW as this, but have steamed and bent white oak.

[TheDogbin]

this video is so much more awesome than it really should be.

[Kuchcior]

at first when I saw some guy saying "this is awesome, I really like watching somebody make a bench" or something like that I was like "dude, it's just some wood, stop shitting your pants". But then I watched this video and I must say this is great. I like to watch how things are made and your dad is really a skilled mofo :)

also the editing and the whole video is really enjoyable to watch.

not to mention Wheezy on the mic :D

[SuedeMusic]

THAT IS AMAZING! Your dad is the coolest.

[Squishyharibo]

well that's just incredible

[mandyontopoftheworld]

Just out of curiosity...

Why does it take so long to make it?

That is amazing artistry and craftsmanship.

cheers,

Amanda

[tadshackles]

That is amazing!!! I would KILL to have one of his originals in my home! What a unique and supremely skilled tradesman!

Also, The video was quite impressive. I would like to see a breakdown of all the materials, tools used, time spent (total was like 38 days?), Im really floored by this!

[twoherbs]

@tadshackles you can own one! mikejarvi com

[trackislife10]

why are there no comments for this vid yet?? well...great vid, very interesting :D