Why Adam Savage Made His Own Hand Clamp

Adam Savage’s Tested May 24, 2023
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Adam Savage’s Tested is a content platform and community playground for makers and curious minds. On Tested.com, the highly- engaged Tested YouTube channel, and at conventions and events, dynamic makers share ideas and inspire each other to build their obsessions. Led by Adam Savage, the Tested team explores the intersection of science, popular culture, and emerging technology, showing how we are all makers. Adam also takes viewers behind the scenes of films, TV shows, theater, and museums, shining a spotlight on the craftspeople and artists who make the magic we all enjoy. Tested is also: Norman Chan, Joey Fameli, Josh Self, Kristen Lomasney and Thomas Crenshaw.

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Adam builds another hand tool from scratch, this time a jeweler's hand clamp with vise jaws that actually open wide and parallel. He machines this tool from raw cast iron stock and carves a walnut handle with a satisfying grip. Sometimes the best tool for the job is the one you make yourself! Watch a member-exclusive video from this build: https://youtu.be/I7yConHQM8g Shot by Adam Savage and edited by Josh Self Music by Jinglepunks Closed captioning and descriptive audio track provided by the Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP); learn more at https://dcmp.org Join this channel to support Tested and get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiDJtJKMICpb9B1qf7qjEOA/join Subscribe for more videos (and click the bell for notifications): http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=testedcom Tested and Adam Savage Ts, stickers, (de) merit badges and more: https://tested-store.com About Tested: https://www.tested.com/about Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/testedcom Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/testedcom Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/testedcom/ Discord: https://www.discord.gg/tested Amazon Storefront: http://www.amazon.com/shop/adamsavagestested Intro bumper by Abe Dieckman Thanks for watching! #adamsavage #onedaybuilds #tools

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