Surprising Things Adam Savage Found Inside His Couch!

In between builds and when Adam just needs to decompress or reset, he turns to his favorite leather chair that he has in the corner of the cave. It's a chair that's going to be in every shop Adam ever has, and that means it's also accumulated a lot of random objects that's fallen under its cushion. Let's take a look to see what Adam can dig out of it!
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[@Zeaiclies]

To me it appears to be a Doyle & Clark 1973 replica of a Holbrook Brothers 1934 Club lounger and similar to the Paris Club leather lounger. If original Holbrook Brothers, keep it forever. lol

[@ArtCOOL777]

As always, I have crazy ideas. For everything to work, you will have to mount the computer in a chair and take a helmet from Black Eagle with eye control via eye guidance ha ha ha well you know it))) ❤

[@Napster60]

As The Proper People would say when exploring one of those abandoned buildings. Chair is just chillin.

[@RobbySauce]

This is one of those instances where Adam could make a video about anything and I'd still probably watch it 😂

[@Kennyisnotdead2283]

He really can, there’s many not much KZbinrs out there that can just talk about whatever and it’s entertaining.

[@warrax8104]

What do you mean probably?

[@thomasfsan]

Adam is wholesome and relaxing to listen to :)

[@vincedibona4687]

@warrax8104 Probably, as in maybe but not guaranteed. For example, this video pops up at the same time your appendix ruptures. I highly doubt this video would be on your mind. But you do you, boo-boo.

[@pc_gaijin]

I was just about to say this in the comments 😂

[@QuirkyGeek17]

"Given the rules of commerce, they will allow you to take this chair home if you exchange some money for it" is such a glorious, obvious sentence and I am here for those vibes :D

[@henrikhendrickson2375]

I sincerely hope she said that because it sounds like the Mrs has a whip-sharp sense of humor!

[@MrArcadia2009]

Totally agreed, Quirky. 😁👍

[@dronedocd7036]

Adam needs to create a shirt with that on it.

[@MrArcadia2009]

@@dronedocd7036 Also, Totally agreed. I'd buy it.

[@Benabik]

The version of that my friends use is "I would like to exchange shiny monies for your goods and/or services."

[@robadams1645]

Adam has told the story of buying the chair at least 3 times previously and every time I appreciate his wife's sarcasm 😊

[@Zanderwest]

thank you adam, i lost my wallet a few weeks ago, i checked my couch 5 times and i just checked it again because of you and found my wallet… without this video it would’ve just been gone forever.

[@tested]

???!!!

[@alitain8135]

You do some of the most random videos sometimes, and they're always entertaining, never stop!

[@Tru3Times]

It’s amazing, isn’t it? The concept on its face sounds ridiculous. Watch him look through his couch cushions. Then Adam Savage does it; and I’m thoroughly enjoying every minute!

[@fluffylee]

If there is going to be a manufacturing stamp on the chair it’s gonna be under the black lining. Seen too many antiques roadshows. Or it could be Capone’s vault under there, you never know.

[@blindleader42]

Manufacturer's Mark or Capone's vault... how to bet. Better call Geraldo for advice.

[@discopants68]

I was hoping he would remove the bottom lining, and I’m surprised his curiosity didn’t compel him to. This beautiful chair deserves a follow up video!

[@markbekkers]

This. Likely stamped on the wood frame hidden by the black fabric

[@garthor]

Adam would certainly find the makers mark if he decided to reupholster it... something that it looks like it might be in need of soon. Would absolutely watch Adam put his own flair on this chair... =p It's actually remarkable that black fabric is still there... I think it's the first thing that gets torn on just about every couch I've ever owned...

[@thomasjoyner]

@@discopants68

[@davidgutting4317]

If you take a borescope and fit it between the nails of the bottom liner underneath the chair or down the sides of the seat where you pulled out the paper the company will sometimes brand their logo into the left and right seat rails or up inside the back cavity. If the seat has tied springs the rail along the perimeter will sometimes have a tag as well.

[@esper86]

This video is testament to Adam's mastery of storytelling.

[@PC49_lives]

LOL😅 I lost my solar powered watch in the arm chair I'm sitting in now for about 3 years. I put it down one evening, then couldn't remember where. Didn't occur to me to look under the seat cushion. Spent hours looking everywhere. Gave up. Then years later decided to give the chair a clean. It was like being gifted a free watch.

[@Rick-l6e]

Had a friend come over to help me replace a belt in my dryer and now i know where all my extra socks and change went, 9 socks and about a 12 pack of beers in change. It was a good day

[@makingwithsteve]

I almost wish the chair would magically collect things at a higher rate so we can get these little stories about seemingly innocuous objects more frequently. Really enjoyed this Adam, you truly have lived one of the most interesting lives filled with stories to share.

[@Vickie-Bligh]

The thing I love about couch finds are the memories they engender. Thank you, Adam, for sharing the memories these items gave you.

[@KeithStevenson]

This is the silliest premise for a video, and I am here for it.

[@JChamberlin]

Right? This felt like the type of video Adam would have uploaded during the pandemic... struggling to come up with an idea or project to work on... let's take apart my chair and see what's inside. It's an odd video, but it was still enjoyable to watch.

[@kayDawgTV]

My thought exactly.

[@tomhorsley6566]

Actually the lack of loose change is surprising!

[@harbl99]

Adam took 'the rules of commerce lesson' to heart. He uses that change to exchange it with goods now, rather than as a decorative element on furniture. The storage situation for it isn't optimal yet. I mean, the jar means you can see it easily, but the accessibility is just awful...

[@robo5013]

When in high school in the 80's my friend and I were supposed to meet some girls at the mall after school, which was a HUGE deal because we weren't exactly lady's men or popular. When we got home we discovered that his car was on empty and we had no money so i suggested we check the couch cushions at our houses. Together we managed to scrounge $.78. Gas was $.89 a gallon so we got almost a gallon and managed to make it to the mall and back.

[@toportime]

@@robo5013 Hope the double date went well for you.

[@discopants68]

@@robo5013I bet the girls were really impressed.

[@charlespatt]

Loose change is not as popular as it once was🤣🤣🤣 Ball bearings and AAA flashlights ARE loose change for Adam.

[@jeremyjoyner1198]

This is the most "Adam savage" video I've seen in months 😂😂 I love this channel

[@paulbenbrook5542]

Anyone else I would dismiss this as a filler episode for the youtube algorithm but from Adam this is genuinely interesting

[@NorfTec]

Because any other chair would be coins and lint 😂

[@SomeoneBloodyRandom]

Boromir: "They have a Cave Chair!"

[@ArthurCole-mn7qy]

I'm 97% sure it's a Square Back French Leather Club Chair. At minimum that is the correct search terms to use to travel down that rabbit hole if you so choose. Whatever it is, it's a beautiful chair for calming the brain space for sure.

[@emmettpickerel5016]

If the thrift/antique shop is the one I'm thinking of, the very desk I'm sat at now came from there around the same time: the summer of 2011. It was part of what sounded like a huge shipment they'd got in from the north of England. It might be possible your chair was part of that shipment. You'd love the design on the desk I got from there. It's beautiful leather-topped 1940s scottish pine, looks like it weighs a million pounds, but is cleverly arranged like a door-on-filing-cabinets fashion so it comes apart so it can be carried easily in pieces.

[@vincedibona4687]

It’s not about you, dude. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@hb6747]

@@vincedibona4687 shut up Vince

[@Lethgar_Smith]

@@vincedibona4687 No, it's about vintage furniture. What's your problem? Who's making it about themselves?

[@lestranged]

Harrington brothers?

[@DaveDexterMusic]

I have a similar desk - two, in fact, with the solid top on the two side drawer cabinets. One with sage green leather, one with red. the green one is my music production desk and the biggest I could find to fit both screens and monitors. lovely stuff

[@Frankie_Holt]

Definitely sparks joy, that chair

[@JolynBowler]

I do so love "exploring" in my own environment. I'm enough of a packrat to always find something of interest. Love the Chair 💙🌻💙

[@SenselessUsername]

It strongly reminds me of Beau Miles (who also 'forages' in couches, but other people's, kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIfLn4KOacdpmqc ) --- it's all urban exploring and backyard adventuring, with storytelling ("the human bean", "a marathon, a mile an hour", "kayak to work", ...)

[@Rusty_Shotgun]

Reaching for change in a chair, or couch, is much like trying to remember something that eludes you. The more you try to grab it, the harder it becomes to reach. Slipping ever further down.

[@DauntlessDH]

It is fascinating that watching another man dig through his couch cushions is somehow the most enthralling part of my day.

[@rockguitarist931]

I loved the vibe of this video, we need more stories from the shop chair!!!

[@chrisomahony7166]

So funny that the 1"ball bearing was the first thing you pulled out, I'm in the process of rewatching Mythbusters from the start on Amazon Prime, and the last episode I watched, "Steam powered machine gun"! Love the esoterica of your deep dive into the depths of your chair!

[@OwnageTheCat]

Mrs Donttrythis sounds rad as heck

[@tested]

She is!

[@MrCybersnow]

"Given the rules of commerce" Oh that made me chuckle, your wife is hilarious LOL

[@chadfalardeau5396]

Adam is one of the few people who could make checking a chair cushion exciting

[@MikeB_UK]

Adam, you really are amazing. I don't know anyone else who could get excited about grovelling into the depths of a chair and manage to make us viewers enjoy those 9 minutes of life. Somehow almost everything you do is fun to watch. Never stop doing what you do.

[@gagz9k]

i just watched a video of an old man manhandling a chair and looking for trash behind the cushions, and I was invested man. wth

[@MrArcadia2009]

Never know what you can find inside an old chair. Great video, Adam!! 😁👍

[@jimmyers264]

Brings back some great memories. My father always had loose change in his pockets and always left some under the seat cushions where he sat. One lesson, be careful hunting under the cushion where mom does her sewing.

[@Elwaves2925]

Stories from the big chair.

[@marsandbars]

Amazing album; it definitely exchanged my tears for fears.

[@GeorgeVCohea]

@@marsandbars Nah, that one was _Songs From the Big Chair._

[@balsalmalberto8086]

Rossman and Adam rocking the big chair.

[@Elwaves2925]

@@GeorgeVCohea Actually yes, kinda, as I was doing a little bit of wordplay with the title of that album. 🙂

[@GeorgeVCohea]

@@balsalmalberto8086 Who is Rossman? Don’t you mean Norm, or does Adam have a new shop assistant or something?

[@rangah30]

In my opinion the chair also needs a foot rest

[@dwarfzerker8456]

I thought was recliner at first

[@TexasBornGamer666]

Or a additional ottoman

[@Bigrignohio]

@@TexasBornGamer666 Yes, about to say the same. One with hidden storage in it!

[@moldyzucchinis3251]

blasphemer!

[@blindleader42]

It probably had a matching ottoman, originally.

[@Frankie_Holt]

Looks a lot like the chair my grandfather had my whole life. He bought it in the 1950s at a government auction when the furniture was updated. His was stamped made in Italy on the underside of the cushion. He had it restored at some point in the 80s and the underside of the chair was replaced

[@chadthomas116]

A delightful way to spend a few minutes! Thank you!

[@gilliansheppard5383]

Adam S had such a good vibe/energy that i could watch him search stuff of his old couch without hésitation and being interested by it ! awesome .

[@gaffyh1745]

Looks like an Art Deco 1930s era French club chair, but the arm rests are quite unique.

[@user-pv8xk6yd2q]

If you were an orchestra ..... that chair has earned the position of " First Chair " .🎼🎶👍

[@joey_makes_stuff]

I've heard the club chair story quite a few times now and it always gets me when Adam recounts what the Mrs. said to him at the thrift store. The playful sass that I imagine hearing as she said that always makes me chuckle...

[@Zeldur]

This feels like an episode of Big Comfy Couch. I love that 😆

[@JR_Hughson]

it's just great to watch adam do regular stuff and talk it through.

[@gilliandrysdale5306]

I love your enthusiasm and how much you like your chair

[@mattrane4126]

That design style (mostly looking the arm fronts) is usually seen with French style club chairs. Unfortunately with a lot of antique furniture there isn't always a makers mark or brand stamp anywhere. I work in a leather restoration/upholstery shop and we fix chairs like these all the time.

[@DJBaphomet]

I love the starting story every time it's told because I can just feel the sarcasm emanating off "You know, given the rules of commerce, they will allow you to take this chair home if you exchange some money for it" It's just so funny every time I hear it, it's great

[@daaavedave3264]

I was hoping you might have found a Jack White record. He apparently hid records in furniture when he had a upholstery business.

[@rhemeon]

This happened decades ago, my grandmother's friend found a number 1 Superman comic stuffed in her chair. Luckily the local comic book store owner was honest and told her he couldn't afford to pay her what it's worth. G.H

[@eveningblues8132]

Adam, Martin Crane would be proud. 😂

[@hannahstewart5337]

The cushions and cracks of chairs and couches are truly The Void. When you loose something ti those cushions you'll never know if you'll find it again and while looking, you'll never know what you'll find instead! The most interesting thing that I've found was a pocket size guest book in a recliner armchair my family had. In it were all sorts of well wishes and comments from family 5 years ago to my Ye'eo (Grandfather) when he was sick in the hospital an eventual passed away. The guest book must have been for all his visitors to sign when he was in the hospital.

[@Nico42ke]

Funny to be watching this from my personal shop chair in a break from work.

[@chriskaprys]

Currently re-reading a bunch of William Gibson, and your collection of four disparate curios reminds me of Count Zero: the unknown artist's glass box of once-ordinary mounted objects, and Marla being tasked by the squillionaire to find its creator.

[@Bargle5]

In one of the books I've read on boatbuilding, the author said that every shop needed a 'moaning chair'. A place to sit down when something has gone wrong and you could say, "Why didn't I see that one coming?" Sounds like a very useful thing to me.

[@jjm014]

Chairs and couches truly are a time capsule of "things you carry in your pockets". I cleaned my reclining chair a few years back and found a AA battery, most likely from the channel changer with a back that keeps falling off, a plastic Easter egg (containing $1.50 in quarters) from one of the times we hosted Easter for the family, a small package of gauze strips that came from when I had a tooth removed and slept in that chair during recovery, and an offset hex key from who knows where.

[@CalicoStonewolf]

I feel like this could be some sort of literal couch gag segment Adam could do once a month or every once in a while when he comes across some eccentric things in the shop, and just present it as a "Hey, viewers! Look what I found in my couch!", and then spend 15 minutes going over the items, just to have a segue to just give us good stories.

[@pickletreewoodcraft7858]

A “reflection” chair is a must in all shops, it’s a place to sit and relax and allow your mind and brain cells to rejuvenate. I to have one of these mine is a blue velour wingback recliner that has adorned every shop Ive have had, it was second hand when my parents bought it in the 70s and as they remember it came from a friend of a friend who made custom furniture. Oddly enough I now make custom furniture but have yet to repair the broken mechanism that went out going on 15 years now however I’ll probably never get rid of it

[@T0myTune]

Very cool, funny and different episode! GREAT idea, loved it from start to finish.

[@bojcot]

This kind of honest video is what i want everything to be about. This was top entertainment adam. Hatsoff

[@fredbrooks8347]

Only Adam Savage can make a slow day interesting!

[@KasumiRieko]

Loved those chairs when they were in Tommy and American Eagle. Just take break from walking and could spend all day there.

[@TheBalunStormhands]

Adam, you are the only person I know that I know will be worth watching go through their couch cushions.

[@SyntheticFuture]

Somehow the idea of Adam in a small sports car is pretty funny to me 😅

[@AstrumG2V]

1:46 that zoom had zero right to be so well timed 😂

[@Padre186]

I legit gasp when you pulled out the Abarth key. I LOVE my Abarth, feels like a VERY adult go-cart.

[@perry92964]

im always on the look out for chairs like this, my house was built in 1889 and i want old classic pre war furniture , pre ww1 as the build quality and design is unmatched to the things you get now

[@Hi_I_am_Ed]

Now I want one of those. That looks SUPER comfy. Damn you, adam. :D

[@CLU1968]

Bring out the "The Comfy Chair", no one will expect :) But yes I have have that 1 old chair I return to for comfort, relaxing and lounging.

[@mariohinke4487]

The most adorable national treasure is also savage. I love it

[@GeneralNickles]

I was an auto detailer for a couple years. We went through about 30 cars a day. Let me tell you, you found some wild stuff. Found a $100 bill once. A bag of weed. A vibrator. A single disc CD slot that had 3 discs lodged in it. All of them the same Justin Bieber album. One car, i kid you not, had about $70 worth of loose change under the back seat. Mostly nickels and dimes. Coated in every kind of grime you could imagine. Found some, shall we say, _explicit_ DVDs in a mustang one time, and my only thought was "of course this came from a mustang..."

[@scottvarley3823]

My band room in high school had a couch. It was two cushions, small, and ugly, but it was one of the most comfortable couches ever. It was leaving the band room for some reason I can't remember. My brother and I got to take it home. It has been in the band room for like ten years or more with probably hundreds of high schoolers sitting in it. We dug through the cushions and found some interesting things. I can't remember what anything was at the moment though.

[@jespernoren]

Oh you carry your phone with the screen facing out in your pocket? I've always put it down top first, screen facing inwards. That way it's the right side up as you pull it from the pocket 😂

[@Billionth_Kevin]

I've found screen facing in is more likely to pocket dial, especially when a bit sweaty

[@bilateralrope8643]

@@Billionth_Kevin That's the main reason I lock my phone. With the fingerprint reader I can have it unlocked before I see the screen.

[@eklektikTechno]

That looks like one comfy chair!!! :)

[@SouthEasternCommunications]

Never failed to amaze me , a few years back, i worked as a furniture removalist here in australia we used to cart sone furniture just like this the amount of times we would lift an item and find huge amounts of coin built up over many years on a few occasions sone of this came into hundreds of dollars in coin in one chair

[@DonOblivious]

The removal and replacement of the bottom covering could be an idea for a one day build video. Maybe there are some markings on the frame, or a paper label?

[@rexsilvae6066]

I would say that chair was either made in an era before everything was branded or it's a custom job by a maker from way back or someone who was in the profession of making furniture. Or a prototype for a furniture company

[@Lulu-qp4jm]

This plus the edc video is the true discussion of what is in adam's pockets on any given day

[@One_High_Guy_420]

my life has come down to watching someone else go through their couch cushion... im not even mad

[@Roblez813]

You know you're way too busy when you don't have 2 seconds to turn on your button-less flashlight 😂 Great chair btw 👍

[@seigeengine]

The real annoying part is when your other hand is busy.

[@turboencabulator2410]

I think the pinnacle of "interesting guy" is having 5000 people watch a video of what's in your chair cushions within 45 minutes.

[@joeholm4591]

There is a style or manufacturer of furniture that I have seen and it is very comfortable. Must be from the ‘40-50s, always covered in a very short looped nap, usually in a deep red, with a line design cut/woven through the nap. Arms are wide and flat. Wish I could name it so I could point at one and say “THAT”. My brother had a chair at his cabin, long gone, but I would sit in it and never get up.

[@Bobby82568]

Why do I always want the cool stuff you have? 🤷🏻‍♂️ Now I want a chair like that in my living room, 😂

[@abyssaljam441]

Even in my tiny garage i have a chair to sit in, drink tea, and think. I don't use it very often( more likely to sit in the garden) but it is nice to sit next to the issue of the day.

[@owllightmedia5164]

Random thought, I'd love to see him do a Magnet fishing video.

[@Wild-Dad]

Too bad it doesn't also recline. It looks sooooo comfy that you'd probably find yourself falling asleep in it more often than you ought to! LOL Btw - I finally got a chance to read "Every Tool is a Hammer". You write the same way you speak. Not only was it educational, not only did I find several similar circumstances from your experiences in my own "maker" projects, but I also found it, like many of your "Tested" videos, "weirdly meditative"! 👍👍👍👍 Thank you for your time and advice. It was very rewarding. I got this copy from our local library, I'll have to see if I can purchase it so I can go back and read sections of it again.

[@Jonathan_Chong]

The Adam Savage had an Abarth would have never have thought that - the car guy in me goes 🤯

[@alex7x57]

The tale of this chair's acquisition reminds me of the scene from The Simpsons where Homer finds twenty dollars under the couch instead of the peanut he was looking for.

[@dbdba]

Along with the chair, it's a worthy mention that the repeated, organized, but not perfectly similar backgrounds make for additional appeal for videos from this location.

[@sfjneanrirjlkdfvwliejferjlncv]

Love the chair. So much chair-ness about it. The chair equivalent of a pair of supremely comfortable beat up old sneakers. Speaking of, is that just some random pair of old Nikes, or was that the closest you could get to the McFly ones without having to remortgage the house? ;-)

[@Noneyabiz001]

I never would have thought that I’d find a man searching his chair cushions interesting enough to watch lol

[@JohnDlugosz]

I built my chair, starting with red oak to make a frame, tied springs, jute twine etc. but using modern polyester fluff and foam instead of horse hair and coconut fiber.

[@Fixedopinion]

Love the shelf

[@graefx]

This is a wonderful video

[@scotttorres7984]

I absolutely get it. I have a chair I've had for 23 years, since my first apartment. It was given to me from a garage sale, and it at least 15 years older than that. It's SO COMFORTABLE!

[@lagia5]

having a solid comfy sitting spot in any workspace is always required, ive got a comfy shop couch fave spot to just sit and think, or that once in a while well needed nap

[@RPKGameVids]

You might be able to find out what the make of the chair is by taking a picture of it and then putting the picture into Google reverse image search.

[@Verithiell]

0:46 Did your wife use the exact same wording? If so she is a TREASURE, more so than thisbeautiful chair itself!

[@nathkrupa3463]

Great video sir 😊❤

[@Ivan_Ooze]

A great presenter can make the most mundane things interesting

[@jackdorsey4850]

Dear Mr. Savage's, I know the feeling of having a comfortable chair A few years ago for health reasons I was placed in a nursing home. the chair in my room belongs to a desk with the permission of the home I went on Amazon search an found the most comfortable chair and ordered it and when it arrived it was the talk of the home enjoy your chair it's you.

[@Gforceracing20]

Every Janitorial boiler room break area I've ever been to has a similar chair

[@KregSteppe]

I read the title and thought, "Oh, they have run out of content ideas. Adam is now just checking the couch for coins" :D