Art from Scrap Wood and Dowels

Continuing with my exploration of exposing strips of wood buried within another wood, I wanted it to appear like this was a solid slab with holes made in it exposing the dowels within. Of course you can't actually make it like that, so hopefully the viewer of the completed piece has to wonder a little about how the dowels got in there.
My first thought was to work with a big solid slab and resaw it apart, kind of like a bandsaw box. This would have limited me to the capacity of the bandsaw and I have lots of scrap wood which I could assemble into as large of a slab as I want.
I skipped over gluing the scrap wood into the panels as this is something I've shown before and frankly I'm a little tired of seeing wood go through the jointer and planer at the start of every woodworking video.
Wind sound effect by Mark DiAngelo
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[@victorpierson2722]

The pencil outtakes were gold. Great work.

[@genanellis7515]

Not only is this some of the finest woodworking craftsmanship out there, it's a beautiful piece of art. Well played, sir, well played. As for the pencil problem, I learned from my daddy when I was just a girl to use talc marking "pencils" instead. Not only are they easy to sharpen with just a scrap of sandpaper, unwanted marks can be erased with a wet cloth(or finger, lol).

[@theojimwoodart]

Beautiful work, thanks for the seminar.

[@MichaelAlm]

Beautiful! I love how the dowels cross paths. Also, the end bit totally sums up my video making experience. The more thought I put into a shot, the more likely things won’t cooperate 😂

[@randystekly6518]

Very impressive work with a good laugh at the end. Love it!

[@sjscreations2608]

Kevin well worth the patience, time, mistakes (tear out) and bloody long hours! This project is a credit to you, congratulations, it is stunning!!! Cheers, Sean

[@weston0614]

Beautiful!! I love love love that you left all the mistakes in.

[@mrb4408]

WOW! That’s your scrap wood!!

[@aarondcmedia9585]

The foreshadowing.... patience of a saint. Nice, clean result in the end.

[@JohnHeisz]

Absolutely stunning!

[@krtwood]

Thanks, John!

[@sgsax]

I love the depth and texture of this one. Beautiful piece!

[@NRCarrillo]

I'm so impressed by you for so many reasons. Thank you for doing what you do, for sharing it with us here, and for living life!

[@timmade]

I totally loved the bit at the end with the pencil. It just had my brother and me in stitches. Thanks for the insight. Great project too.

[@krtwood]

The struggle is real.

[@Joe_knows2]

beautiful! I also love how you show that it is as much or more work to film and edit as it is to do the cool and innovative projects you do. I am looking forward to more. thank you. good stuff!

[@grandjunctionguy]

Incredible. Fantastic craftsmanship.

[@sweets6259]

Really love this piece. There is a Beautiful flow to it as if the dowel were a river threading through the wood.

[@bazouellek7989]

Just WOW, both for wood art and video editing. Unique style.

[@matt_williams1015]

Beautiful piece of art!

[@suzil7687]

Yeah, that was beautiful to watch. Gorgeous piece!

[@teodca]

Crazy work! Love the outcome.

[@kieranomahony00]

Amazing skill, what a lovely piece

[@johnconklin9039]

Great project, cool split screen and awesome outtakes!

[@HGD70]

I only discovered your channel a couple of months ago. You've quickly become one of my favorites. You demonstrate an awesome blend between a skilled craftsman and an artist.

[@krtwood]

Thank you!

[@SmokyFrosty]

this would make an incredible 'soundbar' look. Art that makes music, perfect

[@danhartman9087]

This man is an artist. SO many things to be said about this video. 1) This is an absolute lesson in patience and persistence. 2) His creativity never ceases to amaze me. 3) I love that he shows goofs and problems in his videos. 4) I'd give anatomy to have that much hardwood scrap laying around; there's nothing here in NE FL. 5) I ought to send him a gross of #2 pencils! What I'd give for his patience and talent.

[@krtwood]

Thank you!

[@joshuaknipp5230]

Central florida here. Basically we have oak and pine and more oak and oak just sucks.

[@krtwood]

We have mostly pine, oak, and maple here. You need to go to a real lumberyard for the good stuff.

[@felixfromnebraska8648]

It's nice to see that I'm not the only out hear having little things like a pencil breaking mess with your mind. Thanks for sharing this work of art.

[@projekt6_official]

Another real neat project! Thanks for sharing!

[@Wordsnwood]

Wow. This needed more and longer still shots to really bask in the completed piece. Wow. Thanks, Kevin!

[@krtwood]

Rewind and pause. Rewind and pause.

[@davidream136]

After the second time that pencil broke, I would have thrown the whole thing out the window! Wonderful art under pressure!

[@krtwood]

But not wonderful pencils under pressure.

[@philiph819]

Amazing! Love the part at the end of the video. It really shows how much work you put into these videos. Not only the time it takes to make the project. But the time it takes to make a well crafted video. Thanks!

[@krtwood]

Thanks!

[@TheOomgosh]

Watching that outake, you are a better man then I. At that point, I would be like, "Alright! I am done!" Then I would go in and feel bad about myself while watching someone like you on KZbin make something beautiful like this. I love your art pieces!

[@anydius]

Fundamentally. I'm really impressed.

[@Uncle_Buzz]

Wild! Cheers, Chris.

[@chaunceymitchell]

Fantastic​!

[@tsuchang1]

That is truly wonderful. Your project is amazing and your video is exceptional.

[@DIYPD]

I thought from the thumbnail that is smaller but is huge! Speechless! Absolutely stunning!

[@harkidodia2513]

Love it as always. The C clamps tho and the dowel on the table saw, love your stuff.

[@barstad-9591]

You have astonishing creativity! Love all of your videos.

[@VENKOwood]

SUPER. Nice idea.

[@canttakethis]

Looks amazing!

[@jackspearsiii5639]

I got a good laugh out of the end. Dang pencils!!

[@randomchance7796]

Finally, a use for the compass that we had to use in school, and you did what?

[@metenrog]

Wow! I love it

[@aipresenting]

Spectacular!

[@JLWoodArtistries]

What an amazing video and project

[@HarryManI3ack]

Amazing work! Thank you for adding the blooper reel at the end. I can relate to those pencils not cooperating.

[@lydashop5746]

Super cool art

[@skippylippy547]

I'm speechless!

[@MichaelBrightUK]

Glad I’m not then only person who struggles with the easy little jobs which should take 2 seconds 😂 they never do!

[@juliodifelippo]

What a beautiful work. Those pencils...my god!

[@michaellane999]

I'd put this in my house. Well done, thanks for making the video.

[@mitchb2886]

Ineffable piece!

[@angel1138thx]

It has been great, congratulations

[@johnprinsloo4428]

wow... just.. WOW!

[@jawediqbal9475]

Pure crazy man !!!!!!!

[@imfelixovich]

Beautiful, so amazing your job

[@mvred100]

Amazing!

[@ThePontiacmann]

Awesome nice Work, looks great

[@brindmusicnerd]

Stunning... and that Saga Of The Pencil! 😆

[@QwertyGrodnoWood]

Interesting. I liked the result

[@andrewuvari286]

Amazing work as always! thanks for the ending, really had a great laugh

[@michaelogden5958]

Masterful.

[@mariusdelastvete7613]

love the ending

[@cabman86]

Strangely beautiful!

[@cabman86]

Walmart pencils?

[@cabman86]

I have a 1.5mm mechanical pencil I use in my compass.

[@MsRemmington]

Nice work great idea 😊

[@parillaworks]

I didn't really understand the scale from the thumbnail. That thing is so cool. A piece of art.

[@krtwood]

Thanks!

[@BlaiseBrogan]

I just watch this with my 7 year old daughter at the end she says"he's making a tool rack"! We really laughed at the end with the pencil I feel just like that working and trying to film it! Excellent as always mate. Cheers Blaise and Calli

[@krtwood]

Well it is up the wall in the shop at the moment. I was trying to think of what tools I could stick in it without messing up the finish :)

[@SteveFrenchWoodNStuff]

Your work is always so wonderfully artistic and unique. I love it!

[@krtwood]

Thanks, Steve!

[@pauld9530]

love it!!

[@RCW-Designs]

I always love your videos and projects, but this video took your editing to the next level. Fantastic man.

[@krtwood]

Thanks!

[@HamidKhan-po1px]

Beautiful..........

[@evgeniy313]

Шикарная работа. Мастеру уважение и восхищение.

[@holzhandwerk_ak]

A-ma-zing. Thanks for sharing.

[@Modellbaumoses]

Not Bad... Thumbs up 👍🏼

[@atsipan]

😄😄😄 I was dying at the end

[@ronnakeil3313]

Lovely

[@97bladehero]

that's a lot of scrap wood my friend, great project!

[@gedreillyhomestead6926]

Beautiful piece, would love to have this on my wall.

[@krtwood]

It'll cost ya ;)

[@jcsrst]

At least you caught the pencil problem on video! Who hasn't had things like that happen?? I feel your pain.... Nice piece of art!

[@thegag64]

Beautiful as usual!!!!!!!!! Looked really have though.

[@donfillenworth1721]

Wow!

[@powerobxxx]

That is a truly beautiful thing, I imagine it weighed a fair bit

[@lorinbruckin3205]

C'est magnifique, jadore

[@jvamvakaris]

just perfect....

[@jirisolar9449]

very nice

[@hypnolobster]

Ending slayed me.

[@wanderingangelstudio1359]

Stunning project! Use a 8B pencil. It will lay down a thick line quickly for you.

[@blueroseyt]

I really like this, some subtle LED lighting might go with this depending on the location it is mounted, the only problem I can foresee, is dusting it......... But all in all I really like this.Great job. 5 STAR rating!

[@oscarsilwood2440]

Respira con ese lápiz Jaja beautifull designe congratulations

[@CammiesGarage]

Very nice piece. Well done. Popped pencil problem perplexing.

[@timberdish]

Superb! Really nice work! As if patience wasn't already a key factor in the making of it, it is being tested to the very limits by your pencil, lol.

[@dairybarnwoodworking215]

Dude that’s gorgeous! Oh and by the way Ticonderoga pencils won’t let you down 😉

[@kirkyd123]

Awesome! It's a lot bigger than I expected. A lot heavier too based on the extra grunt around 9:13

[@wilemuse]

wow! New sub!

[@rissync]

I saw some of the posts for this build on instagram, and I enjoyed seeing the full story on youTube. If you ever decide you don't want it on the wall, I think it's beautiful and would make a lovely tabletop (with glass or something).

[@aliasks6559]

Poor you! :D And poor other youtubers as well who struggle so much for us, viewers! But thank you for that :) And I really like your art projects, this one as well! Nicely flowing. At first I was thinking are you making a wooden van Gogh (like The starry night) but not quite. To me this one looks like a gust of wind through woods, really cool :) so great job!

[@mrsirhc]

Quality work mate, you have a new subscriber! Those pencils though😂

[@robshamel3210]

Wow!!

[@GuysShop]

As always a lot of fun to watch you work and see what you come up with. And I think your pencils are revolting against you for some reason. Too damn funny......

[@krtwood]

Thanks, Guy!

[@cabman86]

I had 23 totes of scrap in my shop. My wife needed stands and bodies for her gnomes she's making and now I have 23 empty totes to fill up.

[@zemlyak]

Nice👍