Make This Skyline Diffuser / Wall Art 

Build article: www.ibuildit.ca/Woodworking%20Projects/skyline-diffuser.html Video showing how I finished this and mounted it on the wall in my office: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CaFkWvo-xr0.html Sanding video on my scrap bin channel: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-o7DffannH88.html I made this mainly because I like the way they look. Even though I did not design it the "proper" way, it still has some effect of the sound in my office, as shown in the video on my other channel. Ways you can help support this channel: Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=865843&ty=h Plans for sale: www.ibuildit.ca/plans.html More videos on my second woodworking channel: ru-vid.com My home reno channel: ru-vid.comHome My "Scrap bin" channel: ru-vid.com/show-UCaJsEh2_YxWHMcjASs4cJcA Website: www.ibuildit.ca/ Facebook: facebook.com/I-Build-It-258048014240900/ Instagram: instagram.com/i_build_it.ca/

As an audio engineer I have bought some of these for my studio (2 to be exact) and always wondered how these were made. This one is beautiful. Mine are black, but now that I see yours in the raw form yours looks way more bad ass....especially since you made it yourself. Lol. This is awesome.

I'm really impressed with how well the PL worked to keep it tight without clamping. Looks great!

He did a really good job. I'm glad he admitted how labor-intensive the whole project was! I've been thinking of doing this treatment on my whole fireplace wall, not really to affect sound - purely decorative, so the heights of the blocks wouldn't need to be as long ( I m considering 1/2/4 inches). We'll see...

That came out beautiful!

Looks cool. I made something very similar a couple of years ago in a horizontal plain. A few of us however spent awhile boring and drilling random small holes in the base of the buildings and windows. I then used LED lights to illuminate probably 80% of the buildings to give it night time feel.

I just went through the same world of pain while making some game sprites from Super Mario Bros. using 1" maple cubes. 512 cubes, each one having to hit the belt sander! Seeing your video gives me motivation to see the project through, cheers!

Looks great mate ! I don't know why but I find it soothing to look at a seemingly random and chaotic structure.

That actually turned out better than I expected from a design perspective. I often wonder about different ways to use scrap wood, this seems like a cool way to use it. Thanks

I SO wanted to see that butcher block build - I remember it from way back and have never forgotten it.

I really like the idea. I'm probably going to try it but I'll paint some of the blocks to give it a more artsy feel. Great job.

Look excellent, i was thinking to do something with mirrors for my room but now i saw how much work you have to do i am second guessing! Thanks for the video

I was watching an Antoine Dufour video for the song Deja Vu and the first thing that I noticed was a similar skyline diffuser hanging on the wall behind him. I may just have to take on the ridiculous amount of work of making one of these, it looks great

WOW! It's stunning! I wish i'd have the tools and time to make one like that. It's unique and beautiful. Congrats!

Such great work John, this is a far more interesting project than the butchers block table :) After every cut to the next scene with the wood neatly stacked and cut/sanded/glued I couldn't help but think what an immense amount of labour you put into what you share with us, I truly appreciate it man!

This project turned out great. I wouldn't change a thing. Nice job.

Wow !!! Looks like a great dust catcher !!!

This is probably my favorite piece

Looks great John. The only thing I would change is drill a 3/4" x 1" deep hole on the back side of each one to make it lighter. The only ones I would not drill is where your putting the slot to hang it on the wall.

2:13 my anxiety level went up watching him pass his hand over the saw 🤕🤕

One thing you could do is change your mounting method and route out the entire back an inch or so deep while keeping the edges full length. The heaviest part is the last 2 inches and you'd essentially cut that in half. So it would be about 3/4 the weight.

The one's I'm building are not as pretty as yours. That is some amazing work my fellow Canuck ! Thanks for doing this Video. I used French Cleats and some 2x2's (for ventilation) to hang my 60" bery heavy Plasma TV. Every time I move, I take the cleats with me !

i recently made one of those, a little bit bigger thought. 2 meters by 1 meter. and I used a software to do the math on the right length and position of each block. Tedious as hell... Good work!

Really cool! I can't imagine how long it took for the whole process-came out great

Beautiful project John!

It all begins with having the professional tools. Nice video :)

This is really cool. If one were to take a rectangle out of the middle, it would kind of look like New York. Spot on project!

I've been thinking about building a diffuser for years now. Fantastic idea for a project; thanks for making this vid!!

love your tools and your patience in make it mate

Loved watching you take this project on. I've been down the same line but haven't thought of actually gluing them together. BUT ... to perform well as a diffusor the front of each piece should really be angled, (in individually different degrees, 10°-30°). Then the difference between the long and the short pieces doesn't have to be that big. And as someone else pointed out, drilling into the back of each piece really takes of some weight. :) I'll be doing mine soon. Thanks again.

NIce job. They also look great painted, if done correctly.

well done John...well done you patient patient man!

All hail the god of new projects.

MASTER WOOD WORKERS NEED MASTER PAINTERS TO BRING THIS PEACE OF ART TO LIFE... WHEN I SEEN THIS I HAD A BRAIN STORM..

Man I am so jealous of your patience 😆Very cool project.

Man, you're in Ontario??!! I'm from Windsor and have been enjoying your content for years now! Thanks for sharing all the awesome knowledge and video content

Of course, those of us who are somehow involved in music production, and are ∴ naturally interested in a video about a diffuser, are screaming at our computers-->"EAR PROTECTION--USE SOME BLOODY EAR PROTECTION!!!" Great vid.

wow John, I appreciate your patience and hard work. Good job.

That's freaking awesome looking! Great video. Thanks.

This is called a 2 Dimensional Quadratic Diffusor. It scatters sound waves to Make the room seem bigger. There is a particular order that the towers belong in. There’s a code you are supposed to follow. And the easiest way to build one is to do the shortest blocks first. Clamp them, let them dry, then do the next tallest set, and repeat. I know I’ve built a few. I’ve done the 1 Dimension Version as well for my studio.

That’s fabulous!!!

This is a fab sound/ room / diffuser, i may now proceed to doing one similar now ive seen it done, thanks, great job!!!

Very nice! I made myself 1 a couple of years ago. Intense job but surely worth it:) And also a great eye catcher 👀

This is the most insane project I have seen since Marius Hornberger built a million boxes. I have a place were something like that could look good. But longer and less wide. But it would need to be some hardwood which would make it insanely expensive and heartbreaking to cut it all up in otherwise unusable chunks.

Great video John. The diffuser came out great.

Looks pretty rad.

Additional hint: Colourizing the wood elements before mounting. I did so with my recent design using 3 colours for 3x7 sizes. Looks great.

Cool beans! I built 8 of these a few years back for a recording studio I work in. Wow did it take a lot of material and time!

I've been wanting to build one of these for YEARS! my biggest hurdle was coming to terms with the fact that it was going to take FOREVER to cut and plane / sand all of those blocks!

Wow. Just wow.

“Maybe you like to see me suffer” hahaha you’re hilarious

Beautiful...great job and fun commentary as well!

youv changed my life forever. thanks dood

MAGNIFICENT

Drill some holes in random blocks and put LED lights behind them. You could cut tiny pieces of plexiglass to cover the hole, on the front side. Nice job.

Looks great John. You ol artist you!!

Amazing. Great work of art and detail. 🙌

You are creative man and I like your woodworking

Excellent craftsmanship and top notch knowledge

I like it a lot. I wonder if you added an additional painful step of using a drill press and boring out some of the material in side each stick ... just to keep the weight down. It would also be an excellent place to hide individual jelly beans.

It's looks cool! I've been thinking for a long time about making some end grain block art like this. I like the way it looks. It's on my ever-growing to-do list.

That's a good looking dust collector

Beautiful, nice work!

Just, wow

looks awesome

Beautiful craftsman ship

I've always wanted to make one of those. This is better than the butcher block table :)

That looks very cool! I'm off to watch the finishing and mounting video now.

I can smell that. Cool project!

You poor soul! Glad you survived the project! Looks pretty awesome! Good going!

NIce! Going to save this for if I ever get time to treat my drum practice room. Ya know, I got a little nervous seeing those sweatshirt sleeves close to the sander, but I don't want to be one of "those guys", so no further comment. First one of your videos I've seen; you do a great job!

looks great

I wish I'd thought of this a few years ago when I worked at a pattern shop. we would end up tossing out all the 2x2 material most of the time or using it for kindling. it was all free and mostly planed up on 3 sides already.

This piece is absolutely stunning. Thanks for sharing it.

Never better.

I don't have a sanding fetish nor do I want to watch you suffer, but I watched the sanding video anyway. It looked painful man. Great work though it looks beautiful!

Awesome John, you've got more patience than me!

Absolutely love it. Well done John.

Excelente, despues de tanto trabajo y paciencia, el resultado es hermoso. Te felicito!

GREAT JOB !!!

I really like that.

Hi John, your Prime Number diffuser turned out nice. I have designed several of these for different frequency applications in Architectural Acoustics. What is lacking in the video is how you determined this random pattern or is this just from looks. Either way, without properly treating the remainder of your room, I'm not sure the results you are interested in obtaining are achievable. If this just wall art, it looks amaizing. I can only imagine the amount of work that went into this build. Most don't have gumption you just showed in staying a project until completed. You might have just inspired me to build a few of the Prime Diffusers I've designed for some friends. Thanks for sharing... :)

Stunning job!

cool! looks like a city of wood

looks great. Thanks for showing 👍👍

Adoro os seus projetos e do Matthias Wandel

So sick

Nice job on this.

Looks great!

Looks great, worth the time for sure.

That looks great!!!!

John builds the ultimate Jenga game.

looks great!

OMG sanding fetish lol may just be me, but i love sanding, its like mowing the lawn.

So, I did the math on this. A 4x6 defuser (big enough to be a vid cam background) would have 3456 square inches. Each 1.5 by 1.5 block is 2.25 sq inches, so you'd need 1536 blocks. If you're doing 2, 4, and 6 inch blocks the average block will be 4 inches and you'll get 2 for each linear 4inches of 2x4. So that's 768, 4 inch lengths, or 3072 liner inches of 2x4. If you buy 8 footers you'll need 32 of them. At $3.60 per that's $115 of wood. At 10 pounds per board, minus waste of 15% the finished product would be about 270 pounds.

Beautiful piece, great discipline too.

Great Idea. Great work.

So....o... "premium vintage" is a code for recycled? :) love you man

Stella job again John.🤓

hermoso trabajo , se nota que amas lo que haces