Adam Savage's Hammer Is Garbage

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Adam takes on a scrap challenge in today's One Day Build--turning two chunks of garbage he found on the street into a beautiful hammer! The hammer head comes from a piece of greasy rusted steel that looks like it used to be some piece of construction equipment, and the handle originated from a shipping pallet that Adam saved from being thrown away!
Shot by Adam Savage and edited by Josh Self
Music by Jinglepunks
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[@chrism7777]

Adam,you should build your own THOR ODISON MIJONORE HAMMER FROM SCRATCH SEE WHO IS WORTHY TO PICK IT UP OR LIFTED IT KZbin VIDEO CHALLANGE UNLESS JAIME IS UNWORTHY TO LIFT IT !

[@thundolis]

So as a fellow maker and engineer, I am not sure that random stock for a hammer is much of a good idea. There was a good reason why I used S7 tool steel for my battlebot's teeth, S7 unlike a lot of alloys, is known as a "striking steel" In short, it is used in hammers and facings to prevent shattering or cracking (and ostensibly shrapnel) and requires it to be vacuum heat treated. For the teeth of my drum bot, this turned out to be the secret to shattered teeth. May I suggest you face that hammer with brass? Or please be careful not to hit anything very hard with it.

[@anathaetownsend1894]

Did you heat treat it to harden it back up again?

[@mlhbrx96]

Adam, if you're interested, there's a wonderful KZbin channel called Epic Upcycling. All great stuff made from scraps!

[@peckenstein]

@@mlhbrx96 that man is a magician with scraps!!!

[@rickinielsen1]

Just a word of warning for anyone wanting to replicate this. Making hammers out of random metals can be a really bad idea. Before more precise mass productions, hammers would often chip and could lead to severe eye injuries. As long as it is for a small “tappy” hammer like Adam’s and you use it accordingly, it is fine. Just be careful if you make something larger and use it to strike harder objects. Oh and wear eye protection!

[@Tunkkis]

Eye protection tends to be a good idea in any situation where two or more objects make contact with force.

[@sarrasmith2508]

Hardened steel, especially, should be treated with care.

[@Nick-of8zo]

Shouldn't be complacent with any hammer, really. Eye pro is a must.

[@fluffycritter]

I knew someone who got blinded in one eye when his cheap Harbor Freight hammer exploded during normal use. This is definitely something to be aware of.

[@miitch99]

Just squint

[@themechanist1919]

That used to be a pin for holding the bucket onto an excavator! The top is missing the wings on either side that prevent it from falling out. A big cotter pin goes into where that bolt is so that you can hot-swap various tools such as a hydro-hammer onto the machine for various tasks. The wings shear off after a while from scraping against the sides of the trench/ hole you are digging.

[@Epic501]

neat

[@kaidwyer]

That part reminds me of the “shake hands with danger” safety video when the guy cut his hand off replacing a giant pin on a bucket, because it fell out of position with no support.

[@FischEyeFPV]

My thoughts exactly

[@tomwinter1317]

Actually it looks like a hitch pin. The part that broke off was the pull ring, and they used the bolt to keep it from popping out, except it broke allowing it to drop out the bottom.

[@aeons7836]

Everyone knows the best excavator attachment name is the Hoe-Pack

[@BlindIo42]

I really admire your ability to look at something and see that within it there exists a completely different object - and then to draw out that new object as something beautiful and useful from what was once rusty detritus.

[@GeofreySanders]

Thank you for illustrating the difference between a toonk toonk and a pop pop.

[@aureaphilos]

I can see Adam using the 'toonk-toonk' end for flattening sheet metal around a curved or cylindrical form, where he wants to minimize the visible imprints from the hammer strokes. I think the 'pop-pop' end would for hammering home his Maker's Mark signature.

[@jennymckenzie5304]

There was a show on TV in the UK when I was growing up called "Scrapheap Challenge" and this kinda reminds me of that. Thanks for spreading the nostalgia Adam!

[@hothi92]

Man I miss Scrapheap Challenge so much

[@dcan911]

They had 'Junkyard Wars' in USA

[@tiacho2893]

@@dcan911 I think I remember Grant was on the show with a team from ILM. That was before his Mythbusters era. Damn, I still miss Grant. I met him once and he was super nice.

[@tiacho2893]

They carried the UK series in Canada and then the US series. The last series by the producers was called "Full Metal Challenge" with international teams building "all purpose" vehicles doing stuff like bowling with 3m (about 9' in Freedom units) bowling pins. It was great and similar to Adam's Savage Builds series. And Henry Rollins was co-host!!!

[@brendanrobertson5966]

There was also a crossover event between the show iterations at the time for the Centenary of Flight. I have a crappy version on video tape somewhere (UK vs USA vs France)

[@penfold7800]

You forgot one vital process before inserting the handle... You forgot to re-harden the steel. Your actual design looks to me to be perfect for shaping (flattening) and getting dents out of sheet metal. Useful for when repurposing scavenged sheet. Nice job. ...and remember; You can never have too many different kinds of hammers. Like any kind of tool; It will be the one you don't have that you will need most for a specific task.

[@cheeto4493]

That, and he should have smoothed down the end with the center hole. A hardened hammer will transfer the pattern on the face to what it's hit against, similar to Adam's signature stamp. Everytime he hits something with that end, it'll leave a nipple peak.

[@dustinolsen4994]

I also hope he put a slight taper to the inside of the handle hole so it doesn't slip out.

[@AddisonRennick]

@@cheeto4493 Well then that's his nipple hammer. For nipples ;P

[@DasVERMiT]

@@dustinolsen4994 Yeah, you could see it was already slipping out as he was putting the wedge in!

[@epicoutdoor5795]

And he never tested it!!!😢

[@JohnFleshman]

Making the handle for a hammer or axe fit your hand perfectly is a truly nice feeling.

[@scifideity]

Handle pin insertion done to "We will rock you" by Queen 🤘😁🤘 The hammer turned out great! It's always a joy to watch you build and I'm so envious of your Shop. It's the ultimate maker space IMHO. 😀

[@prongATO]

So, I'm not alone. :D

[@warwickritch]

More scrap challenges please!! This was inspiring

[@tested]

We really enjoyed it ... So glad you did too!

[@Graylord88]

Inspiring the hoarder inside all of us! XD

[@gabrielstrong2186]

@@Graylord88 For the Hoard!

[@orconoftime]

@@tested Love seeing cutting oil getting put to good use

[@hanslain9729]

@@tested Reduce, reuse, recycle... Bob the Builder would be proud!

[@criskane]

27:45 "Buddy you're a boy, make a big noise, playing in the street, gonna be a big man someday..." 😁🤘 Anyways, Adam your videos never cease to amaze! I've always appreciated the "one man's trash is another's treasure" philosophy, but it was quite satisfying watching you give something a new, practical purpose as opposed to its previous one (being trash). Good stuff!😄

[@kj3d812]

@Cris Kane I was literally scrolling through the comments to see if anyone had commented exactly that 😄

[@criskane]

@@kj3d812 it's a banger lol (pun intended) 🔨

[@jacobwarrington]

@@kj3d812 Make it three. 😄 Can't hear that distinctive 'boom-boom-CHAAK' rhythm without ending up there. Half expected Adam to start humming along!

[@TygonPanthera]

I KNEW I couldn't have been the only one who thought of We Will Rock You :D

[@andersenzheng]

@@TygonPanthera if you didnt hear that when Adam was tapping in the insert, we can't be friends. sorry not sorry.

[@ctrainbeats]

watched tons of mythbusters when I was a kid.. now 33 years old trying to learn woodworking, so you can imagine how happy finding this channel made me lol. thanks adam

[@jerbear7952]

You are just bleeding this poor man dry. Will it ever be enough for you😢

[@ctrainbeats]

​@@jerbear7952 hmmmmmm

[@westonfairris8724]

Congrats on learning woodworking. It can be an incredibly rewarding and challenging

[@anthonyterrano2461]

Adam is one of the biggest hoarders I know who will ACTUALLY use all the crap he ends up saving... I challenge you to do a 1 day build with some items in your shop you haven't touched in years!

[@noperception5073]

He's not a hoarder, he's a collector and gatherer. Hoarders are no where near as organized as him.

[@kpgarrity]

@@noperception5073 Thank you for making that distinction. Hoarders save everything indiscriminately and become overwhelmed to the point of non-functionality. Obviously, Adam is quite functional. The nature of tinkerers is to "see" or envision use and purpose in otherwise discarded objects. It's a knack and talent. God love him.

[@Psychedelicide]

27:46 WE WILL WE WILL ROCK YOU!!!

[@sander7165]

Nice hammer! A tip for making hammer handles: You shouldn't make a 90 degree step in the handle where it meets the head. It should taper so you can tap it in further if it gets lose. The taper also helps with hammering it into a hourglass shaped hammereye.

[@bradleyweyers4607]

And if you have the taper you hit the bottom of the handle to seat it. So you push the handle in then while hanging the hammer head towards the floor you smack the bottom of the handle and it will seat the handle fully.

[@sander7165]

@BAYEWEBMEDIA i'm only giving some advice that might make a safer hammer (preventing the head from flying off), that doesn't make me some "internet Einstein".

[@jimmygriffiths]

Thats what the wedge is for tho.

[@zenmaster76]

@@jimmygriffiths The wood is going to compress as the hammer is used. If the hammer eye is straight then the head is going to get progressively looser. An hourglass shaped eye with a tapered handle means the wedge flares the wood at the top filling in the top of the eye, giving a greater hold then just the friction of compressing the wood into a straight eye

[@pocketchange3543]

Should really split the handle blank instead of cutting also so the grain isn't running off at an angle. But it looks functional, and if it fails it's a learning experience. Win win.

[@sincladp]

I know it’s not the normal material for your creations, but seeing steel being machined in this video with your unique approach to problem solving was fun to watch.

[@tsimmons4730]

A trick to annealing some hardened steels, is you have to heat them up red hot like you did, but then bury it a bucket of sand or vermiculite and let it cool very slowly until cool to the touch. Basically over night. Typically hole in the hammer is drifted in from both sides. That way it has a taper on both sides, and when you drive in you wedge it spreads out the top half. Locking it on the hammer handle to keep it from coming off later

[@_DlME]

Also wedges should be put in at a 45° angle to put pressure in all directions of the head. Not just front and back or side to side. Which is why i like the round wedges for tool handles. But there are applications for everything. Of course.

[@Chris_Corcoran]

Some buildier is going to be like, ''where did I put my chunk of metal'' and Adam will be like, '' I dunno but here's a cool shiny hammer''

[@mattlewandowski73]

If from a pallet, HIGH probability of red or white oak. It warms my heart to see a piece of actual debris turned into a nicely crafted tool. The faces of the hammer probably need some case hardening. Speaking of the faces. That divot on the small face will transfer its pattern to anything it hits. You probably want to machine it out. Finally you might want to file the hole for the handle to make a slight taper (as others have mentioned) allowing you to secure it with a wedge in your handle. As it is, that head will slide off at some point. You may notice it happening and correct the seating... You may not til after it becomes a projectile.

[@wombatillo]

Couldn't you use some suitable filler rod and tig weld the hole full with a similar enough material and then machine it or just grind it again? Hardening the surface would be nice if you're going to hammer something hard like steel. I assume steel like this is not really work hardening?

[@mattlewandowski73]

@@wombatillo Yes you could weld in a patch for the hole a couple different ways... Easiest I could think of... You could pad weld the face to increase the amount of material there if you were trying to keep the balance point identical to the previous incarnation (I do not think Adam, from his own words, put that much thought into its design) but if you are not concerned about keeping the weight or balance point identical, then the pad weld before shaving the metal down to eliminate the hole would be pointless. I am not a metallurgist. Only took one metallurgy course a LONG LONG time ago. but have worked with various metals as a tinkerer/maker for decades in various ways. to the best of my knowledge all metal will work harden, BUT how much damage will you do to it before that happens. Back in the late 80s you could get case hardening fluid (carbon in liquid suspension) and to the best of my knowledge you still can... You then used a torch to bake it into the metal (IIRC) increasing the carbon content hardening the metal, this would allow a hard striking face with a not so brittle body. alternately you could heat and quench the face to harden it with minimal effect on the body. The last time I made a hammer was on a forge, not a mill, so I used lamination with an insert of a harder metal so I do not think I have case hardened anything since 95 or so. Also I do not recall seeing adam pull out a tig or mig welder... not sure he has one.

[@LupusYonderboy13]

I second this comment.

[@tedhaubrich]

Mmm oak would be a terrible choice for s hammer handle. Oak, while, strong, has terrible shock resistance..

[@renepigeon1111]

@@tedhaubrich ya, and it also didn’t look like oak, it didn’t have that spotting that oak had

[@davebirch2543]

Was anyone else singing "We Will Rock You" to themselves while Adam hammered that metal wedge in the top of the handle? 🤣🤣🤣

[@Rocky-iy8ct]

Yep, I immediately went to that.. lol "Buddy, you're a boy, make a big noise"

[@jacobdoran9433]

The soundscape on this was is excellent. All the right whirs and buzzes but no peaking. Good work.

[@Cesar174213]

Hey adam, material engineer from Brazil here, Amorphism of the structure is not the cause for hardness, for example glass is almost 100% amorphous and extremely hard, and diamonds are 100% cristaline and hard as well. Cooling fast metals makes them harder because it doesn't allow enough time for the metal's atoms to arrange themselves in a more disordered manner (not more amorphous), resulting in a more tightly packed crystal structure and a harder material.

[@sophiaroda5216]

Thank you for clarifying!

[@buzz.b]

In your definition what is the difference between amorphous and disordered?

[@darkounet3478]

Actually they are not really "disordered", what he means is that by cooling quickly the metal you obtain a cristaline structure that is both finer and different from the structure you obtain when you let it cool slowly, thus the added hardness. This is specific to steel however some metal alloy tend to soften when quenched. I don't think i've ever heard of a common metal you can obtain in an amorphous phase though. Cristaline structure is the rule for metals

[@Cesar174213]

@@buzz.b Maybe my example was not very good because they''re both ceramics, in metals what makes it soft is the possibility in movement inside the cristaline structure, Since it's not an easy explanation I recomend reading about CCC,CFC, and vacancy in metal structures

[@Cesar174213]

@@darkounet3478 actualy there is, It is called metallic glass and It's commonly found on those clips to remove the chip from phones. They are made by extremely fast cooling ( 10^6 K/s). And yes, you are correct about the structure. I used the word disordered to avoid explaining vacancy in metal structures.

[@jughead8988]

When Savage was driving the wedge in the hammer, how many of you where singing "we will rock you?"

[@nerdingforfunprops4487]

I was 😂

[@jeromethiel4323]

Nope. "We will, we will, pound you! Sing it now! We will, we will, pound you!" ^-^

[@jeromethiel4323]

And when he was done, it was "Stop! Hammer time!"

[@Jakeu1701]

I started singing along

[@blabaduplatinum1]

Idk but I came to comment on the sweet rhythm.

[@BigStevesGlassBoxCreations]

So, safe to say, Adam Savage STILL has the coolest job in the world.

[@Nick-rs5if]

I just love how chaotically-spirited this appears to be. Just a random chunk of whatever-wood and a partially rusted piece of steel you found on some street. This is why I just love watching Adam so much!

[@williamj.bagnall4564]

It really is fun to just say "What can I make with this?" I'm sure it's even more fun to do when you have that kind of shop.

[@ModestDumpster]

My favorite part of one day builds and Savage crafts in general is how much passion he puts into the simplest project. Adam's eyes show his excitement when he feels good about something and it's truly inspiring to watch.

[@garygsp3]

I agree. I only wish he knew how to make the thing he was making. Today Adam made a beautiful looking hammer. Yet that hammer is doomed to fail and he hasn't even swung it yet. I wish he would have bothered to learn a little about how to make hammers before a made one. Outside of outward appearance wasn't much he did that was right.

[@newagelumberjack9292]

I loved watching every bit of this! I restore axes, and hammers for a living this made me so happy to watch you make this hammer. I would love to build a hammer for your rack if you have space. You’ve been a huge part of my life since I was a kid. You’re always inspiring me on good days and bad. I really appreciate you existing

[@sophakpeth4346]

Very thoughtful words my friend. I feel the same way!

[@nicholascrow8133]

Someone already has and he loved it, you should just make one and send it in!

[@newagelumberjack9292]

@@nicholascrow8133 thank you for much for letting me know! I am going to start working on it today

[@newagelumberjack9292]

@@sophakpeth4346 well thank you! I am going to make him a hammer

[@hotwykinger6889]

Hey, just reviewed some of your Axes on your videos, very nice 👍 Greetings from Germany

[@travinpletschke8332]

Thank you. This was so lovely to watch. I've recently moved to Japan from South Africa, and your videos and teachings made up a lot of my childhood. I also built a lot of things with my father over the years, so overall this was such a nostalgic video, and brought forth many pleasant emotions. To conclude, I hope you are doing well, and I wish you all the best.

[@hugonascimento6966]

Hi Adam! Materials scientist here. The question here (7:33) is why hardened steel softens with red hot heat. The main phenomenon contributing to the change of mechanical properties is the change of atoms arrangement(martensite and/or austenite turn into ferrite and pearlite). Reduction of the number of dislocations and grain growth play a minor role in temperatures around 930 F but are important at higher temperatures (above 1500 F). Most metals and alloys are made of grains. Each grain is a single crystal. There are several types of crystals. Each one has its own way to deform, by the slipping of planes of atoms. Dislocations are defects that disturb the slipping of planes of atoms, enhancing hardness.

[@ThrawnFett123]

"I saw the hammer within the garbage. I simply set it free" -Adam Savage probably

[@garygsp3]

Only to eventually send it back to the garbage when breaks it.

[@teddyjones8027]

As I'm watching you using the torch and it appears very close to your Star Wars model and I have to admit it's making me very anxious because all I keep imagining is watching it slowly start to melt. Always love your videos and been a die hard fan from the beginning. Thank you for sharing, everyone keep yourselves and love ones safe and healthy and remember to SMILE 😊😊

[@revchewie1]

Right? I was so worried for that AT-AT!

[@teddyjones8027]

​@revchewie1 hahaha, I'm soo glad I'm not the only one that was seeing that 😊

[@markday3145]

I was having a minor freak out, too.

[@teddyjones8027]

@Mark Day hahaha I was actually stressing soo bad I was actually yelling at the screen watch out Adam your about to catch it on fire

[@tay13666]

I noted that as well.

[@klenk1am]

I love listening to Adam explain things. And build things. His ability to make concepts and builds accessible is so rare!

[@jamiegibson1010]

Adam, your passion for life puts a huge smile on my face. Love watching your videos.

[@jeffrey9750]

Adam, I wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart. You have been inspiring someone with two left hands to pick up this amazing craft and I have learned so much from you. All thanks in the worlds from the Netherlands!

[@bushratbeachbum]

Us lefties are more creative than those weird righties! You're doubly creative!!

[@g60force]

lekker gewerkt pik!

[@hushpuppi3]

man I loved the small window of Adam explaining next to the sped up video of him doing something tedious

[@trob500]

Nice video. I love seeing something made from junk. Couple tips: Are you going to harden the ends? Tiny hammers can probably get away with just a metal wedge. But if you did a wood wedge, then the metal wedge perpendicular to it, it would be tighter. Completely tapering where the head come to a stop (instead of the shelf you cut into the handle) helps squeeze it onto the handle. When you seat the head, hang the hammer upside down and strike the bottom of the handle. It seemed like the wood grain was going the wrong way, but I didn’t get a good look at it. It should be going in the direction of the head. I wish my shop looked like yours. Great collection

[@joeholm4591]

Yes, used to watch my dad seat hammer heads like that, still amazed at the physics of that.

[@mittensfastpaw]

Such a simple joy to watch him so enthusiastic for his work.

[@philstevens9914]

When you were hammering the shaft at the end I was waiting for the "We will rock you" bit to come in!

[@Immolate62]

I read through the comments to avoid repeating that sentiment, and sure enough!

[@Aftershk]

I knew it wasn't going to, because that would cost licensing fee money. 😅 I do imagine Adam was singing it in his head, though. 😝

[@kj3d812]

@@Immolate62 same!

[@FoxMacLeod2501]

27:45 "Adam and his toys, makin' big noise, playin' on the 'Tube, gettin' builds done in just one day; Sawdust stuck on ya face, (and) your makerspace, stickin' GoPros all over the place! Squintin'!"

[@philstevens9914]

@@FoxMacLeod2501 Haha

[@michaelripley4528]

Every tool is a musical instrument😁

[@Ballsy_]

Adam talking about nostalgia as I reminisce on my childhood and how he and the myth busters team got me more into physics and science than school ever did. I miss watching this show with my sister every summer staying from school, but I’m so glad I was able to experience it

[@howlettjames8860]

You make building these amazing pieces seem reasonable. I have seen a lot of channels where the end product seems impossible to achieve at my level. You make me want to challenge myself and see how far I can get

[@maxque2841]

Yes because you have a lathe and a mill right?

[@staviq]

I don't know if you are gonna read this, but there is a very simple trick for heating things in a vise, put a piece of pcb blank between the jaws and the part, it works wonderfully as a thermal insulator, even when the laminate inside gets all charred. I used this to braze chunks of copper that had to be perfectly aligned, and I did it to prevent them from getting stuck to the vise, and to my surprise, it worked way faster and the vise was significantly cooler after that, and i been using this trick ever since.

[@rileyharville8379]

From the scrap to object transformation to the scientific explanation this takes me back to watching the old mythbusters when i was a kid. Thank you so much for making this world a better place to be in. We all love you Adam, don't ever change.

[@GardenGuy1943]

Isn’t that a little racist to say..?

[@rileyharville8379]

@@GardenGuy1943 What?

[@AndrewKieran]

all this time i've spent watching blacksmithing videos and this is the first time i've heard an explanation of the annealing and hardening process. Thank you

[@fellowyou2ber]

Seeing Adam work with mild steel makes me want to see Adam try DIY case hardening. Old fashioned case hardened metal is gorgeous.

[@davidskala7652]

This was a beauty of a build especially considering it came from scrap metal. It's great to show how with a little work one man's trash is another man's treasure and that nothing went to waste. Absolutely loved it!

[@doriWyo]

I wondered if you were going to harden the finished hammer head.

[@freakyjason477]

Same here

[@eliasjaime89]

Adam, your videos are so addictive, I can't concentrate on my job because I always find a new one from you that I haven't seen and end up watching it without realizing hahah. Thank you for such great content.

[@totalwarlock9498]

@9:00 metallurgist here, another way to describe how annealing works is to talk about the grain structure of a metal. Metals have grain patterns just like wood but they can vary in size and shape, when a metal is hardened its grain structure looks like a pile of needles (called martensite) and this structure is very brittle. Essantally what annealing is doing is heating up the metals grain structure loosening the molecules and letting the metal cool slowly will change the grain structure to look more blobby (called austenite), hence why hardened tap will snap while a soft wood nail will bend when hit with a hammer.

[@VeniVidiVid]

This was a wonderfully musical episode! From the avant-garde piece performed by that detail sander, to your rendition of We Will Rock You while installing the head. 🎼🎶🎵

[@ScottNickell]

Not only that, but the thing at 29:16 about "I can see two tiny pictures of myself, and there's one in each of your eyes" is a bit that William S. Burroughs recites in a song by Laurie Anderson.

[@ltlbuddha]

I wondered for a brief moment "what is he playing?" on the detail sander and "Was that intentional?" with the head installation

[@roberthousedorfii1743]

@@ltlbuddha it's a song. it's driving me frikkin nuts right now. Bond? I can't quite place it...

[@seabeepirate]

Since you save scrap of unknown origin, a Geiger counter might be a fun or valuable tool.

[@bushratbeachbum]

Why? Unless it's pre 1940s it's going to be radioactive to some degree.

[@seabeepirate]

@@bushratbeachbum because the degree of radioactivity is unknown. People take home souvenirs from Chernobyl, and radioactive waste occasionally gets mishandled or misplaced, the risk of picking up something dangerous is non-zero and Geiger counters are not terribly expensive.

[@Nemozoli]

Double speed at 27:45 gives you a nice rhythm... lovely how the "garbage" hammer turned out, I also never throw away "stock" that I find somewhere myself!

[@bamba7a]

i think its we will rock you

[@jaybrown7177]

I have not seen you wearing your apron much any more. I would have thought that during the milling process with the chips flying out that you would have worn some protection from your clothing. Great video.

[@it-linux-computers-geeky6651]

Tell me I ain't the only one but when Adam hammers the hammer I instantly started singing "we will we will rock you" and clapped to the beat 😂😂

[@JohanVergeer]

You ain't the only one. 😂

[@veganconservative1109]

Nope. "If I had a hammer... I'd hammer in the morning. I'd hammer in the evening, all over this land..."

[@videostarish]

Me too..! At 27.47 . I was 'just waitin' for the hammer to fall...' 😊

[@PORKCHOPSH]

I love that feeling when you confirm proof of concept and the happiness of a new project!

[@fishyfish6768]

I’m a transplant to SF back in 91. Yup. The winters then were a dense fog based drizzle. Summers had an hour or two of sunlight book ended with dense fog.

[@Samlowry27B-6]

Adam goes full Womble 'making good use of the things that we find' 😄

[@cycoholic]

Making good use of the things that we find. Things that the everyday folks leave behind. 😊

[@LVL1Yo-YoGuy]

I'm glad he's not dead, I enjoy watching him built stuff but bigger and better👍

[@matheighway]

11:03 My reaction totally matched Adam's reaction when the drill bit started cutting. How satisfying to see physics in action!

[@leeh.6371]

This is why a forge would be a great addition to your shop, if you have hardened steel you can anneal it 👍

[@EO-McLoud]

yet he showed a solution for why he dont need to front the cost off one.

[@leeh.6371]

Their really not very expensive, propane is much cheaper than oxygen or acetaline, and tho he doesn't need one his method was pretty inefficient and time consuming 👍

[@boscorner]

As the old saying goes "if you have steel you can anneal"

[@jimmyeatshoe]

“Today on Tested, Adam plays the national anthem using a sander and a hammer head!” 19:54 😂 Great work as always Adam & Tested team 🎉

[@jimmyeatshoe]

…and “We Will Rock You” 😂 27:45

[@was1069]

Love this and must say i am extremely jealous of all your cool machine shop tools!!!! So I did notice one small thing missing.... that is an automatic hammer press. Then my friends you could have forged that hammer head!!! Always enjoy watching your builds!!!

[@karelhoogendoorn]

You might be ciritical Adam, but seeing this piece coming together made from two pieces of formless nothingness is coming to close to magic in my eyes. There's something really pleasing about these handtools and the combination of wood and steel does something to me as well. And I completely get you drooling over that last hammer you've showed as well. Thnx for this one!

[@brandonyoung-kemkes1128]

Oh, the interaction with editing and Adam is really great.

[@edbennett8257]

Adam really needs to delve into the wonder that lies within a rosebud torch.

[@1pcfred]

For how often Adam may be heating things up a cutting torch suffices.

[@edbennett8257]

@@1pcfred A full appreciation of the function of the rosebud just might make him use the torch for heating more often. The difference in the time it takes to bring the material up to temp is incredible, as is the lack of danger of damaging the work piece that a cutting torch imparts.

[@erikhendrickson59]

There's something incredibly satisfying about watching the lathe just *_eat_* that steel like it's a piece of butter

[@eylookvulheimiik7538]

I really recommend getting a small foundry or forge. They help a lot with projects like this and also are super useful for hardening parts as wel

[@MrCoolAttitude]

Been waiting patiently for this one ever since it was mentioned.

[@chrisbn_az7777]

Thank you so much Adam! Throughout it all you've been showing us that it's ok to find neat stuff, pick it up and make something useful from it. ❤

[@shinjisan2015]

17:32 You should rotate the polisher around so you're not reaching over it to flip the switch. Risk here of your arm/sleeve getting caught in the polishers.

[@avion3033]

Hi adam! Im an optician and i noticed your left temple for your glasses is riding on your hearing aid, which usually isn't comfortable. I might recommend "cable temples" if you get glasses sometime soon. I love your channel and thank you for inspiring me when i was younger to be interested in science and crafts!

[@moritzwicenec8643]

really cool challenge, would also be neat to watch Adam ravage through a junkyard looking for these potential projects, and where his thoughts take him when he sees scrap!

[@rondahiller8541]

I love how the video is time-lapsed, yet the sound is regular speed. Great one-day build as well. Looks like a nice chasing hammer.

[@cheeto4493]

Yeah, I watch a couple other KZbin channels that do the same. For the first 3 seconds I like it, but then it's like watching a dubbed over movie or one where the audio track doesn't line up with the lips. My brain just doesn't follow correctly and causes one eyebrow to go all cattywampus.

[@calvinriley3292]

That was surprisingly educational, I knew about tempering steel but never thought you could do the inverse.

[@ncc74656m]

Last year (winter of 21-22) New York had a "classic" New York winter, and it gave me the same nostalgia. Reasonably cold but not obscenely so, with a couple of really could snow storms in that 8-12" range, and a few more average snowstorms of 4-6". I missed that weather so much.

[@christopherdinunnojr2536]

Aww man I love this channel. There is so much effort put into these tutorials and creations. I’ve learned so much already. Really good build, more videos like these please!! 🙏

[@kniffin719]

This build looks to be inspired by Adam's time at the armorer's shop talking about their own custom hammers and tools.

[@aceghost1074]

Just came across the channel. So wild. I've been enamored with machining/ carpentry an all sorts of creative outlets that have functional purposes for years now. And when I think about it, a lot of it came from watching shows like myth busters growing up. And seeing Adam again is like a childhood memory. I've heard somewhere that it may be a sore spot and show ended on bad terms or something along those lines, but I'd put a dollar that there were many more than just me, that now fanatically just build shit for the love of it. And my generation at least, with your show being as ingrained into us as much as it was had to have some affect on it. Idk man, it's weird seeing a KZbinr for the first time and already having many memories of watching them prior, and possibly having an impact on the drive to just create stuff. Anyways, regardless of how it ended up, you showing your creations and mad scientist like shop has impacted me an I appreciate ya for it. Much love.

[@Cyromantik]

So I guess Adam's gone from his book "Every Tool is a Hammer" to "Every Scrap is a Hammer". This has been fun, thank you!

[@Awesomeness42102]

I love adams shop and obviously hes a pro at what he does, but man is his shop the biggest fire hazard

[@d7588]

You're a fire hazard, prone to starting a flame war.

[@sundaynightdrunk]

Used to sell hammer handles and repair hammers in a really old hardware store. The eye portion of the handle is made with a split cut into it, and included is a wooden wedge to pound into the split, followed by a metal wedge pounded perpendicular to the wood wedge. Adam's fastening of the head here should work, but I would have liked to see him follow that practice since it's so proven to provide a hold on that head that's basically everlasting. I also wonder the final weight of the head, as that determines the length of the handle. Really cool build.

[@skilletborne]

Oh thank god, I thought I was nuts for spending the whole handle portion waiting for a cut in the handle. His little metal wedge straight into the wood worried me.

[@wodenphoto]

He didn't make an hourglass shaped eye. So most of this wouldn't make a difference.

[@sundaynightdrunk]

@@wodenphoto I rarely saw those in repairing hundreds of hammers, yet the handle split and wooden wedge were always used except on tiny specialty hammers. I learned to repair them from really old men who had been doing it for decades, so I think they knew what they were doing.

[@CraigSegger]

@@wodenphoto It's more needed on heavier weighted hammers, a little one like this wouldn't be swung as hard

[@NinjaOtt3r]

Did those hammers also have a "thunk thunk" and a "bop bop" like Adam's?

[@TheChadwokie]

i love when you get to the end of adams videos you think its over........then theres a whole treasure trove of his thoughts just randomly there.

[@cheyennereynoso4116]

This is one of my favorites so far watching the channel.

[@jughead8988]

Every time I see someone make a tool handle it reminds me of my grandfather that made them with a pocket knife and a broken piece of glass for smoothing it out. He sold them to coal miners to make extra money.

[@kemi_niko]

I’ll have to try that broken glass method, thanks

[@briangruenewald7536]

And every time we kiss…

[@edbennett8257]

Also, a proper hammer handle hole should taper slightly larger from the bottom to the top, so that when the wedge is installed the handle flares into the taper to make it more resistant to coming off.

[@sambenao7]

That’d be too hard to do unless you file it or cast it yourself.

[@edbennett8257]

@@sambenao7 No it isn't. It can easily be done by hand with a file. In this case, when Adam cut the slot on the mill, he could easily have rocked the hammer head a few degrees each way in the vise and finished each end to create the taper. It only need to taper on one axis to work. A cone is not required. A hammer head with this type retention is in no danger of coming off the handle in use.

[@russhellmy]

​@@sambenao7not hard to do, after cutting the slot just adjust the head the necessary angle and recut that face, repeat for the 4 faces of the slot. Alternatively just cut a slightly bigger 3mm (⅛") slot but only 6mm (¼") deep. Then blend with a file.

[@1pcfred]

What you call a hole is called the eye.

[@edbennett8257]

@@1pcfred Gee, thanks for the correction of a technicality. You and I know that, but everyone who would read it may not have, and an explanation of the term eye would have meant typing the description of the hole, so I left it at that. Simplicity is good most of the time. 😁

[@aserta]

I love this! I've collected a lot of "trash" over the year and i'm inspired.

[@joselrodriguez5999]

Nice hammer! I would have been nice to harden it again.

[@86fifty]

Awesome, I love making things outta garbage! XD And mine are never THIS useful! Ya know, there are so many WEIRD SOUNDS in this episode! Not just the cool electro-synth Jingle Punks music chosen on purpose, but the almost music-like pattern of the sanding, the rattle of a shutter outside at like 21 minutes exactly that Adam doesn't seem to hear... It's mind-bending, yo

[@jttech44]

Tbf, this isn't that useful without re-hardening the steel. Couldn't drive a nail with it in this state. Adam's a good prop maker, but, understand that props don't have to be *that* functional. With a little google he could have done it, he just didn't think to because that's not where his brain lives. Instead he made a pretty hammer, which is great, but a good hammer, eh, not as much.

[@christopherjames8317]

Such an awesome build! Love the overall look! 27:47 "We will, we will..."

[@cstouthamer7622]

What an excellent channel you have. A workshop like a workshop should be - organized chaos and a craftsman that does what real craftsmen do - objects drop to the floor, fingers get slightly bruised and things do not always go to plan. A joy to watch! And the hammer is pretty nice as well. Merry Christmas

[@AlmightyyCres]

Adam, I'm a year into my aviation maintenance field. It's my dream career. Grew up watching you like we all did. I'm a sheet metal worker/mechanic. Trying to learn the lathes and mills we have at the shop too. I would love if you made a video showing tools that would be good to have for sheet metal, lathe, mill and any sort of metal working. I some times custom make parts for commercial/cargo air crafts. Think it would make a good video and talking point. Also some tips on the lathes and mills and explanations on what some of the tools that the lathes and mills use. Also, if you made some metal working hammers or tools I'd totally buy them

[@anthonyr1]

I would love a millwrighting tools video from Adam about hammers, chisels, punches, dial indicators etc. Aviation maintenance seems cool and might be what I go for next once this chapter is done. I've always found helicopters super cool!

[@BoBo93212]

Was I the only one clenching my booty watching him use a lathe to polish the piece? That sand paper seemed awfully close

[@teddyjones8027]

I'm a retired aeronautical, mechanical, structural engineer and I love it when you are using the lathe because for me it has always been 1 of my absolute favorite pieces of equipment. It's always been a calming, soothing, almost zen feeling any time I use it, yeah I'm weird 😂😊

[@davewarrender2056]

Especially when taken minute surface turnings , an d your piece looks like a mirror when finished

[@teddyjones8027]

@@davewarrender2056 absolutely

[@MartyrDK]

When you brought out the big drill, I could not help my self yelling centerdrill at the screen. Thanks for another great video.

[@MinaliaGames]

Keep it up Adam! Remember, REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE! The first two before the last!!! Reusing is great! If I had my own shop I wouldn't waste any scrap... Even metal/wood shavings would be compressed and reused for something!

[@benstrait333]

Love to see a fellow scavenger work.

[@mirandadonovan1272]

Adam Salvage.

[@michaelandersen7535]

I got so much vicarious joy from watching you make a beautiful, functional object from scrap. Thank you!

[@ariseyhun2085]

Thank you, Mr Anderson

[@tested]

Thank you for your super thanks! We appreciate your support!

[@crosleyman50]

I still have the brass hammer I made in metal shop in high school 20 years ago. Don't use it much but I was proud of that build.

[@seanwhitaker975]

Some construction worker watching is like OMG there it went!!!

[@broncosis]

Not sure if anyone else has stated this but it looks like it's a pin from a crane tower could be a piece of earth moving equipment aswell