There's an editor somewhere who's very happy all you commenters noticed their work in syncing the music to the swiss army knife and timing the coughs and sneezes perfectly.
"Workshop organization is not a problem to be solved. It is a paradox to be managed." A. Savage A sign with those words is going up in my shop very soon.
I moved into a larger apartment, and we’re converting a room into my first crafting space! I’m so excited to have it put together and have a dedicated spot to be creative. Watching Adam in his space is getting me hyped for my own!!
My favourite part of this build is knowing all those materials will be used for new builds! What's that great quote? "If you can't see, it it's not there."
@@aitchpea6011 You always discard that one weird thing you've had for 10 years, but could never find a use for, the day before you need it, which always happens to be the day after garbage day.
I think all wood shops should have a wood burning stove for heating. It really drives your scrap threshold because you are deciding if a piece of wood is more useful as material or fuel.
It depends, in some areas city ordinances prevent you from having a wood stove (as is the case with the city next door to me) the rules around wood stoves in my country are quite strict but generally you are allowed them in the countryside so long as you get them inspected.
Shop materials storage is a never ending process. What if you think you finally have it figured out, and suddenly you’re into projects with materials you’ve never had reason to save before? This is why I love the shop infrastructure videos as much as the builds. Makes me look back on my own lack of organizing lol.
Your infrastructure videos are often my favorites. I have a very small workspace, and making it function at all within the space I have is a constant challenge. Understanding how others - especially those for whom it is a profession - approach theirs is invaluable. One of my favorite things to do has been to load up Tested VR and pause after each of the different artisans' segments has a cut, then just look around their shops and see how they approach things.
I had a couple ideas for how to manage scrap storage, somewhat inspired by computer science. Would be fun to hear experiences from people who have tried one of the approaches, regarding how well it worked. One option is, whenever you have a scrap piece that you are convinced might be useful sometime, put it to the left of all the other scrap pieces in the stack and get rid of the right-most scrap piece in the stack. Whenever you are looking for a piece of scrap that can suit your need, start looking from the right to the left until you find a suitable piece. Over time, the scrap pieces you add migrate from the left to the right and when they reach the end, the assumption is that if you didn't find a use for it yet, it is probably safe to get rid of. Another option is, keep the scrap storage sorted by size, and whenever you add a new piece, get rid of the smallest piece you currently store. If the piece you considered to add is smaller than all the pieces in storage, then you can just get rid of it. The good thing about this approach is that you can feel pretty safe about that you keep the pieces that are large enough to use. There is a tradeoff between the two approaches, however. The first approach requires very little energy to add new pieces of scrap, which might be nice when you are low on energy and just want to clean up. But it takes more energy to find a suitable piece, and it runs the risk of getting rid of some pieces that could potentially have been usable. However, you can always compare the piece you add to the piece you get rid off and switch them around if you think the old piece was better. The second approach requires more energy when inserting a piece in storage, as you will have to compare the new piece to see where it fits in the stack. It also faces the challenge of two pieces that are roughly the same size but have vastly different shapes, but I guess you would build up experience regarding what shapes are generally more useful. On the other hand, it is very easy to find pieces that are just big enough for a project, as it is always sorted by size.
Ah, reorganization. Done it many a time with my work van. Every summer and winter. Everything comes out gets cleaned sorted and put back in. It's amazing the junk you tend to keep for that "what if" moment that never comes UNTIL you've thrown it out. Probably happen here but that's one of the joys of reorganization.😁👍🏴
I did my scrap Purge a couple weeks ago and it made a ton more room in my storage shed and now I can actually see what I have and take out what I need without a huge project
I love how he's not really a woodworker, but he has a nicer table saw than I'll ever be able to afford lol I love that saw. Wish I had that in my shop. Love your vids!
This is why lumber prices are so high! Its the Savage Effect! Whenever Adam does something or uses something, the item (or in this case plywood) ALWAYS SELLS OUT or goes up in price cause everyone else is inspired to do that same thing or buy that tool! Its real! The Savage Effect!
I watched this right after I came home with a new nailer for my arsenal. I have a shelf area for nailers, and adding in the new one means that around half of them need to shift to the left on the shelf for it to fit in where it needs to be. The left end of the shelf has been a catch all space for other things that didn't have a dedicated home of their own and now there will be a little less space so something needs to live somewhere else. This has turned into a decision to build a new shelf, which has turned into a need to rearrange some things to put the shelf where I want it to be, which has become thoughts of fundamentally changing the layout of that part of the shop to make things more efficient..... One tool.... has led me to be sitting here pondering a complete shift of everything. So this video hit home in a very real way
GOD, You've remained such an inspiration to my mindset for so long that time just seems to vanish. I'm coming up on my 28th birthday this year, and it seems like every week I've pushed to learn something new with your incredible value for knowledge always in the back of my head. WHY NOT understand fiberglass, and I SHOULD work with masonry this week, and YES I do need to know how everything I encounter works. I truly hope to meet you one day, the things you've created have remained inspirational due to your methodology and amazing outcomes.
That scrap threshold comment is on point. If you don't set a limit, eventually you start looking at more scrap than stock. Because I live in a rural place, once a year or sometimes sooner, there's a clean out and bonfire.
Wise words re: organization is not a static state, I wish more people took this idea into their homes. It should all change according to need. I was also reminded of the wonderful Jamie-ism “If you can’t find it, you can’t use it.” Thanks so much for all the projects 😀
The problem is only solved for now... Thanks, I needed to be reminded of this as someone currently organising the scientific stores at work. People are naturally messy, they have places to be and things to do! I've seen managers expecting perfect cleanliness but that won't last, but a good system will help
Love the wide angle of the shop. I feel like I'm gazing upon Adams mind in physical form. Everything that is there is there on purpose. It's the narrative Adam is always speaking of. Everything tells a story.
I literally stressed out over the cleansing of material in my garage today. And as nerd hobbyist and a new homeowner, I relate and learned so much from this and all your videos. Adam, you are seriously my hero. I struggle daily with my IT job and look forward to coming home and watching your videos, from lego builds, cosplay creations, or just methods of thinking to make my life as a creator better. I hope this comment make is way you you personally because you really are an inspiration and you bring light, hope and drive to the creative brain I have stuck in an office job. I wish I could afford to be your patron because you really are my hero. Every video you make has a lesson to be learned, regardless of specific subject matter. Never stop. I can only imagine there are many more like me. We need you. Thanks. Jay. Jedi.
Looking at it while you were explaining and imagining it cleaned in my head before seeing it ... Was so excited. It's odd, but I love organizing my shop 😁
I do textiles, but me too. Nothing more annoying then having the correct sewing needle and not being able to find it. I've organised my space, I can find all of my wool, fabric, sewing needles, threads etc. Going back a few years all of my wool was packed into a single box all tangled and horrible. Nowadays it sits on a shelf where I can see it.
Costumes, prop replicas, props and fave tools are all well and good, but what I'm really here for is shop infrastructure videos. Keep 'em coming, Adam, and thanks for seeing us through this weird time in our lives.
Haha. During the first timelapse, I noticed that the Swiss Army knife was doing a kind of dance in time with the music. Literally could not tear my eyes away or stop smiling 😂
During your first time-lapse of the video I noticed a pile of scrapps looking like an artsy modern birdhouse. I would love to see how Adam Savage goes about building a birdhouse!
I like how you said "you can't save everything" 😂 my dad was a tinkerer and rebuilder of antiques and other collectibles. When I cleaned out his shop... He saved everything. 🤣
For me a big part of organizing is allowing myself to have a pile (or 4) of stuff I literally have no idea what to do with. But it ends up away from the stuff I do know what to do with, and that alone makes everything else easier to handle.
I like the fact that the pocket knife in the background is swinging to the beat of the timelapse music, while adam is dashing around... that's a nice effect... XD
Marie Kondo-ing TIIIME! Yesss, I'm super excited for this! Dude, props for the slow-fade out of the music over the first time lapse happening at around 7 minutes in. That music was pretty interesting, too! I've watched enough of these Tested vids that I know now what all the go-to JinglePunks music is that you guys use regularly - but you mixed it up this time! I notice and appreciate. :)
@@joshuamartin7756 if you google "google street view of Adam Savages cave it comes up in a reddit link. the other option is to go around looking at all the manhole covers in the missions district of San Fransisco
That gave my head a lot of peace to watch. 😊😊 You're right about not being able to keep everything. I've been going mad holding onto vegetable containers, yogurt tubs, etc. for my garden and seeds. I've piles that aren't in any order and no visible spaces to just stack them into. This is just a kick in the backside to get more work done on that. Great sneezes by the way 👏🤣 when you get full body reactions they're always good. I'm so glad you swept your floor. It was making me feel sneezy too.
...4 minutes in and I'm feeling your struggle Adam...am having a similar clear out at home....all those little bits that "may" come in handy!...thank you for videos...they inspire and entertain....and kill time when I should be cleaning out the shed!....
So satisfying.... I've been trying to clear out and organize my garage for a while and every time I start to stall in the project, another one of your videos like this comes around and gets me feeling like I need to get back to it again. I'll be working on it again tomorrow night (because hockey tonight).
excellent evaluation of the issue and ongoing solution. It does feel like a breathe of fresh air when you organize a space, but always some second thoughts on material you discard.
Right now I’m about to get a pallet of 3/4” plywood through my uncle’s hardware store and I’m beyond excited. If you were in Miami I’d gladly hold plywood for you!!
Strangely I reached this point myself last night, it’s 7am Sunday morning and I’m itching to start tidying up, I can barely get into my shed for offcuts and scraps I might use never... fantastic inspiration for the day!
It seems absolutely ridiculous to non-makers and disorganized people in general, but it's hard to overstate the warm glow of satisfaction you get from properly sorting your stuff, being materials or tools, and creating a storage solution that makes everything easily inventoried and accessible. Something as simple as a pencil organizer you your desk, or a drawer organizer in your kitchen, or a piece of peg board on a wall, can make a person feel such contentment, they're generally worth every penny and every second they cost to implement. FIY: Adam, you should get in the habit of sneezing into the crook of your elbow and get away from sneezing into your hand. Obviously, the sneezes you had in this vid were a reaction to the dust you stirred up when you moved the table saw and attacked the task, not from an illness, but even so, sneeze into your elbow instead of into the hands that you then use to touch shop equipment, materials, food, and utensils. Keep it consistent, and it will become an automatic habit that will prevent spreading germs in all situations.
I work in a cabinet shop, if the customer wants to use MDF we try and get the customers to use Pro Core, it’s a three ply plywood sheet sandwiched between two layers of MDF, it has the strength of plywood but it’s paint grade on both sides.
Looks great! But as someone prone to getting distracted and walking into things I might hang a high vis flag off the end of the longer metal stock on the left hand side or better yet maybe find an upright storage solution for them.
My shop organisation process is mostly moving the mess around to clear a working spot, until that spot become the mess receiving area, for a different project.
There's a point in a reorganization like this where it expands (like a supernova) and then abruptly contracts like a dwarf star! AND ITS abruptly done! Seeing three vacant slots makes me smile because I know they will be filled with in 2 months.
I wonder if it was deliberate that the music of (the first one at least) timelapse is synced with the movement of the swiss army knife in the background. VERY satisfying
I build cat trees on the side (practically full time lately). I had a garage (10' ceiling!) built in September 2020 (there's no way I'd afford to do it now with the lumber prices). I'm STILL finishing the inside as far as being organized is concerned. Still have some infrastructure to build. But it's coming. I am juggling tree builds with keeping things organized between builds (always sweeping the floor, otherwise you track the sawdust EVERYWHERE), and building seemingly random infrastructure solutions to problems like "this ladder is always in the way" or "I have nowhere to formally put all my hardware+tool consumables like sandpaper, screws or drill bits.." But I love it. Yesterday I was tired of stepping over my quartz work lights (which I never really use) so I built a quick and dirty rack for them to hang up high on a wall. I already want to build a better one.. lol
