Adam Savage's Favorite Tools: Workshop Utility Apron + Everyday Carry!

Adam's Everyday Carry in his apron:

As you might've seen in Adam's recent videos, one of the changes to his shop workflow has come from his use of a utility apron for carrying his essential tools like Pica pen and dial calipers. Adam talks about what changed his mind about wearing a shop apron, what kinds of tools he carries on it, and how it's changed the operating procedures for his builds.

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[tested]

Adam's Everyday Carry in his apron:

[ilias]

i love these barely edited videos, they feel a lot more realistic and personal.

[mh-ohkf]

I must say, these shop videos that have been coming out on (an almost) daily basis, have been some of my favorite content ever on tested. Keep them coming :)

[kdaddy]

I just got Law & Order PTSD when he banged the little thwacker. 4:03

[BlankofMaterial]

I bought a particularly long apron then cut off the bottom 6" of leather and have been using it to make custom pockets riveted to the chest area. As I find things I want on my person I create a pocket. For instance the machinist square gets a lot of use so it has it's own slot to hold the blade for easy access.

[BrianTheBee]

The utility knife is made by Giaco if anyone is wondering.

[FramesFTW]

I have to say there was something aesthetically great about a guy just in jeans and a t shirt being master of a crazy complex and intricate shop but I can definitely see the benefits of the apron.

[ehleroo]

"Needed to be localized to my body."
So shop aprons are the Iron Man Nanosuit of the maker world. Got it.

[SPOOKYSKULL]

Adam Savage's tombstone: Here lies Adam Savage. He was easily pleased. Smallprint RH corner: This tombstone was constructed and weathered by Adam Savage

[rafezetter]

I designed my own apron for everyday work as a woodworker, including a flap that goes over the tool pouches (7 of) to keep dust and crap out, but then also lifts up and stays up via small magnets in the fabric. I went for saddle leather for the straps, thick but pliable and a soft feel without the edges digging in - crossover at the back, with a leather cross strap that comes across the waist at the front I can hang things from, that then goes around to rings and clips I made from thick (3amp) copper wire.

[kirktate]

These tool tip vids are the bomb. Love 'em, love 'em, love 'em. I might never build a particular thing that Adam has built, but the *tools* - immediately applicable.

[MrNb]

It just occured to me that I wanted a tool apron. Always misplacing my pencils, tape measure etc and HATE bulky belts. So I started looking up reviews thinking "I wonder if Adam Savage has ever talked about them, I love his opinions about this kind of thing". Bam, right here! What a wonderful time to be alive.

[darkdemon]

Tested folks! tell Adam to look up 'Edding' Pens, they're like his whiteout markers but actually designed for the job he's using them for. And they come in different colours/gauges!

[RickSolid]

You are right Adam, I swapped to an apron, in my home workshop. I reused an old safety harness with sherpa lined shoulder straps for better feel. I enjoy the ritual of doning it as much as working with it.

[Oaty]

I love this organic style of videos, it is refreshing compared to the usual over-edited youtube content. It is informative and natural, including moments where you disappear briefly to get a bench.

[cbobwhite]

Posting here because comments were turned off on today's live stream. I missed notification about the live stream and turned it on, while you were in the middle telling about dropping a small part, to find a previously dropped part.
One trick I use, when I've dropped something small, especially in my kitchen, with the vinyl floor, with it's pattern of blue and gray stones. First, I turn off the overhead lights. Then I turn on a bright flashlight and hold it flat on the floor. I sweep the light in an arc and when you hit the fallen object, you may not see it, but you will definitely see the long shadow it causes.

[chiphill]

I've really enjoyed these short quarantine videos. Adam is awesome and has a great handle on manual work and workflow. I'm not really a movie nut or prop nut, so I've drifted away from Tested for awhile. Glad to be back! Great videos!

[vexedcer]

before quarantine i used to put the apron i made myself out of old curtains on EVERY DAY in college. didnt matter if i wasnt working w paint or plaster or anything messy, even tho sometimes people thought it was weird, it made me feel ready for the day. i should really start wearing it again at home.

[Nicoya]

Let’s not just skip right past those pencils. Those particular pencils, the paper mate sharpwriter, have some special properties that are very important for the maker crowd:

1) cheap and disposable so you can buy a bulk box of them and leave them everywhere.
2) mechanical, so you never have to worry about sharpening them.
3) unlike every other mechanical pencil on the market, they are exactly the same size and shape as a wooden pencil, which means you can stick them into a compass or scribe or any other marking tool designed to hold a standard wooden pencil.

[psiclops]

The shop apron is an essential. I got my first for woodshop in grammar school and have had one ever since. Always have a block plane, an engineer's square, a carpenter's pencil, a marking knife. Shop essential.