That was a really neat idea to start a project. Honestly - most ideas nowadays are just mutations of other ideas we've seen before. Love how that turned out in the end. Fits the bathroom really well!
Awesome project! I could see using this to come up with a concept sketch much quicker than I do now. I feel like I waste a ton of time trying to take broad based concepts and making them into furniture that is proportional and good looking.
Awesome job! I'm a software dev and I think approaches like this are what will make AI useful. The AI didn't have the context to to magically create exactly what you wanted, or even something fully functional. The back-and-forth of generating options and focusing terms really gave some control over the creative process. Then, translating the image to a real thing let you put your spin on the final piece. We need to use AI as a super-power to help us be better, but still keep our human fingerprints in the mix.
I'm glad you reinforced that bottom joint. Yes, you have a long grain joint, but they're both hand carved, curved surfaces, so you may not get a FULL long grain joint!
I've been kicking around the idea of adding a benchtop bandsaw with a 1/4" blade to my shop, and just keeping a resaw blade on my 14" bandsaw. I think you just convinced me.
You should add the sound that the foot pedal power tool make while you are grinding on your project to your instrumentation repertoire to mix in with your music. It made some interesting sounds
Very cool project. I have a bunch of Kutzall Shaping Discs. I think they would help shape the outside edges much faster than the "Dremel" burr you used. Love your channel.
This is such a cool concept for a video and fantastic execution! Whether we like it or not, I think that generative AI will continue to gain traction, and I am curious (and a little scared) to see how it influences our lives.
The final design had elements that I would never consider doing. The curved pocket where the upright attaches to the base is beyond my feeble mind. The slope on the base is another element that I would not have created. Overall the towel rack is very organic and one of a kind with a refreshing look out of the box.
Bruh!!!!! That looks so freaking cool dude! Man I wish I had the real estate on my bathroom counter to make something like this. Thanks for sharing Dave!!!
So I’m watching and wondering how in the world is your shop so clean and without sawdust everywhere? I do like the dark walls too! So maybe you have a fest tool dust collector?
Would I say it is YOUR design....absolutly. Everything we make is influenced by SOMETHING....you saw a concept and changed it to your need. That is YOUR design. And VERY cool execution. Like it! Am I afraid of AI. At this stage....no. So for now...thank you SkyNet!
This turned out great. I would love to see it on a bigger scale. AI is just like all technology, it's a tool that will take time to become common place. Let it inspire you just like you use everything else to inspire you.
I added the following as a reply to someone else’s post, but I thought I would start a new post so that it’s not buried in the middle of a string. This can lead to a great discussion. Certainly, it is clearly wrong to copy someone else’s work for your own gain. However, as a woodworker, we often use design elements that are thematically consistent with a style of design. In this case, he used elements of Sam Maloof. The same could be said for making a piece of furniture in the style of Stickley, Green & Green, the Quakers, Queen Anne, etc. AI is a tool in my opinion, and the results it produces are based on the programming input that is provided to it. In this way, it’s not a copy and a ripoff in my mind, but rather a result that is thematically consistent with the style of someone else. Now, if you are marketing the design as being an original from the person who style you’re copying, clearly that is fraudulent. However, if you are making a piece for your own home, I see no issue with that. Further, if you sell a piece based on someone else’s theme / style elements, and NOT say it is their work, but in their style, then I see no issue with that.
The "mom joke" reminded me of a video you did awhile back. At the end, you said something like "I'm active on Twitter, Pinterest, Facebook, the bedroom..." 😂😂
Beautiful work, Dave! It looks fantastic! 😃 But yeah, it would be impossible to follow the drawing to the letter, but doing like you did the results are fantastic! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Beautiful! But how stable/steady is it? It seems like it would move around a lot while using the towel. I'd be inclined to hollow out some spaces in the base and place some steel or lead weights just to give it some stabilizing mass in the bottom. Also, would a trim router have been useful to rough in some of that final shaping of the vertical piece before smoothing it with sandpaper? It seems like that would have been a lot faster. Maybe not as organic a finished look as you were going for, though?
AI can be a tool to help artists like yourself reach your potential. You still have the freedom to choose what decisions you make and make any alterations. Amazing job!
Excellent video showing how you made a concept real.... It's your design -- you input the criteria for the AI to render, then you interpreted what the AI rendered. Wish I lived near Kencraft.... Ordering wood just isn't the same as choosing it yourself.
If you had to do this over would you consider cutting the tapered swoop first on the square stock using your bandsaw? I’m imagining doing this by making a cut similar to a resaw just curved instead of straight with your table tilted. Then you could cut the circle.
We have to think of AI as a "loyal wingman" that helps us out, not necessarily our replacement. Imagine having a non-judgmental person to talk with to openly share our thoughts and ideas with. I think our future looks more like having a dedicated assistant than robot overlords.
First, cool AI project! I’ve been dying to see what you were inspired to make since hearing about it on the podcast. Second, halfway through, I was like there’s so many missed opportunities for jokes with these references and measurements. You brought it all around. Did not disappoint lol
This was interesting! I like the idea, and I feel like it could definately help with the research / inspiration phase. I don't do a lot of woodworking, but sometime I make my own stuff. I think it's extremely satisfying to make your own design. I'm currently making speaker stands for the speakers I made. It's coming together nicely. They are in the same style and same veneer / paint combination. They are quite litteraly made for eachother. That's where I assume this AI would miss the mark although I have not used it so can't say for certain. But I'm assuming it can't take the considerations of how it would work in the room or work with existing furniture etc. Thats why I think it would still be mostly for inspiration, similar to how you did it I guess with scaling it. Nicely made!
Love the towel holder! I’ve used the same search technique to find a close approximation of a bookcase I want to build. After that, I fleshed it out on paper. I’m excited to start building it. As for A I and being afraid of it…yes, a little but I’m not sure why. We’ve all been using forms of it for years.
Hey Dave! Great video. I listened to your podcast, Making it, where you discuss AI and design and liked your thoughts on it. I quite liked this video where you took a 2D idea generated by a computer and added your own 3D touch to it.
Very cool bro! I really love that one of your design inputs was Sam Maloof, and that the AI knew who he was. I'm stoked to see what you come up with in the future when these AI programs get more flushed out. You, the bandsaw box guy, need to have AI design you a crazy bandsaw box!!
So I’m going from a traditional shop with messy floors and clutter to a studio style shop like yours. Would you suggest multiple vacs so I can keep the duct to a minimum or what? I love how clean and tighty your shop is I know you clean for the camera but is it impossible to have a semi dust free shop?
Creativity stems from the human brain. Not from a computer. Years ago a friend that happened to be a computer tech told me not to carry my brain in a briefcase. Asking ai to do for you because you don’t have the ability to be creative is such a cop out. Thinking for oneself and creating something that’s a part of you is immensely satisfying. AI will never give you that satisfaction. Ever.
I haven't been able to get AI to work for me with the few times I have tried it, but I think this was a cool exercise. And, it turned out pretty great. I like the fact the design changed due to how you wanted to use it.
David, I like the design, very modern and stylish, but for me I don’t like the idea that it would always be tilting over. What I do like better is your sense of humor, probably similar to mine. I know you said you are shy but I think it would be hilarious hanging out with you. Hopefully 🤞🏻, we will see you at Maker Camp next year!
Think the AI was thinking a towel holder like for clean towels, why the towel was rolled up. But it turned out great and interesting way to use AI as a sketchbook.
I really enjoyed this video. If you are looking for a follow up, I have a suggestion. I went out to the site you mentioned and created an account. It wasn't immediately obvious to me how to use the AI to create images. I would really appreciate it if you could walk us through how to get the it up and running. I don't need a super detailed how to instruction. I want to make something for our kitchen table that holds the condiments we use and napkins. Not sure of the design and I could see AI being a fun project to generate ideas. Many thanks.
It seems to me that people only seem to take AI seriously when it comes for their specific livelihood. Replies to this video are split between people who say embrace it (read: it doesn’t affect my livelihood yet) and people who say it’s a plagiarism machine (read: it is an imminent threat to my livelihood). Love your video and process, but my 2 cents would be your time is better spent creating one of your own unique designs rather than bending over backwards to make a physically impossible (and let’s face it honestly: not great) AI design work.
Awesome to hear your wife is a speech therapist because I HAD a speech impediment (rhodesism) as a child and a speech therapist is why I DON'T sound like Elmer Fudd today as a grown man...thank her for me. Long time fan of your content and your thought processes. I loved the video and your new towel holder.
It's your design, as you needed to do lots of modifications: keywords, selection from the list of options, a major redesign to make it a completely different type of towel holder, and smaller mods during construction. Pretty cool, love your style!
I never thought Artificial Intelligence would replace Psilocybin mushrooms and LSD, but this is where we find ourselves. Whatever works for you. It turned out great.
Apologies if you covered previously, where did you get that clip on filter kit for the box fan ? I’ve just been siliconing a 20 x20 filter onto mine. Lol.
Excellent job, but by personal preference alone, I wish you had let the base be little bigger, even 8-10 inches. I preferred the chunkier design from the original image. interesting concept though!
I love this so much it came out looking great What you said on the podcast about using AI like a pinterest board struck me as an awesome idea. I'd be keen to see more of this
