Adam Savage Loves This Old Box
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ค. 2023
- Adam is always on the lookout for new containers, and he finally found an old box that could be suitable to store his collection of Leonardo Da Vinci replica codices. This weathered wooden box he bought from India may just be the right home for his collection, but Adam wants to first swap out its hinges and give it a paint treatment. Here's his first attempt at modifying this incredible vessel of holding.
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Treasure Hunt !!!!!!!! Just like Forrest Fenns Treasure Hunt, why don't you bury Leonardo Da Vinci Codices' in the ground and formulate a riddle for us to solve? In this way, the winner gets to keep an amazing prize, or at the very least give these items back to Adam.
Now, the hinges are looking to much exact measured, fitted, and modern made. Would be bether if they weren't 100% exactly fitted 🙂
Forget unboxing videos. We're just doing box videos! Love it.
An Adam Savage box video is always gonna be good
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Concur, Tim.
Going by my own experiences of buying wooden stuff from India, it's probably legit texturing / aging, but wasn't originally a box.. Probably a door or cart they broke down and made in to a crate
Yeah, fake antiques are a huge thing in india, its impressive how much they do it honestly. Still a super cool box though.
Like making furniture or other things out of old barn wood or pallets! I don’t consider it fake, since the antique part is real, it’s just been rebuilt into a new form.
It’s possible, although it would be difficult to age the corners after cutting pieces to length. Maybe it’s a 50 year old box made from 150 year old pieces, something like that.
Furniture made in India from reclaimed wood has been a thing for decades now, and you can also buy paintings on old wooden planks: the wood is old, the paintings are not.
@@JunctionRunner Antique boxes made daily!
The fact the handle holes aren't centered makes me think it wasn't made by someone who makes chests meant for actual use.
Unless they're just not handle holes at all.
I remember Camden Town market used to have stores stacked with 'Ancient' wooden Indian furniture back in the 90's.
Wow watching that process of making those new screws look old was stunning. They match perfectly.
Something very satisfying about a box that was probably put together with a saw, hand plane and a hammer being worked on by a milling machine.
Wonderful box - turned out great. It deserved old rusty, buggered up screws though. I keep a tin of old screws just for that purpose.
Draft horseshoe nails work wonderfully also!
Hard agree. Screws are too modern. Adam should have munged up the heads after installing. All the weathering and paint tricks is never going to disguise the perfection of those slots and edges. A rare miss.
Mixing hydrogen peroxide and vinegar in a well ventilated area to creat peracetic works great as a oxidizing and weathering solution. 10mins even is all you need.
I did not have “find other people who really love rectangular containers with lids” on my to do list for today, but I’m glad to be here. ❤️
I have a weird obsession with boxes/containers too. Glad to hear I'm not the only one. Old wooden cigar boxes are probably my favorite right now.
Probably the best example of weathering I've ever seen Adam do. He had to match an existing texture that's right in front of him and nailed it. What an interesting thing to watch as it happens. I love how chaotic his movements are, and then it all emerges in perfection.
Hey Adam- just a word- I know the things going inside the box are replica's but Copper DOES discolour paper - tho Im unsure of the timeframe- or if it requires contact or is some kind of offgassing/elemental breakdown that would effect anything in the box- but it would be a bad idea for long term conservation.
I think if he sealed it with a layer of fully-cured poly it would be fairly inert, while still giving it a nice look. Would also have the benefit of preventing the copper from oxidizing as quickly, or at least further than he intended.
surprised you drilled all the way thru instead of stopping short from coming out the other side
That box is awesome, and I really appreciate the editing choice of a visual time lapse, but with the sound at normal speed in the background, there was something very aesthetic about that, and it's given me something to think about for my own video projects.
Adam just moves that fast. They didnt need to speed it up! :D
I think Adam should be scrolling through the UK marketplace, I see so many similar boxes and cases he'd love all mostly under £50. I bought an old early 1900s Canadian steamer trunk in amazing condition for £55 that I now use to store all the Christmas decorations.
I'm at the age where I love an old box too.
What I love about Adam's one-day builds is that he actually does the build himself.
I think hemp rope for the side handles would fit that box nicely. I've got a couple antique Carpenters boxes that I use for fireplace kindling and fire starters as well as many vintage boxes hanging about in my shop. Love the look and vibe that strong box gives out! Cheers! Zip~
It's interesting to see how he weathers the nails/hinges.
I personally would resort to oxidizing and rapidly aging the nails (via getting them rusty and trying to clean off the rust) to replicate the aging, where as since Adam is a prop maker uses more paint and other techniques to blend it into the box.
Always interesting to see how makers from different backgrounds approach solving their projects..
This Old Box, a new show from the makers of This Old House
these kind of videos, especially having to do with containers, are my favorite. I particularly enjoy when the project isn't trying to perfectly match or replicate an existing thing (although those are excellent too) but instead the goal is a particular "vibe"
Amazing box! Copper lining sounds very intriguing, I'm looking forward to (hopefully) seeing it done!
I love some boxes. Containers for storing things is something that constantly comes up in my day to day, Because I have to toss up between keeping my tools in drawers on my toolbox, easily accessible, but also hard to organise and find exactly what I’m looking for, or have things compartmentalised into boxes so if I’m looking for something I know to look for the red steel case, or the orange plastic box, or the blue steel box. I’ve found that keeping certain items in sets depends on how much and how I use it. I’m constantly using 3/8” sockets, so I want my chrome ones to be easily accessible, if I’m looking for a specific one. But my impact rated 3/8” sockets I generally need a handful of sizes and be moving around or need them close by, so my impact ones I keep in their original plastic case, but my chrome ones are sorted into rails for easy identification and portability when I need them.
Or using a steel case to keep all my 1/4” sockets in one place, 1/4” sockets are fairly compact, so I can fit many sets and accessories in one kit to differentiate them from my other tools. So if im looking for 1/4” tools, I won’t be sorting through my 3/8 and 1/2 ratchets or sockets. This also makes them portable for those times I need to take the kit with me into some strange position where I can’t get in or out easily.
Tools I always use don’t get kits or organisers so I don’t spend more time pulling out a kit and looking for that thing, spanners and ratchet spanners are in this list, while a spanner roll is handy for organising, it is just a barrier between you and your tool. I tried to use them but it was always easier to just grab a handful of sizes and stick them in a pocket than have to deal with a spanner roll. The other one in this list is 3/4” sockets, the rails take up too much space and you rarely end up using more than two sizes at once.
I don’t subscribe to the “drawers are where tools go to die” mentality, because if drawers are used correctly then they don’t make you lose your tools. As few drawers as possible, all at working height, with dividers so you can have all your tools visible and sorted into categories. In one drawer I have metric spanners, imperial spanners, 3/8” sockets and accessories, and 1/2” sockets. Another will have all my 3/8” and 1/2” ratchets and breaker bars and extensions, screw drivers of all my usual types (including a couple of specialized drivers), pliers and basic cutters, and finally my specialty tools or often used misc tools (air nozzles, small circlip pliers, battery terminal tools, crimping tools and strippers and a pair of zip tie flush cutters separated from my other pliers for easy access).
The other two drawers I have have all my heavy tools and tools I use less often, 3/4” sockets and bars, hammers, pry bars (there’s a few old screwdrivers in there), spare or specialty spanners (even just odd sizes or ones destined to be cut up for other tools) and a section for shifters/adjustable spanners.
This means I know exactly every single tool is, and if I can’t find it I have minimal places to look for it. It also means that if I don’t need a tool anymore or get a better one, it gets swapped and sent to long term storage where I know it should be, and can access it if required.
It's always a little meditative to watch Adam work. Clearly, a labor love, and it shows. An amazing video!
Fun project, those hinges really improved the look. I like that the box has "air holes."
The startup sound of the milling machine gets me every time, it's glorious. Why does it sound like that?
Adam savage box content is heartwarming
Watching him ruin the lid with the heat gun was hell.
That box just exudes a sense of history. Nice find.
For some reason when I am sick I just end up coming back to your channel and benge watching, thanks for making my misery a little better
It made me happy to see Adam using the 2x4 clamp on the box. That's exactly what I did when I built my workbench (plywood top with a 2x4 Basics kit). My vise has 5" hole spacings, so I drilled those holes and put T nuts on the back of the plywood top. Then I extended the pattern making a grid of 5" spaced holes with T nuts, and then made 2x4 boards of 5", 10", 15", and 20" hole spacings and got threaded rods and handles. It's a pretty great customizable clamping system in lieu of things like bench dogs and the like that you can do with a solid wood workbench.
I have to respect anyone that appreciates a good box, particularly an old, crusty one.
My father-in-law several years before he passed on gave me his old tool chest. He was born in 1925 and this chest was hand made with hand tools. It has two hinged clasps that are ingeniously bent so that the fold up over the lid when it is closed, but also can be folded neatly over the front of the box to sit flush against the inside for when the box needs to be open and closed a lot without locking and unlocking. It is brilliant, and contains many of his old hand tools, and hand-made tools. My favourite is the two-hook blacksmith-made bag/bail hook.
Oh JOY! I had to wait til nearly the end to find out what you planned for the lining. COPPER... awesome. Can't wait to see it. I enjoy your wanderings through the weatherings you do. Love it. Thank you. 🌻
holy cow, i have an old box that split along the top board years ago, and i just now realized i could fix it by just hinging it together. thanks adam!
anyone else screaming at Adam for absent-mindedly scorching the box lid with the heat gun?
Yup
It's 100% a fake antique don't worry about it, idk how Adam ended up paying hundreds for this thing
@@peridusk6128 that's what have it away as fake for me (which he acknowledged was a possibility) but still hurt to watch it the finish get melted while he's in the process of trying to make the hinges look like the finish 🤦🏻♀️
right? trying to match a finish that is melting away. looked like it might have been a wax based finish the "grime" was rubbed into with how it melted.
12:31 It did seem strange, I wonder if he ever noticed later?
Boxes are my love language and I get that trait from my Mom 😂 I especially love heavy-duty cardboard gift boxes with magnetic closures. Omg the box collection I have going is insane 😅
Yes, I think that is a modern box or re-purposed older material but it really doesn’t matter. It truly does look awesome!
Can sit for hours watching Adam weather and distress stuff. It is an art knowing when to stop and not overdo things :)
That was some honest to goodness magic. I'm used to Adam's put-it-on-pull-it-off-repeat weathering techniques, but the buildup with alternating paint and Fuller's (was that Fuller's?) to make rust was outstanding. It took me a couple of coats to figured out what was going on
Looks like they have always been on the box!!
You truly are a master of your craft, sir. I’m not a maker myself, but watching your videos always makes me feel like I could be. Thank you for your inclusivity and your sharing of knowledge.
An absolute artist as a weatherer. Chef’s kiss with the powder bag.
I saw those silver screws and thought "ugh, he better put some gun bluing on them" and in a blink of an eye he weathered them so they looked like the hinges were original! 10 lashes for doubting the master!
Something about calm music and Adam weathering some hinges is just so damn relaxing, so good!
Adam and containers, name a better duo 😂
That box looks ancient! Very appropriate for your codices!
Aww, the beautiful Ace Hardware chisel. An absolute unit.
Amazing how with just a bit of work, those new hinges and screws look like they were never not part of that box! 🤯
This channel is one of the best things on TH-cam.
Hi Adam, I love the box. Keeping with the style of the box, I believe the box would look cool with old style rope handles where the holes are on the side of the box and maybe leather strips around the rope where your hands would go when picking it up.
ADAM LOVES HIS SNAPPLE 👌🏼😄
I love a good box too. That's a cool one.
I love boxes too. I’ve bought a dynamite crate & an old nail cask on eBay. Great pieces. This was a find!
love the box line the screws heads up looks so much better
As a weapons guy in the Navy I love the heritage of non-ferrous materials on ships. Spent some time on USS Constitution not too long ago too and saw plenty of copper lining in magazines
Adam's weathering is his super power!
Very nice job of weathering, I am impressed
When Adam's doing wood work I frequently find myself thinking about how Norm Abrham from New Yankee Workshop would tackle the task; like to cut in the indents for the hinges Norm probably would have had some kind of jig for his hand router already made! Interesting how different makers from different background handle the same task :D
Aww yea love Norm and love those PBS shows!
NYW is finally on YT. They are even upscaling old episodes!
When you have a Bridgeport set up, you find any excuse to use it. It's easy overkill for woodworking which is why you don't see them in a woodshop, but they make complex jobs so much simpler without the need for making a jig.
Treasure boxes have to be my fav trinkets, i have a couple with keepsakes and old coins in, feel like im 10 again when i open them
Appreciate the use of flat-head screws for the hinges. Flat-head screws I can make if necessary. Others, not so much.
A box! Always entertaining in the hands of Mr Savage. I would love to see you line that thing with copper.
The heat gun on the lid...
It must be so nice to have the tools….and knowing how to use them. Just opens up a new world…..
I like how you recreate the authentic look, you’d never know!! You can sure learn a lot on TH-cam if you watch the rite certain people!
Very nice work!
Those hinges were the perfect color of grungy. The way it's hinged away from the actual back of the box, and the two slits cut out toward the front makes me wonder if it's an old munitions box or similar specialized use? That would also explain why it's so covered with metal reinforcing straps. It might look more authentic if the straps on the sides were heavy rope, like used on ships.
If you like weathered old stuff you should have a rummage through my attic!
That smile you opened with really made me smile. XD
If you do that again @tested I recommend
1) use a vacuum instead of a blower for the waste
2) mark out the boundary of the edges of the waste with a sharp knife first and go over it a few times until you get to a 1/16 or a mm depth or so to prevent any chip out from milling
3) using a chisel from the start will make it look more period even if there is a mis-strike. You can always color and age any raw wood to disguise it later
I always look forward to seeing how Adam takes a beautiful piece and improves upon it. Watching this video I couldn't help but think about the stories this box could share and now the story continues with Adam leaving his mark on it too. Got to love these builds! I can't wait to see how the box looks in its finished form.
Always have liked primitive boxes. Bought and sold lots over the years. Surprised you used paint (though it worked well, your skills in using it show there). I would have suggested vinegar to cause natural rust (and in 3-D) to form on the hinges and screws, then rub in a bit of used coffee grounds and tea leaves to darken it, and into the wood to cover the fresh cuts....and maybe have cut the insets smaller than the hinges, and used a chisel to carve out the rest of the edges to create a more hand made look around them. My eye gravitates to the precise cuts...but most people would not notice that anyway, I've just been in the antiques business too long, lol.
I love the implication of the edit, that that is what Mumford & Sons sounds like
Looks awesome. What an amazingly interesting box! I know it's fake weathered but it looks like a box with a story!
*one thing to consider for the copper lining would be to have some sort of embellishment decoration on the inside of the lid...it could be an elaborate embossed panel giving the visual narrative of one of the ships many adventures or something simple like a nail punched geometric pattern of that given era....wire inlay patterns might also be an interesting choice as well*
As A fellow lover of boxes, well done sir!
It's a ballot box! How neat!!!
nice! an 1860s Victorian colonial army ammo box!
the slits and holes were for rope yup this thing used to have rope handles! and it's 100% original
often these were coated with bitumen so it would survive the tropics and you can clearly see the cracked bitumen on this box.
some of these had copper-clad compartments for either powder boxes or paper cartridges.
This turned out perfect. I'd love to see how the handles go, and maybe even a machined key for the lock if the original is not found. 😅
I keep my jewelry making supplies (files, safety goggles, jeweler’s saw, earplugs, solder, that sort of stuff) in an antique wooden toolbox, and my stone slabs for lapidary in an old wooden soda crate from the 70s! Nothing like putting the materials for one’s craft in a container with History!
The box reminds me of late 19th / early 20th century dynamite boxes that can still be found in the old lead mines in the part of West Wales (UK) I live in.
Love the Seiko.
Just what i needed right now! 🥳
And suddenly everyone is listening to Mumford & Sons at home... lol
1. what was that powder technique... I have never seen that in weathering. Very neat!!! Second, I feel the metal braces/hinges should have a little more of a 'metalic' patina, no? Not much... I absolutely LOVE that box. I cannot wait to see the next steps!!
Good choice on the hinges. maybe some side loop handles ? Made a riveted pirates chest last year, great fun.
Gotta love a great box! 👍🏻
I feel the need to make an accurate replica of this box!
Fantastic!!!
I was told by a technician who was a furniture maker in England to put the chisel butt into the hollow of your shoulder and press down with your body. This gives more control than chiseling out the routed corners with a mallet.
While a bit off-topic of the box in the video - which IS impressively old and story-book-lookin! - I want to give a shout-out to the music choices by the editor in this one! Jinglepunks, right? There's been some oft-repeated go-to selections on this channel, but today the music is NEW! And I like it!! Almost traditional-Irish-folk-song feel
I like Adam's woodworking 'trim router' for doing hinges. :)
As a antique dealer and restorer in the UK I find it amazing that the new world countries don't do more research into old objects. The items produced by fantastically skilled craftsmen in history were never crude or poorly made and if they were they weren't kept. India had some of the best craftsmen in the world for around 300 years, their wood carving, piercing, inlays, brass work, overlays and ivory work is just unsurpassed. The reason for this mind boggling work is because of the wealth difference between the UK's aristocracy and hugely wealthy who took the time and expense to visit India. No other time in history could one person afford to give 4 months wages to a very skilled craftsman for such a mundane item such as a table box, these items were small enough to transport but when returned to Europe they were marvelled at and no European craftsman could come even close to producing such works of art. All of these skills are now lost to history, most of them were lost by the 1920's but they can be bought for a fraction of their original cost (taking into account for inflation) if you look up some words like antique, sadeli, hoshiarpur, vizagapatam, nagina, ceylonese carved ebony, and then take the time to see how they were made, even with resent increases in prices you can still buy these works at bargain prices for what they are. In the antique world fakes are always a problem but because of the skill involved in making these works anyone with the smallest bit of knowledge can spot a fake a mile off and as a result of this these items are almost never faked because it's almost impossible.
My guy even went with the flat head screws! That's what I'm talkin bout! I was at the ready to post about how Phillip's head would have been too modern.
the powder bag is neat trick ! nice vid adam look forward to the next !
What is the powder? Corn starch or climbing chalk or?
I think it’s caller fullers earth
Hmm...that does seem like a rather impressively weathered and worn article. I am very intrigued 💫
I would also have to agree that it was old wood just by looking at the after effects of the milling. Good Job.
shame about the heat gun marking the top of the box at 12:30 and onward! Still turned out great though. perfect hinges for it too!
9:45 "they dont blend very well right now" meanwhile im thinking goddamn those hinges match that box so well (except for the screw heads)
First thought: boy, those screws seem awefully bright. Few minutes later... never mind. They now look ancient. He does love his weathering passes!