This chair project is Adam Savage’s two-year DIY obsession: he took an Emeco Navy chair (the ultra-light aluminum design from WWII) and drilled thousands of holes into its frame to see how much more weight he could shave off. What began as a fun experiment quickly turned into a precision-engineering puzzle, with complex hole patterns and tricky machining challenges popping up at every turn.
The video, shot by Adam and edited by Josh Self (with music by Jinglepunks), walks you through the entire process—layout headaches, drilling jigs, and surprising tweaks that make this iconic chair even more of a design marvel. If you’re into hands-on creativity or just love watching tech meets craftsmanship, this build is pure inspiration.
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