Adam, a quick tip for you for locating that skull (or a similar project) to drill out an existing hole. Chuck a dowel in your Bridgeport and place the piece with the hole on the dowel. Lower the mill head to hold your piece and clamp tight. Your new hole will be exactly centered and perpendicular all in one shot!

@TechnologistAtWork

2 жыл бұрын

Liked for visibility because this is a very quick and dirty way of locating the center.

@samtilden3734

2 жыл бұрын

Bloody genius

@CrazyEye0776

2 жыл бұрын

You Sir, are a damn genius. Why did I never think of this?

@fransb8543

2 жыл бұрын

To quote Knopfler: that's the way you do it

@J.C...

2 жыл бұрын

@@fransb8543 nice choice! I want a red Stratocaster because of him! 🤣

Can we all appreciate that he uploads consistently? 💕 adam

@ekoz

2 жыл бұрын

silence, bot

Every time he said, "To the lathe!" I heard that scene transition sound from 60's Batman.

@Knightlight1

Жыл бұрын

omg hahahaha yes!

Adam Savage is such a nerd.... that’s why I love him

Most You tubers are famous from their front side but not Adam he must be famous from his back side. Love the build!

Adam, I designed and project managed the replica and you have no idea how proud a nerd I am that you took my baby and added your magic to it. Thank you. I’m covetously jealous of your shop…. I shall now buy all you demerit badges as if have earned them all and am confident I can earn them again, and again and again.

I walk with a cane every day, and I make my own canes. When making the shaft of a cane, I always use laminated wood! I used to make canes from one solid piece of wood, but a hair of bad grain grows. If the cane starts to crack then it hits a lamination line and it stops cracking. You aren't left stranded in the middle of a store with a broken cane. Three pieces of wood glued together will save you a jagged broken mess.

Adam, I’m a hobbyist wood turner who has been actually getting into building canes lately. I gotta say, using your hands with the cutting tools on a wood lathe is a real experience that I highly recommend, it lets you feel your work in a way that a machinist lathe just doesn’t, but even still a well done job with the piece using metalworking tools. But seriously… STAINING BLACK WALNUT HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND!?!? Black walnut is such an amazingly beautiful wood, to cover that up with some stain….. it’s a sacrilege in my world. A deep shellac as a finish if you really want it darker, but just let the natural colors of the woods show

@AndrewArndts

2 жыл бұрын

I too am a wood turner and Adam has a Jet Mini, nowhere near the capacity needed that his machinist lathe has, so yeah it is a good tool for this operation. Now gotta remember what the Late Charles Neil said about woods that end in "Nut" they lighten as time passes so again Staining is good. SO when you get a chance go search for Charles Neil in the You Tube search bar and I think most if not all of his dvds have been put on his channel. Much can be found about stains and dyes.

@tomsamper4345

2 жыл бұрын

@@AndrewArndts a pleasure to meet you my friend. And of course I get the capacity issue, I don’t fault him for using the machine lathe, just saying using the tools to cut it by hand is an extra experience worth having with your project. As far as stain on walnut goes, that’s certainly an argument, though especially in this instance, it won’t be facing extended outdoor exposure so the risk of fading is minimal especially within the time frame of it’s likely usage, and so I’m almost always an advocate of exposing the natural beauty of a material as much as possible using an artificial color to make it into something else just feels to me like it robs the wood of what it is meant to be. Don’t get me wrong if a customer is insistent on a very specific coloration and effect I’ll do it, but to my mind the best wood projects are as natural as possible.

@oldscratch3535

2 жыл бұрын

I have a Marlin rifle with a black walnut stock. Its already a very dark and lovely wood. It doesn't need stain. It really just needs a protective coat.

I had a similar cane when we met at Nation of Makers in Santa Fe. Handy upgrade: mine is hollow, and contains a 18650 cell and charging circuit...basically the guts of a phone power bank. It is all in the lowest end of the cane, so you can take the rubber tip off the cane to charge it, but as a bonus, you can also plug a USB charge cable for your phone into it. Handy for a backup for phone power. I also had put a Nano in mine, along with some Neopixels in the eyes of the skull, with a tiny switch on the side of the cane just below the skull. Call it a "James Bond Plus" cane.

@sdfsdf2205

2 жыл бұрын

that's dope!

Thank you for amazing content. I find it so therapeutic.

Can we take a moment to apreciate how SMOOV the edit was at around 20:28 of Adam walking from one side to the other? Chef kiss

I can't believe I watched the whole thing all the way through. Hypnotic. I love the way the lathe cutting tools slip into the holder.

Watching these videos always gets me motivated to work in my own shop.

Watching Adam put the skull in the vise reminded me of fractal vises. I'm sure there are files to 3D print them as I think they are quite rare. The jaws have lots of moving parts so they conform to the object really well. Hand Tool Rescue restored one.

@thundolis

2 жыл бұрын

I use one of these in my projects. Absolute necessity for things like this

@SpirusFilms

2 жыл бұрын

was looking for this comment!!

@rawvoodoo

Жыл бұрын

Yes, with Adams love of obscure things I'm shocked he doesn't have one.

Love his studio ! It’s a dream to have every tool you need.

@rcdenniz

2 жыл бұрын

And he can make tools he doesnt have

@AnnesreborndollsandfunW

2 жыл бұрын

@@rcdenniz that cool

I'm actually really surprised that you don't have the Golden Gun and the Moonraker laser in your collection. Two very iconic weapons in the movie industry.

I have said it before, but I could watch this man make a PB&J for an hour and enjoy every minute of it because he makes it fun, educational and entertaining

Adam is the Bob Ross of DIY

I’m glad you still make content, even tho mythbusters is gone we still get to see a lot of very interesting stuff and the “production” of props and a glimpse at what you’ve worked with over the years. Sometimes in the show youd mention all your FX experience and I’ve always wanted to see some of your projects

Even Baron Samedi would be proud to use this one! Ive been watching these videos like crazy these past days, I cant believe this is the first time I found them. Im super loving Adam's energy. Makes you wanna build stuff even if you dont know anything about that!

This whole project reminds of all of the time I spent with my father in the garage. He wanted a lathe, so he built one from old "Elf" car parts, an electric motor and some railway tracks. We would spend a lot of time together, over many years (3-25) turning various things and the smell of the wood being turned was phenomenal (sawdust and smoke)! From the age of three onwards, I would turn myself a new baseball bat every spring. The bats I made were the envy of all of the teams I played with and against. Even the opposition would use my bats. They were all in regulation. One of them was made from Veridian Plum. If you were able to connect, it was a guaranteed homerun! Anyway, all of this just reminded me of the time spent with my father. Made me very sad, but happy at the same time. After finishing, which was always so lovely to do, my favourite and most terrifying part is when you do the final cut and turn all the way through the wood and catch what you are making with your other hand! :)

Adam! I've been watching you do your thing since I was a teen. I love you for your brain and the way you explain your thought processes. Bro! Black walnut dust can mess up your lungs and air passages big time! Please wear a respirator when using black walnut and use a dust collection system as well. Your cough in this video is concerning. Please stay safe and healthy! I hope to enjoy your videos for years to come! Cheers!

I need to do this now, I sometimes require a cane to walk (yay MS). I need some cool options that fit me, and my personality. This would be perfect and I am going to start looking into acquiring one of those replicas myself. TY for turning me onto this prop! Love me some Bond. Thank you for everything you do, even if it sometimes hurts my wallet.

@paultiki9968

2 жыл бұрын

Honestly I've started making my own walking sticks (bum knee and arthritis). The material I use is deadfall from my really big maple tree though I will also stop and ask for a quick rummage when I see a tree service. I mix and match species for stick vs head. My best two that I have made are maple sticks with juniper heads. One head is a Zuni bear shape and the other is a dragon head with a single strand copper wire wrap. Tools were just a simple camp knife and hatchet, hand saw, scotch eyed auger. oh, and a cheap belt sander

@timgarrett203

2 жыл бұрын

MS’er here, too. I like my carbon fiber cane, but something cool like this would be fun.

@ninjamonkey4

2 жыл бұрын

@Tim Garrett I have one of the cold steel dragon canes... but always looking for something new. Want to make a lightsaber cane that lights up, just trying to find somewhere to source some acrylic rods that can hold weight.

@dawnchesbro4189

2 жыл бұрын

I just started using hiking poles to help me stay steady (MS squad!) I like that it collapses down. But I imagine that sometime in the next few years I'll need something more sturdy. I'd love to have a walking cane version of Gandalf's staff.

Nicely done. A suggestion for cuts like you showed for when you need to keep working and that's a Coban wrap (also known as vet wrap). It adheres to itself, not your skin so you aren't tearing your skin with an adhesive like bandaids. It accommodates dressings underneath, is water-resistant, you can get it in a variety of widths. It's easy to change and holds up under use. As a nurse, I freaking love the stuff.

Nothing smells better then Walnut when your processing it.

You could do the ferrule with day of the dead etchings, like the skull

I once took my young son to a maker fair type thing, and there was a club with wood lathes demonstrating. We watched one guy finish chucking up a large piece, then begin to turn it. The second his chisel hit the lump of wood it grabbed and launched out and rolled across the floor, thankfully not hurting anyone. My 7 year old goes, "Oh is that how they take it out when it's done dad?"

You should publish a catalog of things you made and the injuries you sustained making each one :-).

I've always liked the idea of using the brass caps from old shotgun cartridges as ferrules. Seversl walking sticks I own have them fitted.

@MugRuith

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome idea. I make some walking sticks and am always thinking of cool ways to cap the ends. I tried sockets but they are a bit too heavy. Also just learned the word "ferrules".

No spring-loaded dart??? I mean... really?!? 😁 Absolutely loved this build! That finish on the cane is 100% legit!

@benandwill134

2 жыл бұрын

Thinking the same thing but he didn't have the dipple in the tap

@jtcustomknives

2 жыл бұрын

He is in California so thy are very strict on most any kind of weapons.

@banjobill8420

2 жыл бұрын

personally, seeing him stain that beautiful black walnut was deeply saddening

@m.maclellan7147

2 жыл бұрын

@@banjobill8420 Same !

In this video; Adam discusses the value of working the shaft, and not just focusing on the head. Of canes.

@gloriouslyimperfect

2 жыл бұрын

LOL.

@willmfrank

2 жыл бұрын

Important clarification.

@twodeepupyours508

2 жыл бұрын

😂

@trailblazer632

2 жыл бұрын

And we are one and all of us, children to our dieing days lol

You should put it back in the lathe and Burnish the surface with a handful of wood shavings. It leaves such a beautiful silky smooth shiny finish that you can never be replicated by sandpaper, it's gorgeous. I'm to the point now that I burnish all my wood for pieces even on things like tables and cabinets that traditionally wouldn't have burnished surfaces, just because I love the what it does to the wood. Highly recommend it. 👍👍

This is why fractal vices need to make a comeback. A delrin jaw fractal vice would be perfect for this job.

Cool video Adam. On the subject of your cut.. I'm fairly certain you aren't supposed to put hydrogen peroxide on a wound unless there is already dead flesh because it kills live cells and will actually slow healing among other things. Definitely look it up, but I've been told by doctors not to use it. 😁

@UnknownAthlete13

2 жыл бұрын

This is true. Soap and water is all you need to keep it clean. HP does more harm than good on fresh wounds.

@benoitbergeron8858

2 жыл бұрын

This would have been perfect for them to test on mythbuster. That idea is widespread within the population.

Adam, would be awesome to see a floor plan of your workshop listing you machinery and where it is.

@gloriouslyimperfect

2 жыл бұрын

There is one online where he shows a scale model of his shop where he laid it out before he moved in. Kinda similar to what you’re asking.

@bentationfunkiloglio

2 жыл бұрын

@@gloriouslyimperfect Thx!

WAIT a second Adam, wood lathes are "real" lathes, in fact they pre-date any metal lathe out there. (re 2:17 in the video) Adam, check out modern science on using hydrogen peroxide on wounds - it kills healthy cells that it touches making the wound take longer to heal, but of course it will still heal, so it's not terrible, it's just not the best. The modern recommendation is to only use hydrogen peroxide if you don't have access to a gentle soap and clean water (who doesn't have those but has hydrogen peroxide?). Research it and if you find this advice accurate please provide a better health PSA in future please.

@mkdrivingzone

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, was going to say something similar.

@Games_and_Music

2 жыл бұрын

Haha, i knew there would be people who took "offense" at his "real lathe" comment.

@tjthrash0143

2 жыл бұрын

Dont want to get into the lathe bit, but the hydrogen peroxide is what i was about to come down here and comment on. But ya beat me to it.

@pouncepounce7417

2 жыл бұрын

you usual use the peroxide not so much for desinfection but to clean out debris, corroding away an layer of the wound so to say.

The fact this is filmed to document everything and not for viewing pleasure.i love it every video.

Black walnut is one of my personal favorite smells. Especially when making saw dust!

I have earned everyone of those badges on more than one occasion. 30+year carpenter and maker by necessity, I live rural nearest hardware store is over an hour away! Thank you! Tested is educational whether you think so or not, if your doing something I know or do, I analyze the poop out of your wonderful controlled chaos called your shop! Please don't stop!

That tip about clamping was great, scary story too!

Wow I really found him centering and grabbing hold of the skull so relaxing. Just watching the process was awesome

One of my first prop builds was a cane with a novelty giant d20 for a topper. I remember having loads of problems clamping that to drill, and that had two parrallel sides!

What an obscure build! I love the idea

I love that I spent an hour watching you make a cane :D

Final "sanding" step before polish, hit it with some 0000 steel wool. Bring it to a mirror finish before oil/polish. Sucks to do by hand but on a power tool like a lathe makes quick work of it.

Total cluster muck of a build. Love you Adam .

I always love you, your enthusiasm and your energy !! Go go go Adam !!

This was a joy of a vid Adam thanks.

boys with toys that know how to use them are awesome!!

As a young cane user and Bond fan, that is gorgeous. Most canes are so...functional...and boring. I mostly use a collapsible cane since I mostly need it for prolonged standing or walking, but seeing a nice turned one made with style and care makes me long for a nice wooden one, even if it's only for special occasions.

@alderkliffkeep1169

2 жыл бұрын

I understand that all too well. I turn 21 this month and just had my second knee surgery on the same knee. So I now need to use a cane for prolonged standing/walking as well. Once I realized that was my fate, I ordered a really nice cane to use as my daily. cost me around $70 USD, but I absolutely love it. I plan on getting a few different ones overtime so I can have options. But I'm also a bit extra when it comes to my fashion sense, so that's not much of a surprise

@goonridingupnorth1382

2 жыл бұрын

@@alderkliffkeep1169 what type of knee surgery did you have? I’m 22 and have had 2 on one knee as well, physical therapy has me back to 70% and still getting better.

@alderkliffkeep1169

2 жыл бұрын

@@goonridingupnorth1382 I had an ACL and meniscus surgery at 16, and last month I had another meniscus repair (I tore the other meniscus in my right knee) and they had to repair the ACL graft from last time because it loosened up way too much

Nicely done, my dear, for a shop kid who seems often intimidated by wood. I have admired your little friend in other videos, and I am glad you took the time to do something that gratified you so.

Good to know I'm not alone in knocking things over and banging up my hands.

For that cut on your hand, I would suggest a flexible dressing like tegaderm over a band-aid or plain gauze. They're extremely low profile, very flexible, and highly water resistant. I've used them over finger joints and been able to wash my hands multiple times over them without losing the adhesive or getting water underneath the dressing. Only downside is that they're relatively expensive, but probably better than hydrogen peroxide several times a day.

so glad to see the return of ' bandsaw noises ' etc .. thanks editing team

Hey! Wood lathes are real lathes too! No lathe shaming!!

What a gorgeous object! I would love a photgrammetry scan of it so I could try 3D printing it. Keep up the good work Adam!

You're adding an extra syllable to "ferrule". Just "fair-ool" Wait - where does the retractable sword blade go?

I look at his studio/project area and it's not till he mentioned about using the rail in his house ...my head suddenly went..omg imagine what Adams house is actually like I think it would be like going into a real life star wars set you'd just weep with happiness 🤦🤯🤣🤘uncle Adam I want a slide and he builds you the slide from Goonies 🤣🤣 Legend 🤘

I'm sure they make a lot of different collets for the lathe, but do they make a whachima collet?

@Sommertest

2 жыл бұрын

Pa dum tsheee

@thetimesink196

2 жыл бұрын

Ouch!

@slugdaluga

2 жыл бұрын

Go to your room.😆

A darn good video. Thank you.

That shop must smell amazing after all that woodworking!

Adam's right on with mills and presses: CLAMP. My dad lost all the skin - and I mean to the bone - off all his knuckles from an unclamped sheet of plywood in high school. CLAMP YOUR WORK!

I had a great chuckle over your badges!!! I love them and as a seamstress/Belly Dance costume creator I have done them all many many times!! They’re great!

50:11 It's conforming to see that at every level of craftsmanship, this can and will happen.

brilliant video . Adam the king of over engineering i love it your a star .

Sort of relaxing to watch someone build something.

It's a beauty for sure... 🌻

I love the shop man ! It’s perfect

What I enjoy about Adam.... consistency.

I made a can many years back for a Joker cosplay and I actually just used a pool cue, lol. It was great for traveling though because it threaded apart in the middle and had a wonderfully theatrical taper and great density.

The transition at 20:20 is so good

I know this is on an older video, but tip for Adam: You know how you're always trying to get the camera to focus when pulling some work up to the camera? Place your hand behind the work, and then the camera will focus on the work, depending on the shot and how far you are from the camera. Keep up the good work!!!!!

The one cane I desire most is Sebastian's cane from the Babylon 5 episode "Comes the Inquisitor"

A wood lathe is just as real as your shenwai, ADAM

Adam looks at skull in the vice …”I don’t love it” . I think we’ve all had setups like these that were “Questionable”.

I really enjoyed this build~! Not a huge Bond fan but I love the art of the skull and how it turned out overall. Very cool. bonus is the death glitter when working on the skull xD

Adam.... how did you hurt your hand? You may have said, but I didn't hear. I've loved your sh *t since Mythbusters. You are a fing legend my friend!

When he was tightening the vice all all could picture is BOING PLOP BANG CRASH

That turned out awesome 🤘🏿🤓!!! Getcha Pull -CHEERS

You are a man's man 👏 great video

Cool idea! More Bond projects please :)

2:44 Adam, I'm surprised you don't have a Fractal Vice in you collection of tools.

You amaze me with the just amount of projects you do at home, work, play. All with that happiness. I’m a walking cane user. My favorite canes are older ones that look so skinny it couldn’t be halting my 190# but off the floor. But they are lighter weight and less clunky like the fold out aluminum one from the pharmacy. I like a solid round metal end with a wrist wrap on wood. No swords.. although I really wanted to make a gadget cane that opens into a small game crossbow or crossbow fishing. The problem is I just don’t have the skill or tools yet. Maybe one day. If I could give you some quick advice. If you plan to use it in a costume. Take a small piece of deer hide supple leather on your palm and course side on the head. Even light tooling marks can cause sores very fast Calf skin gloves leather is more common. I want a cane that can be a holster and a cane at the same time. Maybe if I ever get to build my dream custom racegun I’ll build it for that.

This guy's a genius !!!

That's a really, really nice cane. Cool 👍

How to make stuff in the most difficult way, with the most expensive equipment available. Wow!

Good catch!

HEY!!! HEY!!!!! A wood lathe is a real lathe.... turners of the world unite and overthrow the machinist superpower. :D

I like a good sturdy tool and my god the lathe, the Bridgeport oh man just fabulous fabulous tools.

OMG you just gave me an idea. I now want to build a tool holder that locks onto the top post that holds a porta band. Then you can do square cuts instead of using a part off tool. You could even have the lathe turning slowly

Have you ever used a fractal vice? And if so, would it be a better solution than pieces of wood? Or would you still prefer improv wooden jaws?

Love it! It would match the 20" high Ed Roth Rat Fink style shifter in my Camry.

When turning a cane/ball-bat on the lathe... After applying my wax/oil, I always use some of the actual saw dust or millings from said project as a burnishing compound so to speak... works most fantastic! May give it a shot on next wooden project?!

@bmxscape

2 жыл бұрын

rubbing saw dust on it makes it shiny? cool

Grand Nagus Adam.

Thank you.

I will have to share the work I'm doing for a cane that I collected the staff/wood and printed using PLA for a wolfs head, with leather straps. But I'm under 2 meters/6ft tall. I do have a desire to put an end point for ground contact that could be leather or metal. Thanks for the inspiration to keep crafting.

Beauty!

It's a beautiful cane. 👍

Adam, I'm just going to say it... its about time someone paid attention to the shaft!

This makes me want to see a very deep spiral/threaded cane.. maybe it wouldn't look as cool in real life, but it sounds like to would look cool.