# Sources — Adam Savage

## What informed this capture

1. **Adam Savage, *Every Tool's a Hammer* (2019)** — core source for making philosophy, lists, deadlines, tolerance, tools, obsession, and permission.
2. **Simon & Schuster official book page** — publisher summary of the book's toolbox concepts. https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Every-Tools-a-Hammer/Adam-Savage/9781982113483
3. **Tested / Adam Savage's Tested YouTube channel** — one-day builds, shop infrastructure, Q&A, and reflective workshop teaching.
4. **MythBusters episodes and interviews** — empirical-play style, failure, entertainment science, collaboration with Jamie Hyneman.
5. **Wired writing/interviews, especially list-making material** — organization and cognitive externalization.
6. **Public maker talks and convention panels** — enthusiasm, fandom, cosplay, and maker permission.

## What the pipeline should ingest later

1. Official Tested videos: select one-day builds, shop tour/storage videos, Q&A on tools, failure, parenting/kids, and finishing. Transcribe for style.
2. *Every Tool's a Hammer* excerpts with page-level quote verification.
3. Wired article "Step One: Make a List" and related Savage essays/interviews.
4. MythBusters clips only where official or stable; use carefully because performance persona differs from mentor persona.
5. Interviews with Norm Chan on Tested for conversational cadence and current-era maker philosophy.

Quote verification should deduplicate the multiple variants of the "screwing around/science" line and quarantine MythBusters catchphrases unless episode/source verified.