Adam Savage's One Day Builds: Gandalf's Pipe!

Can you believe it's been over 20 years since the release of the Lord of the Rings trilogy? Adam has collected all of the replica wizard staffs made by Weta Workshop--each a beautiful prop in its own right. For one of Gandalf's staffs in particular, a cast resin pipe slots into the top, and Adam today recreates that prop from scratch out a piece of pine wood board.

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Shot by Adam Savage and edited by Josh Self
Music by Jinglepunks

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[ItsBugtronic]

I think it is important to repeat, if you plan to make a pipe that you will use, please, please do research. Beyond the fact that the wood from conifers often burns and tastes terrible. Types of both soft and hard woods can be extremely toxic. Always be safe and have fun!

[stephendownie]

As someone who has made a living as a pipe maker/sculptor for the last 20 years, I really enjoyed watching this video. It doesn't resemble pipe making at all, but it's not supposed to.

[pipeman]

Hi Adam. I am a long-time pipe smoker. Yes, you are correct, it is referred to as a Churchwarden pipe. For those who might want a safe and "smokable" churchwarden that looks just like the one Adam made they can be found at any Renaissance Festival. They are made from olive wood usually and smoke quite well.

[ashadowawhisper]

As a woodworker who has made a couple pipes I will say that you usually wanna make the bowl and the stem separately. To carve out the bowl you wanna use a drill press and a modified spade bit that has a rounded/radiused shape on the cutting end. The easiest way to make the bowl is on a lathe, one piece, no glues around fire…

[austinc]

This man opened me up to science when I was a teenager and still finds a way to entertain me as a man

[JavierNoval]

I think I must brag a bit here: my mother-in-law worked at Vauen and she made the original pipes used in the movies 😁

[mortenstavnum]

I cant be the only one that just constantly smiles when this man talks and explains something he is passionate about. From mythbusters to tested, I love this man with all my heart. Thank you Adam for always putting a smile on my face<3

[RobbieHilton]

The way Adam moves around his workshop is so stressful, but all too relatable.

[UplandGamerBird]

I remember watching mythbusters as a kid and wanting to be just like adam. then last month i found his yt channel and got to relive it. thank you adam for years of inspiration and fun!

[Peter-odop]

I must tell as a child my son loved your show he is now 19 welds and at 14 flew gliders by himself. Now has 2 pilot lic and is going for his instrument. Ty it was all about your tv show got him going ty

[rae]

Man, the quick jump from the belt sander to the disc sander on the “actually this tool would be better” thought and having them be 100% available and ready to just flip a switch and go is such a beautiful thing and the absolute dream.

[BM-rtxd]

I don't know why but I just love Adam he's just so interesting to watch with so many skills and I feel so wholesome that I watched him growing up as a kid on MythBusters and now I watch him on YouTube doing his own thing.

[MrPlankinton]

Adam is every kid's desire of what a big brother should be. Inventive, cool.

[Corythosaurus]

Adam Savage, you are a true treasure of a human being. A simple Youtube comment could never express the amount of value and impact you instil into the world doing something as simple as carving and staining a pipe from a movie that you are truly passionate about. Thank you

[woodsmire]

The space between nerdom and craftman is beautiful. I can hang out there all day.

[ThorstenWieking]

Watching Adams wristwatch gives a great insight in the actual time the work steps took. Great as always.

[shaggyrumplenutz]

I think the most fantastical thing about the LOTR series was how after all the characters had gone through, they never once had a broken pipe stem.

[michaelsimms]

I love him so much. Like since I was a kid. He has always made me feel like there was a place for people like me to do science and crafts. Not needing a reason then you want to make something. Truly an inspiration. He gives me hope that one day I could too fallow my dreams and make things

[phily]

The asmr is great here for me. The sound of that pipe being taken in and out of the staff is very satisfying. Also the "pup pup pup" noise when pretending to smoke it is also quite a pleasant sound. Sorry for going off on a tangent. To me that's one of the signs of an authentic prop. Such genius!

[jonp]

Watching Adam do something he loves is always an amazing time but also shout out to the editor(s). That transition from blowing the pipe to sanding was perfect.