Diresta's older projects (from when he still lived in NYC) were seriously amazing, some of which still are like this one. Unfortunately his success on YouTube caused him to take on tons of sponsorships (can you blame him...$$$) and really hurt the quality of his videos in my opinion. His skills however are top notch and he's done great things for the "maker" community.
His canoe making video really shows the dedication he has to fabrication, very challenging project!