Every Tool's a Hammer

Life Is What You Make It

Hardcover, 304 pages

English language

Published July 21, 2019 by Atria Books.

ISBN:
978-1-9821-1347-6
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OCLC Number:
1056740738

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5 stars (3 reviews)

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 a reality.

Every Tool’s a 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 break­ing, 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 …

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A must read for all makers

5 stars

If you've watched Mythbusters, or Tested or any of Adam Savage's speeches, you can absolutely hear him in this book.

The book outlines Adam Savage's approach to making and maker culture, while providing the back story from Adam's life and experience that led him to why he does something a certain way.

If you are a maker of any flavour, or have enjoyed watching any of Adam's public appearances, this book should be on your reading list.

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