Inside Adam Savage's Cave: Master and Commander Costume 

I think it's sad that so many people disliked or even hated "Master and Commander". I think it's great. I don't find it slightly boring, and I think the film's pace engrossing, like in "Das Boot".

Im with you here Adam, a masterpiece and one of the greatest movies ever made

I saw that movie when it came out, too! I was in middle school, but I loved it. "The lesser of two weevils" was the most hilarious thing to me as a kid. I only thought about it again a few years ago and was shocked that nobody else remembered it. I would have loved for it to be a series. The Aubrey Maturin series is such a great roman fleuve, HBO needs to make a series of it.

I just watched the movie because of this video. Damn did I love it. refreshing structure and pace compared to most movies today

Adam, If you read the novels Jack Aubrey did not wear his hat from "for to aft" like you were describing. He wore it "athwart ships" in the style of the cockade that you referenced from Napoleon. I believe in the film Russell Crowe also wore it in the old style. This was referenced many times in the Jack Aubrey novels, as a matter of his character to wear the cockade in the old tradition. Which brings me to your show about flying splinters in ships. You forget to take into account the age of the oak used to build these ships. Often the wood was submerged for years to season and then left to dry in some cases over 20 years, before it was brought to the shipwrights. Then of course the age of the ship and the wood becomes tinder dry, and easily splintered. You also forget to take into account the wood railings, hatches, taffrail, and the various "gingerbread" including the ships boats usually stowed on deck, made from much thinner stocks. I know you can't revisit the myth, but I believe you got that one completely wrong. Perhaps a discussion with LT. Commander BJ Smith the current commanding officer of the HMS Victory, would change change your mind. I've been wanting to say that since I saw that episode! Thanks for the great entertainment through the years!

Captain Jack Aubrey wore his hat "amidships" style, the way Nelson wore his, not the "fore and aft" as typically seen with Royal Navy Officers of the time.

Yes Adam, British captains wore their hats forward: Jack scorned this and wore his "athwartship", like his hero Nelson. read the bloody books!

Great film, quite underrated.

I think I was 14 when Master and Commander came out, and I saw it at least twice in theaters. I remember the only other person I could talk about it with was an 18-year old, senior girl in my design class who worked at a cheap theater and watched it during her down time because she loved all the burly men on the ship. That aside, it is an amazing film, and I can't understand why so many of my peers seem to have never even heard of it.

Adam really sells the uniform. I'm impressed.

i am impressed. It looks nice. Love these videos. Keep them coming!

agreed good film. as a sailer i wish i could have a sail on those tall ships and man-o-wars.

Awesome!! Master and Commander is one of my favourite films (I love the books too). Adam, it's so cool that you have that outfit. :D I'd love a coat like that...

Adam goes to such great lengths to get the exact thing he sees in the movies, it's amazing! I like that belt a lot. It looks just like one that I wore when I was a boyscout.

sweet! master and commander is one of my favorite movies!

I love these videos! Please keep them up~!

Love these videos. Been a fan of MythBusters for years. Thanks for showing us all this Adam!

Love the Story about the Sword 😊

Never know he was a fan of this film as well. How can you not love this man

Sweat and stains on the jacket. For shame, what would Killick say?! ;-)

Great movie and the books are excellent!

never stop making those videos!

A few more and Adam will have enough to wear a new costume everyday for a month :D On a serious note I'm glad he brought up how he goes about finding props and prop info. Love these videos!

man,i want to meet Adam so much!

This is so cool.

Great video

Adam always has the coolest items. I'm super jelly

i always like watching these :D

Wow, you did a great job working blind. It's a shame he didn't follow your advice and get it tailored to him. Do you have a website? I'd love to see more of your work.

I have those same leather boots, I bought them for a Solomon Kane costume for NYC ComiCon.

"... just the first ten minutes, the cannon battle,..." I think this one scene won them the academy award for sound editing. Turn up the volume and it's like you're there. It's in-fucking-credible!

Good Work brother.....

The movie isone of my favorites!!!!

I know this is an older video, but I just now saw it. On first glance, it looked wrong. Not in what it was, but in both how it is worn and how it's fit. First big thing: It is missing a black neck stock or cravat. That makes the look all off. Next there are the little things: The fit of the trousers should be almost skin tight. The better fit was a sign of the gentry who were able to hire professional tailors. Second, the waistline needs to be a full 6 inches higher.. Third, the cut of the front of the coat is WAY too curved. As for the aging, the stains in the front of the vest are great. This is a subtle thing from having worn a similar outfit on a real boat, look to have more stains on the thighs where you might wipe your hands . Also, not sure if this was done here as I didn't see anything, but the rear where you might sit on something dirty and knees are good places.The waistcoat would not likely show many sweat stains: maybe a little in the armpits or around the collar. The shirt certainly would get sweaty. The jacket? Maaaaaybe in the crease of the armpit but not anywhere else.

Cool costume man.

Awesome costume, Adam! Just out of curiosity, have you read any of the Jack Aubrey novels by Patrick O'Brian?

A costume museum will now be needed xD

I'm really curious about how the lamp in the background with all the bulbs is wired up. I've got a similar problem with a project i'm working on for comuter controlled christmas lights and the best thing i've come up with is to put ring terminals on all the wires and bolt them together. Any chance I can get some info on how that's wired up? :)

Please do a museum show of your stuff adam

damn insubordinate!

It's a damn shame about that movie... It was actually a /good/ attempt at starting a series. Since then we've gotten dozens of film franchises, with only a handful actually being really good... And yet one of the most historically authentic and just plain interesting films from the last two decades has been basically ignored by the populace at large.

It's just for show, those buttons are only for the turbback. If they were cold they'd put a greatcoat on over the top.

Adam, if I had that gear I would never wear anything else. Beautiful

Halloween must be easy for Adam

is that a nostromo crew helmet on the desk behind you? talk about that! alien is my favorite movie.

Dude Norman Chan rocks. He doesn't need no cred cause he invented it.

I want to see Jamie's "Man Cave" now!!! lol

Commander: one plain epaulette on the left shoulder

How can I contact Adam so that I can educate him on naval chapeau de bras?

I know what you mean! I'm the chief prop master for my cosplay group and every week, I spend almost $600 dollars on material, even though 90% of it is recycled. I had to build a second toolshed to accommodate my welding/painting away from the workshop in my garage. IT'S NEVER ENOUGH.

Why is this vid not in the playlist?

anyone else notice the Admiral Akbar head on back wall?

Actually, in the books, Jack Aubrey shipped his hat athwartship, not fore and aft. He was old school, like his hero, Nelson.

Adam, if you like the movie, please, PLEASE read the books! They are wonderful.

norm had a cool shirt on, was it boba fett, ig-88, zuckuss and bossk?

The books are in Audible if you can't read. There's no excuses.

O.O He's an Adam-iral! haha

If you ever put your collection in a museum I will go. No matter where on the planet you stage it. (and hopefully it's in the continental US but a trip anywhere would be cool ... even make it part of a road show?) ... Still ... I would go ... and also ... you have ruined my life forever. I know too much of your process to NOT start making my own props. :D Inching towards the dark side ... or side of light ...

I wonder if Adam has ever read the Aubrey/Maturin series?

That's not his everyday uniform, that's his formal dress uniform, hence all the gold braid.

Love these vids you can tell who isn't comfortable in front of the camera tho Hint it's not Adam lol

what are the british military red coats called (double or single breasted) i wanna buy one and cant find what to search for

The brown note is the same as the spooky note. no?

I can't wait till Adam dresses in this on a mythbusters sea/ocean episode. Also doesn't he get sea sick?

Tony Stark has a basement full of Mk-* suits...Adam Savage has a basement full of awesome costumes! :)

Just out of curiosity doesn't Russel Crowe in the role of Jack Aubrey wear riding boots and a bit different "wear around every day" uniform? I mean I remember him wearing a uniform without all the gold ribbons... Might be me being wrong though...

Chapeau bray?I think 90deg fore n aft when beat to quarters and athwartships in static operations

Why is it Jamie and Adam Tested? I never see Jamie on this channel.

Adam: read the books!

Read the Books! I've read them more times than I can count. And I know what Meyer Sound is (deadhead).

Where can I find a bicorne from that movie?

Just sad it took me so long to watch the movie. Still dumbstruck when I think about what an incredible masterpiece it is. [seriously annoyed that with how much I hated on Pirates, NOT ONE PERSON told me to watch Master and Commander!]

Adam should get a bunch of mannequins in his shop and put all his costumes on display! :)

Just think as him as Asian Cp-30 :D

I know it's 100% authentic and everything, but the blade on that just doesn't sing. He should get a blade from Baltimore Knife & Sword which would 'sching' when pulled out of the scabbard. :) ( Full disclosure : Baltimore Knife is run by my brothers! )

I didn't think this was Crowe's costume. He was carrying a bit of weight in the movie and Adam would have swam in the original.

Which episode did he wear this in? I mean Mythbusters.

Its a 'Norm' for him.hahaha

what i learnt in history class was that the shockwaves from the cannons would cause the crew manning the cannons to regularly shit themselves

Don't worry, while he's not a trained actor, these videos are on the job acting training and Norm's still young and learning fast. I like his work here. For most people acting "naturally" on camera is a skill that takes some time to learn. I dare any RU-vid viewer to do better. Most of those those that can already have their own channels. Just watch the start of Tested's Bay Bridge video. The guy being interviewed looks like a deer in headlights. (He gets better once he starts talking).

I do the exact same thing with costumes and swords etc, but I don't try and make it like replica of a movie costume, I go more for historical stuff crossed with my own ideas about what looks best... It's an expensive hobby!

dress uniform. check around surplus stores

Russell Crowe wears the hat Napoleon style in the movie. The peaks are to the sides and not the front.

Where is your stock, sir?

or "inside the cave of the Savage man" if you like=)

3:26 That's Captain Jack Sparrow...

"..from ebay", "..ebay", "..it's from ebay". How many packets for ebay purchases does Adam get in one day? :D

Now if only "Redbeard" Savage wouldn't get so seasick!!

i wonder if its a replica or a used prop?

Just so you all know this is what I searched "making the Galapagos islands pudding cake from master and commander" and found this instead

Why is the cirrus X-3 just lying there, Finheads Riot!!

he could build himself some really creepy lifelike Adam mannequins to display all his costumes

put on a few and you'll look the part lol

looking at that jacket made me wonder how you would actually close it. are you sure about the shape? it seems very roundish to me...

C-3PO*

hahaha so true

If you think the movie is bad, try reading the book! LOL

I thought we establshed already that it's just the cave, not man cave. :)

Good Lord

So where is the bi-corn hat?