Adam Savage

Adam Savage meets The General, the biggest character in LAIKA Studios' Wildwood, and the most advanced stop-motion puppet they've ever created. This golden eagle took years of development to create, and its complex armature is as breathtakingly beautiful…

When Christopher Nolan was shooting The Odyssey, every reel of 65mm film shot during production went from the IMAX camera to a film processing lab in Burbank, California to be developed and seen for the very first time.…

UPDATE: Adam caught a cold! We are moving the live stream to Tuesday, Nov. 3. Before he's off to Rhode Island Comic Con, Adam's taking Tested member questions! Note that during live streams, Tested memberships are gifted. Be…

Check out KiwiCo for cool projects that inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers! Go to https://www.kiwico.com/tested and use code TESTED to get 50% off your first monthly crate. Adam assembles another KiwiCo project in the cave--this…

Cosplayers Autumn Desjardins and Canora Anderson visit the shop to show Adam their award-winning cosplay that recently won 2nd place at the World Cosplay Summit Championships! Autumn and Canora designed these light-up costumes and props based on the…

In this live stream excerpt Adam Savage answers Tested member questions about the realities of fitting costumes to your body and stepping outside your comfort zone to learn brand-new maker skills, such as sewing. Plus, Adam shares his…

In this live stream excerpt Adam Savage answers questions from Tested members Wasteland_Reaper, Thomas_Esson, C2Lawson and Gwen-Maker-of-Things, whom we thank for their support! Adam explains his strict shop rule regarding duct tape, revisits the disturbing practical effect from…

Adam visits the model shop of @LAIKAStudios, where Wildwood's intricate sets, props, and vehicles were meticulously designed and fabricated. It's where Adam finds a strong kinship with fellow model makers, and where he learns how much innovation and…

Adam Savage visits the puppets department of @LAIKAStudios to meet the characters of their new film Wildwood. Oliver Jones, Head of Character and Practical Effects, introduces Adam to the range of stop-motion puppets created for the film to…

Adam unboxes three more marvelous mailbag packages that arrived while he was recently traveling, including a beautiful watch movement and a delightful desk calendar in the form of a puzzle. Adam attempts to solve the puzzle in real-time…

Adam Savage sits down with legendary ILM model maker Lorne Peterson for a deep dive into the earliest days of Star Wars and Industrial Light & Magic. Lorne brings along some incredible pieces of history, including his rare…

Adam answers Tested member questions about passing down knowledge and his philosophy on teaching, mentorship and learning. From growing up around a 1910 Brunswick pool table to discovering W. Timothy Gallwey’s legendary The Inner Game of Tennis, Adam…

It's time to answer another round of questions from Tested members, this time from doriWyo, Spasmodiclly and V.callly (whom we thank for their support)! Adam reflects on how comedy and comic relief were used on MythBusters, shares essential…

Adam and Norm try their hand at 3D printing flexible rubber using the new @Formlabs Form Studio 1 3D printer. Here's how Adam plans to incorporate this material into his costume and prop builds, and what you should…

For his birthday this year, Adam bought himself a Gibson Les Paul guitar--one of his favorite guitar designs that he's love admired. This chinese variant of the Tokai Gibson model is ripe for upgrading, so Adam commences swapping…

We test and review the newly announced Formlabs Form Studio 1, a $700 3D printer that directly competes wtih hobbyist resin printers. After over 300 hours of printing, here's how model miniatures, clear parts, and even flexible rubber…

On Adam's first day back from a monthlong vacation, he unboxes a few items that arrived at the workshop, including an impressively sized circle drawing tool, a practical bike helmet mirror accessory, and a stunning prop replica from…

Adam Savage visits Smithsonian's @airandspace for a first look at an extraordinary new addition to the collection: the Pathfinder for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)! Space history curator Samantha Thompson walks Adam through this full-scale engineering model,…

In this live-stream excerpt, Adam Savage answers a question from Tested member Oz.DeLorean about the transcendent feeling of "walking in the footsteps" of previous prop builders. Adam shares his experience replicating Stanley Kubrick’s iconic director’s chair, uncovering the…

What are some film quotes that have stuck with Adam Savage from a moral/philosophical perspective, such as: "Nothing is right or wrong; it's either the law or it's not the law"? In this live stream excerpt Adam answers…

Adam is a collector of, among many things, chairs; no two in his workshop are alike and each has a unique story. So it's about time for Adam to give a tour of the aircraft seats he's acquired…

It's been five years since Adam Savage first saw this Lincoln-Standard Tourabout (Modified Standard J-1) at @airandspace's Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar, and it's time to check in on the aircraft's progress courtesy of museum specialists Jay Flanagan…

What does it take to move in a big machining tool into Adam's workshop? After cutting his teeth with the Shenwai lathe he's had in his shop for over a decade, Adam brings in a new precision lathe…

Adam unboxes The Smile Machine, an experimental cargo scooter with embedded solar panels for charging anywhere with visibility to the sun. After a few rides around the city, Adam reports on how it handles and the kind of…

At Tony Swatton's workshop, Adam can't help but be drawn to this miniature suit of armor! Tony explains the origins of this piece, what it took to make it, and why it's actually harder to make a child's…

What's the best way to transition from working alone to working with others? Why did Unchained Reaction only get six episodes on Discovery Channel? In this live stream Adam Savage answers these questions from @claytations and @DFriendly, whom…

"How do you mentally recover from injury in a workshop? I chopped part of my thumb off with my table saw on Sunday and now I can barely even think about using the saw to finish the project."…

Adam unboxes three mailbag packages from viewers, including a prop replica he's long-researched from the Alien universe, a beautiful exercise in rug tufting, and one of the most incredibly detailed hammers he's ever seen! Thanks to Zachery, Tanner,…