Adam Savage's One Day Builds: Machinist Tool Drawers!

[@jaronsutton9131]

Please don't feel bad for doing shop infrastructure builds. The infrastructure builds are always my favorite episodes.

[@PureRushXevus]

Same here, they're super satisfying. Love seeing stuff get neatly organised with the right systems for it

[@zatchery1]

Always my favorites. So satisfying and easy to watch

[@Midnightscreation]

They also teach the most practical lessons to us all.

[@DonChartier]

100% agree. This is what I come here for!

[@xarvous]

Same! I love watching Adam build and weather something beautiful and weird, but I feel like I learn the most from the organization/quality of life projects.

[@TheKaptainKernow]

paste wax the drawer runners and sides, there's no wood-on-wood interface that isn't made better by paste wax

[@mr.tskids7013]

You took the words right out of my mouth.

[@ryy1704]

He should have put drawer rollers on, but those are kinda janky.

[@TheTalonts]

I prefer candle wax, it's harder, slides smoother, and doesn't soak in. It SHOULD last longer.

[@TheTalonts]

@@ryy1704 - I prefer drawer slides, but they shoot the cost of a project like this through the roof, and take up more space.

[@robodabbler]

Beeswax also would work

[@elerileigh7926]

"drawers are where things go to die." - Adam Savage a few years ago on this exact channel but this isn't the type of drawer he's talking about, he's talking about cabinet drawers that aren't organized and/or are more then 1 tool deep, not labeled and not purpose built, things with a purpose are infinitely better then anything designed to try to fit as much as possible and look nice,

[@michaelpettersson4919]

Indeed. Thease drawers, content even if left unused for many years will be ready to be used. Perhaps by someone else.

[@tiacho2893]

The biggest thing for me is making something reasonably purpose built so it does the job well. But, at the same time, it has to be flexible enough that it can adapt to other uses. I love french fitted tool liners but I made mine modular so I can rearrange things or make another one when tools change (kinda like Adam's Sortimo system). It's not as tidy as one single sheet of foam but scrapping an entire liner when you have to replace one tool is annoying. It's like drilling a series of precise holes for drill bits but suddenly needing to fit an odd size (for an odd thread that you suddenly need periodically) in the middle.

[@raymitchell9736]

I think in this case he has four factors that make these drawers "useful" #1 they are a collection of like items that belong to the piece of equipment located in the same space instead of three locations separated throughout the shop... #2 they are shallow drawers, one layer deep. If he made them any deeper then you would lose first-order retrieval (or is that second-order since it's inside a cabinet?)... #3 everything has a "home" where it lives and that will make it easier to keep the shop organized both when needing/finding the tool and when cleaning up and putting away said tools... #4 drawers will keep the majority of dust away from the tools... So overall, it's neat.

[@guitarchitectural]

it's almost like there's a gradient and things aren't black and white. who knew! personally my woodworking shop is too dusty to leave everything out, so I take the machinist approach and put everything in drawers. it's great, but you have to label things and not treat a drawer as a place to throw shit. that's when it all goes to hell

[@tiacho2893]

@@guitarchitectural I build guitars too. But I only use power tools for rough work and don't use a lot of sand paper or power sand. The fine dust just floats and settles everywhere. The big thing for me and drawers is that they should only be a bit deeper that the tools they are holding and machinist style tool boxes are best for this. I worked out of standard "handyman's" tool box/tote when I started and I cringe at the thought of sharp edge tools banging around in a deep drawer. Even then, I used a leather tool roll for my few carving tools/chisels and hand planes/measure and marking tools went into custom wooden boxes.

[@joshh465]

Have I just spent 42 minutes of my life watching Adam Savage build a set of draws? Absolutely. Am I already thinking about making a set of draws to mimic this, but with green felt and wood-stained like the draw sets I've come to miss from my apprenticeship days? Absolutely. I love watching content like this, its inspiring, but also oddly therapeutic!

[@sybrenkruijf8570]

Watching Adam see build things is like seeing bob Ross painting

[@FectacularSpail]

Adam's pandemic one day builds have basically been the Bob Ross fix we didn't realize we needed to help us get through 2020.

[@eshbuster3664]

I am from Germany and 14 years old and love your videos. Btw I know you from mythbusters very nice show.

[@fen4554]

The more focused he is on his work, the more profound this ramblings become. I love it.

[@nermid]

"Getting better is just screwing up less" I'd consider buying a T-shirt that said that.

[@yaseraguas719]

In more than one sense ( ._.)

[@xarvous]

This is a top 5 Savage quote. I'd put it right after "The difference between science and just screwing around is taking notes."

[@ChristopherJohnson-rn8ek]

"I reject your reality and substitute my own." - Adam Savage

[@stevenmoreno131]

I have all these on shirts my wife is a screen printer

[@ChristopherJohnson-rn8ek]

@@stevenmoreno131 you are so lucky.

[@home_Grown_studio]

Im in electronics and I use small tools. These builds are valuable and save a great deal of money , Space and keep my electronics organized,, Mr Savage , Always a pleasure !!

[@spiderlady56]

"If you can't see it, you don't have it." Oh my gosh... mind-blowingly accurate!! That is how I end up with duplicates!

[@robertmason2076]

You only have duplicates? 😂😂

[@dave20874]

I'm loving all the shop infrastructure and organization vids. They are probably helping me more than any other technique you could show me.

[@thomasglover96]

“A kings ransom of lathe tooling” *This Old Tony has entered the chat*

[@davidwillard7334]

THAT!! OLD !! DOPE !! GO !! HOME !!!

[@missingpartsclub]

Great build as usual! If you run into the drawers sticking due to the weight of the tools. A little wax rubbed onto the rails will go a long way to alleviate that issue. Keep up the good work during the zombie apocalypse.

[@omgleatherworks3253]

The HPDE glidy tape works wonders on wooden drawer slides too.

[@toshley6192]

I think you mean lard*

[@lastwordindicator]

I was thinking that he was going to wax the rails during the first assembly. Or make the rails out of Delrin or Nylon.

[@ima_cringy_tryhard]

Just spit on it

[@mariofernandez9026]

Some spray silicone also works.

[@khallo151]

I love the embracing of our (your) desire for organization the nth degree. Radical acceptance of my quirks has led me to a much fuller and enriching life. Keep on keeping on

[@ks5099]

3:14 That hip swerve tells of many run-ins with the table saw.

[@bradhaines3142]

LOL

[@martinoamello3017]

My shop if even more crowded and so learning to walk sideways in a somewhat graceful manner is a huge help..

[@gingabeard7090]

Shop Yoga!!!! Tell me you know your shop layout without telling me you know your shop layout!

[@miahi123]

At 14:03 you did not nail the last corner (back right of the first 2" drawer) - when you added more nails to the stapler you switched the corner and nailed the corner that was already fixed.

[@Craftlngo]

the use of nails is more of an intuitive action than design decision

[@erroneousjoe1301]

i was looking in the comments to see if anyone else noticed.

[@richny13]

Now he has 1 corner with about 8 nails in it.

[@nikonshooter71]

I saw that too. One day that corner might fail 😂

[@rammam]

you also only glued one side of the drawer, the other side you just nailed. just an FYI.

[@billr6983]

The One Day Builds are amazing. Coincidentally, I thought about making almost exactly the same thing about 15 years ago. Took me a bit longer though. It should be finished in November. .

[@chickennugget6611]

did you finish it yet?

[@ianrigby7395]

Not being a maker, these videos are fascinating to me. From technique to material to terminology. I especially like how Adam refers to catching yourself with a tool as "being bit/bitten" and I suppose all those tools are like animals you need to treat with respect or they'll teach you to!

[@DaveTpletsch]

I love these Shop Infrastructure one day builds. I was taught that if you needed a solution to a problem you just buy the best thing you can find. That never sat well with me, people who know what they're doing fix their own stuff and build their own shops and make what they need. It took me a very long time to build up the skills to be less of a consumer and more of a maker because the information and training just wasn't available to me without some serious time and effort. Now I have a firm moral policy of never buying what I can make, and never settling for a half assed commercial solution to a specific problem. I love that Adam is making it clear in all these videos that you don't have to pay someone else to take care of your stuff, and you don't have to settle for crappy storage solutions when you can design and build exactly what you need, often for a lower cost or maybe even with what you have on hand. Thank you Adam.

[@treymoore6901]

Someone has probably already mentioned it, but floating bottoms are only useful when the bottom panel is made of real wood, which must expand and contract due to humidity changes. Plywood, however, is stable and does not suffer from wood movement. In Adam’s case here, it would actually be more useful to glue the bottoms in. Then, the added strength would greatly increase the durability of the drawer.

[@Cynyr]

not only that but if the bottom were over wide, it could be used as the runner.

[@bobross899]

Ever since I heard of the passing of Grant I've been binge watching one day builds. Miss the mythbuster days but so happy your still around and producing amazing content Adam

[@michaelpettersson4919]

Maybe a build related to him somehow? A gift to a relative maybe?

[@bobbyw9046]

Adam, if I might suggest using P-Touch labels next time instead of a paint marker to label drawers. It allows easy re-organization and relabeling without repainting. One other suggestion is that you might want to fasten the tool drawer cabinet to the lower unit so one handed opening and closing is easier.

[@wandlbaker]

Small hint. Use some beeswax on the frame runners to make it easier for the drawers to slide. If you don't feel comfortable with beeswax you can use a bar of SOAP..

[@michaelpettersson4919]

That reminds me of when I worked at a industrial bakery many years ago and they needed to move in a new packaging machine. They used the porkfat still attatched to the skin to take away friction. Kind of cool. Looked like something directly from a local grocery store and probably was.

[@miketarle1279]

I’ve heard wax crayons work too.

[@emilioballardini911]

You can also use candles, just grab one and start rubbing the back of it to the slides. Not sure how it goes with painted wood, but without it, works just fine.

[@dokasamurp9826]

Out of curiosity, why would somebody be uncomfortable using beeswax?

[@EricBaggsTharsos]

@@dokasamurp9826 possibly an issue of extracting it to use in an era where bees are suffering. Intensive extraction of resources, like shark fins from sharks, can be very bad for a species that is threatened.

[@Celtic_Blade]

Sociological and anthropological videos are my favorite. How people do what they do and inhabit the spaces of their daily lives is like my main hobby. I read two entire books about how artists and writers went about their days( I can’t find anymore books on this subject) I repeatedly watch your organization videos and shop infrastructure and I literally (and I am not a person who subscribed to the modern figurative version of this word, when I say literally I mean literally) lost count of how many times I have listened to the same podcasts I’ve and over again just because you talked about daily life and how you live it. I freaking love these!

[@dashaB-sl4pu]

Adam''s comment a very long time ago about "drawers are where tools go to die" and it has stuck with me ever since and organization bow rules everything, and pays huge dividends, top video once more

[@RobertJones]

I thought You were going to make the runners longer so you could pull the drawers all the way out without them falling? Did I miss the part where you changed your mind?

[@Silverstray]

I was wondering this same exact thing, so you can pull the drawers out and see everything in them.

[@captaintortuga3191]

@@Silverstray me too.

[@SierraLimaOscar]

Yep! Also the moment you put the runners on the cabinet and not the drawers achieving that design goal becomes much more difficult.

[@madmodders]

He said he was going to make the drawer boxes 11 inches deep, but the usable drawer space only 9 inches. It'd be the same end result, but with more material used :)

[@AquaPeet]

@@madmodders So he forgot the false backs of the drawers?

[@dustydarkhorse]

Hey Adam, for my work we commercially assemble drawers almost identical in design to yours except with polyply and steel slides rather than dato'd grooves. I can tell you the tedium of assembling dozens of them at a time is real. I couldn't tell you how many times I've had one of those 22 gaige pins end up in my thumb. This video makes me happy Edit: also aluminum removable handles instead of wood

[@avishai7830]

I know (for the handles)! As a machinist him using wood on the mill hurt my soul.

[@dustydarkhorse]

@@avishai7830 is there any particular reason? I'm guessing the sawdust getting stuck in the works?

[@avishai7830]

@@dustydarkhorse no lol, just the thought of using wood on something meant for metal makes me cringe lmao

[@DarthCobay]

“Getting better is screwing up less” would make for a great t-shirt!

[@jovsjoezvsohms8083]

Right!!

[@SlipFitGarage]

Originally Adam mentioned he wanted the drawers so they can be pulled all the way out and still hanging on slides. He said he was going to make the case about three inches deeper to allow for longer slides. It doesn't appear any of that happened? The finished case and drawers turned out very nice. I also really like the red finish with the leather drawer matts. Nice job. 🙂

[@blakethegreat3093]

You need to do an annual shop tour, I’m ok with a 3 hour long episode, I’m just so curious about it!

[@CrustyBiker]

I agree, I'm curious to see what's behind the semi transparent correx behind the lathe 😅, there is soo many little cubby holes you can glimpse through but you don't actually get to see, it's like secret book-nooks. You can tell he's had that shop for decades, he's the most methodical hoarder I have ever seen 😅

[@Exodus5K]

Paste wax on the drawer runners will help them glide easier. Also if you're working with plywood it's fine to glue in the drawer bottom, maybe even preferable. You'll get a lot more strength and it will help to keep the drawer square.

[@joebonomono]

Advantage of dimensionally stable

[@geraldsosebee7180]

I think waxing the drawer slides would help them operate much smoother. I use Johnson paste wax and it is pretty amazing how wood on wood will glide.

[@jpshaw55]

"Tool ecosystem". Yeah, that's what I'm working on. I love this term. I'm stealing it.

[@MarkLawsonY3K]

Seeing is believing that if Adam can do it...so can you...with the utmost respect to the confidence of doing or at least seeing it done on video eases the stressors. Sincere Thanks for Julia. Lawson

[@michaelyackovich155]

I don’t have a shop anymore but it’s therapeutic to me to watch you do all these 1 day builds

[@hailstormtrenhaile114]

That feeling when it all comes together perfectly. You just want to dance.

[@AntonyScerri]

Adam, hopefully you picked up later but at one point you change the nailgun cartridge (@14:00) and went back and put them in the wrong side piece so one of your draws didn't get nail/pin in one end

[@radicledgrl]

These are so relaxing to watch , somehow.

[@migueldacruzalmeidarocha5855]

I know, right?! These are so great... :)

[@F3xEr]

The one day builds are one of the best things on youtube. Especially Because it's savage doing them . Before all of the corona shit it was a one time per month maybe week video and I waited for them like a mad man. But since the corona pandemic started it appearing to be every other video , It's probably the only productive thing he can do and i I love it so much. Never missed one build 😅

[@tested]

@@F3xEr Thanks so much for the comment. It means a lot.

[@pacificcoastpiper3949]

Adam Savage’s Tested ok that clinches it, I’m officially jealous of all your tooling and your monster of a lathe

[@michaelpettersson4919]

They are indeed. Thinking of, for those cannot afford all that machinery themself some could perhaps share a workshop. Could strain the friendship if somone haven't cleaned up at the bandsaw.... again.

[@woodshopsquared3183]

I looked through the comments and didn't see where anyone mentioned this. The two classic ways to make felt lined (or leather) boxes are a bit easier than your process. First is to apply the material to the box/drawer bottom before building the box. This requires a slot that will accommodate both the bottom material and the liner. The other way is how you line french fitted boxes and gun cases. You create a template of the opening, crafting one from taped together pieces (such as when fitting a complex shape) then using that template to cut out your final cardboard piece (I often use cereal box cardboard). Template is a bit smaller than the box/shape bottom. Then using contact cement or something similar, the felt/leather is glued to the face and then wrapped around the edge. This piece is then fitted to the opening, this same technique is used to create the sides of the box or opening. Love your videos and look forward to more of them.

[@Souchirouu]

If you're a new creator building relatively simple things like boxes for sorting specific things or make tools like guides to be used in other project is a great way to build up your base craft skills. After you build a box to hold your drill bits you know exactly what bits you have and how they differ from each other so its easier in the future when you need one. On top making shop infrastructure stuff is just really satisfying because it's something you can use right away and will remain useful for a long time.

[@VcrThunder]

I love these and it came out great. a little tip is to put a weight in the bottom as to not disturb the balance when having several or heavy drawers open. that will make it more stable and keep it from falling over as the center of gravity is lower.

[@spinjules]

I like Adam's happy maker dance. Just genuine joy in making something successfully!

[@MrClownstastefunny]

These shop builds are what bring me here. I do a wide variety of projects in my shop, from sewing to metal work, and seeing another versatile shop is pretty instructive. Thanks.

[@micomator]

Hearing that you time yourself while doing tasks as an answer to the tedium, is a relief. I thought I was mad. I time myself doing so much inane crap.

[@bobadams1696]

A couple thoughts. A friend had a pice of leather on a gun rack that touched a rifle’s barrel. It caused corrosion right at that spot. Probably because some leathers are processed with corrosive chemicals. Second, I’m close to 65 yers old and have quite a collection of stuff in my shop (tools/materials). When I was younger I kept thinking one day I’ll be completely organized and have a beautiful shop. That has not happened and probably never will. But I’ve learned to work in what I have and revel in the occasions when I do develop an small area that is functional for me. I can really relate to your joy in that cabinet.

[@VideobyHomeworks]

Hi Adam! Great build! And you’re right, organization is always time well spent! Sorry in advance for the length of this, but I learned a lesson the hard way, and my penance for doing so is that I’m required to share. 😉 I once used a small piece of soft chamois leather to protect the lever on my Winchester 9422 from the zipper on its case. Little did I realize that the leather not only can attract moisture if your storage location tends to be at all humid (think southeastern Virginia!), but the material is often (or maybe always?) tanned using one type of acid or another. This may not be a factor for you at all, but as I said, the Universe requires me to say something when I see something... I’d hate for your “tooling treasure trove” to end up in a vat of Evaporust next spring! (HandToolRescue enters the conversation...)😄

[@rugvedk109]

"..line them with Leather...Because WHY THE HELL NOT??" Because money, Adam. Leather is quite an expensive material to line drawers with :D

[@gabiballetje]

Well, ish, but there is quite cheap thin leather though. Also, i don't think money is HIS most pressing problem. Time is. If only we were all as lucky XD Though he worked hard for it of course.

[@Danny_Boel]

you could get an old couch from the dump and cut it up ...

[@watcherofwatchers]

Price is not always the primary consideration. Also, some leather can be extremely inexpensive if you know where to look.

[@michaelpettersson4919]

@@gabiballetje I wouldn't trust thin cheap stuff. Better go for rubber sheats in those cases.

[@FloridaDIYer]

@@Danny_Boel, actually that's a great idea.

[@Taylordrifts]

Very satisfying build to watch.

[@michaelpayne8770]

Don't over do the force. In flight school students would have a death grip. Instructors would make student hold a pencil with one finger, against their other fingers. Hard to hold the cyclic in a death grip if you are smashing a pencil against your fingers. Sometimes hard to avoid when developing new skills, but relaxing is good advice. Thanks for the many bits of advice in the video.

[@alpha6ix222]

Drifty boi checkin in. KZbin’s a small place

[@barrylinkiewich9688]

I appreciate you mentioning building things to themselves, I work in cnc laser cutting so I'm usually fairly early in the construction or fabrication chain, or if someone has screwed something up, very late in the chain and I deal with this all day every day. No matter what you are making we must all remember that designing to a very high precision is all well and good but there are 3 things to consider: 1) Can the equipment meet the tolerances. 2) How firm are you on price, higher precision costs more, whether it's better equipment, more time, more skill, tooling or materials. 3) How fast do you want it, good work takes time. Many many engineers need help understanding this. For example, plate steel is ALWAYS under thickness, because steel mills roll plate so that it barely meets thickness tolerance. Doesn't seem like much, it's only a few thousandths but that 2-5 thousandths they're skimping out on equates to big dollar savings over the years. But engineers will demand the material thickness be within plus minus half a thousandth of an inch. So I'll tell them what thickness the suppliers have and that they will have to grind down the next thicker material to meet their goals and their heads explode. These are people who design bridges, sewer systems, refineries or whatever and they can't grasp the concept that you can only use what you can obtain and that you MUST create your plans to accommodate what actually exists. Exact 0.25" plate CAN be bought, but it's ground down from thicker plates and costs about 8x as much as normal plate so any reasonable person would either accept that they can use plate that is 0.246" thick, or over build and use 0.3125". /rant

[@HazeAero]

So cool to see the state of flow you get in. Your movements, your speech.. we all know that state and its great to see someone tap into with such joy and ease.

[@davidp2888]

"Square-icity". I love how he can make up words and I completely understand what he means.

[@cbobwhite5768]

What? .........."Square-icity" is a legit "Maker" class type word. Ask anybody.

[@RobertTempleton64]

Circularity, Cylindricity, Angularity, Concentricity, Square-ic..., Perpendicularity... ;)

[@AlRoderick]

That's the great thing about language, it works like Lego, you can just snap things together and people will recognize it even if they've never heard it before.

[@scatcat1994]

Love how this guy's worth millions but still makes his own stuff and is humble. Absolute legend.

[@JoeGP]

very nice, but what happened to the extra 3 inches in the back so you can pull out the drawers fully ?

[@felixcosty]

This is what I was going to say. There was a change in plans.

[@xbluesaintx]

And the sequential grain on the front panel's?

[@SleepyBenjamin]

The felt helps stop rust that's why it's used on tools that don't live with grease or oil on them. Also if you build a top-heavy box or a box that holds a lot of weight per drawer. Put some weight on the back of the base to keep it from falling on you when you pull a drawer.

[@caodesignworks2407]

Somebody needs to get this man a larger shop! He deserves it!

[@bonivuselderheart2716]

8:08 "99 parts" Me: "If you're having storage problems, I feel bad for you son, I got 99 parts but the box ain't one." *has not had enough caffeine yet*

[@H3110NU]

If you’re having storage problems I feel bad for ya son.

[@duffry]

Came here to say pretty much this. Absolutely not disappointed to find it here. :D

[@ProfessorH]

@@duffry same hit it

[@Hangar402]

I was honestly waiting for him to reference that but he never did

[@eabeeson]

I also came here to say this.

[@llewynoconnell1600]

Every time Adam uses table saw: "Every person I know who's injured by a table saw..." And every time Adam uses a stapler: "A friend of mine use to..." It's like those stories dad tell every time…

[@KirbzYyY]

Tbh even if the stories aren't true, it's still really good advice, and I'd rather hear it every time. Not saying he's lying, man's got experience in his field of work, just saying.

[@senopahx]

I like that he comments that in his videos. I used to think "oh, this will never happen to me"... and then I got complacent and put a drill bit through my finger.

[@llewynoconnell1600]

@@KirbzYyY No I totally respect what Adam does and says, that's why we watch his ODBs after all😉

[@KirbzYyY]

@@llewynoconnell1600 Indeed :D

[@digitt2]

Its the price any craftsman has to pay. You remember what its like too see someone hurt bad repeatedly because you don't want to slip off your game even a little.

[@orca498]

I was thinking you could put some half inch “feet” on the bottom of the case, and then drill holes in the top of the stand so they “lock” together. That way if you push a draw, or bump the box, too hard it doesn’t fall off. (Sorry if I’m over explaining.)

[@loucatozzi7656]

With 40 pounds of stuff I doubt it is going to move around much.

[@bobdole4916]

I was thinking of some way to solve the same problem. My idea was to attach a metal edge the whole way around the top of the stand that was a little higher than the top of the stand so that it cupped the very bottom of the drawer section. Your way sounds a lot more visually pleasing.

[@tomhorsley6566]

Or just take the drawers out and reach in with a driver and screw the box to the top of the stand?

[@bobdole4916]

@@tomhorsley6566 That works, but only if you plan to never take it off the stand. I got the impression that Adam wanted to keep them as separate pieces.

[@chrisg7571]

He should paint the stand also. With the bright red box the stand looks mighty plain.

[@blahdiblah2169]

Adam, I really like your approach of drawers first. As someone just getting into woodworking, I'm perplexed how a lot of DIY channels showing drawer construction just gloss over the finer details. All I'm thinking is "Ok what if it's too narrow, or too wide, or what if I didn't quite measure the rails correctly. Anyways I was already thinking about a "drawer first" approach, because this is the one way you can ensure no matter what your drawers are going to fit. As long as all your drawers are the same size, then you build the cabinet around that, and you are good to go. However, so far you're the only person whom I've seen take this approach. Good job.

[@gingabeard7090]

Refined Organism!!! That’s what I want my shop to be. Living and breathing in its own ecosystem!

[@GOAP68]

9:30 Since you're not on a schedule, take time to pet the dog.

[@leoroel99]

Heckin' good boi just wanted some petting.

[@AshGCG]

My father used to rub an old candle along draw runners when they started to stick. Seemed to work wonders way back yonder.

[@wv838]

I still use that method today :)

[@michaelpettersson4919]

Good idea, I can see that working excellent.

[@300DBenz]

Paraffin wax sticks. Lasts longer than a beeswax candle on drawer sliders, and can be used to extract rusted nuts and bolts!

[@SimielBlack]

"How do I keep losing tape measures so fast?" - You stopped wearing the leather apron.

[@Riley_Mundt]

I think this was filmed before he started wearing the apron. So far none of the ODBs released have been filmed after July and have largely been out of order.

[@Scereyaha]

I'm sure you already know that rubbing some bar soap on the wooden tracks can help the drawers open and shut smoothly, depending on the wood finish. Though some kind of wax might be preferred on oil finished woods and etc...There's a soap bar I keep in my tool box exactly for that.

[@jimrupe9991]

"Getting better means screwing up less." Fantastic analogy , love it!

[@rockharvey5787]

Imagine posting an ad on Craigslist and Adam Savage shows up at your house to buy it:)

[@bikesloth]

"Still a bit of a shit-fight" hah, love that.

[@pinchopaxtonsgreatestminds9591]

I had a bit of a shit fight once... well that's what my friends said after anyway. I don't know why they said that, I slapped the other guy several times before he ran away.

[@JamesR5D4]

😂 luved that to 👍🏽

[@jovsjoezvsohms8083]

Right !

[@TomOConnor-BlobOpera]

I thought he said shit-pie.

[@googiegress]

Yes, thank you for "shitfight"

[@D-Z321]

I feel like your shop is slowly being organized before our very eyes during the pandemic 😂

[@michaelpettersson4919]

So the pandemic brought something good at least. A bit of a silver lining.

[@D-Z321]

Michael Pettersson i’ve been organizing in my shop as well with all the lockdown time alone 😂

[@wwaxwork]

If nothing else from watching him organise it we're going to know where everything is & what's in each box when we watch his videos going forward.

[@gresnid3453]

"Getting better is screwing up less" Very true in every aspect of life.

[@BrandonWestfall]

I always enjoy watching Adam's thought process. He's a very visual thinker.

[@patrickgearman8812]

"I think I'm going to start with some sketching." .... got me wondering what happens with the sketchbooks once they're full?

[@lolzlarkin3059]

Next weeks one day build. I need a storage rack for my many many sketchbooks..

[@NightRavenGSA01]

Two-hole punched and hung from a rack inside the drop-ceiling of the office

[@jaecenwhite2590]

We’re not going to mention you forgot to inset the drawer backs so that the drawers can be pulled all the way out without falling like you said you were going to, Adam :)

[@juliettaylorswift]

i thought it was where they could be pulled all the way out, and then if you keep pulling remove them? Like the tracks being 3 inches longer...but a better solution as they would all be sticking out the front, but functionally that.

[@bobcalhoun3714]

I had this thought, too. I'm still wondering, what was his original plan for that?

[@taebert]

I noticed that his full extension drawer plan disappeared too.

[@jebsaekam]

"Bobby is a master furniture maker, master carpenter and ...*nail gun noises*" and What??!

[@Azzameen99AZ]

Master nail-gunner?

[@talyrath]

Jagen Ordo Would that be a nail marksman?

[@ozziejim8472]

I think he said ‘bullshit artist’......

[@Azzameen99AZ]

@@talyrath I think you're right.

[@TobyMaddern]

"Bobby is a master furniture maker actually, master carpenter. All sorts of [stuff?]"

[@atlasshrugged9093]

Shop infrastructure builds are my favorite builds. I need more Mr.Savage! MORE!

[@DeTomaso55]

Adams workshop is what i have always wanted, small-ish cozy and with lots of tools and materials

[@MadAboutTutorials]

Adam: I've decided to paint my draws Red. The Flowing woodgrain on the drawer front: Am I a joke to you?

[@MattJoyce01]

I'm not a fan of the red.

[@timothymonk1356]

I'd've done the outside and the handles as red, and just a clear over the draw faces

[@Johnny-qg3ll]

He mentioned when he used the marker fluid before that the grain still shows through.

[@norban2]

Thought the same thing. Spends all this time to have matching grain and then paints it this ugly ass red with ugly coloured leather inserts. The bad finish makes it look like some kid painted it.

[@sbp5897]

Happy wife, happy life!

[@chrisp2232]

2020 the year Adam figures out how to work his milling machine in every project

[@chrisdnomiug8994]

Milling machine,the go to tool!

[@dysartes]

Adam: "I've got a bin of boring bars..." Me: "Do you have any interesting bars?"

[@jackalopewright5343]

Organizing your shop is the project that makes all the other projects possible

[@anthonywitman9934]

The best material to use for lining tool box drawers, are blankets for offset printing presses. They are replaceable if it gets damaged, easily clean off from any dirt or grease, they are rubber so tools will not slide around in the drawer as you open and close them, They are easily cut into any shape needed, and they come with aluminum bars on each end that can be used for all kinds of stuff after cut off the blanket.

[@Joe___R]

Adam I would suggest adding a magnifying loop to your lathe tooling set up, to be used to inspect carbide inserts for damage.

[@daa3417]

The way youtube is placing ads now is nearly unbearable. I guess I’ll just start watching everything behind an adblocker, I don’t mind contributing to a creator if the ads are in the beginning and end but the way they are now is worse than broadcast TV.

[@lkchild]

Yep, 9 adverts here during this video, often mid sentence, makes it really difficult to follow what’s going on. I let the adverts go as I like to support the creators too, but when it stops you actually following the conversation it’s a problem.

[@solinvictus39]

Adblock Plus is your friend! I never see ads.

[@realrebelli0n]

As far as i know the uploader places the ads manually, or at least there's the option to do so I'm pretty sure.

[@FredrikElgstrand]

KZbin Premium is the way to go!

[@timberwolf1575]

@@realrebelli0n KZbin changed the defaults from beginning, end, and ~2 mid roll per 30 min to beginning, end, and 1 mid roll per 5 min. To make it even worse, the average length of ads increased and the number of unskippable ads skyrocketed. Readers in the future - After about 2 weeks they toned down the defaults and ad lengths. But the new "reduced" levels were/are higher than the old ones...

[@Jager-er4vc]

26:45 The excited happy dancing actually made me lol! 🤣 (because I know that feeling) 31:40 DAAAAAAAMNN!!! Son! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 (Yeah, I know know that feeling too) On a personal note Adam: I LOVE that you’re a Toyota guy. I’m on my 4th Toyota ever owned. I’m currently on my 3rd 4Runner. They’re just amazing! I was also a tournament pool player. I swear, I bet we’d get along. Lol!

[@amandasnider2644]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU ADAM!!!!!!!! You have no idea how long I've been looking for this type of tutorial!

[@1badpete999]

I studied making antique reproduction furniture at one point of my life just for the fun of it as a radical DIY , and I have found that rubbing candle wax in the drawer slides help a lot making smooth slides almost like bearing would do ! I like your video a lot,when my wife bugs me that I have to many tools in my small basement I show her your shop video tour then after she stops bugging me for a while lol !

[@JordanOsmond]

Why does the bottom of the drawer just sit in there without being glued as well?

[@ThereAreNoHandlesLeft]

To provide room for the drawer bottom to expand and warp mildly with humidity changes and not wreck the drawers square-ness and ability to open and close smoothly.

[@JordanOsmond]

Kale Golden Oh, thanks for the explanation!

[@Dave5843-d9m]

3/8” plywood can be screwed to the drawer bottom for strength the weight of contents keeps them flat. But you need to use metal runner tracks.

[@TheRealObiWahn]

If you are using ply, theres virtually no dimensional change from humidity due to the cross-laminated nature. If I make drawers this way (with all four sides blocked), I tend to put a dab of glue in the rail to prevent chatter. It much more counts if you are using solid wood. Usually bottoms are screwed or nailed into the back piece of the drawer and you leave more "dead" space in the front piece rail hidden so the wood can extend. You can even calculate how much wood would change: Ply: length / width: 0,015%; thickness 0,3 - 0,4 %; Solid wood (depending on the type of wood): tangential 0,3 - 0,5%; radial 0,15 - 025%; longitudinal: 0,01 - 0,015%

[@tonyennis3008]

With plywood and chipboard, there is no downside to gluing the bottom in. Adam is making a little mistake here.

[@oscodains]

I believe Adam once said “Drawers are where things go to die.”

[@pepsiatlas5452]

thats where my uncle went

[@fabioandrade8476]

Don't spoil next week's odb.

[@InsomaniacFiles]

Sometimes, things need a place to die.

[@Glisern]

Badly made general drawers, yes. These are only fit for one thing deep, and meant for easy and clear organizing.

[@300DBenz]

He meant deep drawers where stuff gets stacked on top of other stuff, and looong drawers where you don’t get to the back.

[@BROON71]

26:43 The Adam Savage Celebratory Dance!

[@jovsjoezvsohms8083]

That happy dance made me smile!

[@mattfleming2287]

In regards to having a light touch, I actually learned that from playing pool as a teen. That knowledge has stayed with me since then. Great advice.

[@willsmedia9104]

How Adam runs and lays out his shop truly does make his infrastructure built specifically for his shop. Like no two sets of draws will ever be the same (unless its repairs)

[@Rebelgium]

My dude is casually flattening three fat stacks of money in his vice at 3:50

[@TodayIMade]

I was wondering if I was the only one to notice! :D

[@ian0921]

That was from when he was weathering some prop money so it didn't look so new. I think he did it during one of his live q&A's.

[@lukasgiese2331]

He did the live build on weathering prop money. Probably doing it again.

[@firedale2002]

@@lukasgiese2331 This video is probably one of the older recorded ones just now getting edited and posted, he doesn't have his black clapperboard in this one. It's very possible that the money weathering was being done during the filming of this video.

[@lukasgiese2331]

@@firedale2002 Right, I always forgot how big that time bubble is. :D

[@knightengineeringaus9605]

13:29 this build is going very smoothly he says as he forgets glue

[@alpha6ix222]

No he didnt?

[@knightengineeringaus9605]

@@alpha6ix222 I just rewatched it you are correct

[@almostanengineer]

The shop infrastructure projects are my favourite, I’m not much into the model making etc, more into the engineering and systems you do and use 😊

[@nonohino]

Whoever does the video editing for these videos is brilliant. All the small details really add to these excellent videos.

[@davidjones2999]

Shop infrastructure builds are so important. If you can find things and easily access them, you are more likely to use the right tool. If you are limited on time, you will be able to do more because you are not looking for tools. It's especially important if you have multiple people working in the same shop, you maybe are able to find something in your mess or know where the tool goes back, but if you introduce more people, everyone has a different idea where things should go if they don't have a designated place, and suddenly you have people walking around looking for stuff and constantly bothering others if they have seen the tool or that thing, and it's just stupidly wasted time and it's annoying. I used to work in a furniture shop which was a mess so every time is see a shop organizing video it's like paradise.

[@Coloneljesus]

Slaps top of cabinet: "This baby can fit so many tools in it"

[@Michaeldashizz]

I’d like to see more shop infrastructure builds. There my favorite

[@Orlyrly]

'Bobby is a master furniture maker, also he's a-' *footage cuts* WHAT IS HE ADAM TELL US WHAT IS BOBBY

[@hootinouts]

Glad to see that I am not the only one who used my table saw table to assemble things on when I want them to be flat. I worked in tool and die making and now have a small home shop and use my table saw table for a surface plate too.

[@adamgm84]

As a car enthusiast, I am saving this video in my home renovations playlist, and I will DEFINITELY be making thousands of these drawers for my garage. And if you're wondering, big turbo 1993 Toyota Supra, 6 speed of course. Love this ingenuity here. Custom drawers, label maker, organization--a couple hallmarks of one whom executes every time. Also you lost your tape measure there with a quip. Maybe you should spray paint them neon pink so they stand out amongst any scene :)

[@adamgm84]

And with a bonus situational irony of sorts, your drawers are red with gold felt, and my Supra is red with gold wheels @_@