Adam Savage Builds Isaac Newton's Death Mask Box!

Adam travels back to the Royal Society in London where he last encountered the original death mask of Sir Isaac Newton! Since first seeing the mask, Adam has built a custom archival carrying box for the Royal Society to keep this historical artifact housed in its archives. The build of this aluminum box--using a 3D printed replica of the mask--was in and of itself a journey!

Shot by Adam Savage and Josh Self
Edited by Joey Fameli
Music by Jinglepunks

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[Sharkerp]

Can you PLEASE make another one to put another death mask in, and call it a Non-Newtonian Container?

[xliquidflames]

I mean... Having an item you made in The Royal Society's collection is cool enough. That has to be thrilling. But for that item you make to be a container for an Isaac Newton object... That just takes the awesomenss to another level.

[fitnessandfirearms]

I love that I'm 30 and I still get just as excited to see Adam as I did when I was 10 +. Thanks for being you.

[mudddober]

Adam having a piece stored forever holding something so amazing is one hell of an honor. Amazing job.

[brianlovatt]

As an English man, a practitioner of science surrounding Newtonian physics, and above all...a long time fan of everything 'Savage', it really warms my heart to see how much love and attention went into building such a beautiful object.

[JoakimErdfelt]

The 3D printed (plastic) mask should be made available in the museum for sight limited individuals.

[quinnmclaughlin]

I appreciate you filming and leaving in this final fitting, not just glazing over it like you built the perfect box

[MrDavidMcNick]

Out of all the amazing things Adam has done and made, this may just be the part of his legacy to outlive everything else he's made. Incredible.

[eDRoaCH]

Watching someone with your level of skill work through an unexpected issue is one of the most interesting and educational things I get to see. Thanks for including them.

[littlebacchus]

In my travels I worked with Keith as the Royal Society and he is an amazing guy full of interesting stories. he is almost part of the archive himself.

[TrystanM]

I've been designing cardboard box templates for archival work for the past few months. With a 1.6 mm archival material it can withstand a least 200lbs evenly spread across the top ( we stood on it to test). its fascinating work.

[deefdragon]

I love that this is now an artifact in its own right. Its inexerably tied into the story of the death mask.

[Vickie-Bligh]

Adam, thank you for showing your mistakes as well as how you recover from them. When you show that you, an experienced, gifted, and professional maker, has errors, it gives reassurance to those of us who aren't. I cannot tell you how sorry I was for you but how eager I was to watch the correction. Thanks for being here and showing us everything.

[Sammowah]

"The Building of My Box" would be an excellent title for Adam's next book.

[keithbuck]

That lid closing makes a satisfying sound!

[philipcasteel]

I hope this doesn’t offend you all (Tested as a whole, editors, producers, and such as well as Adam), but I LOVE putting these builds on in my shop while I’m working on my own projects.

It’s relaxing to have a voice that brings peace to my mind on, and be able to luck up and see progress being made while my own happens.

Thank you all for all the work you put into this channel!

[demijebus]

My favorite part of watching Adam is that I do my projects while he does his, and every time he pauses to think, I always believe my video froze. It captures the process of a creator so well.

[xw]

I am a professional archivist.
You are spot on with your descriptions of how archival materials and methodologies play into long-term care/storage.

We have to make or order custom enclosures quite regularly but I've never made one for something as cool as a death mask!

[JHamr]

I can’t tell you how much joy these videos bring me it takes me back to the days when I was young watching and following around my grandpa around his shop as he was always building and fixing things (he was a self taught mechanical engineer and machinist)

[timbrosnan]

One of the best AS projects I've ever seen. What an honor for Adam to have been part of Sir Isaac's history for the rest of time. Thanks!