Adam Savage's One Day Builds: Everyday Carry Bag! 

Patterns and kits are available for the EDC at adamsavage.com/

The fact that you're selling plans and encouraging people to build their own is honestly so awesome. Buying something and be done with it is great, but actually making it yourself is such a fulfilling and satisfying process. Thanks for spreading the message.

This made me appreciate so much more how much sewing work goes in to everyday items I use.

Adam just has this insatiable enthusiasm for everything he gets involved in, it's fantastic to watch.

I just started sewing at 31, and it’s absolutely terrifying to me, because everything I’m learning is from RU-vid. Watching you go through this, and showing the whole process from beginning to end the way you do, it gives me confidence in my own work. You are a huge inspiration to me, and I started creating because of your videos. When I’m painting or sewing now, I’m always watching your videos in the background

Just watched a man build a bag for 40 minutes... Absolutely no regrets.

27:32 The speed up scared the shit out of me thought he stitched his hand at first

I love how much Adam and his crew support open source creating. You can buy one pre-made if you want, or if you feel like challenging yourself and maybe saving some money, make it yourself. All of the open source models and such that he's built are really amazing as well.

It’s fascinating to watch Savage work, he knows how to use tools and when to use them, but it’s also a treasure to watch him work whilst someone is showing him how to make/create something, he’s a real student of learning !!!! Damn it I appreciate this man a lot !!!!

Excellent video. Also much applause for the camera work. I can finally watch a Tested video without feeling motion sick and close ups for all the detail work. Brilliant job folks.

I love the balance of dialog to quiet moments(sounds of working) in the one day build videos...its actually very peaceful watching these build videos

Adam's energy and passion is highly contagious... I wanna build something right now ! ! !

It's great that Adam is always smiling while he's working on his projects. Really shows how much he loves what he's doing.

Marcos seems to be such a nice guy, very informative and down to earth. Great video both of you

Seeing Adam so excited to learn is very motivating, everyone should approach something new like that. I mean just look at his smile throughout the video!

Wish I would have seen this video earlier! I am a chef, and this is a perfect bag to put a knife roll inside, along with other tools, notebooks, etc, and sail cloth will stand up fantastically well in a kitchen!

"I suffer from a complete lack of institutional knowledge. I just sort of brute force and RU-vid it" But Mr Savage, you forget that ton of practical experience and knowledge that you do have. So it's far from brute forcing

5:28 "if a part moves, we're screw...in trouble"

What a treat to see Adam not knowing how to do something and learning! It's great to see someone that's always having the solution and teaching, switching to student so easily.

I really love watching Adam learn from Marcos. The one-day builds are fun and all but I'd also love to see a series where Adam visits work shops and learns how they preform there work.

I have the utmost respect for people like Adam that can build things like this from plans and out of thin air. Awesome job as always!

Should have used some Bright Red thread for the stitches.

It’s a testament to the editors, production team, and Adam to make these builds seem so fluid and seamless the whole way through. The transitions and cuts are really subtle and not distracting and really help bring you metaphorically into the shop with them.

As someone who is really into sewing this video was crazy to me. Adam takes on sewing with a completely different approach. He doesnt use pins, markers, or scissors. Instead he uses clips, a punch, and an exacto knife. It was a little painful watching them cut up the original pattern to make a copy but hey Adam you do you. Also, a popular trick that we in the sewing community use is to get yourself a foam/cork top table. You can easily pin the fabric down flat onto the table and it makes it easy to cut/alter your patterns. This way you dont need 2 people to hold down your fabric and pattern. Just stick some pins through the whole thing and you're golden. Foam is super cheap to buy at any craft store. You can just clamp the foam down to any table top for a temporary push pin table.

Why does this video make me feel like Adam is so much more likely to hurt himself with a sewing machine than he is with a band saw?

02:17 - Adam has a tool for literally everything...

I just love how enthusiastic Adam is about learning things or teaching us how to do stuff!! He really reminds me like on of those amazing teachers who make every subject awesome!

I got into sewing a few weeks ago and I found this quite interesting and helpful. That sharpie trick is awesome. I love learning new skill even when I'm almost done with university.

watching adam do a one day build is like the equivalent to watching bob ross paint. it’s beautiful every. single. time. adam starts with nothing and then all the parts and pieces start coming together & you watch it become something. always something incredible. thanks, adam, for all the inspiration you’ve given me.

17:38 lol Marco came in so fast. “HI ADAM LET ME SEE”

Fourteen minutes in, and I’m already reminded how muchI love your process and approach to pretty much any making. You’re precise, and thoughtful, and you’re giving it full attention despite that it’s usually a skill viewed as feminine. You’re not giving it any less respect than you would a project on Mythbusters or in cosplay; you’re present with the process and involved in the creating. This is why you are one of my favorite makers and artists.

I have mixed feelings about this. On one hand, I’m glad Adam is branching out into products more. He’s always eluded to wanting to. I’m still waiting for his socket retention system he mentioned years ago when Still Untitled was more shop-talk and less echochamber. This bag is cool. It’s not for me, I find more function out of my backpack, but this is a neat bag. Good product, good idea, more or less renewable (at least its recycled from something already produced), American made (I think), and it fits a purpose Adam had and he’s sharing that solution with everyone, albeit at a HUGE price tag. On the other hand, this is essentially a lightweight/light-duty bag, about the size of a general purpose tool bag you’d get at Harbor Freight or anywhere else. It’s $145. The original EDC bag is $245+! What warrants the price tag in these? Savage making a boutique nerd bag and what else? If you didn’t tell me it was Savage making it and I didn’t know, I’d say it’s a beach bag I’d pick up at Ross for $15. Some will love it, and that’s fine. They’re more than welcome to and I applaud them if they like it. It’s just not for me. I’d rather spend $25 on an arguably heavier-duty bag and spend the rest of the money I’d save from not getting Savage’s bag on tools. I do like the fact he’s selling the plans, but I feel like a lower price on some digital plans may be more efficient. Even hard plans, because some people would like to have them, could be cheaper. I’m sure they’ll make their way out in the wild though.

I think it's hilarious that you mentioned the NASA sewing machine, because my sister does upholstery, and we had a similar epiphany when she found an old cast-iron Singer machine that we know was used to make World War II canvas goods (Tents, GMC CCKW cargo covers, etc.), and we nicknamed it "El Jefe" (The Boss). It was a belt-drive model with a 220v motor for leather seaming, and I retrofit a 110v 1/2 HP, since she didn't have a 220v service line. El Jefe's setup (Machine/table/motor) was easily a 300lb setup and required 3-4 people to move. Seeing EDC-2's pattern makes me want to let The Boss have a go at stitching one up!

36:10 looks like he's hammering his watch😂

I'm just so impressed that the Janome domestic machine is sewing sail cloth without any problems. :D

only reason I sub to tested Adam savage and one day builds

I find it amazing watching Adam move throughout his workshop. he knows exactly where everything is and often is already on a machine before he even has time to explain what he's doing. It just amazes me

I watched two men make a handbag for 40 minutes and enjoyed it.

Seeing Adam at a sewing machine is quite savage. Love the passion he has for every project. Many RU-vidrs try and fake it, but Adam actually is 100% invested in the current project. Great mentor and example.

Hey Adam, you should attach or print the pattern on wax paper. It will stick to the fabric once you iron it and it can be easily removed once your done.

I'll add to the postage woes, as an Australian. but let me say watching Adam learn from some one else was a really nice change of pace, great video

Love it, but I kind of cringed when Adam cut out that tiny piece right out of the middle of an otherwise perfectly good giant swath of fabric.

Just ordered the plans for both EDC One and EDC Two, as well as a few of the bag patches, so I can work on some gifts for friends and family. No time like the present to work on my sewing skills! Thank you for making the plans available, Adam, and for being such a vocal proponent of always being willing to learn new things.

one day builds are the best

I can't believe I watch near 40 minutes of sewing, and enjoyed it immensely. I have a feeling I can watch a 4 hour video of you watching paint dry and you would make it interesting, informative, educational, and entertaining. You have a gift my friend, I doff tip my hat to you sir. /bow

Will there be digital plans for sale? I can't justify 50 dollar shipping.

Adam, what you need is a Singer 301. It's a 1950s direct-drive slant needle with a shock absorber in the drive gear, made entirely of cast alloy in thick enamel. The industrial Singers they use in production still use the same mechanics; it'll sew through anything and it's basically indestructible. Only got the one stitch, though :P

These long form One Day Builds are awesome.

Adam can you make the Foam Can that Dennis Nedry uses to steal the embryos in Jurassic Park ? Its my favorite prop ever.

In a (western) world and generation where all we seem to do it spend our energies and time arguing about whether things like sewing are “women’s work” or not - Adam sits down and just gets on with it - and more than that - exposes his utter respect for anyone who’s traditionally learned and executed such an incredibly difficult skill to perfect. I enjoyed that.

Adam always builds like he's in some sort of panic mode.

If anybody can make sewing look fun it's you Adam. Very cool.

Why don't you sell cheaper digital sets of plans for people were the postage of the plans would cost way more than the plans on their own. I have a sail from the Olympics that I would love to turn into a bag.

how can anyone dislike this???. Great channel, great job, amazing people doing awesome work. Adam you are the best!!!

**horrified victorian gasp** No lining?!

I impressed that Adam was able to coax his machine along. Gentle yet encouraging. GOAT

Oh, Adam, that is so wasteful! I'm a custom tailor, so I feel compelled to share my thoughts: 1) Don't cut the pattern out of the 'original' like that. Instead, get some paper to overlay the 'original' and trace the pattern onto a separate sheet of paper. From there on you can modify the design or just use the copy to cut out fabric for production. If you end up making modifications you still have the source material, and you can also make more copies if your pattern gets damaged or worn out. It was especially painful to me considering your 'original' came so neatly folded - there'd be no problem storing it! :) 2) Don't waste such good fabric by cutting in the middle of the piece. It's more economic and environmentally friendly to save resources by planning ahead how to place your pattern pieces on the fabric to get the most out of it. I understand cutting out the print despite it being smack bang in the middle, that was justified. But cutting out a tiny piece with so much space around it.. That's just making it harder to place other pattern pieces if you want to use the same fabric later. Anyway, good job - the bag looked really good. You looked like you were having a lot of fun making it, and that made it fun to watch as well. Keep it up!

For a non-metal option (for airports and such), you could go with plastic banding-strap (which any big-box store will usually give you for free), in place of the spring steel. And YKK makes a whole range of fully plastic zippers, which are a lot more robust than people often assume.

Do the plans come with a Savage industries patch to sew on?

So grateful patterns are available, I did not realize until today. I was holding off on buying a bag because I am in Denmark, so a lot of customs added money. With a pattern and a local sailmaker I can actually get scraps from also.. I am able to try make a bag myself! :D

Since Adam is a watch enthusiast. I wanna see a one day build with custom leather watch straps perhaps nato and two piece

Adam has always been my favorite builder from Mythbusters and now that I've started to watch this series for the first time I can enjoy all his building shinaggins all over again. Keep up the great build Adam

yay for one days!

watching adam savage use clamps instead of pins while sewing is the highlight of my day

27:33 the speed increase made it look like Adam sewed his finger. It made me jump XD

My wife, a seamstress with more than 35 years of experience, says to put the handles on before you put the rest of the bag together. She also thinks that some of the stitching around the top of the bag would have been easier if you had done it before you turned the bag right side out. Great bag, and we loved watching Adam put it together!

How about making an Indiana Jones bag for modern day use.

Suggestion: Nix the pray glue and iron the pattern paper to fusible interfacing instead - saves the toxic aesorol fumes and makes the pattern easy to fold up for home-sized storage when you're done... :) (I work at a fabric store and this is a common method to save tissue patterns, IF you don't have the patience to manually transfer to a thicker medium (which is the preferred method but I understand not everybody hs the time); that way they are strong but flexible; Large cardboard patterns are very difficult to store without a studio, as creases will prevent them from lying flat. Thick interfacing will flatten easily or can be ironed out again, and has less bulk, but is still strong and won't tear as easily as the original paper).

$51 for shipping to Australia for the pattern is quite high...is there any chance you'll release a digital version please?

Watching you work is an absolute joy.

Hey Adam, I hope you are doing your exercises for that tennis elbow. They were the only thing that sorted mine.

I totaly love Adam ,he is a great guy,comitted and dedicated to his work,to his own creations... Well I know this was a collab, but from other vids,he just makes it so easy to make some preety hard things,and he never gives up! So I just today started following his YT channel and would love to do some of his things ,but as we all know,we all need a lot,a lot ,a lottttt of tools and sweat,and blood to make this happen... My only wish is to collab with Adam for one straight week and make something just like this,but more complex and one of a kind. So we both have one ,two of a kind things that we are proud that made/make it!!! It would be a long week,but well worth it and for starter we can make a like two one / two of a kind puzzle boxes out of wood,some nice wood,with some ancient locks and tricks...man...we could make a hell out of nothing! Thats whats great about Adam!!! Like that guy a lot!!!

Adam needs a weekly manicure.

So many comments so not sure if this has already been mentioned: With the material/fabric you are using (and with leather) there is no need to fold over edges on pocket or bottom reinforcement. In fact you can not do that with leather, ,are it too thick to sew. With a material/fabric that does not fray/unravel you can use raw edges, theses bags are great for repurposing plastic banners and the such that would just end up in the landfill. But if someone made this out of canvas or old denim the edges would need to be turned under, will be thick but keeps raw edges hidden. And as a professional/educator seamstress/costumer I love that you are clipping you threats as you work, something I am constantly remind the students to do.

When it's a one day build but you only have 30 minutes 2:18-2:30

Keep being awesome, Adam. I wish all the joy in the world for you, sir.

Adam should use that extra sail cloth to make a wallet

When it comes to cutting out a pattern like that; scalpels work amazing. And the ones with the replaceable blades cost about the same as using xactos. Also, a better pattern medium is Tyvek. It does not stretch or distort at all. So, while it is thin, it makes for an accurate and durable pattern. I make custom Arborist & rock climbing harnesses. And every person I fit for a harness has their own pattern; which I store, in case I need to make them a new one. The strength-to-volume ratio of Tyvek really helps out, when it comes to storage space. You can also buy it in many formats; not just the giant roll that Framers use on buildings.

Awesome one day build, definitely have to give this a go! What's the thing on Adam's arm in this video? Will there be some sort of Tested gallery of versions of this bag that people have made?

I am notorious for starting projects, and struggling to finish them. Today, whilst watching this video and inspired by others of Adam's that I've watched lately, I completed something. I feel doubly inspired - and I MUST buy one of these bags! Thank you, Adam.

36:20 What for the love of all that is weird is that creature?! _And why do you make it stare at you as you work?_ _I'm intrigued._

I bought an inexpensive Brother sewing machine several years ago, just to add this important tool to my arsenal. The sewing machine was a huge part of the industrial revolution, and who doesn't need an automatic rivet gun for cloth and nylon webbing? And how hard can it be? Well, it's not "automatic," at all. If I did it regularly, I think I could get the hang of it. But using a sewing machine only once in a blue moon is only borderline practical. I have "notes to self" written all over it, just to get it running. Which I have done with any success probably 3 times. It's a proper precision machine with lots of interacting moving bits and parts, and bits just to load other bits and parts just to get other things started. Insanely complicated. It's nice to think I could make something like this if I really wanted to. Probably. But it mostly collects dust.

G'Day from Sydney Australia! Hay Adam how about making an EDC 3 that can also double as a dipper bag? A lot of my male friends who are Dad's *hate* taking their kids out with the 'girly' (their words not mine) looking dipper bags that they have. Because their mates give them so much grief about how 'cutie & sweet' they look with the babyish design of the bags. They want to take their kids out but they don't want to look emasculated while doing so. A good dipper bag needs to not only have room not just for the dippers, the powder/lotions, wet wipes ect & a changing mat. But also a change of clothing for the kid. A place to put the used dippers in case a bin isn't available at the time. & room to keep a few miscellaneous objects like a small toy or two, or a plastic box/bag with snacks. Plus a spot for drinks/bottles.

It always makes me smile when I see another crafter (especially a Master) jut their tongue out when they're concentrating.

What is the black arm band and what watch is that??

I've sewn jumpsuits with zippers, capes, costumes, and a button down blouse with collar and cuffs. This is so much different than the way I was taught, but it works and it's quicker than my step by step slow approach. I'm impressed as hell that he can eyeball a straight line when folding over the seam allowance. I can't. I need a ruler, a lot of straight pins, and an iron to press that line into the fabric. That was slick, how he did the zipper and facing around the top of the bag.

Is the baby in the background a replica of the Star Child from 2001: A Space Odyssey?

Nice sewing. Cool project. I'm about to make a notebook cover and all the zipper tricks? Exactly what I need! Thanks. The whole world changes when you get a sewing machine. You could spend a whole day just figuring out how a pair of Levis are made. A few projects and even hand sewing on a button is a whole new deal: instead of 'someday I'll get to that,' becomes a 'gimme a minute... it's done." A few months ago I went looking for parachute bags to store all my wood screws in, There are bags called 'parachute bags', but they don't plop and spread out the pockets like the one's I remember, and there are no patterns. I bought three different brands that call themselves parachute bags, they're okay, for hand tools, I put my drywall screws in one and my Kreg screws in another, but they really aren't parachute bags. You can't see the screws until you've pulled one out. So how about a real parachute-bag? Even if someone did a five minute video of one that'd be cool.

This is awesome!

So once I realized they weren't really going to show what was going into the bag I wasn't going to watch any more. But I found myself strangely fascinated by the process, and highly entertained by watching Adam's tongue stick out and move in odd ways while he was concentrating on sewing.

DRINK A SHOT EVERYTIME SOMEONE SAYS "RIGHT"

That music right around 31:35 sounded so much like music from the sims! I loved this build. It shows how much work and care goes into even a relatively simple item. So cool.

$53 dollars shipping to the UK for the plans.....yeah, just no. Charge $15 for a digital download, we can all work out printing ourselves.

the prices of the bags was astonishing so im glad your releasing the plans

Never thought I’d see Adam excited about building a purse. Not going to lie just ff to the end to see finished product and it looks exactly like I thought... a purse.

I would love to spend a day(or 2) just looking through Adams workshop. He seriously has a tool or some sort of item for everything! It is pretty dang cool, man.

It's not a purse. It's a European carry-all!

Adam has every single tool in the world!!

1- The peoples in the comment calling this thing "MAN bag" or saying "Lol no way, me a male, go out with a PURSE !!!!" are absolutly hillarious. 2- Are you serious with the delivery price of the pattern outside the US ? You're so US focussed that you didn't even think of supplying a simple PDF ? Really ?

It's kind of amazing how similar metal work and fabric work is, during this whole time I could imagine instead of sheets of fabric having sheets of metal and instead of sowing machines a welder. It even got to the point where they were doing tack stitching, just like tack welding. Really interesting video.