Every Tools a Hammer: Life Is What You Make It

In this New York Times bestselling 'imperative how-to for creativity' (Nick Offerman), Adam Savage--star of Discovery Channel`s Mythbusters--shares his golden rules of creativity, from finding inspiration to following through and successfully making your idea and reality. Every Tool`sa Hammer is a chronicle of my life as a maker. It`s an exploration of making, but it`s also a permission slip of sorts from me to you. Permission to grab hold of the things you`re interested in, that fascinate you, and to dive deeper into them to see where they lead you. Through stories from forty-plus years of making and molding, building and break-ing, along with the lessons I learned along the way, this book is meant to be a toolbox of problem solving, complete with a shop`s worth of notes on the tools, techniques, and materials that I use most often. Things like: In Every Tool There Is a Hammer--don`t wait until everything is perfect to begin a project, and if you don`t have the exact right tool for a task, just use whatever`s handy; Increase Your Loose Tolerance--making is messy and filled with screwups, but that`s okay, as creativity is a path with twists and turns and not a straight line to be found; Use More Cooling Fluid--it prolongs the life of blades and bits, and it prevents tool failure, but beyond that it`sa reminder to slow down and reduce the fric-tion in your work and relationships; Screw Before You Glue--mechanical fasteners allow you to change and modify a project while glue is forever but sometimes you just need the right glue, so I dig into which ones will do the job with the least harm and best effects. This toolbox also includes lessons from many other incredible makers and creators, including: Jamie Hyneman, Nick Offerman, Pixar director Andrew Stanton, Oscar-winner Guillermo del Toro, artist Tom Sachs, and chef Traci Des Jardins. And if everything goes well, we will hopefully save you a few mistakes (and maybe fingers) as well as help you turn your cur [...]

• Author: Adam Savage
• Publishing house: Atria Books
• Year of publication: 2020
• Cover: soft
• Number of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 21.1 x 14.3 x 1.7 cm
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9781982113483