Adam Savage's One Day Builds: Famous Gemstones Collection!

Adam's obsession with historically significant gems dates back to his childhood, and he fulfills a lifelong curiosity by assembling this collection of famous diamonds and other gems from around the world (and from fantasy as well). Follow along as Adam goes through the process of figuring out the best way to display and experience this collection, and the resulting custom display box he builds for it.
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Suizan Japanese hand saw: amzn.to/2R0HBHS and amzn.to/3oZhuxA Find the replica gems at: www.czgemstones.com/

[@rioncitylife1917]

hi Adam, you stay very busy always working always building stuff, must be why your in good shape, looking good my friend

[@Koushakur]

When they won't list a price you just know it's prohibitively expensive.

[@rioncitylife1917]

@@Koushakur yeah most likely, looks very good though dont know how much cubic zurconiin cost?

[@Markus__B]

I´m 100% sure these are out of my pricerange for "cool stuff i NEED to have" but i´d love to know how much something like the "heart of the ocean" or the "Hope" is at CZ.

[@rioncitylife1917]

@@Markus__B yeah thats cool its also cool he is making a Cedar box for them he is so talented

[@Games_and_Music]

Very disappointed that you didn't include the Pink Panther! Or, as a joke, include an empty slot for the Pink Panther, before it got stolen ;)

[@briansavage932]

You're a genius.

[@Jimmer93]

I was thinking the same! You have to have the Pink Panther! Until we meet again and the case is sol-ved!

[@LenserX]

I was looking for the Pink Panther too! Love your idea of the empty space. So funny.

[@peterkelley6344]

Defiantly a stone to add!

[@tylergodefroy8713]

empty slot and a glove

[@WizbizMcBrix]

"I crave agglomerations of things, I don't know why." Adam, it means you're either a Goblin or a Dragon. As the collections appear to be rooted in their value to you, rather than the monetary value, I'd lean more towards Goblin.

[@apex3d595]

haha xD

[@StokerRahl]

Yup, a classic loot goblin. We all know one.

[@Crypt1cmyst1c]

@@StokerRahl "Shiny rocks make clack clack, need more!" I bet Adam has a colossal DND dice collection too.

[@simonhoney2050]

Legit I was just thinking what strong goblin energy he was exhibiting. Shiny and precious things, must collect!

[@mndlessdrwer]

To be entirely fair, if I had the space, time, and money, I would absolutely take up gem cutting as a hobby just to sate my desire to own loads of random sparkly gemstones. They can be synthetic or alternatives to the more uncommon or difficult to process stones, but I find large cut gemstones to be utterly beautiful and fascinating. The interplay of light and color through the addition of faceting is humanity's contribution to the splendor of nature.

[@x1984x]

When are you going to open the Adam Savage Museum Of Oddities?

[@kristofferstlen-brenna9227]

Thats actually a good idea

[@Darkalyle]

I think it should be a pop up museum of replicas... ie a replica museum of replicas.

[@x1984x]

@@Darkalyle He has a LOT more than just replicas! Anything esoteric that you would be confounded as to what it was even designed for makes him go googly eyed.

[@mr.wardensworkshop]

I mean, so there is a place like that which I have been asking for a long time for Adam and tested to go to and experience. It’s the house on the rock in central Wisconsin, a museum of oddities and esoterica that is enormous that has bizarre collections and weird stuff for people to look at. Check it out

[@FrostCraftedMC]

id pay handsomely for just the chance to look but knowing adam itd be interactive!

[@DuckyBee156]

I LOVE how excited he gets. Realises he's shouting no no Adam please, expel your pure joy! We love it.

[@mada632]

I was gonna say the same thing but you expressed it so much more eloquently than I could have!👍

[@oscarc5692]

I'm not lying when I say that whenever I see the thumbnail to a one-day build, it makes my day. Thank you, Adam and the whole tested crew.

[@tested]

Thank you so much for your comment. It means a lot to us to read it.

[@Billy.Nomates]

@@tested did you find the jewel of the Nile replica?I know of 2

[@wabbylegs101]

I really enjoy seeing Adam get so excited. Find something that gives you childhood joy. One of the many secrets to find wealth in life.

[@arctyrus]

2:08 Instantly reminded me of this quote from my favourite author; “Sometimes glass glitters more than diamonds because it has more to prove.” ― Terry Pratchett, The Truth

[@claytonius3]

GNU Sir PTerry.

[@thomashounsome7737]

GNU

[@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980]

GNU 😔

[@Erkynar]

"Things that try to look like things often do look more like things than things, well known fact." - Terry Pratchett, also

[@snuugumz]

Ah! This being my first time watching, imagine my delight seeing my favourite author’s name mentioned, plus my late husbands’ preferred past-time of looking at and collecting ‘shiny things’! Made me tear up a bit, but can’t have the good without the bad for comparison. This is top shelf fun.

[@omniaesthetic1256]

I love the young Adam "diamond" story! I was the same with costume gems/rhinestones. I was big on making my own dice and card games when I was a kid. I had a real leather pouch filled with glass gems that were used as counters for those games.

[@snpberwickshire8877]

What I love about Adam is that his enthusiasm is infectious. He makes everyone want to go and research really cool stuff.

[@lewissmith5759]

Is this a political yt channel? Like an official one?

[@lyndseyweeks5752]

I know. I feel like sometimes adults loose our sense of curiosity when we get older. Adam definitely hasn’t and I aspire to never loose it!

[@Ditto-js1or]

I work at a collectors store that gets a lot of Lord of the Rings items, one of which being the arkenstone. It’s a replica based of the book description, so it looked more like a hundred sided die made of glass. The intriguing thing about it is that from every angle it looks like glass except one, and when you hit that perfect angle the whole thing turns this beautiful golden rainbow color

[@TheRenaissanceBuilder]

Man, the idea that the reality of an object has no effect on the value of that object because the value is based on one’s personal experience with that object... i love that

[@the-mush]

it's pretty much the inverse of a NFT! I love it

[@generaldirection5123]

I'm glad he is enjoying them, cause personally I don't really like gemstones. For one they're not actually all that rare, distributors restrict the supply to keep their prices artificially high. And even if they were rare, today we have the technology to grow real diamonds anyway. And they're pretty much worthless. If you need any evidence of this, simply look at the re-sale market: it's non-existent. Jewelry stores will not buy back your used jewelry, and even if they do you'll be lucky to get 1/10th of what you paid for it. The only people out there who will buy used jewelry are pawn shops and cash-for-gold places. Even the largest/rarest gemstones in the world that are "priceless", like the ones in museums like Adam was talking about at the beginning of the video, are pretty much worthless too. Just like the "priceless" Mona Lisa, if nobody's willing to actually pay whatever ridiculous price you think it's worth, then it's not actually "worth" that price. (Look up stories of real Ocean's 11-style museum heists. Even the successful thieves who made off with a museum's most "valuable" paintings always got caught later while trying to ransom the paintings back to museum, cause they couldn't find anybody else to buy them. They're literally "priceless", in the bad way.) Then factor in the horrible market behind it: "conflict diamonds" gathered by slaves, gem mines that are practically 1-step away from slavery, and the jewelry distribution stores who knowingly manipulate the market to keep prices high, and knowingly sell you crap that they know is practically worthless. All this together, to me, makes real gemstones seem to be superficial, hollow, shallow crap for superficial, hollow, shallow people. I actually like cubic zirconium better than real diamonds for all those reasons. It's like an F.U. to the whole gemstone market: "Look at what I can do, I can do literally everything you can (look pretty) without any of that B.S. that comes with being a 'real' diamond."

[@TheRenaissanceBuilder]

@@generaldirection5123 way to completely miss the point boss

[@dilbyjones]

Righteousness

[@nataliealphonse4634]

@@generaldirection5123 so you didn't watch the video then?

[@DrDingsGaster]

I have never felt more connected to Adam. I _love_ gemstones, rocks, minerals and have been fascinated by them since I was a kid and boy his explanation of things is absolutely true for me too. He's a lucky dude to have replicas of that stuff.

[@captaincatastrophe5143]

"I crave conglomerations of things and I don't know why" It's because you're a magpie Adam.

[@45H3R]

Darth Maul in a cowboy hat is the greatest thing I've ever seen.

[@tonytony7389]

@@45H3R Garth Maul?

[@StrewthStoatPirate]

He might also be a dragon

[@45H3R]

@@tonytony7389 lmao

[@padoco73]

Darth Moo?

[@SixShooter14]

I don't know how many times I've watched you (Adam) build a "simple" box. But every time, I'm amazed at how efficient/adept you are at it. And simultaneously how difficult it would be for me to build a box in my shop. That would take me all day and I'd probably throw away 2 or 3 boxes of material. However, I can tear down and rebuild half my motorcycle in a day and without searching for a single tool..... It's a very interesting lesson in shop function.

[@xINVISIGOTHx]

When I was a little kid, no piece of costume jewelry was safe around me. I would do anything possible to remove every stone

[@gfair2]

I used to bang out all the knots in wood planks. They'd be worth a fortune today.

[@SariaFan93]

Me too, much to the dismay of my parents. Even my mother’s engagement ring was fair game, but she caught me before I tried get the diamond out.

[@endlesswanderer1753]

@@SariaFan93 A caper for the ages.

[@username25o9]

Reminds me of my lil brother seemed like once a month some girls mom was calling my mom to return her jewelry. He was in the first grade at the time.

[@dadsquatch79]

Same. My grandma would get sooooo pissed at me, lol

[@AnimeToonist]

As a geology nerd myself, I love this. XD Even if they are replicas, it's still such fun to feel like, in a way, you own a part of history (movie or 'actual' history) like that!

[@JustinKPrim]

As a gemcutter this was a super fun video to watch and I love that you crossed over into my world for 1 rabbit hole. (Also I could cut a custom el corazon stone for you)

[@Temp0raryName]

Looks like there would be a need for a Pink Panther too. ;-)

[@JustinKPrim]

@@Temp0raryName not a bad idea! I wondered if anyone has ever made a collection of movie stones before. I haven’t heard about it. If you’re going to go that deep you need the infinity stones too.

[@Merennulli]

@@JustinKPrim Probably no one has made a comprehensive collection just with the sheer number of gemstone macgufffins there have been. The Heart of the Ocean from Titanic, the Jaguar Eye from Jumanji, and the Heart of Te Fiti from Moana are others that comes to mind.

[@Temp0raryName]

@@JustinKPrim +

[@cayminlast]

Excellent! I followed my late father into the diamond cutting trade. Served a five year apprenticeship, started in the early 1970's and eventually worked for my dad in his diamond cutting factory.

[@dcmirk]

This is Adams origin story that explains the rest of his life and who he is. He's chasing that feeling of having something priceless and precious, even if it's not real/authentic, it only needs to be convincing enough to "maybe" be real. Absolutely amazing

[@funkworthrollin4959]

Life.

[@thundicwp]

You should create your own Kyber crystal and chamber internals when you build your own lightsaber

[@EleriHamilton]

Adam's enthusiasm makes me happy every single time. I wanna just sit and nerd out together.

[@Uhlbelk]

Every D&D player knows the only way to carry a bunch of gems around is in a crown royal bag.

[@ianbyrne465]

The ubiquity of the purple crown royal bag is one of the great mysteries of the world

[@thomashounsome7737]

Holy crap did I ever flashed back to the '80s and my dice bag!

[@matthewsloan4820]

So very very true! I have six crown royal bags of many sizes. I collect DnD dice so I have a few other bags too that I bought at Emerald City Comic-Con back in 2019

[@Just1Nora]

As a jeweler and lapidary it sets my teeth on edge to imagine these things free ballin' in a Crown Royal bag. *Rolls for luck* Let me know how I roll and if those babies chip, crack, shatter, or miraculously make it out unscathed.

[@hrodga]

I use crown bags to hold spare change in my car; now I never need to scrounge around to feed parking meters, and when the bag gets too full, it generally nets me $30 - $50 at a coinstar.

[@jasonbing8513]

One thing I appreciate about watching Adam work is how much he leaves in, so many creators cut the hum and haw of a project. Some times I find it tedious when he goes over things in such detail but this is as much a part of the process any step! I love seeing Adam, a qualified expert in his field, think out loud in exactly the same ways I would when working on a project.

[@jasondomican1991]

I absolutely love how enthusiastic you are about absolutely everything it's incredible

[@scorp2359]

i realize i'm quite late to the party on this one, but i'm glad i finally ran across it - sad that it took me so long to see it, considering how long i've been enjoying your content. i've been planning a project myself for quite some time that will involve much the same stuff, which i think you might enjoy as a thought puzzle. since i have yet to see text-accurate renditions of the silmarils or the arkenstone, i'm going to fabricate my own out of resin, at least as closely as i can get them without them having their own internal light source - that's where the box will come into play, with concealed leds embedded below each gem. the box will otherwise be pretty simple, recesses sculpted to fit each gem out of modeling foam, lined with velvet similarly to what you've done, but with a acrylic top & somewhat hidden light activation buttons (2 different boxes - 1 for the arkenstone, 1 for the silmarils). it's ambitious, but should be a fun project & i have plenty of time since retirement. since you're one of the few who is likely to appreciate such a project, i figured i'd share. keep up the great work!

[@GynocentricEudomonic]

That wasn't shouting, that was being passionate, A.K.A. being Adam

[@rickcoona]

I know the fascination with "Sparklys" Your exuberant excitement and pure JOY needs NO apologies. Thank you for sharing your skill and passion with us.

[@ecusaxone]

Two directions I can see this going in the future: One - a pirate chest fleshed out with coins and other treasures Two- an attaché case

[@robertpeacock1635]

Three more directions: A bank vault. A old fashion free standing safe. A scale model of an armored car that opens up to lift up trays like a tackle/tool box. Trays lined with different color velvets, black, white, red, light blue, green, cream, and such to contrast or compliment gem colors.

[@drewrathbone7857]

A pirate chest, with lights under the gems. Gotta have that glow when you open it.

[@annbrookens945]

A pirate chest! Yes!

[@nateganz]

When ADAM was talking about his collection of stones and getting into it like it was real it made me think about how real it REALLY IS!!! About 5 years ago I was helping a friends son build some lego set and I had COMPLETELY FORGOT HOW ABSOLUTELY AMAZING IT WAS TO BUILD/CREATE THINGS & BE TAKEN AWAY INTO ANOTHER WORLD LIKE A YOUNG CHILD (But I’m 44years old!!!)!!! I guess I had forgotten how great it was & IS to IMAGINE!!! I can see people saying that it’s ridiculous or a COMPLETE WASTE OF ONES TIME & EVEN LIFE! I WOULD HAVE TO SAY TO THAT I FEEL SORRY FOR THEM!!! I WAS SO EXCITED TO FIND MY CHILDHOOD IMAGINATION and ABILITIES IN TACT!!! Since I am older now I can say from experience that the Childish WONDER, & FEELINGs are the SAME FEELINGS I would feel say if I was an ARCHEOLOGICAL DIG EXPERT AND EXPOSED SOME RARE EGYPTIAN ARTIFACTS!!! SO!, THOSE AMAZING FEELINGS THAT FLOOD THE BODY WHEN SAY ADAM IS HOLDING THOSE STONES, or you DISCOVER SOME AMAZING TECHNIQUES IN LEGO, or ARE USING A ROCK TUMBLER TO shine stones to look like some RARE STONES YOU FOUND BY THE NILE RIVER or SOMETHING… I AM SAYING THAT THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT WOULD BE A ONCE IN A LIFETIME EVENT TO EXPERIENCE BUT WILL ONLY BE ABLE TO BE FELT BY THE VERY FEW INDIVIDUALS THAT ACTUALLY GET TO BE IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME, DURING THE RIGHT TIME PERIOD!!! So, just using our BRAINS we can almost literally experience anything from anytime throughout history!!! Not just some quick passing feeling but an actual experience we can USE and FULLY EMBRACE TO BETTER OUR LIVES!!! So, if you find yourself involved in something you may think is CHILDISH Maybe you should allow yourself to just FULLY EMBRACE THIS & SEE WHAT KIND OF POSSIBILITIES OPEN TO YOU & How NEWLY GAINED PERSPECTIVES LEND THEMSELVES TO YOU FOR ALL KINDS OF THINGS REALLY OPENING UP YOUR CREATIVE, IMAGINATIVE, & OTHER MENTAL PROCESSES along with TONS OF other THINGS!!! I hope this MAKES SENSE!!! It’s a little difficult to explain but I just hope people can experience AT LEAST SOME OF the AMAZING THINGS OUR BRAINs are CAPABLE OF AND THE WAYS IN WHICH IT CAN HELP ENRICH OUR LIVES & EVEN LEAD US DOWN MANY DIFFERENT INCREDIBLE PATHS!!! So it really doesn’t make a difference if you are 1 or 100years old so remember you are always YOU!!! Or What you may have thought was long gone is still as ALIVE an VIBRANT as when you were 7 years old!!! I will stop now before I go down a RABBIT HOLE I’ll never get MYSELF back out of!!!

[@therkels1]

26:26 : -"It is only a temporary solution, because i dont know what the final...uhm you know...fix is"... Close call, Adam🤣

[@SageandDust]

Adam, I personally know two makers who are greatly inspired by you. One, my coworker Dominic, made a ring and he said you gave him a positive comment on it shortly before he proposed with it. While he was going to anyway, he said it gave him confidence to have your approval. He speaks of you so highly. Thanks for what you do, man.

[@nathantron]

In an alternate dimension, Adam is definitely a Dragon.

[@jyxtheberzerking4824]

there is one key difference: dradam loves to show off his collection and get people excited to see the shiny things, instead of hiding all of it away to only be seen by him.

[@douglasgoodwon8227]

A silver dragon, by the D&D lore. Good-natured, hoards sentimental items as well as valuable ones, and loves telling their stories.

[@megb7715]

The diamond story reminds me of the time a school friend and I got excited about broken safety glass on the playground. We figured it wasn't valuable, but still went around collecting the pieces.

[@baronblackdragon9078]

Me: too old for rock collections Adam savage: look at my shiny rocks! Me: 👀

[@kellysquirrelk]

Never too old, my friend! 55 yrs old, minutes from the beaches of Lake Michigan--it's called beachcombing or rock hunting/hounding. Many pretty, sparkly( fossils), beach glass. So far no real diamonds(they ARE out there though), nor items as famous as Adam's collection. but FEELS like LOTR "Precious" holding one in your hand! I use the same plastic storage containers until I'm able to upgrade.

[@jabbahut755]

Why would we evee be too old for rock collectoons, if the rocks themselves are so much older than we are? 😎

[@spunkmire2664]

They are minerals, Marie!

[@SignalDitch]

"This is one where you use discipline instead of enthusiasm" is such a great distillation of the feeling of doing certain types of work

[@CraigUntlNytTym]

"I'm yelling, I don't mean to yell" Adam, you are excited to tell someone something... I know because my dad tells me off for yelling sometimes when I tell him something I'm passionately excited about.

[@melody3741]

Who the fuck does that? I LOVE hearing someone get so excited about something.

[@C.O.G.]

Hi, Adam. I understand the "little boy" fascination with gemstones. As a girl, I used to collect agate fragments from the piles of gravel the county would put on the unpaved lane when went by our farm in the hills of Tennessee. Now, I have a fair sized collection of raw and polished semi-precious stones and I love them. I also collect coins and many other items of interest to me. For the gem case, I would take two 12"x12", 2" deep shadow boxes and hinge them together on one side; putting a double handle on the opposite side as well as a latch to close the two boxes up facing each other. I would "distress" them to make them look like antiques. I would also alter them so that the "backs" of the boxes are also hinged to open down flat, but with catches to hold them in place when they are in their upright positions. I'd glue velvet to the inside surface of the shadow box backs and mount the gems on the velvet with removable tacky glue. Then, when you want to display them, just unlatch the backs/outside pieces and lay them both down flat. The shadow box glass inserts would keep the stones free from dust when the box is closed. The whole box would also be openable in the center and would display the gems through the glass inserts. BTW, you can find El Corazon replicas all over the internet. Happy building!

[@BlueScreenCorp]

I always love hearing Adam talk about the experiences that he has had, often times more than viewing the artifacts and processes that he has collected over the years. There is just something about his curiosity and adventures that is just very interesting.

[@philippm.148]

You just have to love Adam for his enthusiasm - such a lovely character 🙏

[@BeInspiredwithDominic]

"Among the things that I love, 'many' is one of them". I feel seen. Thanks for sharing, Adam!

[@OCRay1]

If he showed himself building anything I think I’d watch. I like Adam and I like crafting so win-win. I do wish I had a shop to be able to come in and have what I need to build just about anything. Or a shop period.

[@nodesert4u]

"The theater of props, the props of theater" is maybe the best description of this channel I can imagine

[@tiffanyredwine5218]

I LOVE your enthusiasm with these stones! I too love gemstones, and you've reminded me that they aren't simply for wearing on a fancy occasion. Thank you!

[@timonelson6499]

Lapidary arts is such an interesting subject! I was really lucky and got to take a college class where I learned how to facet and ended up cutting two pieces of beautiful quartz.

[@FantomZap]

I love this particular build. Specifically for the nostalgia involved.

[@connormclaughlin6955]

When little kids were selling lemonade. I sold my pieces I've made with my tumbler. 🥰

[@tested]

!!!!

[@benjaminscheffler2738]

This is by far my favorite One Day Build video because of everything that Adam takes you through as he makes this. Can't wait for more!

[@MrArcher0]

The Shard from the “Dark Crystal” in your collection made my day!

[@SouthPaw7896]

Ok so the purple one WAS a Dark Crystal shard!

[@DJCatmom]

I'm so glad Adam went into YT. I always loved crafting as a kid, but right now I don't have the means to engage in it and through him I can live the dream of having a workshop to tinker in. And it's honestly hard to find people who are truly passionate about things they love, especially as they get older and show less and less of enthusiasm. Adam never lost that and I'm here for ALL OF IT. If you gotta shout about it, please do and don't be sorry, Adam! That's what it's all about!

[@TomsBackyardWorkshop]

I have a dark crystal that I found several years ago. Its actually a piece of osidian but its shape instantly reminds people of the dark crystal.

[@talkingtomyself6728]

I love this type of one day build. It's the items that some people would consider "useless" for items that bring the person joy. I can't think of anything better to create a display for than pure joy and imagination of it all. It's awesome.

[@jedifyfe]

Next book title “Every Project is a Drum”

[@ralphlamao]

Co-authored by Aunty Donna

[@shannonlanghart346]

It made a really pleasing sound too! I was enjoying Adam's impromptu drumming.

[@bradleyholcombe6114]

Has anyone ever noticed that the drumming he does is always the same beat?

[@vernonjennings5921]

Mr. Savage's mad ramblings during the introduction bring joy to my heart. Great video. Thanks for sharing!

[@octomake5067]

A separated top witch become a velveted plate to examine a individual piece of jewelery will be an awesome add-on for the v2 of this box.

[@iPsychlops]

I can relate strongly to this feeling. Lightsabers, wands, gemstones, and guns. Doesn't matter if they are "real" or "fake", they all convey a feeling of power or worth. I've never heard anyone describe it before!

[@baschoen23]

I love my Japanese saw; which obtained after learning about them here! I used it to convince some grooves in some wood flooring to become deeper last week.

[@leslyeschoenhuth1107]

Oh, Adam, When you get swept up in your narative and your excitement runs away with you, we go too.. Your excitement was transmitted to inside me. Don't feel bad about "Yelling",, You were Taking us down the rabbit hole with you. Sometimes we need that pure joy. THANKS!

[@shadow_nymm]

when he started out with 'when i was eight or nine', i knew we were in for something really fun and interesting and it was!

[@ujona]

Adam, I feel your enthusiasm and joy because I too was mesmerized by a huge piece of raw amethyst in my father's office. He was a geologist and never took it further coming to the US back in the 70s. We are a highly educated family and your interests are quite similar to mine. To make a long story short, I am a jack of all trades and have undergrad degrees but I always manage to squeeze more things to learn about like gemstones. While being a high tech exec, I decided to pursue my GIA certification and got some done. Lots of material to learn and haven't reached my wish to become a gemstone cutter as well as watchmaker. Keep on going and make life exciting! Happy new years to you and your family.

[@NewMessage]

I'd have made a fake museum display with a fancy lookin' 'laser alarm' system. Maybe even have it go off when someone touches the case. Also, someone get that man a Pink Panther replica already!

[@oem42]

heh just came to suggest the PP... looks like there was a replica made

[@padoco73]

@New Message, your name is either the shiftiest or most brilliant I've seen. Maybe both. Probably both.

[@1FatLittleMonkey]

_"someone get that man a Pink Panther replica already!"_ Or as others have suggested, have an empty slot _labelled_ Pink Panther, as if it's been stolen since the last time Adam showed it to someone.

[@noflooddamage154]

Please keep doing videos like this. I absolutely love the one-on-one intimacy and story telling of these videos

[@ryanreynolds827]

Adam, love your content! I have been cutting gemstones for about 20 years and really appreciated the interest you have in famous stones. Would love to collaborate with you if you need a stone cut. Cheers!

[@Amethyst_Dragon_]

Hey Ryan when is next Deadpool movie coming out!!? ( LOL).. Wow you are so lucky to be able to cut gemstones .. Is it a enjoyable job or is it aggravating at times?

[@sandiegoeve1]

I used to watch Adam in my 20s. This is the first time watching him again in many years. But i just fell back into bliss again with his passion. 😊

[@Johnny.f.face1]

19:00 Adam begins to build a box. 🤣 Love the story about how priceless the value of a memory can be.

[@valiantwarrior4517]

It’s awesome to see the pure excitement that he gets from this stuff. I was sold when I saw the Dark Crystal replica. 😍 Man, it would be so awesome to just hang out with Sir Adam and watch him work and listen to his amazing thoughts.

[@julianstrait1387]

it would be cool if the lid had a map of the contents like a chocolate box

[@chefbutterrrr]

Hard to believe this man has been part of my life for 20 years. He's such an inspiration.

[@ryanhussey7903]

Need a glowing “pulp fiction” briefcase which lights up and is full of gems 🤣

[@annbrookens945]

I wondered if Adam would add lights to this case. Sadly, no...

[@MrEdarunsun]

I came here to say just this very thing. I imagine a dark plush velvet lined foam pad with cutouts for each gem that allows either strips or a flat sheet of thin led lights underneath to shine up only through the gems. Easily concealable battery powered LEDs.

[@frankiemillcarek6976]

I was waiting for this to be the end result.

[@Evergreen64]

Damit Adam! Now you've got ME going down this rabbit hole. I don't need another money sink! But your enthusiasm for things is just so infectious.

[@richardmilward7478]

"Among the things that I love, "many" is one of them." Me too!

[@MichaelBLane40]

So thankful to have found your content. A spot in the heart is filled when you or your crew are at work in front of your fans. Missed you and as well miss the whole crew. Would be cool to have Some geust appereances with some the myth buster crew. Blessings to all

[@captianmorgan7627]

It needs some gold or silver lettering on the inside of the lid to label what the different stones are.

[@rabbithabits5400]

I grew up watching you with my dad and I’m so happy I found your KZbin all these years later. It honestly doesn’t matter what you’re talking about or what you’re making, I just find you so entertaining! I thought it was funny how you became so excited you started yelling. I love your passion for things and thank you for sharing that with us!

[@harleyrobertson73]

Best way to describe these videos from a British perspective is it's like watching your dad in the shed 😄

[@floridamancomedy3151]

I’m 37 and you on myth busters was the highlight of my high school years thank you for that.

[@diegofernandez8981]

Adam got excited and his voice was progressively louder. Also Adam: i dont know why im yelling

[@Just1Nora]

As someone trained as a jeweler and lapidary your intro resonated with me so much! So much that I had to pause the video and write a comment. I'm so thrilled that I can do both! I had to take lapidary classes outside of my university and got no credit for them, but when you can cut a gemstone with precision to the hundredth of a mm...that can bring you such satisfaction if you have perfectionist tendencies. Then you can take that stone and create a jewelry setting made specifically for it. I probably sound like a control freak. Perhaps I am a bit of a control freak. But I understand wanting to collect, protect, and display gemstones.

[@adventurecollectibles2370]

I’ll be first in line at your grand opening of A. W. Savage’s Cabinet of Curiosities.

[@johnsonpink6002]

I envy Adam in that I feel like he has too many hobbies, and always seems to be having fun.

[@WonkaIndustries]

1:00:23 Adam, not really following your nail gun advice, are you?! 😬

[@catfish552]

Adam is pretty good for giving safety advice, and terrible on following it.

[@alanh6874]

When nailing into small pieces of wood that can't possibly move, it is imperative that you surround said wood with as many fleshy targets as possible! 🤣

[@derrickfoster644]

@@catfish552 so you are saying he is a good teacher lol

[@SgtMatty]

I think Adam's more of a "Do as I say, not as I do" kinda person 😂

[@ancillarysword964]

I feel weird enjoying so much this talking about replica gems which is far from something I am interested in. I am fascinated by Adam being fascinated. It's a magic!

[@RocksterOO1]

Man, you really need to get Superman's Kryptonite Crystal Shard! It would look great next to the Dark Crystal prop. Maybe another case solely for movie prop gems!? Just a thought.

[@newengresearch1287]

he's also missing Ringo Starr's ring from Help

[@scotto541]

Adam needs to add Fabulous Baseball Diamond from 'The Great Muppet Capper'

[@33psychobunny]

A very organized and discerning you are. We adore you for your over abundance of enthusiasm.

[@ATs_fm]

39:32 "This one needs its little schmagaggies!" I'm dying 🤣

[@prestonwhalan8676]

I love your energy and excitement in your description at the start of this video, It speaks to me your excitement on doing the project 😀

[@matheighway]

"It's a heady mélange" is my new catchphrase.

[@CM-xn6xc]

Your story of experiencing your first diamond replica, was a positive one with great memories which also spured a lot of deep thoughts about the nature of "things". It made me remember one of my early life experiences but of an opposite nature. I saw the real Hope Diamond on display in a museum in or around Washington DC, about 1968 or so. I also heard about the supposed curse put on it very long ago, that anyone who owned it would have a big tragedy. I was quite young, so it gave me a lot of deep thinking about the nature of possession (as in owning a cursed object), and what curses mean, and if they are real, while gazing on the real diamond. Its funny the way my experience was almost the opposite to yours, but very meaningful to me anyway. About the same time I remember thinking about the Kennedy family, and hearing that someone long ago cursed that family... It made me very sad and concerned for them, and wondered who owned the Hope Diamond before it was donated to the museum.

[@IneptOrange]

It need a pair of chains either side that keep the lid up when it's open

[@tstuff]

When my roommates son was 5 he was into astronomy. He could tell you all the planets, their moons, their annual cycles... Then it was birds, flowers and plants, a few other things. Now at 11 he is into rocks and gems. He has a rock tumbler and has started looking into rocks he can put into it. This fall I'm going to take him to a lapidary show at the state museum so he can see how rocks and gems are cut... and next year we plan to go to Herkimer to get "diamonds" and a bit north to collect garnets. I'm not sure he will be interested in the building of the box but I bet he will love the beginning of this video about getting the replicas. Maybe this is the one thing he sticks with and it becomes a hobby he enjoys for years. Or maybe even some sort of career. At 11 I don't think his mom expects too much but encouraging things like organizing his passions is a way to start. And I am working on setting up a wood working shop in the garage so we can both enjoy this video. Maybe this will make another fan of Adams work. Or like all 11 year olds he will get bored with it after 10 minutes and he will want to watch animal videos.

[@DTOLalee77]

Back light all of them with an LED, and make sure that when you open the case you hear an angelic choir sing! Oh yeah, lots of velvet or silk.

[@WilliamSteppan]

I was just thinking that. For the final project box, that would be perfect. Use a coin cell battery for size and way replacement when necessary.

[@travismiller5548]

I built an alter to chocolate in a kitchen cabinet that does a "choral burst" when you open it. It also blinds you with yellow and white LEDs, which dim down after about 3 seconds as the choir fades out.

[@radicalxedward8047]

I like videos where he talks about his thought process from a general idea like “a historical gemstone experience” to a specific idea, to how to build it, to building it.

[@Oudyne]

Wow, I collect rock and mineral specimens and this would be a great little project to display some of the smaller pieces of my collection.

[@ushere5791]

i like how you think! currently, i just have a couple cake-plate sized rimmed dishes filled with my smaller pieces, prettily arranged. i call them my rock gardens. :)

[@LikeSweetx3]

Adam always reminds me of my dad. In the best way, the joy in making and having just this one thing thats perfect and working just for you. And i used to watch mythbusters with him alot! So watching him now brings me back to those times back at home when i was younger.

[@PhotogNT]

I have been to the Tower of London and viewed many of the “real” gems, that was a magic experience. This brought back so many memories. 😊

[@scottanastasi2527]

A wonderful (in its most explicit use) video. It's cool getting insight into Adam's relationship with making and collecting and even enjoying. Cheers again, Tested.

[@goldenstickwood4580]

I think it would be cool to create clawed settings to hold each stone! Then they could stand off the felt and really pop!

[@sterling8298]

I remember when I was 18 and I went back packing in New Mexico mountains. It's a trip I'll never forget. I have many different stories from that trip. From white-water rafting, rock climbing, mountain hiking, fireworks on forth of July at 3am under the moon light, road biking at the brake of dawn. 3 weeks of primitive living with no tech gadgets other than a compass. I'm camping under the stars with all the wild animals. Though I was NEVER attacked.

[@matthewrobbins9730]

The “Lao Che” is actually called the Peacock’s Eye.

[@ragnr5761]

i love how the first 16:38 minutes are just a ramble to setup the video and IM HERE FOR IT! I could listen to you monologue for literal hours on end its so entertaining!