Hail Mary: amzn.to/3GHwO9X The Order of Time: amzn.to/3oMNJ4P Joe Piecynski Machining videos: th-cam.com/channels/pp6lgdc_XO_FZYJppaFa5w.html Stefan Gotteswinter: th-cam.com/channels/Y8gSLTqvs38bR9X061jFWw.html This Old Tony: th-cam.com/users/ThisOldTony Twoodfrd Guitar repair: th-cam.com/channels/8wIqZCt9h6uJbOBCQVuUmg.html Lockpicking Lawyer: th-cam.com/channels/m9K6rby98W8JigLoZOh6FQ.html Konstantin Bogdanov modelmaking: th-cam.com/users/bkonstant CinemaTyler: th-cam.com/channels/7GV-3hrA9kDKrren0QMKMg.html 99% Invisible: 99percentinvisible.org/ Ologies: www.alieward.com/ologies Loki: www.disneyplus.com/series/loki/ The Americans: www.amazon.com/The-Americans-Season-1/dp/B00B8P8O9K The Good Place: www.netflix.com/title/80113701 Ghostbusters: Afterlife: www.ghostbusters.com/ Dune: www.dunemovie.com/ Disclaimer: Tested may earn an affiliate commission when you buy through the links here.
One crafting channel that I think Adam would have added (if he were aware of it) is Studson Studio - this guy makes some amazing models, mostly from junk - for example his recent build of Howl's Moving Castle is simply incredible.
Mr Savage. I could not have asked for a more wonderful Christmas gift than to get an endorsement from you. I have been a fan of yours for as long as I can remember. Together, we could conquer the world. At the very least, fix whatever breaks. Thank you again for the shout out and best wishes for your continued success and good health. Happy Holidays.
Well deserved Joe! You and every machinist mentioned here (and others like Oxtool) have taught me so much. As a hobby machinist with only a Chinese mini lathe and an old 1950's Craftsman drill press (oddly enough it's designed to do light milling), I've been able to do far more than I ever thought was possible just by following you guys' suggestions and best practices. Rigidity is king for any machining tool but it's amplified by orders of magnitude for small hobby machines. That information alone has helped me more than I can say. And you guys have taught me so much more with every video. I'd never have been able to do this without you. So thanks to all of you from the bottom of my heart for sharing your many years of experience and knowledge.
Thank you Adam! Hearing and seeing my name amongst other content creators, machinists and makers is very humbling. You - and Mythbusters have been a big influence for me since the first airing of Mythbusters on german TV.
You've no idea how happy i am that your channel has grown so much, from that long time ago when you made that presentation of your grinder. Having been on this platform from the start, these stories, where people manage to make a niche and teach others or entertain them, this makes me happy beyond belief.
Thanks so much for the shout-out, Adam! Being a fan of Tested for years and years, I just happened to stumble upon this and it was such a surprise that I even woke up my wife to tell her the news! Thanks again, I really appreciate it!
Based upon Adam's recommendation, I've dived into your channel and watched all your FMJ videos in basically one go. than rewatched the movie. Fantastic work, thank you!
Stuff Made Here is easily one of the best youtube channels out there. His builds are incredibly complex but he explains things in a way that is easy to understand. He is definitely a must watch.
That man makes some of the best videos on the entire platform. I don’t understand how he pumps out so many insanely complicated videos in a couple of weeks
SMH is incredible and he crams so much work and so many disciplines in short, super funny videos. He is not in any way an instructional videos. Tho very inspiring.
love his content, sincerely do, but his consistent references to things like "participation trophies" gives me bad vibes. but his content is strong enough for me to look past it
Most important for me, Stuff Made Here doesn't shy away from the failures. I think he does the best job on TH-cam in normalizing iterative design and how a failed approach isn't a failure, but a necessary and inevitable step towards a better solution.
Tom Scott is one of my all time favourite youtube channels. Incredibly well informed and fueled by his community at this point. Short videos that are super easy to consume too!
Other than you, my favorite TH-camr is My Mechanics. He's a Swiss CNC machinist that does perfect restorations (since you like aged stuff, he might not be your thing) of items that have been thrown away to steel recycling. If parts are unusable, such as screws, bolts, washers, he makes new ones on his lathe &/or mill.
@@Gravalpea Tysy hooked me with the Bottle Cap Drill restoration when he went 'pew, pew, pew' with it at the same time I did. I got his humor at that moment.
As far as TH-cam goes, I’ve been enjoying watching Baumgartner Restorations. It’s a channel dedicated to showing the conservatueur’s process of repairing and bringing back to life old works of art (usually oil paintings), and the transformations at the end showing the before and after are amazing. I like to watch it while doing other things because of how calm it is. Julian does a great job explaining why he makes certain decisions and has an overall great execution.
No TH-cam machinist list would be complete without including the amazing skills and outstanding videography of "Clickspring". Chris is a master craftsman and has an ongoing project where he is recreating the Antikythera Mechanism. He is also using the same tools and methods that are thought to be as used by the ancient Greeks to manufacture this amazing machine. Prepare to have mind blown if you give Clickspring a watch.
I enjoyed watching “The Essential Craftsman”. A senior builder decided, as a teaching aid, to build a house from scratch from picking the property, designing the home and taking us through every step from making the site buildable, retaining walls, foundations, framing and final details. About 120 or so episodes. I respected the process and dedication to the project so much that I made a1200 mile trip to see the final product. Scott also does forging videos.
I cant believe I didnt make the cut!! lol Twoodfrd Guitar repair is really good, I can play, but I'm no builder, fascinating watching how he deals with problems.
Sampson Boat Co is one channel I found in the last year that I can't get enough of. A younger British guy completely rebuilding a 111 year old wooden sailing yacht with the help of a rotating cast of volunteers in Washington state.
I can't not mention Bad Obsession Motorsports and "Project Binky". Two British guys fitting the complete AWD drivetrain from a Toyota Celica GT4 into the tiny body of a classic mini. The metal fabrication is top tier and the ingenuity is amazing. They also have an incredible sense of humor. Welding, sheet metal fabrication, machining, maintenance, remanufacturing, tea, Cardboard Aided Design.
Mr Pete (tubalcain) is truly the TH-cam machine shop teacher . Hundreds of videos talking about how to use every feature of multiple types of mills,lathes, etc
Wintergatan has been making videos of constructing a huge machine to play music using marbles for years, and it is very inspirational. He is currently taking a break from TH-cam , and is rethinking his approach because of his tiny margin for error, but will hopefully be back soon :)
Leo @ Sampson Boat co. and the Tally Ho rebuild project is one of my favorites. I have been watching for years now but each episode is better and better. His craftsmanship is amazing and learning a subject like traditional wooden boat building (which I knew nothing about) is so compelling for some reason.
I came to the comments to mention the Tally Ho project and its TH-cam chronicles. Every video teaches me something new about sailing, boats and boat building, or just woodworking and craftsmanship in general. An awesome cast of co-stars rotate through and add their personalities to the process, but Leo is a constant throughout - a great storyteller and videographer to go with his carpentry skills. For the Adam Savage channel fans (and perhaps for Adam himself), there's no shortage of "we couldn't find a tool for this so we made one" stories to go along with tool restoration projects, plus bronze casting, wood joinery, and all manner of techniques working with wood and metal. Also, the process of (re)building a 50-foot boat from road map-sized plans is like scale model construction in reverse and it's a fascinating process in itself. I can't say enough about these videos. Leo has released one about every two weeks for over 2 years now, so there's plenty out there to catch up on.
What a great communicator you are Adam ! It is a joy to listen to your talks on you tube! The way you don’t give linear answers to the questions posed is quite refreshing. Paraphrasing you “I don’t have a favorite book I have favorite books”. Thank you again and here’s to a great 2022!
Great deserved compliments for Joe and Stefan. Nice to see you got yourself back together after The Expanse proto-molecule disassembled you. Have a happy new year and cheers!
I do the same thing with Twoodford! His dry wit and his steady, measured way of going about his repairs are so calming and soothing. I've watched every single one of his videos, and look forward to his weekly drops, and still turn on his channel at the end of the night to relax and wind down. VIVE LA TED!
My favorite part about Hail Mary is that in the end the main character made the choice that I would not have made myself and made me think about why I chose what I did. At its core, that is what science fiction is about, the study of being human
This all reminded me of how great this book is on audio...as it actually adds some extra, so to speak. (Hard to say what without spoilers, but you can probably guess right.)
Two maker channels on TH-cam I've really enjoyed this year are Nerdforge and Thalasso hobbyer. I am constant blown away on how quickly Nerdforge can get out new videos accomplishing amazing things. Anything between cosplay, wall art, resin creations and everything in between they excel at.I Thalasso Hobbyer creates equally amazing creations dealing with an underwater giant sea creature theme. The music along with the maker is both inspiring and calming.
Two machinist channels I really enjoy are Blondihacks and Engineer Bruns. Both are very talented machinists. I started watching Blondihacks as she was building a model steam engine from a cast iron kit that involved a lot of lathe and mill work. Now she is almost through scratch building the boiler for the steam engine. She has also done a lot of interesting side projects along the way. Engineer Bruns is a master machinist with a great sense of humor. Frequently there is a humorous story line running through the machining project of his videos.
Cutting edge engineering out of Australia is a great heavy duty machining channel. He fixes cylinders for bulldozers and dump trucks and such. Watching Mill out a hole to make it round to build it back up to mill it out to the proper diameter when you don't think it can be fixable. Plus the outtakes at the end are pretty good when he loses his train of thought.
AVE makes some great videos that entail a great Canadian perspective on hand tools, power tools, machining and a general mechanical mindset. His videos are not only entertaining but also extremely informative and easy to watch.
Adam, thank you SO MUCH for highlighting these incredible builders, hackers, creators, and makers. Bless you for giving a platform for these incredible folks. You know you have a certain power in this community and you use that power for GOOD. Bless you. May your 2022 be filled with more adventures, experiences, and newness.
Hand Tool Rescue is a great watch. Start with Drag Saw parts 1 and 2. Watching the progress and the application of problem solving in saving of these antique tools is wonderful (and funny). 😁
Dear Adam you show such an impressive amount of passion and commitment to the quality and functionality of the projects you undertake. Your dedication is very inspirational. Except for the shipping container video. I saw the title and was excited to see you make a miniature shipping container with working doors and locks made out of metal but all us fans got was a box with stickers on it. From your big Aussie fan
Adam I think it would be super cool if you got more into textiles/sewing/etc and historical sewing and made some more content about it! Bernadette Banner, Morgan Donner, Rachel Maksy, Abby Cox, Nicole Rudolph, Karolina Zebrowska... lots of historical clothing/sewing myths and facts and tons to learn and lots of opportunities to be hands-on too. Also stuff like knitting, crochet, darning, weaving, rugmaking, lacemaking, embroidery, corseting/boning of garments.. it's a whole world of making to explore! Also I love Ologies and it's super cool to see you mention it!!
@@gus473 yesss honestly i've never even gotten into military/rescue/tactical/etc sewing and methods, Tested should totally have/talk to a textile expert who can make that sort of content!!
You are my guilty pleasure. Love watching you make stuff with tools I know while drinking out of my Tested coffee mug. Especially when you get all geeked about something. I totally get that feeling.
first of all thank you Adam and there are two guitar amplifier repair persons on youtube I watch a lot - psionic audio who I would also describe as "grumpy" but similarly soothing with strong (justified) opinions - also fazio electric - another soothing presence and a rare female voice in that world
The Hoof GP has been an amazing find this year for me. He has shown and taught me on an aspect of life that was never even a consideration to myself; the casting for and maintenance of cattle hooves. You find yourself invested in the cows very quickly wanting to know how the troubled ones are recovering and picking up yourself on what to look for when looking at the hooves to spot any potential issues. Well worth a watch
If Adam or others haven't heard or watched, I CAN'T recommend 2 channels enough: 'TheCrafsMan SteadyCraftin' is two parts a show about making things, and a harken back to old PBS learning programming/muppets/Bill Nye/Bob Ross. Great channel for kids to watch as well. He's an expert storyteller, and cinematographer. Always something new a quirky to learn about. 'Wintergatan' is a channel all about watching the journey of a single person (with help of others at times) in creating the ultimate marble machine music box. Watching his successes, failures, trials and tribulations through expertly filmed work is such an inspiration for any maker out there.
Wintergatan is an entire band actually, they used the original marble machine for one of their songs and the youtube channel has become a place where the member of the band who builds all their crazy musical contraptions posts info about engineering and building their new marble machine and occasionally videos about other fascinating musical instruments he finds, but mostly about building the new version of the marble machine. TheCrafsMan can be dangerous to watch if you're tired, his stuff is all super interesting but his voice can put you to sleep its so comfy and nice to listen to. his channel is a great watch even when all he's doing is gluing toy gun parts to adorable animals to create weaponized cuteness
I've really enjoyed Rick Beato's channel, especially his "What makes this song great" series. I watched Ghostbusters Afterlife and was genuinely moved at the end (something that rarely happens for me)
Awesome episode. Mystery Scoop is a young TH-cam channel using old photos, paintings, sculptures, and death-masks to re-animate famous historical people with AI help. You can see Aristotle smile at you in the flesh! :D (plus DaVinci, Newton, Cleopatra, Mona Lisa, the list is enormous).
Dear Adam, watching your videos was probably what initiated me to go more into machining direction with the things I'm making. Got my first lathe this summer, learned only from youtube and reading books. . Seeing now your endorsement of my 2 very favorite TH-cam machinists makes me very happy. To add some more. Have a look at the channel from Mark Presling. His calm an great way of showing his work process and thoughts are just wonderful. Stay safe and a great new year
I only recently finished Hail Mary and I am so mad I waited so long to read it. I heard people say it was just the Martian again, so I put it at the bottom of my reading list for the year. To anyone else who heard the same thing and avoided this book, let me assure you it is not the same and it is just as fantastic. Put down whatever you are reading and go get it. On a side note, I've also listened to the audio book version, which is just as amazing. You really can't go wrong with this one.
The Post Apocalyptic Inventor is a great TH-camr who repairs and repurposes junkyard finds and waxes philosophical as he does it. Also Thomas Johnson Antique Furniture Restoration is a pleasure to watch with his quiet competence.
One a bit different from the others here, The Charismatic Voice is a fantastic channel, It has expanded my appreciation of different genres of music as Elizabeth explores new music herself. The community around the channel is astounding. The guests and conversations she has with them are amazing. It's just a great time.
Cutting Edge Engineering Australia uses machining to make things better than new. I have thoroughly enjoyed their channel this year. Thanks for sharing your lists!
If you're into electronics, I've gotta say Mr. Carlson's Lab for all things vintage and analog, and CuriousMarc's channel for all things RF, vintage computer, and really above-and-beyond restoration of some REALLY unique and off-the-path stuff. He assisted in restoring the Apollo Guidance Computer and it is just amazing to see that series from a few years back. Right now he's got the Apollo radio transmitter coming to life.
I've just watched every video that My Mechanics has put up on youtube - great restoration channel, excellent technical ability, and really relaxing format.
Every Tool's a Hammer is fantastic. This obviously isn't a recommendation for Adam, I just feel like I should share that this book has been very inspiration for me this year. It's found me at a major chapter in my life where a lot of change happened very quickly for me as a person but also as a maker. This year was the first time I moved away from home, and also when I finally got the opportunity to learn machining. I feel like the things I have learned from this wonderful book will continue to shape how I mature as a person and a maker. So thank you Adam for making it. If any of you have not read Adam's book I highly recommend it.
Well done Adam,,and the the Shout Out to Joe Pie and Stefan was very uplifting. Was my pleasure on Jan 4th to personalty meet Joe after 2 years of putting off. Life is short, and this was one of the best birthdays ever. At 69, know I will never have a 1/3 of there skills are yours, but my motto is to never quite are yes I am to old to learn new things. When one does, the world will stop spinning,,Thx for sharing and "Keep On Keeping on",,,Bear in TX.
Books: *Harrow the Ninth (second book of the series) *Ancillary Justice *This is How You Lose the Time War *The Last Graduate (second book of the series) * Princess Florilinda and the Fourty-Flight Tower
Great list. I'll add "My mechanics" to that. A gentleman from Switzerland, who restores seemingly anything, but he has an affinity, if not pure love, of machining. He's a treat to watch. And thanks to your list I now have more people to watch. Good stuff. Also, yeah on Dune. I watched it for the first time three days ago. I didn't expect it to be that good, because i usually don't jive with the reviewers, and this was actually very well reviewed. So, very happy with that. Can't wait for the next one.
Great list! I need to go see Dune some more times. This year aside from watching just about everything from Tested I've been watching a whole lot of CosTubers: Bernadette Banner, Costuming Drama, Rachel Maksy, Sewstine, Cathy Hay, Costuming in Color, Morgan Donner, Angela Clayton, Nicole Rudolph, Abby Cox, Retro Claude, Closet Historian, Snappy Dragon, Lady of Faewood. All good company while I work on things. Many of them have mentioned that they're fans of yours also! And I know you guys know about Nerdforge, they're crazy!
Adam’s description of The Order Of Time reminded me of reading some things the Einstein wrote, letters I think, and how blow away I was by the clarity of his words. Also a shout out for Colin Furze, that guy is a master maker.
Thank you for your You Tube videos. I rarely comment but hammering your fingernail brought back a painful memory. I have done rough carpentry from my childhood on the farm all the way to present and have hammered the wrong nail multiple times. While in college, I was working one summer helping build a church and of course I hit the wrong nail. The pain from hitting my nail was not the worst. The pressure from the blood trying to fill the space under my nail was throbbing. I hit toward the back of the nail. In the end I had to find the smallest drill bit on the job site and drill the back of my nail to relieve the pressure. Immediate relief. Thank you for bringing that painful memory back! : )
Adam. Could not agree more regarding Hail Mary. I will add if you like audiobooks, Hail Mary in audio form is fantastic. I hope there will be a movie and cannot wait to see it. Happy Holidays and thanks for this channel.
Project Brupeg. It's about a Kiwi couple restoring/overhauling an old sunken fishing trawler and converting it into an expedition/science exploration vessel and it's is truly STUNNING what they're able to fabricate for themselves and their ship. They're also doing it on a pretty tight budget, so have to build a lot of their own stuff. They're a remarkable couple and it's been a lot of fun watching them over the years. There are hundreds of hours of video to watch. Bad Obsession Motorsport: Project Binky: These two Brits are shoe horning a Toyota V6 into an older mini (the truly tiny ones) and it's taken them YEARS. It's almost done, so if you binge the whole thing we're very close to a satisfying pay off. Again the fabrication and build quality is absolutely stunning.
I also loved hail Mary, fabulous and hopeful narrative. On a completely different tack, the book that made the biggest impact on me this year was Being Mortal by Atul Gawande. It is an excellent paradigm shifting book about our end of life journey, how we treat others in their end of life, but also how we treat ourselves at the end of life. I can't recommend it enough.
I am so glad to hear of someone else watching The Americans! Its one of my favorites for the same reasons. I am also watching through it for the second time! Thanks for sharing this list! I will definitely check out some of these TH-cam channels, and books too!
Three suggestions for channels on you tube: Not terrible restorations - every video this gent from Germany posts is basically what ASMR is for me. Beyond just the beautiful restorations of tools he creates, the fact that it’s done without narration really focuses you on what he’s doing. The captions he inserts are equally informative and witty. Plus, he reviews a different beer every video. I don’t even drink beer, but it’s an amusing way to kinda break up the flow a little. Plasmo - plastic models - gentleman in the Czech Republic who builds scale model kits. Which is to say he buys some off the shelf plastic model kits and then enhances them with customizations to such a degree to be utterly mind boggling. He’s taken kits that I’ve had literally zero interest in (like a WWII era railroad crossing sign) and turned them into such utter tour de forces that it just made my jaw drop. I remember one video where he was building his first motorcycle kit and drilled out the (solid) chain piece so that every link of the chain looked, well, realistic. A4 garage - another plastic kit modeler (no idea where he’s from, though - no narration in his videos) who goes to profound extremes to take basic kits and turn them into museum quality models. He does a significant amount of scratch building to the point where I wonder if he deliberately chooses simple/lower detail kits for no other reason than to give himself a greater challenge. As a bonus, his video production quality is superb and he usually will produce a series of videos on any given model followed by a sort of ‘greatest hits compilation’ for those who don’t want to watch a handful of videos. Most of his models feature him making ignition keys and making it so all the doors and hood/trunk lids open. The fact that he made a model of the Citroen DS where all four doors would open just about blew my mind. His series building a Lamborghini Miura may well be the most detailed model building vlog I’ve ever seen.
I don't know if anyone at Tested will see this, but Adam should definitely check out Baumgartner Restoration on TH-cam. As someone who also regularly watches guys like Ted Woodford (guitar repair/lutherie), Adam would really enjoy the narration and the processes required to restore and repair paintings. It also goes into the history of the style or artist, and often has philosophical undertones. It's absolutely brilliant, fascinating content!!
I’m often critical of Adam Sandwich in the comments and call him Lord Elpus with regards to his machine safety, but he really is everybody’s favourite cool uncle and it’s amazing to have him around. Isn’t it.
P.S. Dune is a bit shit though, come on. They played it too safe, it should have been darker and edgier and better. I understand why it isn’t, but it should have been.
I would urge you to check out Nik and Richard's Bad Obsession Motorsport, and their 8-year-old ongoing project Binky, where two mechanical engineers who can only be described as mad, pursue the goal of cramming a 2.0 litre turbocharged Toyota Celica engine into an old Mini. Needless to say, this endeavor requires a crap load of fabrication of all sorts. And their humoristic approach to it all makes it endlessly entertaining!
Dune has such a unique presence to it. I'm happy to have seen it in IMAX. The volume was just a LITTLE too loud, making certain nuances hard to appreciate, but the score and sound design are amazing! The sense of scale really hits you. I'd gladly watch it multiple times again. Another favourite movie of mine this year is The Guilty. It has some great humorous jabs dotted throughout the first part, but expertly shifts the tones as needed. The dialogue and acting are natural and wonderful. And it is TENSE. I couldn't look away from it. I had to get up and walk around for a bit after it was finished. It's funny, tragic and terrifying at the same time, in the right amounts and at the right moments. (Honourable mention because it wasn't published this year) A book series I discovered recently is "Wayfarers" by Becky Chambers. I'm only halfway through the first book "The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet" and I'm loving it so far. It's just a fun, character driven story following a diverse crew and their interactions as they learn more about each others' lives during a long-haul job. I will definitely be checking out Project Hail Mary when I can!
Adam , this may not be down your alley to watch but the channel Mustie1 is a guy that works in motors of all kinds and has the water to not look in manuals or books but to run down the problems by ruling things out to find the problem to fix it. I don't know why but he is fun to watch.
Stuff Made Here is a great channel that is pretty entertaining that deals with some machine, but it is definitely more centered around the design process of whatever project he has planned. It's still a very interesting and fun channel to peak into occasionally.
On the book side of things, A Psalm for the Wild Built is one of the most genuinely moving and human things I've ever read. I'm very much here for hopeful and optimistic sci-fi these days.
I LOVED that book! I immediately read it a second time (which I have never done before), and a third. It's so refreshing to read something that's hopeful and kind without being cloying or dull.
I've really enjoyed CuriousMarc's channel. He and his friends restore vintage computers and other devices. He has a knack for explaining electrical engineering concepts. Watching him use logic analyzers and other diagnostic equipment while debugging was a revelation. I have also enjoyed Ben Eater's channel, where he builds 8 bit and 6502 breadboard computers step by step. He is also deft at explaining electronics and low level/machine code concepts. If you want to understand 'coding down to the metal', and enjoy watching someone parse a technical manual for an IC chip, this is a great place to start. I find both of these channels very relaxing to watch.
Another of the very best science communicators is Jim Al-Khalili. He's charismatic AF and his most-excellent radio show/podcast is THE LIFE SCIENTIFIC. Each episode features an interview with a highly respected researcher, they're produced by the BBC and all of them are distributed without any fees or subscription.
Interesting list of YT channels. My big go-to's this year have been (in no particular order): Tom Scott, Jill Bearup, Nerdforge, Smarter Every Day and Cinema Therapy. Just covers such a large swath of the YT maker and educator communities. EDIT: Also, Xyla Foxlin's channel is an absolute joy to watch. Love her enthusiasm. A new one for me has been Sarah -n- Tuned - check out her Audi TT restoration, a real treat.
Best sci-fi book I read this year was Hyperion. Best book overall was The Way of Kings. Both are truly unbelievable, which says a lot with how much I read.
Adam Booth a.k.a. Abom79 is an amazing machinist. He's a wonderful person, he really loves what he does and he is great at it. Watching his videos makes me feel like a lucky apprentice that has found a great mentor. I highly recommend his channel.
Excited to see Ghostbusters afterlife! The town I live in does not have a movie theater 😂 appreciate your wisdom and insight Adam! You are truly inspiring 🙏
This will be totally up your alley, Adam: Philip Ball's The Modern Myths - Adventures in the Machinery of Popular Imagination. The cover design alone makes it worth getting.
One crafting channel that I think Adam would have added (if he were aware of it) is Studson Studio - this guy makes some amazing models, mostly from junk - for example his recent build of Howl's Moving Castle is simply incredible. Also a big shout out for DIY Perks, he makes some incredible stuff.
I am really looking forward to reading "The Anthropocene Reviewed" by John Green. I listened to the entire podcast series and I want to read more of his stories and try to understand my place in this world through this narrative.
I can recommend a few channels that I watch. Mark Novak, a Gunsmith who approaches restoration of historical firearms and how to properly maintain them for future generations. Ben Krasnow's channel Applied Science where Ben explores various science topics that he explores in his home shop. Noah Caldwell-Gervais who does deep dive video essays on various video games like a 7 and half hour deep dive on the Resident Evil franchise. Psych2Go who do video on mental health topics to raise mental health awareness. And lastly Nash on Radio Dead Air who does a show call What the F*ck is Wrong With You, where Nash and his cohost Tara cover news of people being stupid every week.
An incredibly fascinating and accessible book I read this year was The Brilliant Abyss by Helen Scales. She talks about amazing deep sea ecosystems that you’ve never heard about, discusses her time on a research vessel, and highlights a major concern facing the deep right now: Deep-Sea mining. It’s a great book and not too long either!
Ran this down and am now a few chapters in and finding it satisfyingly detailed and eloquently communicated. I can't recommend a book after only a few chapters, of course, but I can absolutely thank you for a great recommendation! Much appreciated.
Give Colin Furze a look - he builds things that only a madman could imagine. He's converted a dodgem car so it will hit over 90 mph. A 1/3 scale AT-ACT. A rotating belt of knives (!!!???). A pulse jet powered bicycle. A screw tank. All his work looks beautiful, too. He stands on the thin line between genius and insanity. At present, he's tunnelling under his house, with a branch eventually leading to the fallout shelter/mancave he built under his garden a few years ago. He's brilliant, barking mad and we love him.
Hail Mary: amzn.to/3GHwO9X
The Order of Time: amzn.to/3oMNJ4P
Joe Piecynski Machining videos: th-cam.com/channels/pp6lgdc_XO_FZYJppaFa5w.html
Stefan Gotteswinter: th-cam.com/channels/Y8gSLTqvs38bR9X061jFWw.html
This Old Tony: th-cam.com/users/ThisOldTony
Twoodfrd Guitar repair: th-cam.com/channels/8wIqZCt9h6uJbOBCQVuUmg.html
Lockpicking Lawyer: th-cam.com/channels/m9K6rby98W8JigLoZOh6FQ.html
Konstantin Bogdanov modelmaking: th-cam.com/users/bkonstant
CinemaTyler: th-cam.com/channels/7GV-3hrA9kDKrren0QMKMg.html
99% Invisible: 99percentinvisible.org/
Ologies: www.alieward.com/ologies
Loki: www.disneyplus.com/series/loki/
The Americans: www.amazon.com/The-Americans-Season-1/dp/B00B8P8O9K
The Good Place: www.netflix.com/title/80113701
Ghostbusters: Afterlife: www.ghostbusters.com/
Dune: www.dunemovie.com/
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Dude I finished Hail Mary last night!!!!!!!!! Incredible
As far as machining I find myself spending way to much time with Keith Rucker (th-cam.com/users/ksruckerowwm) and his work with vintange machines.
I have one for you
Wristwatch Revival Is fantastic, great personality and great content on the intricacies of vintage chronographs.
One crafting channel that I think Adam would have added (if he were aware of it) is Studson Studio - this guy makes some amazing models, mostly from junk - for example his recent build of Howl's Moving Castle is simply incredible.
another TH-cam brilliant educator: Mr Carlson's Lab th-cam.com/users/MrCarlsonsLab
Mr Savage. I could not have asked for a more wonderful Christmas gift than to get an endorsement from you. I have been a fan of yours for as long as I can remember. Together, we could conquer the world. At the very least, fix whatever breaks. Thank you again for the shout out and best wishes for your continued success and good health. Happy Holidays.
Love both of your channels!!
You've got a new sub Joe.
@@Chubbza5 Thanks guys. I am humbled by the recognition.
Well deserved Joe! You and every machinist mentioned here (and others like Oxtool) have taught me so much.
As a hobby machinist with only a Chinese mini lathe and an old 1950's Craftsman drill press (oddly enough it's designed to do light milling), I've been able to do far more than I ever thought was possible just by following you guys' suggestions and best practices.
Rigidity is king for any machining tool but it's amplified by orders of magnitude for small hobby machines. That information alone has helped me more than I can say. And you guys have taught me so much more with every video. I'd never have been able to do this without you.
So thanks to all of you from the bottom of my heart for sharing your many years of experience and knowledge.
@@lkw6640 From the bottom of my heart, A sincere thank you for your message. I'm honored to help you. And you are in excellent company.
Thank you Adam! Hearing and seeing my name amongst other content creators, machinists and makers is very humbling.
You - and Mythbusters have been a big influence for me since the first airing of Mythbusters on german TV.
Congrats Stefan!
SO GLAD to hear you get a mention on here, Stefan!! Well deserved!
You've no idea how happy i am that your channel has grown so much, from that long time ago when you made that presentation of your grinder. Having been on this platform from the start, these stories, where people manage to make a niche and teach others or entertain them, this makes me happy beyond belief.
Congrats Stefan.
Well deserved Stefan!
Thanks so much for the shout-out, Adam! Being a fan of Tested for years and years, I just happened to stumble upon this and it was such a surprise that I even woke up my wife to tell her the news! Thanks again, I really appreciate it!
Thats so cool! I can only imagine the excitement and suprise when you heard it lol
Based upon Adam's recommendation, I've dived into your channel and watched all your FMJ videos in basically one go. than rewatched the movie. Fantastic work, thank you!
@@Cincinnatus-C Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed them!
@@nickk4010 I nearly keeled over!
@@CinemaTyler Congrats. I was shocked to hear I made the list as well.
Stuff Made Here is easily one of the best youtube channels out there. His builds are incredibly complex but he explains things in a way that is easy to understand. He is definitely a must watch.
That man makes some of the best videos on the entire platform. I don’t understand how he pumps out so many insanely complicated videos in a couple of weeks
SMH is incredible and he crams so much work and so many disciplines in short, super funny videos. He is not in any way an instructional videos. Tho very inspiring.
love his content, sincerely do, but his consistent references to things like "participation trophies" gives me bad vibes. but his content is strong enough for me to look past it
Most important for me, Stuff Made Here doesn't shy away from the failures.
I think he does the best job on TH-cam in normalizing iterative design and how a failed approach isn't a failure, but a necessary and inevitable step towards a better solution.
I was introduced to Stuff Made Here thanks to his collaboration with Destin. Definitely a top-tier TH-camr.
Tom Scott is one of my all time favourite youtube channels. Incredibly well informed and fueled by his community at this point. Short videos that are super easy to consume too!
And his new second channel (Tom Scott Plus) is great, too!
Other than you, my favorite TH-camr is My Mechanics. He's a Swiss CNC machinist that does perfect restorations (since you like aged stuff, he might not be your thing) of items that have been thrown away to steel recycling. If parts are unusable, such as screws, bolts, washers, he makes new ones on his lathe &/or mill.
@@boozekashi yep! 👍
Another vote for My Mechanics. I find him entertaining and he really can do no wrong. And along those lines: Tysy Tube and HandToolRescue.
@@Gravalpea Tysy hooked me with the Bottle Cap Drill restoration when he went 'pew, pew, pew' with it at the same time I did. I got his humor at that moment.
My husband bought me a "I Make A New One" t-shirt, I tie-dyed it and it's one of my favorites.
As far as TH-cam goes, I’ve been enjoying watching Baumgartner Restorations. It’s a channel dedicated to showing the conservatueur’s process of repairing and bringing back to life old works of art (usually oil paintings), and the transformations at the end showing the before and after are amazing. I like to watch it while doing other things because of how calm it is. Julian does a great job explaining why he makes certain decisions and has an overall great execution.
You beat me to it! I love this channel, yeah you're right he has a very relaxing way of talking.
Agree. Julian is awesome.
Love that channel
I was going to say the same thing.
No TH-cam machinist list would be complete without including the amazing skills and outstanding videography of "Clickspring". Chris is a master craftsman and has an ongoing project where he is recreating the Antikythera Mechanism. He is also using the same tools and methods that are thought to be as used by the ancient Greeks to manufacture this amazing machine. Prepare to have mind blown if you give Clickspring a watch.
Smarter Every Day. Destin's laid back explanation of things is great. I absolutely love his deep dive into US Navy submarines. (Pun intended).
He now has a cannon that can accelerate baseballs to the speed of sound. He can't NOT use it, can he?
I enjoyed watching “The Essential Craftsman”. A senior builder decided, as a teaching aid, to build a house from scratch from picking the property, designing the home and taking us through every step from making the site buildable, retaining walls, foundations, framing and final details. About 120 or so episodes. I respected the process and dedication to the project so much that I made a1200 mile trip to see the final product. Scott also does forging videos.
My Mechanics is some of my favorite restoration videos and also great to fall asleep to.
Wristwatch Revival is my favorite TH-cam channel at the time. It's just relaxing to watch him take apart these old timepieces and restoring them
Oh yes. I happened to find one of his videos few weeks ago and I've watched one almost everyday since.
I love the shout out to other TH-camrs, and the high praise! Your humble nature is super super refreshing, thanks for all you do Adam!
Mr beast did it its now a thing
I cant believe I didnt make the cut!! lol Twoodfrd Guitar repair is really good, I can play, but I'm no builder, fascinating watching how he deals with problems.
Sampson Boat Co is one channel I found in the last year that I can't get enough of. A younger British guy completely rebuilding a 111 year old wooden sailing yacht with the help of a rotating cast of volunteers in Washington state.
Hear hear for the Tally Ho project
I can't not mention Bad Obsession Motorsports and "Project Binky". Two British guys fitting the complete AWD drivetrain from a Toyota Celica GT4 into the tiny body of a classic mini. The metal fabrication is top tier and the ingenuity is amazing. They also have an incredible sense of humor. Welding, sheet metal fabrication, machining, maintenance, remanufacturing, tea, Cardboard Aided Design.
Not to mention the brackets so many intricate brackets and after 8 years it may be close to finished, maybe with a following wind.
Mr Pete (tubalcain) is truly the TH-cam machine shop teacher . Hundreds of videos talking about how to use every feature of multiple types of mills,lathes, etc
Wintergatan has been making videos of constructing a huge machine to play music using marbles for years, and it is very inspirational. He is currently taking a break from TH-cam , and is rethinking his approach because of his tiny margin for error, but will hopefully be back soon :)
I think Adam has talked about Martin's channel before -- at least, I think that's how I found it.
Leo @ Sampson Boat co. and the Tally Ho rebuild project is one of my favorites. I have been watching for years now but each episode is better and better. His craftsmanship is amazing and learning a subject like traditional wooden boat building (which I knew nothing about) is so compelling for some reason.
I came to the comments to mention the Tally Ho project and its TH-cam chronicles. Every video teaches me something new about sailing, boats and boat building, or just woodworking and craftsmanship in general. An awesome cast of co-stars rotate through and add their personalities to the process, but Leo is a constant throughout - a great storyteller and videographer to go with his carpentry skills. For the Adam Savage channel fans (and perhaps for Adam himself), there's no shortage of "we couldn't find a tool for this so we made one" stories to go along with tool restoration projects, plus bronze casting, wood joinery, and all manner of techniques working with wood and metal. Also, the process of (re)building a 50-foot boat from road map-sized plans is like scale model construction in reverse and it's a fascinating process in itself. I can't say enough about these videos. Leo has released one about every two weeks for over 2 years now, so there's plenty out there to catch up on.
What a great communicator you are Adam ! It is a joy to listen to your talks on you tube! The way you don’t give linear answers to the questions posed is quite refreshing. Paraphrasing you “I don’t have a favorite book I have favorite books”. Thank you again and here’s to a great 2022!
Jeremy Fielding has awesome passion for teaching, engineering and machining. Fantastic TH-camr who also shares his mistakes.
His collaborations with Destin Sandlin from Smarter Every Day are wonderful.
Great deserved compliments for Joe and Stefan. Nice to see you got yourself back together after The Expanse proto-molecule disassembled you. Have a happy new year and cheers!
I do the same thing with Twoodford! His dry wit and his steady, measured way of going about his repairs are so calming and soothing. I've watched every single one of his videos, and look forward to his weekly drops, and still turn on his channel at the end of the night to relax and wind down.
VIVE LA TED!
My favorite part about Hail Mary is that in the end the main character made the choice that I would not have made myself and made me think about why I chose what I did. At its core, that is what science fiction is about, the study of being human
This all reminded me of how great this book is on audio...as it actually adds some extra, so to speak. (Hard to say what without spoilers, but you can probably guess right.)
Two maker channels on TH-cam I've really enjoyed this year are Nerdforge and Thalasso hobbyer. I am constant blown away on how quickly Nerdforge can get out new videos accomplishing amazing things. Anything between cosplay, wall art, resin creations and everything in between they excel at.I
Thalasso Hobbyer creates equally amazing creations dealing with an underwater giant sea creature theme. The music along with the maker is both inspiring and calming.
Project Hail Mary was sooo good! Such a satisfying ending, such an amazing story! I've read it twice and openly wept both times.
Two machinist channels I really enjoy are Blondihacks and Engineer Bruns. Both are very talented machinists. I started watching Blondihacks as she was building a model steam engine from a cast iron kit that involved a lot of lathe and mill work. Now she is almost through scratch building the boiler for the steam engine. She has also done a lot of interesting side projects along the way. Engineer Bruns is a master machinist with a great sense of humor. Frequently there is a humorous story line running through the machining project of his videos.
Yes, I love Blonihacks! I shall have to check out the other channel you mentioned
Cutting edge engineering out of Australia is a great heavy duty machining channel. He fixes cylinders for bulldozers and dump trucks and such. Watching Mill out a hole to make it round to build it back up to mill it out to the proper diameter when you don't think it can be fixable. Plus the outtakes at the end are pretty good when he loses his train of thought.
AVE makes some great videos that entail a great Canadian perspective on hand tools, power tools, machining and a general mechanical mindset. His videos are not only entertaining but also extremely informative and easy to watch.
That's a skookum choocher, eh? I've seen Adam release the schmoo a couple of times, so I know he's a fan of AVE.
Adam, thank you SO MUCH for highlighting these incredible builders, hackers, creators, and makers. Bless you for giving a platform for these incredible folks. You know you have a certain power in this community and you use that power for GOOD. Bless you. May your 2022 be filled with more adventures, experiences, and newness.
Hand Tool Rescue is a great watch. Start with Drag Saw parts 1 and 2. Watching the progress and the application of problem solving in saving of these antique tools is wonderful (and funny). 😁
Love this guy and his goofy sense of humor.
Dear Adam you show such an impressive amount of passion and commitment to the quality and functionality of the projects you undertake. Your dedication is very inspirational. Except for the shipping container video. I saw the title and was excited to see you make a miniature shipping container with working doors and locks made out of metal but all us fans got was a box with stickers on it. From your big Aussie fan
Adam I think it would be super cool if you got more into textiles/sewing/etc and historical sewing and made some more content about it! Bernadette Banner, Morgan Donner, Rachel Maksy, Abby Cox, Nicole Rudolph, Karolina Zebrowska... lots of historical clothing/sewing myths and facts and tons to learn and lots of opportunities to be hands-on too. Also stuff like knitting, crochet, darning, weaving, rugmaking, lacemaking, embroidery, corseting/boning of garments.. it's a whole world of making to explore!
Also I love Ologies and it's super cool to see you mention it!!
Here's a fun fact: US Coast Guard ASTs -- "rescue swimmers" -- sew their own heavy duty rigging! Amazing athletes, too! 👍🏼😎✌🏼
@@gus473 yesss honestly i've never even gotten into military/rescue/tactical/etc sewing and methods, Tested should totally have/talk to a textile expert who can make that sort of content!!
You are my guilty pleasure. Love watching you make stuff with tools I know while drinking out of my Tested coffee mug. Especially when you get all geeked about something. I totally get that feeling.
first of all thank you Adam and there are two guitar amplifier repair persons on youtube I watch a lot - psionic audio who I would also describe as "grumpy" but similarly soothing with strong (justified) opinions - also fazio electric - another soothing presence and a rare female voice in that world
The Hoof GP has been an amazing find this year for me. He has shown and taught me on an aspect of life that was never even a consideration to myself; the casting for and maintenance of cattle hooves. You find yourself invested in the cows very quickly wanting to know how the troubled ones are recovering and picking up yourself on what to look for when looking at the hooves to spot any potential issues. Well worth a watch
If Adam or others haven't heard or watched, I CAN'T recommend 2 channels enough:
'TheCrafsMan SteadyCraftin' is two parts a show about making things, and a harken back to old PBS learning programming/muppets/Bill Nye/Bob Ross. Great channel for kids to watch as well. He's an expert storyteller, and cinematographer. Always something new a quirky to learn about.
'Wintergatan' is a channel all about watching the journey of a single person (with help of others at times) in creating the ultimate marble machine music box. Watching his successes, failures, trials and tribulations through expertly filmed work is such an inspiration for any maker out there.
Wintergatan is an entire band actually, they used the original marble machine for one of their songs and the youtube channel has become a place where the member of the band who builds all their crazy musical contraptions posts info about engineering and building their new marble machine and occasionally videos about other fascinating musical instruments he finds, but mostly about building the new version of the marble machine.
TheCrafsMan can be dangerous to watch if you're tired, his stuff is all super interesting but his voice can put you to sleep its so comfy and nice to listen to. his channel is a great watch even when all he's doing is gluing toy gun parts to adorable animals to create weaponized cuteness
I've really enjoyed Rick Beato's channel, especially his "What makes this song great" series.
I watched Ghostbusters Afterlife and was genuinely moved at the end (something that rarely happens for me)
Rick Beato is great. He knows so much about music and I love his top ten videos!
+1 for Rick Beato
also check out What makes this song stink by Pat Finnerty. sometimes a song doesn't deserve its accolades.
+1 more for Rick Beato!
Awesome episode. Mystery Scoop is a young TH-cam channel using old photos, paintings, sculptures, and death-masks to re-animate famous historical people with AI help. You can see Aristotle smile at you in the flesh! :D (plus DaVinci, Newton, Cleopatra, Mona Lisa, the list is enormous).
Dear Adam, watching your videos was probably what initiated me to go more into machining direction with the things I'm making. Got my first lathe this summer, learned only from youtube and reading books.
. Seeing now your endorsement of my 2 very favorite TH-cam machinists makes me very happy. To add some more. Have a look at the channel from Mark Presling. His calm an great way of showing his work process and thoughts are just wonderful. Stay safe and a great new year
This old Tony is definitely a favorite!!
I only recently finished Hail Mary and I am so mad I waited so long to read it. I heard people say it was just the Martian again, so I put it at the bottom of my reading list for the year. To anyone else who heard the same thing and avoided this book, let me assure you it is not the same and it is just as fantastic. Put down whatever you are reading and go get it. On a side note, I've also listened to the audio book version, which is just as amazing. You really can't go wrong with this one.
I got to see Ray Porter (narrator) perform at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. He is awesome and I really enjoyed the book as performed by him!
The Post Apocalyptic Inventor is a great TH-camr who repairs and repurposes junkyard finds and waxes philosophical as he does it. Also Thomas Johnson Antique Furniture Restoration is a pleasure to watch with his quiet competence.
One a bit different from the others here, The Charismatic Voice is a fantastic channel, It has expanded my appreciation of different genres of music as Elizabeth explores new music herself. The community around the channel is astounding. The guests and conversations she has with them are amazing. It's just a great time.
Cutting Edge Engineering Australia uses machining to make things better than new. I have thoroughly enjoyed their channel this year. Thanks for sharing your lists!
If you're into electronics, I've gotta say Mr. Carlson's Lab for all things vintage and analog, and CuriousMarc's channel for all things RF, vintage computer, and really above-and-beyond restoration of some REALLY unique and off-the-path stuff. He assisted in restoring the Apollo Guidance Computer and it is just amazing to see that series from a few years back. Right now he's got the Apollo radio transmitter coming to life.
I've just watched every video that My Mechanics has put up on youtube - great restoration channel, excellent technical ability, and really relaxing format.
Sampson Boat company has been a great channel for the last few years. It's my six year old daughter's favorite as well.
Every Tool's a Hammer is fantastic. This obviously isn't a recommendation for Adam, I just feel like I should share that this book has been very inspiration for me this year. It's found me at a major chapter in my life where a lot of change happened very quickly for me as a person but also as a maker. This year was the first time I moved away from home, and also when I finally got the opportunity to learn machining. I feel like the things I have learned from this wonderful book will continue to shape how I mature as a person and a maker. So thank you Adam for making it. If any of you have not read Adam's book I highly recommend it.
I love this old tony his antics and simplistic dry humor in my opinion is hilarious.
Well done Adam,,and the the Shout Out to Joe Pie and Stefan was very uplifting. Was my pleasure on Jan 4th to personalty meet Joe after 2 years of putting off. Life is short, and this was one of the best birthdays ever. At 69, know I will never have a 1/3 of there skills are yours, but my motto is to never quite are yes I am to old to learn new things. When one does, the world will stop spinning,,Thx for sharing and "Keep On Keeping on",,,Bear in TX.
0:50 into my first Stefan video... "the blend here must be at least perfect..." I'm going to love this guy.
Books:
*Harrow the Ninth (second book of the series)
*Ancillary Justice
*This is How You Lose the Time War
*The Last Graduate (second book of the series)
* Princess Florilinda and the Fourty-Flight Tower
Great list. I'll add "My mechanics" to that. A gentleman from Switzerland, who restores seemingly anything, but he has an affinity, if not pure love, of machining. He's a treat to watch. And thanks to your list I now have more people to watch. Good stuff.
Also, yeah on Dune. I watched it for the first time three days ago. I didn't expect it to be that good, because i usually don't jive with the reviewers, and this was actually very well reviewed. So, very happy with that. Can't wait for the next one.
Thanks for making these series every year's end
I loved Hail Mary, The Martian and Artemis!! Andy Weir is a great author!! Can’t wait for his next book
Great list! I need to go see Dune some more times. This year aside from watching just about everything from Tested I've been watching a whole lot of CosTubers: Bernadette Banner, Costuming Drama, Rachel Maksy, Sewstine, Cathy Hay, Costuming in Color, Morgan Donner, Angela Clayton, Nicole Rudolph, Abby Cox, Retro Claude, Closet Historian, Snappy Dragon, Lady of Faewood. All good company while I work on things. Many of them have mentioned that they're fans of yours also! And I know you guys know about Nerdforge, they're crazy!
Adam’s description of The Order Of Time reminded me of reading some things the Einstein wrote, letters I think, and how blow away I was by the clarity of his words. Also a shout out for Colin Furze, that guy is a master maker.
Thank you for your You Tube videos. I rarely comment but hammering your fingernail brought back a painful memory. I have done rough carpentry from my childhood on the farm all the way to present and have hammered the wrong nail multiple times. While in college, I was working one summer helping build a church and of course I hit the wrong nail. The pain from hitting my nail was not the worst. The pressure from the blood trying to fill the space under my nail was throbbing. I hit toward the back of the nail. In the end I had to find the smallest drill bit on the job site and drill the back of my nail to relieve the pressure. Immediate relief. Thank you for bringing that painful memory back! : )
I've binged Sampson Boat Co on TH-cam this year - brilliant carpentry skills put to work restoring a 110+ year yacht
No one has more favorites than Adam. It is like the word means “here’s a cool thing”
Adam. Could not agree more regarding Hail Mary. I will add if you like audiobooks, Hail Mary in audio form is fantastic. I hope there will be a movie and cannot wait to see it. Happy Holidays and thanks for this channel.
Project Brupeg. It's about a Kiwi couple restoring/overhauling an old sunken fishing trawler and converting it into an expedition/science exploration vessel and it's is truly STUNNING what they're able to fabricate for themselves and their ship. They're also doing it on a pretty tight budget, so have to build a lot of their own stuff. They're a remarkable couple and it's been a lot of fun watching them over the years. There are hundreds of hours of video to watch.
Bad Obsession Motorsport: Project Binky: These two Brits are shoe horning a Toyota V6 into an older mini (the truly tiny ones) and it's taken them YEARS. It's almost done, so if you binge the whole thing we're very close to a satisfying pay off. Again the fabrication and build quality is absolutely stunning.
I also loved hail Mary, fabulous and hopeful narrative. On a completely different tack, the book that made the biggest impact on me this year was Being Mortal by Atul Gawande. It is an excellent paradigm shifting book about our end of life journey, how we treat others in their end of life, but also how we treat ourselves at the end of life. I can't recommend it enough.
‘The Americans’ is one of the best plotted series on TV. And the choice of music in each episode is well thought out.
I am so glad to hear of someone else watching The Americans! Its one of my favorites for the same reasons. I am also watching through it for the second time! Thanks for sharing this list! I will definitely check out some of these TH-cam channels, and books too!
Three suggestions for channels on you tube:
Not terrible restorations - every video this gent from Germany posts is basically what ASMR is for me. Beyond just the beautiful restorations of tools he creates, the fact that it’s done without narration really focuses you on what he’s doing. The captions he inserts are equally informative and witty. Plus, he reviews a different beer every video. I don’t even drink beer, but it’s an amusing way to kinda break up the flow a little.
Plasmo - plastic models - gentleman in the Czech Republic who builds scale model kits. Which is to say he buys some off the shelf plastic model kits and then enhances them with customizations to such a degree to be utterly mind boggling. He’s taken kits that I’ve had literally zero interest in (like a WWII era railroad crossing sign) and turned them into such utter tour de forces that it just made my jaw drop. I remember one video where he was building his first motorcycle kit and drilled out the (solid) chain piece so that every link of the chain looked, well, realistic.
A4 garage - another plastic kit modeler (no idea where he’s from, though - no narration in his videos) who goes to profound extremes to take basic kits and turn them into museum quality models. He does a significant amount of scratch building to the point where I wonder if he deliberately chooses simple/lower detail kits for no other reason than to give himself a greater challenge. As a bonus, his video production quality is superb and he usually will produce a series of videos on any given model followed by a sort of ‘greatest hits compilation’ for those who don’t want to watch a handful of videos. Most of his models feature him making ignition keys and making it so all the doors and hood/trunk lids open. The fact that he made a model of the Citroen DS where all four doors would open just about blew my mind. His series building a Lamborghini Miura may well be the most detailed model building vlog I’ve ever seen.
I don't know if anyone at Tested will see this, but Adam should definitely check out Baumgartner Restoration on TH-cam. As someone who also regularly watches guys like Ted Woodford (guitar repair/lutherie), Adam would really enjoy the narration and the processes required to restore and repair paintings. It also goes into the history of the style or artist, and often has philosophical undertones. It's absolutely brilliant, fascinating content!!
Stuff Made Here is the single most inspiring and entertaining channels I've ever found. I'm sure you guys would love it!
I’m often critical of Adam Sandwich in the comments and call him Lord Elpus with regards to his machine safety, but he really is everybody’s favourite cool uncle and it’s amazing to have him around. Isn’t it.
P.S. Dune is a bit shit though, come on. They played it too safe, it should have been darker and edgier and better. I understand why it isn’t, but it should have been.
LPL is awesome I love his videos he's so good at picking locks he can almost scare locks open. Click on one, nothing on two .... Lol
Are you sure that you love LPL's videos? You should watch all of them again to make sure that it's not a fluke.
I would urge you to check out Nik and Richard's Bad Obsession Motorsport, and their 8-year-old ongoing project Binky, where two mechanical engineers who can only be described as mad, pursue the goal of cramming a 2.0 litre turbocharged Toyota Celica engine into an old Mini. Needless to say, this endeavor requires a crap load of fabrication of all sorts. And their humoristic approach to it all makes it endlessly entertaining!
your channel is the best for me. I love to watch and listen to you. you are and always will be my inspiration
One of my favorites is Mr.Carson’s Lab, where he fixes all kinds of electronics with the patients of Mr.Rogers or Bob Ross.
Dune has such a unique presence to it. I'm happy to have seen it in IMAX. The volume was just a LITTLE too loud, making certain nuances hard to appreciate, but the score and sound design are amazing! The sense of scale really hits you. I'd gladly watch it multiple times again.
Another favourite movie of mine this year is The Guilty. It has some great humorous jabs dotted throughout the first part, but expertly shifts the tones as needed. The dialogue and acting are natural and wonderful. And it is TENSE. I couldn't look away from it. I had to get up and walk around for a bit after it was finished. It's funny, tragic and terrifying at the same time, in the right amounts and at the right moments.
(Honourable mention because it wasn't published this year) A book series I discovered recently is "Wayfarers" by Becky Chambers. I'm only halfway through the first book "The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet" and I'm loving it so far. It's just a fun, character driven story following a diverse crew and their interactions as they learn more about each others' lives during a long-haul job.
I will definitely be checking out Project Hail Mary when I can!
PBS SpaceTime is my current favorite TH-cam channel. Highly recommend for anyone with big questions.
Adam , this may not be down your alley to watch but the channel Mustie1 is a guy that works in motors of all kinds and has the water to not look in manuals or books but to run down the problems by ruling things out to find the problem to fix it. I don't know why but he is fun to watch.
Stuff Made Here is a great channel that is pretty entertaining that deals with some machine, but it is definitely more centered around the design process of whatever project he has planned. It's still a very interesting and fun channel to peak into occasionally.
On the book side of things, A Psalm for the Wild Built is one of the most genuinely moving and human things I've ever read. I'm very much here for hopeful and optimistic sci-fi these days.
I LOVED that book! I immediately read it a second time (which I have never done before), and a third. It's so refreshing to read something that's hopeful and kind without being cloying or dull.
I have really enjoyed watching Odin Makes and Punished Props Academy on TH-cam this year! Such good shows.
Also, did you like the custom Adam Savage Ghostbuster cards I made you? I gave them to you at the Dallas Fan Expo.
I've really enjoyed CuriousMarc's channel. He and his friends restore vintage computers and other devices. He has a knack for explaining electrical engineering concepts. Watching him use logic analyzers and other diagnostic equipment while debugging was a revelation.
I have also enjoyed Ben Eater's channel, where he builds 8 bit and 6502 breadboard computers step by step. He is also deft at explaining electronics and low level/machine code concepts. If you want to understand 'coding down to the metal', and enjoy watching someone parse a technical manual for an IC chip, this is a great place to start.
I find both of these channels very relaxing to watch.
Another of the very best science communicators is Jim Al-Khalili. He's charismatic AF and his most-excellent radio show/podcast is THE LIFE SCIENTIFIC. Each episode features an interview with a highly respected researcher, they're produced by the BBC and all of them are distributed without any fees or subscription.
Interesting list of YT channels. My big go-to's this year have been (in no particular order): Tom Scott, Jill Bearup, Nerdforge, Smarter Every Day and Cinema Therapy. Just covers such a large swath of the YT maker and educator communities. EDIT: Also, Xyla Foxlin's channel is an absolute joy to watch. Love her enthusiasm. A new one for me has been Sarah -n- Tuned - check out her Audi TT restoration, a real treat.
Best sci-fi book I read this year was Hyperion. Best book overall was The Way of Kings. Both are truly unbelievable, which says a lot with how much I read.
Hyperion is one of my all-time favorites.
@@Christine-uq6sw Hopefully the sequels are just as good :)
You left out two of the best channels on TH-cam: Smarter Every Day and Stuff Made Here.
Adam Booth a.k.a. Abom79 is an amazing machinist. He's a wonderful person, he really loves what he does and he is great at it. Watching his videos makes me feel like a lucky apprentice that has found a great mentor. I highly recommend his channel.
Love Stefan Gotteswinter. You should watch his workshop tour by nyc cnc
Excited to see Ghostbusters afterlife! The town I live in does not have a movie theater 😂 appreciate your wisdom and insight Adam! You are truly inspiring 🙏
This will be totally up your alley, Adam: Philip Ball's The Modern Myths - Adventures in the Machinery of Popular Imagination. The cover design alone makes it worth getting.
One channel I discovered recently was Not Terrible Restorations. Simple videos by a talented restorer with a neat beer review in the middle.
Discovering this channel has led to hours of entertainment! Thanks!
One crafting channel that I think Adam would have added (if he were aware of it) is Studson Studio - this guy makes some amazing models, mostly from junk - for example his recent build of Howl's Moving Castle is simply incredible. Also a big shout out for DIY Perks, he makes some incredible stuff.
Props for Stefan & Joe Py, I love Stefan's channel especially
I am really looking forward to reading "The Anthropocene Reviewed" by John Green. I listened to the entire podcast series and I want to read more of his stories and try to understand my place in this world through this narrative.
I just finished listening to the audiobook version of this, it's fantastic
I can recommend a few channels that I watch. Mark Novak, a Gunsmith who approaches restoration of historical firearms and how to properly maintain them for future generations. Ben Krasnow's channel Applied Science where Ben explores various science topics that he explores in his home shop. Noah Caldwell-Gervais who does deep dive video essays on various video games like a 7 and half hour deep dive on the Resident Evil franchise. Psych2Go who do video on mental health topics to raise mental health awareness. And lastly Nash on Radio Dead Air who does a show call What the F*ck is Wrong With You, where Nash and his cohost Tara cover news of people being stupid every week.
Cinema Tyler is an excellent channel. I've learned so much there.
An incredibly fascinating and accessible book I read this year was The Brilliant Abyss by Helen Scales. She talks about amazing deep sea ecosystems that you’ve never heard about, discusses her time on a research vessel, and highlights a major concern facing the deep right now: Deep-Sea mining. It’s a great book and not too long either!
Ran this down and am now a few chapters in and finding it satisfyingly detailed and eloquently communicated. I can't recommend a book after only a few chapters, of course, but I can absolutely thank you for a great recommendation! Much appreciated.
@@Psittacus_erithacus no problem at all! Enjoy your reading :)
Give Colin Furze a look - he builds things that only a madman could imagine. He's converted a dodgem car so it will hit over 90 mph. A 1/3 scale AT-ACT. A rotating belt of knives (!!!???). A pulse jet powered bicycle. A screw tank. All his work looks beautiful, too. He stands on the thin line between genius and insanity. At present, he's tunnelling under his house, with a branch eventually leading to the fallout shelter/mancave he built under his garden a few years ago.
He's brilliant, barking mad and we love him.
For videogame console mods I cannot recommend Macho Nacho enough. High quality videos and clear & easy to follow tutorials with no frills.
Machining channels:
Edge Precision
oxtoolco
ROBRENZ
clickspring
Prototyping: Dan Gelbart
Fabrication/art: Uri Tuchman
Really cool projects: Applied Science