Adam Savage's One Day Builds: How To Build a Box!

[@tested]

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[@woodworkerroyer8497]

I lived in Tonga for 2 years and the lumber they make over there is ACTUALLY 2"x4". Then the length is measured in meters!? Talk about a messy measuring system lol Also, the channel WoodbyWright went into crazy detail testing different glues with different joints and stuff. Great info if you want to use THE best glue for everything! By the way, that box trick worked so much better for me than the old method! It's really amazing, thanks!

[@joeselzer850]

your last live video went private

[@TomsBackyardWorkshop]

It's called a sled Adam.

[@mjsimunovich013]

Adam Savage’s Tested hi Adam whenever you make a reference to the theatre I know exactly what you mean, I also what a cut list is, the math you talk about, how 2x4 and other pieces materials aren’t really the proper dimensions thanks to my work in the theatre and film industry. So many others and myself included are wondering if you are and would like to know are you planning on building a life scale model of Ark of the Covenant from Raiders? If you are (and anyone else who’s interested) then I found an amazing website that sells the all the pieces that are screen accurate to the Ark in Raiders. Once the pieces arrive all you (or anyone else has) have to do is just has to clean up & fix up the pieces, build the box for panels, build the lid, & other pieces and assemble the pieces then finally paint to how it looks like in the movie or gold leaf or both depending on the look you’re going for. If you are (or anyone else who’s) interested please let me know.

[@hawk_723]

use www.rockler.com/rockler-silicone-glue-brush so you don't leave bristles

[@KarosElite]

Spent an hour watching a man make a box. I’m either so easily entertained it’s sad, OR, Adam Savage is simply entertaining doing damn near anything...

[@DFYX]

Adam could paint a white wall a different shade of white and I'd watch it.

[@fishothy]

@@DFYX This is sad because of how true it is. I already picture me watching him doing that with some commentary over it while giving some nice information

[@KarosElite]

Adam: “Because you see off white, or this sort of Water Chestnut I’ve decided to go with, doesn’t reflect light QUITE as well as straight white. This should lead to less eye fatigue while out here in the shop. That’s the goal, anyway!”

[@fishothy]

@@KarosElite Bro I read that perfectly in his voice!!

[@exintrovert1337]

@@DFYX and I would learn more from that video than any other I end up watching the rest of the day.

[@farrelfoster-lynam6683]

"I've seen a 2 x 4 in the distant past. It was pretty cool" Never change, Adam

[@EldeNova]

I love how wholesome he was. Reminiscing bygone days. 10:06

[@armastat]

And then there is the little known fact that there are many kinds of 2x4's and they don't all measure out the same as each other.

[@JasperJanssen]

Armastat the basic definition is that it’s lumber rough cut to 2x4 inches and then it gets planed down to a smooth size. How much down? Well, that depends on the kind of wood and the use and the lumberyard doing it... Unlike plywood where 4 x 8 is basically always right on 4 by 8 feet aka 244 by 122 cm, as they get sold over here. 2x4s are sold as 44x88mm lumber (or whatever else it actually is), though, which sets expectations a lot more realistically.

[@armastat]

@@JasperJanssen We have a similar thing here where the 2x4's are 'graded' by its use/and quality.

[@TheJamesmanson]

Me too. They look HUGE if you work with lumber a lot.

[@RFC3514]

Adam: "22 gauge" Package: Clearly shows "23ga" Conclusion: Stupid package doesn't even know what gauge it is.

[@justinbarns5563]

RFC3514 THANK YOU!!!

[@siliconghost]

Was going to reply this. To his credit, 23 awg seems pretty weird. Should be 22

[@RFC3514]

> 23 awg seems pretty weird. Should be 22 Well, you'll have to tell that to the manufacturers, because 23 is far more common. :-P

[@nonebiz2132]

@@siliconghost Been using my Bosch 23 awg nailer for about 10 years... Literally THOUSANDS and THOUSANDS of little pins you can barely see. Great for anything thinner than 1/2"

[@Ramdodge582]

yeah, anyone who uses these knows a pinner is 23 gauge

[@denmanfite3156]

Adam: "BOX FOR MY GLOVES" Adam's Wife: "I'd love somewhere for my jewelry..." Adam: "BLADE RUNNER PISTOL"

[@constancemiller3753]

Dude, reference the watering can episode. Melted this wife's heart when he added " happy birthday".

[@ThePandaKingFTW]

Hats off to the camera man for focusing on the side of the plywood so fast when he was showing the different kinds

[@sheska8207]

21:15 Thanks for the glue brushing recommendation. 22:20 Nooo wait! Oh Adam...

[@codyroberts659]

Just was thinking the exact same thing ... Lol

[@joaofarias6473]

😂😂😂

[@KaYem_inc]

Yup lol

[@imagiro1]

Yeah, was just about to write a comment :)

[@SuicideNeil]

Those bottles have a nozzle designed to spread the glue as you squeeze it out; I know, I have a bottle of TiteBond 2 in my workshop...

[@dadams106]

The way I see One Day Builds is like this, I love the ones I can actually go out and do (gives me a creative high for a day or two), but I also love the ones that are way out their (cosplay, the nasa like box for the microscope) basically the ones where I get to see how you think.

[@Bearded_Nerd94]

Watching his brain work, and then his hands execute his thinking, is my favorite part of these videos

[@garymoden7027]

I get what your saying. I make little sculptures that take around a day or two, which I do when I've put my main build to the side for a while

[@SlugLineMediaProd]

What I need in life: A series of how-to videos like this from Adam, called OBJECT LESSONS.

[@sybrenkruijf8570]

It's not a how to like he said..it's a what can happend next video 😜

[@AmunUnknownester]

18:15 Ha! He actually used his ruler tattoo. I've been waiting to see that.

[@ianhammock1917]

He uses it every video😂 I have yet to see adam use a ruler for a while

[@harrietramos8691]

Adam: "BOX FOR MY GLOVES" Adam's Wife: "I'd love somewhere for my jewelry..." Adam: "BLADE RUNNER PISTOL"

[@kevinknuth6495]

Great build, as always. I know you’ve worked hard to get there, but you’re living in my version of heaven: pick your project and then have the space, materials, tools and experience to go about your work...at your own pace. Thank you for your videos.

[@FishFlavoredCoffee]

I looooove 1 day builds. especially when im staying home from work sick...

[@Blazer-mq9mt]

CoffeeLover hope you get better soon!

[@acifireaiden5711]

Oh no...

[@acifireaiden5711]

But srsly hope you get better

[@tested]

Feel better!

[@theopohlen5448]

"And that's why I don't have one. Well, I have one, I actually have three" Adam Summed up in a sentence. I don't REALLY need this, but let's go into the back of the shop I have it anyways.

[@grayeaglej]

Yes o.o

[@PositivePsyche]

Experts summed up in a sentence. Reminds me of that Jacques Pépin video where he says you only need 3 knives but he has "at least 500 at home."

[@JasperJanssen]

ADHD you can’t just have the three you need - you only know which three you need after trying 1000.

[@maesto]

"healthy amount of respect for the table saw" Shows what movement he would be afraid of. WITH THE SAW RUNNING

[@RandomPlaceHolderName]

Mhmm. He clearly is a do as i say not as I do kind of guy. He even points the stapler at the camera man at 43:54. C'mon Adam...

[@wierdalien1]

@@RandomPlaceHolderName camera man is clearly off axis.

[@clivebravejones9516]

Not mention the fact he doesn’t use the push tool resting on top of it and instead runs his hand next to the blade every cut!

[@robertlibutti6605]

Was about to post the exact same thing hahaha.

[@backupplan973]

also grabs the pushing stick that keeps your fingers away from the sharp spinny thing ... and then puts it down... Adam you almost just lost your arm in your lathe.. sigh.

[@thenathanhamilton]

I think that, out of the one day builds that I've watched, this is my favourite. I used to build cabinetry and kitchens from scratch with my dad (who Adam reminds me a lot of), endless cut lists and boxes upon boxes... I also appreciate Adam's fear and reverence for the table saw. After grazing the top off of my left index, I too am terrified every time I use one. This video really brought me back...

[@EER0000]

Just watched an hour of a man building a box, and was entertained. Thank you for the enjoyable content :D

[@spreadkit]

Right ? I play it on my TV late at night before sleeping, with the dimmed light in the room and the blanket on me. Can't get more comfy than this

[@dougjohnson9718]

I love how I can tell in what order these recent months of Tested videos have been filmed by the condition of Adam's left middle finger.

[@thinfourth]

Its a finger AND its a calendar

[@mlindholm]

And the fact there's a camera operator.

[@ihollenback1]

Sorry Adam, but never, ever use a sled and a fence together without a spacer at the leading edge of the fence. This will prevent the super dangerous kickback that can dismember in an instant.

[@cencalmatt]

For me, literally the first time I felt like I knew more than Adam on a subject. Woodworking.

[@ThatGeekyMaker]

Excellent! I love it when Adam makes things to hold things!

[@CountCrotalus]

I must say this video was just so very much on point. I'm currently teaching someone how to use a CNC router and I can't convey how perfectly you described your respect for the table saw. That's exactly how I treat essentially every dangerous tool in some way or another. Then there's all these little tidbits of wisdom at just the right moments without being too much (at least for me and probably more). In a good way... I felt like I was the new guy at a new job and I'm having the company lifer teach me everything. These 21k likes do not give this video justice. Please do more!

[@gratefuldude5676]

Adam just made me feel better about how I personally feel about table saws. I have used all kinds of dangerous tools, sometimes in dangerous situations, and the table saw is still the one that makes me the most anxious. Push sticks and finger boards are my friend!

[@chrisdonley6103]

I know these days are a lot of work for you, but thank you for all of the content you have been posting. I have enjoyed watching and listening to them throughout the day.

[@paulfeist]

You're not the only one scared of the table saw! I think of it like this; My lathe and Mill CAN kill me... My table saw WANTS to kill me.

[@fosterjr87]

I've done remodeling and construction and I'm not to fond of the table saw so I thought it was just me. Glad this guy said something

[@Art49783]

Healthy respect, dancing and flailing my arms

[@deathbower]

@@Art49783 How much respect? Yes.

[@vsavoldi]

@@deathbower All the respect!

[@goldenpun5592]

since woodshop. Kid sliced the tip of his finger off. sprayed blood across the room. Yeesh. I narc'd on someone for sticking a bit of wood into the back of a spinning chop saw blade while his friend was cutting something like.. dude NO. A buddy of mine got slammed in the stomach by a piece of wood. He was wearing one of the thick aprons but it knocked the wind out of him.

[@nickbarrett5748]

Tested team, think yourself and/or Adam, would be interested in making a “back to basics” video? where you guys build a project using no power tools at all. Except for parts which manufactured ie nails plywood etc. I feel like this would be an engineering challenge adam and the viewers would love. Build a project which encapsulates as many fundamental shop techniques as possible.

[@hovissimo]

Consider checking out Woodworking for Mere Mortals, a KZbin channel that's basically exactly what you're talking about. Steve has tons of basics videos, it's basically his mission.

[@cocon16_PW]

I think Adam would hate this :P Forbidding Adam to use his huge arsenal is like splitting a marriage

[@matwashington2784]

Colin Furze has done something like that, he made a motorised drift trike with just some basic tools, really cool stuff!

[@adamdesenfants4266]

WWMM is a great channel like mentioned. Paul Sellers is also about as bare bones as you can get too. Highly recommended.

[@SamuQu]

I like both channels mentioned, but i recently found Rex Krueger's channel, he really likes to take it back to the fundamentals and does a great job of showing his craft kzbin.info/door/j4SLNED1DiNPHComZTCbzw

[@TactiCam1]

Adam is the Bob Ross of building to me. I could watch him build and talk about it all day long and I am nkt even a maker.

[@kurtkennedy333]

I would *LOVE* to see a "basics" series from Adam

[@Calysto929]

As a non-American it feels so weird not to measure things in Millimeters.

[@malachiXX]

I agree but I also learned both when I was a kid. So I still think in imperial and then convert to metric often

[@miranda.cooper]

As an American who now measures things in mm because I own a 3D printer, it feels so weird measuring in inches for one of my classes at uni. I actually hate it... how much is 3/64ths of an inch? lol hate the fraction game!

[@Calysto929]

@@miranda.cooper I a bit OCD about it that id sit there and get a measurement precisely 271mm XD.

[@peterh7575]

yup. even Americans hate it though but don't realize it. Try to add 3" 15/16 to 2" 3/4 and divide it by 2 to find its center. then if you add feet, geez. everyone gets it wrong really on the job site.

[@ajdevine69]

Being Canadian we have to learn both metric and imp in school because we deal with the US so much, Love metric so much more

[@Darco626]

18:15 He did it He finally did it :D

[@SlickFootTito]

is that a ruler tattooed to his arm? never noticed it before

[@DeeSnow97]

such a casual flex

[@UnwovenSleeve]

22:30 Adam you didn’t spread the glue, how dare you betray us like this. When that joint breaks, all I can say is, I told you so

[@Joshua-gv1ep]

Unwoven Sleeve I was looking for this. Thank you.

[@Ruthuntingco]

noticed that too

[@ODeltan]

Or even better: HE told him so

[@devonday2796]

I loved your warning about shouting to yourself, “Clear!” I used my brad gun this morning and heard the same internal warning, “Clear!” I also chuckled because Your right middle finger looks a lot like my left middle finger. I tried cutting a small piece of wood on my miter saw and it flew back and nailed my finger. The hot needle trick worked to get the blood out from under my nail. You have to always have that internal dialogue with the safety coach. I love your videos Adam. I saw you at the Maker Fair in the Bay Area a few years ago. Great talk about helping the young ones get into the world of creating and building.

[@christophermccaig6160]

Man I cannot express how much I love watching these videos. Adam has introduced me to an entirely new world of creating things I’ve never known, and even things about life long loves of mine I never knew before. His videos, and his entire professional career really, has enriched my life so much and brought so many hours of creativity and joy to not only my life but my wife’s as well and that will always be cherished! Keep on keepin on Adam!

[@cwell2112]

"I'm terrified of the table saw" ::picks up push stick, then puts it down and makes the cut by hand:: And with no splitter or riving knife either. Then pulls out the crosscut sled and makes a cut with the sled and fence at the same time. Good lord, Adam.

[@sparkyenergia]

I didn't notice no riving knife. That's not a great idea.

[@hoxton_hummingbird]

I'm a carpenter in Germany.. every American saw makes me cringe.

[@Verlisify]

While pretending to fall with the saw running

[@RFC3514]

"always spread the glue with a brush" (uses brush on the first 2 edges, gives up on the 3rd - also, only puts glue on _one_ side of the joint) "wood glue is stronger than the wood itself" (later breaks a glue joint just by applying a bit of pressure with his fingers, because he didn't bother to use anything to clamp the joint, so most of the glue didn't even grab the other piece) "a stapler is like a loaded gun, never point it at people" (later points it straight at the camera operator) Sometimes I wonder if he's doing it deliberately, or if he's concentrating so hard on telling people what _they_ should do that he forgets to do it himself. :-P

[@positronalpha]

And at 24:29, staples with fingers closed around the target 🤷🏻‍♂️. It's great that our favorite builder wants to teach, but I think it'd be more effective if he talked a little bit less and focused more on making safe moves, letting his actions do the talking.

[@ForestFool]

"I love boxes so much I buy boxes filled with parts for making boxes"

[@finlandjourney6065]

Probably filled them up himself though, being such a hoarder.

[@jakeallan9979]

45 minutes in, I realized this was not a 10-minute video.

[@e36fanatics]

isnt it weird when you wait time to pass it seems like it never does... but when you dont it flies so fast.

[@powell235]

It's a pleasure to watch Adam work. A couple things I would have done differently though. And this is purely for my own aesthetic pleasure. 1. Paint the box before affixing the hardware. 2. match the colour of the corner pieces to the colour of the clasps.

[@explosivejamba2344]

My dad hates how I build. I never knew where I got my habits from. But as someone who has watched adam build my entire life. And now watching this. I know that my organized chaos of building comes from Adam.

[@adamali7840]

Thank you for talking about to safety in this video. Very encouraging to see you making an effort. There is also a correct orientation to hold your air nailers in relationship to the chisel angle of the pin or brad. The way you are holding the nailer the pins are more likely to go left or right into the material rather than blow through. I didn't understand why until our senco rep explained it a few months back

[@evan5237]

I love plywood talks almost as much as the build itself, always something to be learned.

[@DismemberTheAlamo]

My garage doesnt have that peice of plywood that shows how angry mr tablesaw can get. it does have the 2inch crater from it tho

[@brandonlink6568]

Mine was a 3" piece of baseboard that rocketed across the garage and sounded like someone threw a baseball at the wall. I found it in two pieces, not sure if that was what caused it to take off or was from the impact with the wall. I was gun shy after that and didn't want to try it again so I glued it together and just used it.

[@csn583]

I still have the brad ("pin"?) nail I pulled from the ceiling after deciding it was a good idea to shoot it upward into the very edge of some MDF (toward my safety-glasses-free face). Noticed it up there in the drywall days later, but got a wood particle in my eye at the time, for full "oh god, they were right, I shot my eye out" effect! Memento mori!

[@armastat]

I usually cover those 'Moments of sheer terror' with a printed image of Bob Vila to hide it so the wife doesn't see them. She thinks I have an unhealthy fetish with 'This old house'.

[@smaakjeks]

"how angry mr tablesaw can get" lol

[@armastat]

@@smaakjeks Very .. Very .. angry when your shop light overhead falls on the table and Mr Power Cord Gets into the fight.

[@rossflan4414]

Even though he said he was terrified of the table saw, you got to admire the confidence to act as if you were slipping on marbles while the table saw was still on. These box builds are ones that I keep coming back to again and again cuz everytime I watch them I learn or relearn something new.

[@BillRust]

As an amateur carpenter, I found this video to be very useful. It reinforces many of my common practices, but more importantly, your attention to precision and detail is something I cannot stress enough. It doesn't matter if you are using power tools or gadgets or century-old hand tools; precision and repeatability are so important to being happy with the results!

[@johnturner112]

44:43 "That bit is proud so I just want to take it down just a little bit." Maybe a notch? Adam Savage, keeping his boxes humble :P

[@johncage5368]

Great how to video and what a perfect result! Always nice to see a pro at work. There's one point where you could have added an additional little safety advice: When cutting open a box with metal staples in the edges: Make sure you put your cut path somewhere where there's definitely no staple to avoid a high speed collision of two hardened steel parts potentially ending in random disaster.

[@exintrovert1337]

I was surprised that wasn’t brought up. I am guessing the small gauge of the pin is not enough to trip the blade up? (It almost seemed like maybe there was a small ‘ting’ on that second to last cut. I was listening for it.) But even if that is the case, he usually brings attention to such things.

[@petemoore8923]

“Every shop has one of those.” My high school industrial arts class lost that piece of wood but we did still have the hole in a cinder block wall.

[@Scruffy545]

We had a dented Fire Exit door, our teacher would cause it to kick back on purpose to show us what would happen

[@Azzameen99AZ]

Not a table saw, but one of my class mates in school had to use a drill press for a project. We were in shop class, so everybody used the drill press several times a day, no big deal. But this class mate, I have NO idea how they managed it, they managed to tighten a drill bit in a way that caused it to wobble around, rip free, and smash into the bullet-proof glass between the room with the work benches, and the machine shop. The glass held, nobody was hurt, but that class mate was banned from touching the drill presses for I think the remaining two years in school.

[@MichaelBrown-kk6ck]

Got my thumb caught in a lathe in junior high shop class when it pulled tool out of my hand and took my thumb along for the ride. Got thumb scraped up but fortunately no serious damage.

[@lunevermeil1400]

As a builder, artist and theatre woman I really love Adam's references to theatre. Especially when he frames something as "theater build" not commercial. All builds have function & form. The many forms a build takes are optional, function is a requirement of a good build.

[@Anakreo515]

Adam should be online shop teacher for all the schools! I bet it would get a lot of kids hooked on creating stuff.

[@dmoneyonair]

Ive been in love with the frequent uploads during the quarantine

[@bzqp2]

Box for a sculpture is like a frame for a painting.

[@RFC3514]

Er... frames don't generally cover any relevant parts of the painting. The equivalent for a sculpture would be something like a pedestal.

[@JoakimKanon]

Adam: "Healthy amount of respect for the table saw." Lathe: "Hi there."

[@TheThirdPrice]

Joakim Kanon lmfao why you gotta do him dirty like that

[@JensRoland]

Also Adam: doesn’t have a riving knife behind his blade :-O

[@thetab0179]

Hello there*

[@sebastiangurgul6712]

Too soon

[@MasterCommandCEO]

Ooof

[@davidvonderburg2605]

I used to make boxes when I was a kid. I'd spend hours making boxes and just ignore my toys (and the pots and pans and whatever else 5 year olds played with. So I was super excited to watch this episode. I was stoked. Thanks for showing the beauty in simplicity.

[@gambieg7480]

To Adam Adam, I recently watched a comicon q&a and someone thanked you for inspiring a entire generation of creators. I too would like to thank you immensely. I grew up on mythbusters. I’ve been a fidgetor all my life, since young I’d take things apart (not knowing how to put them back together 😂) but it wasn’t until 2 years ago I discovered that I’m really good at making things, specifically out of paper and foam board. I guess I’d say if there was anything I’ve taken away from from being a creator is, if I’m not creating I’m not truly living This comment probably won’t ever see the light of day, but I like to speak on what’s on my mind With much love and great appreciation Keep on creating Adam

[@ricky-leedobbie2128]

I always forget he has a ruler tattooed on his forearm and I’m like “how did he know how long those nails are by long at them?!”

[@Spreadsheets_and_pizza]

Been trying to figure out what that tattoo was for ages, as I’ve never seen a decent close up. When he held a pin up against it a read out the measurement the penny finally dropped!

[@orchdork775]

That is a GENIUS tattoo idea 😂

[@greyspot00]

If I were to ever get a tattoo, this would be it.

[@pokekraze339]

@@greyspot00 Unfortunately skin stretches, making me think that it wouldn't be incredibly accurate for measurements

[@alecwhatshisname5170]

@@pokekraze339 well, of course not. Adam has said that he sometimes holds a ruler up to it to check it's still accurate, and its not like he's only using that to make a box or something, just to "eyeball" a measurement, as it were.

[@ajosepi1976]

My grandfather was a carpenter and he built his own house. He cut the trees from the land where the house was built and had them milled. He traded favors to get a lot of things done. One of them was getting a guy who did furniture to thickness plane all the lumber. This guy knew his stuff for furniture and made all his wood actual size. My grandfather was expecting a 2 x 6 to be the size you buy, but it was 2 x 6 and it messed up his measurements when building the house. He was so accustomed to the bought sizes that I would hear him cuss and say "it's the wrong size again!" Good times.

[@fionafiona1146]

Glad to be in Germany, where tolerances (if they exist) are labeled too... Getting a building permit without architectect, insurance without either or property with sufficient resources to begin with are very unlikely around here tho 😅

[@ajosepi1976]

@@fionafiona1146 Well, none of that applied to what I was saying. 🤷‍♂️ 🤣🤣

[@TrekkerMoto]

@@fionafiona1146 It isn't a tolerance issue. In America (idk about elsewhere) a rough cut 2x4 is actually 2inchx4inch but a finished 2x4 or 2x6 of 4x4 (any size) is actually a half inch undersized in both directions. So for example, when you build with "2x4s" you are actually building with 1 1/2 x 3 1/2 boards. Rough cut is actual size

[@NJOwensGoFastAngelYYZ]

once you placed the cardstock shims with the inner ring I caught myself saying, "it fits *like a glove*" ... great build Adam ...

[@petertragardh4571]

As much as I like the regular setup of One Day Builds, I have to say, I really like getting things explained. More of this, please!

[@dominique6195]

I can't believe I'm procrastinating so much that I spend an hour watching a man build a box and it was an excellent use of my time

[@kiksp9463]

watching these videos makes me want to clean up dads garage/workshop and start doing diy projects again ;pp

[@Rockhopper1]

silicon pastry brushes are good for wood glue, if it dries, it peels right out,

[@JasonCzelus]

Great idea!

[@CaseyGoff]

NICE TIP!!!

[@GilWertheim]

Can we get a video tour of all your memorabilia you've collected over the years. It will give you a chance to document everything and create good content and you can break it up into multiple parts since you have so many great things

[@TheTinyrobot]

These kinds of videos are very interesting and i can watch them without the need to multitask to not get bored. And i have 0 knowledge or experience from woodworking or machine usage or building anything. this video also told me how narrow my ideas are when it comes to the concept of how a box looks and works.

[@matthewray6008]

Finish carpenter and fine woodworker here. Adam's tips are so exactly right. Good form ole chap!

[@thetranspanzer3692]

This makes me want to 3d print an attachment for Adam's pin nailer that keeps it parallel easily .

[@dmoneyonair]

The Transpanzer THATS A GOOD IDEA

[@jonathanshuttera1734]

Newer ones come with a little sliding attachment

[@boot2skull]

I was going to say, sometimes keeping a drill or nailer at 90 degrees is easier said than done! More so when working in awkward positions. A guide for his nailer would be so nice.

[@RFC3514]

You don't need to 3D print anything, that's a standard attachment on any decent nailer. But the thing is, you don't necessarily want to keep it at 90 degrees in both directions, for structural purposes. You get better alignment (and better clamping, although those pin nails are a joke for clamping) if you drive them in at different angles (so you want to line them up with the long axis of the bottom piece, but tilt them up or down _within_ that piece, so that from the side they look like this: \ / \ / \ / etc.).

[@FrozenThai]

I was just thinking a nailer should be made with a straight black line along the body aligned to the tip. Honestly many other tools would benefit from the same.

[@FoamSquatch]

Adam, your so damn inspiring. Not only because of your skills, you just have an amazing way of breaking down the process in a way my brain likes. Thank you for these. I was gonna buy a flight case for my guitar pedal board but I am convinced now I would rather build the box myself. It will cost twice as much, but I want to have that sense of accomplishment. Thanks

[@harleyrobertson73]

the best kind of boxes are old steamer trunks........ I absolutely love them

[@johnwayne2103]

If you can ever find them cheap enough buy them. Sometimes people think they have a $1000 item. The sad part is people pay that much for them.

[@harleyrobertson73]

@@johnwayne2103 I saw an old old green one in a charity store once for £25 sadly I didn't have that on me

[@fionafiona1146]

My parents have linen chests from the 1800s, the wood is no longer antimicrobial/moth repellent but so much prettier than anything could be new... Jointing as freely and perfectly appears to take a live time of experience.

[@EMTinVA]

Preach it on being terrified by table saws! I get so nervous watching you use yours even though I've not been near one in 30 years. I love watching you build stuff. I welcome more of this kind of content. Thanks, Adam!

[@TravisJansma]

Really like how Adam you explain things in layman's terms. You are an excellent teacher with very cool ideas. Thank you for your time doing these projects for us. Yes, I know you do it for money, but the way you go about it is raw. No script, personally that's my attraction to your shows.

[@Verlisify]

50:00 That doesn't seem safe. Putting a round rolly thing in front of a round rolly thing to move into a sharp spinny thing

[@thetiredboy6607]

My wrist is so stupid, they call it Verlisify.

[@ChoralAlchemist]

“Not quite crap” living in that optimism.

[@SoaringExperience]

18:14 He is actually using it. Never saw him doing it and never heared him talking about it

[@WhiteError37]

On his answers he talked about it, he said it's not exact but in a pinch it's handy to have

[@atharvajumde]

In a recent video where adam answers questions he talked about it

[@arganon039]

As someone who had an incident with a table saw today and was lucky enough to be left uninjured it's great to hear you talk about having a health amount of fear for the machine.

[@snakkajak]

I think people like this kind of content from you because you're so damn good at explaining things! Its also amazing to see how you work and how you conceptualize/design/plan/approach things. To be honest, that is one of the main reason I watch. (You've also used certain terms during your builds that made me way happier than they should have)

[@JasonACadder]

My dad has been a custom cabinetmaker for 40 years. We joke that the nails are only there to hold the wood together until the wood glue dries.

[@fgregerfeaxcwfeffece]

I heard that one too. And i am fairly certain the one who told me didn't mean it as a joke. And looking back at taking things apart for disposal i probably i agree with him. Wood glue rarely is where it breaks. The glue usually rips off wood from the other side.

[@henrybreadfork]

I mean... better the glue join bearing the stress than the nail!

[@francescosirotti8178]

That's not a joke, it makes perfect sense. A nail is a single point of stress, a glue joint is distributed stress. In this way, the glue is actually stronger than the nails.

[@armastat]

Its a little bit of both. Nails (not the little tiny ones he used here) will provide resistance to folding (think of a metal fence post stuck in the ground and u try rocking it side to side to get it out.

[@urbobne2254]

13:25 "Nickey-ding" is my new favourite technical term

[@NorthwestFilm]

This was great, and the little tips for each step are really helpful. Much appreciated Adam, and the whole tested crew!

[@cosmicgears8241]

I don't normally comment but I very much enjoyed this style of one day builds, I learned a lot and Adam's personality comes through a lot more and I very much enjoy his knowledge he's gained from years in his craft. I strongly want a series of these videos ranging from basic carpentry like this to advanced and niche parts of his craft. Amazing stuff.

[@charlie9ine]

My grandfather was a carpenter. He was a Forman during the war that built aero drones. He could build anything out of wood... with only hand tools. He also taught me how to curse. I love those moments in my studio when I hear my grandfather’s voice come from my mouth

[@CommunalToast]

"The table saw is super dangerous! I pretend someone is going to throw me into it every time I use it!" Doesn't use his push stick.

[@louiserickson8109]

And doesn't have his blade shield on.

[@toyota9557]

Well, all I can say about that is a quote from Neil De Grasse Tyson: The American measurement system is slowly inching it's way to metric.

[@canijust101]

as an american engineering major, geez i hope so

[@mm9773]

Americans: “It was a round number - one and three quarter inches.”

[@jorisvanderjagt4671]

When I heard him saying this, I started searching the comment section for exactly this comment, thanks! (y)

[@pendaco]

Laughs in Metric 😄

[@terry1967ful]

1.750 is still a good round number

[@JasperJanssen]

terry koder it’s, err, not. That’s not what round means.

[@mm9773]

@@terry1967ful That’s the point: if you’re used to working in imperial, one and three quarter inches sounds kind of “round” to you: you’ve seen it before, it’s a common size, and it’s easy to read on the measuring tape. That’s difficult to understand for people working in metric. 1.75 inches translates to 44.45 mm, and “metric people” don’t think in those terms: 44 is easy, 45 is easy too, and if it really counts, you go with 44.5 or 44.45 - there’s just no need to hope that you’ll land on a “round” number or a common size. If 44 mm makes sense, you go with that, if 45 mm works better for you, you make it 45. That’s why it’s so funny when someone perceives “one and three quarter inches” as a harmonic or nice measurement.

[@DR__SLEEP]

I never thought in my life that I would be so intrigued by how Adam makes boxes

[@8Steady]

40:30 where Adam free-hands a perfectly straight mark on those closure pieces is where I step off the road and let him pass... hat in hand. Love these videos.

[@beglitchery]

rest a finger on the edge, and move your whole arm instead of your fingers and wrist. wala, you too can draw a perfectly parallel line

[@Kira-bo2ue]

Adam- " lets use a sanding stick" Me- *wonders what this magical new item I've never heard of is...* Me- "that's a nail file"

[@xl000]

If you know the actual name for a nail file, you're probably not also doing woodworking and stuff. By the way, a multipurpose needle file works wunder on nails.

[@TOTALLYsup]

@@xl000 Whats a wunder?

[@xl000]

@@TOTALLYsup like.. ein Mirakle or something

[@T0YCHEST]

FrÜt like a wunderwaffe

[@erazn9077]

FrÜt wonder but German :)

[@BenetbenetLive]

"I've seen a 2 by 4, it was pretty cool" -guys who really like to build stuff

[@MrHellcat991]

"Never point the nailg gun at somebody" 43:54 - Cameraman runs for his life 😂😂😂

[@ctbullett300]

Usually have a safety that doesn't let it fire unless pressed against something.

[@PilotPlater]

@@ctbullett300 I don't think this one does. Not sure though, don't own a pin nailer.

[@PureRushXevus]

@@ctbullett300 Regardless, something that fires a projectile that is more substantial than a nerf dart needs to be taken serious, and treated like a real firearm. Never point them at yourself or people when it *could* fire. Even firing nerf darts could end in injury if you're not wearing glasses :p

[@ctbullett300]

@@PureRushXevus I am very familiar with pneumatic brad guns, and heavy duty staplers. The trigger cannot be engaged unless safety is compressed. Saying that we do have one that fires as soon as the hose is attached. But yeah only a fool would aim them at somebody.

[@sonnguyen-iv7gv]

sometime watching Adam do stuff make me think about my dad. He taught me not to overtake other bikes on their right and proceed to overtake 3 bikes on the right just 15 seconds after saying that to me

[@MatchaMakesThings]

I tried to build a box for something the otherday. I shoulda watched this first. I thought "how hard could it be?" many of these tips woulda saved the project.

[@livedeliciously]

I learn so many little things from this channel. The little tidbit on using whole numbers is something I think I've always had in the back of my mind, but never really placed an importance on until now.

[@lukehenderson4814]

11:25 "Healthy amount of respect for the table saw" Proceeds to PICK UP the tool used to not cut all your fingers off and put it back down in order to do the cut bare-handed.

[@5280Woodworking]

Luke Thomas LMAO I didn’t understand why he failed to used the top. No respect.

[@xandertesch5609]

18:17 Its so cool that he was able to use his tatoo to give a rough measurement on the nails.

[@DerSolinski]

12:04 Why check with a "X" when you can color in the entire box 😁 I love that guy, he is one of my heroes that have my deepest respects for the things he has achieved. I'm somebody who is not normally interested in meet and greets etc. but talking to him personally would probably just end in total geek out for hours 🤣

[@X-boomer]

Kudos to Adam for not punking us with a rubber severed hand special effect right after going on about table saw dangers. Heaven knows he could probably just pull one out of a drawer if he wanted to

[@Devidra18]

There's a calming nature to listening to these videos at work. Ty for these

[@RickDangerousNL]

Makes a point of brushing the glue on.. then on the last panel of the inside ring.. he doesn't :D

[@deefdragon]

thought I was seeing things myself.

[@skezus]

Yep, saw that as well

[@jmalmsten]

The worst part of one day builds is... All of the times my lizard brain says: "Hey I want one of those!"

[@armastat]

Mine is "hey I am going right out and do that thing" .. forgetting for a few moments that I don't have a wood shop anymore. very depressing.

[@MetaMarcy21]

Same! I suddenly require a 22g pin nailer. (Nothing in my life requires-- or has even the slight potential possibility of a use for-- a 22g pin nailer.)

[@armastat]

@@MetaMarcy21 EVERYONE has a valid use for a 22g pin nailer -- as a steak tenderizer. May not be as efficient as a fork, but its loads more fun.

[@wyldslanerail]

18:03 Mythbusters stencil on the wall

[@mattdonlan7745]

When we built boxes in woodshop, we did the same approach, but we cut them on the band saw which made it only one cut instead of 4. Great video!

[@C0BALTWARRI0R19]

@11:45 being a meat cutter and working with a band saw, I agree with this wholeheartedly. I can't tell you how many times it's popped into my head "what if my feet slip out from under me on this wet bloody floor while I'm cutting at the saw?" And sure, we wear slip-resistant shoes, but no shoe is fully slip resistant if you don't have sure footing.

[@Govanmauler]

Most have watched the blade runner box 7 or 8 times now 😊

[@978alex978]

Adam : "I consider this a healthy amount of respect for the table saw" ... Lathe: "am i a joke to you ?" Well, guess we founded out !

[@chemieju6305]

if you fall in either one its gonna be a bad day, but you don't push stuff into a lathe by hand. well actually i dont know if you do, but i don't.

[@SexyBootsRule]

@Agent J I bought my husband silicone rings for safe around equipment every day wear.

[@KyleKatarn145]

"I consider this a healthy amount of respect for the table saw" he says after hopping around, gesturing wildly over the blade lol.

[@SixInchChaka]

This comment is sooo underrated. 😂😂😂😂

[@Bunnykillingdeathray]

I love that you have the flexibility here to adapt to your audience, and moreover, that you take advantage of it. Truly inspiring, as expected from none other than Adam Savage. Great vid!