As a uke player I found this process amazing. I never knew so much work goes into creating our delightful little instruments. Beautiful choice of woods.
Can I ask u a question did u learn just uke and not guitar? Cuz justa suggestion as a quitar player, I learned to play guitar. But I can fairly easily play a uke too. So might be worth to learn guitar as well
@@epnet1c What for is to buy a guitar, when all that some people play is pop songs of bands, and all that. Ukulele is more than enough for that purpose.
As an aspiring luthier with a couple instruments under his belt, I gotta say I learned a whole lot from this video. I hope someday to achieve this level of craftsmanship.
I never understood why wasting time on cutting things in shapes and polishing them by hand is celebrated and aspired so much! sure you brought a beautiful idea to life but when it comes to luthiership, it's just doing most of it again and again. Why not spend time on crafting things that can automate the the process and then just focus on improvisation
@@mdchy3098 I get what your opinion comes from, but we probably live in 2 very different worlds (I'm not talking about geography, or politics, I'm just saying that profitability has no place in my life). It's a bit like your mom's meal versus fast food restaurants ... Furthermore, I use my brain all day at work, so it's nice to get back home and use my hands from time to time :)
@@tchiksguitars If you enjoy doing it by all means do it, I apologise if I came out sounding personal there. The meal analogy doesn’t work here in my opinion, I'm not saying they're the same. Look at it this way. Considering time is precious thing of all, I do not think anyone spending obnoxious amount of time in mundane, unnecessary, manual parts of cooking is something that deserves glorification.
Well again. Precious is subjective term. If by precious you mean time is money (or something similar involving a material dimension), then from my perspective (I insist, my perspective, not talking in anyone's name here), it's only precious if you spend time doing what you like. I happen to like woodworking with hand tools, like other people like fishing (hands), playing music (hands), drawing (hands), bushcrafting (hands), knitting (hands). You can also chose to watch people fishing, bushcrafting, knitting, and drawing on television too, but it feels a little less relaxing and/or challenging, wouldn't you agree ?
Well, I am no sort of woodworker, but I am a ukulele player. I watched this video, mesmerized, from beginning to end. Unbelievable skills and knowhow. A gorgeous ukulele with a great tone. Very nice playing. And both filming and editing are awesome! Many thanks for this great video.
@@tchiksguitars Well, I have to disagree about your not being being a player! But even if you weren't, we uke players proselytize all the time. It's a great kind of instrument, and that one you made is a beautiful specimen!
@@tchiksguitars you say that you don't play ukelele BUT YOU CAN PLAY FINGERSTILE?! I play ukelele for more than one year and i can't do that, you are such a good player :D
I’ve been playing uke for about 2 years and..... I saw him put 3 strings and thought “there’s supposed to be 6!” I’m learning the guitar rn and getting confused lol
Blessings for taking precious time to create this beautiful instrument for your sister...such a beautiful thought. Sharing your process (so much hand work!!!!) was really wonderful...I hope she enjoys it as much as you did the process!!! Thank you for an inspirational video
There were times when I actually held my breath - "he's going to CHISEL away the edge of the face???" As others have said, it's nice to appreciate everything that you cannot see inside the sound hole. Hope your sister had a happy birthday.
Haha I was skeptical too the first time I did that but I couldn't figure out a better way to do it, and if you understand the grain direction it's not that risky :)
I’m just learning how to play ukulele and have absolutely no knowledge of anything related to woodworking, but I watched this video the whole way through and loved every moment of it. Your work is absolutely beautiful!
Apparently, this is a very good sister, since she is being given such a gift! Apparently, this is a very good brother when he makes such a gift to his sister! Happiness to your family !!!
I think the amount of work that went into the video production wasn't far off the amount of work that went into making the ukulele. Both are outstanding! Thanks for uploading for our education and entertainment.
Love the use of masking tape to see the lines better and to line things up rather than relying on hard to see pencil! Will use that technique from now on! Thanks!
@@tchiksguitars Pas pu maintenir le "sustain godonlé" de la lame... parasité par le son du cube de bois qui tombe. Ca retire 80% du charme de ce son mais bon, le voila. drive.google.com/file/d/1zKVYbEX8fHvqkCJAQEojRFLzukW5IEnR/view?usp=sharing Tu es belge francophone mais ton anglais écrit est absolument parfait. Nous, les français, là-dessus, on est des grosses brêles.
I've built a few but stewmac kits with pre-bent sises. Usually do it for newborns in the family, sold a few too. Yours are much better in the kerfing. I love your mould also. Very professional.
Wow! Wow! Wow! If only I had a brother like YOU!!! As a Uke fan I was captivated and could not stop watching! Who knew it takes so much to make a great uke! You've got skills man! Thx! ❤
Wow man, you are awesome. I can't get over how fascinating the whole process is, this is only the 2nd vid I've seen of yours, but I'm hooked now. Subbed and probably going to binge your channel tonight.
Haha thank you ! I never played any high end ukulele so I didn't really know what to expect here, esthetically and sound wise, but as far as my ears are concerned, I'm now very happy about the sound this makes :) wish I could find an actual ukulele player to better showcase this but ..meh.
Truly brilliant, your skill and attention to detail is a credit to you. The only down side for me was the 11 adverts I had to watch during a 23 minute video! Thanks for sharing this.
So impressed. I love this kind of work, I love all the different tools you use, it's a remarcable patience also. Amazing work dude, you are so talented
I hope one day I could learn under someone like you. My dad "woodworks" but he has the precision of a blind sniper. Your finesse is what I hope to be able to shadow one day.
Finesse comes with patience and repetition, I don't think there anything innate involved, just patience and will :) I actually learned patience with woodworking, otherwise I'm a pretty impatient guy ! Just work your way through and you'll get there, I promise.
“Wow, a lot of hand tools! And the other tools don’t seem too intimidating. I might even consider trying this myself. This is so inspi- aw, hang on, laser...” Just kidding, I really do appreciate the craftsmanship. The fact that each and every part that was shaped was touched by a hand tool shows the care and personal attention that this ukulele has been shown. Well done.
Absolutely beautiful. Hah I was going to say I can't believe it's your second Uke. Then I noticed you normally make guitars :D and furniture. I've got a long way to go. This was a great video. One thing I haven't seen elsewhere is the little pins through the heel and iirc, the head.
People who sincerely depreciate the video, the work, the final product, a detail may have bugged them, jealous people maybe, or people who think they could or actually could have done a better job, trolls, I don't really care :p all I can see is the sea of people who watched it and liked it :)
Great job! I want to build one too. Got a book by Bill Plant called "Make your Own Ukulele" which is great by the way. I'm going to start on a Sewart Macdonald kit, as I don't have much in the way of power tools, except some hand tools from fooling with fiddles. I liked your bending iron set up. Mine is aluminum with a soldering iron. My friend just uses a pipe with a propane torch. It all works, and gets the job done! Thanks!
Great work as always! I love to watch you do what you do best. Create! - I do find it so odd that 232 people could not find something to like so they gave you a thumbs down. If you ask me... all those dislikes are BOTs. Keep on creating wonderment and fascination!! Oh, and Happy Birthday Twice to your Sister! 2020 and 2021! :D
Watching this video made me realize there is no way I could do this as a present for someone. My woodworking skills are nowhere near this. Not even close.
I love what you did for the sound hole inlay. I can't help but wonder what pouring in a thicker epoxy and sanded down would be like. Any pointers would be appreciated👍
Thank you for generosity in sharing this build. Educational and Inspiring! The heated bender looked hand-built: have you any advice or instructions on how to make one?
Very good, inspiring stuff. I don't know much about it, but the saddle looks very carefully "compensated", if that is the right word, presumably to resolve intonation issues? With such care going into the measurement and placement of the nut, bridge and frets, is such a non-straight saddle to be expected? Were there similar issues at the nut or is that perfectly straight? Thanks for sharing.
It turned out excellent!! I was thinking of making one for my wife as a family "heirloom", but maybe I will just buy one. I am not sure how mine would turn out. Hahaha Take care.
Well as you can see it's not that complicated to make something that vaguely sounds like a ukulele, and you end up with something completely custom for your wife ! Now, if you live in Spain, you should check Madinter website, they sell wood that's already cut to thickness for the top and back + sides. It makes things a lot easier. You can also buy pre-made kerfed linings from them, in stead of building them like I did. And buy a pre-made bridge also. Don't give up, I think your idea is brilliant :)
The song in the intro/outro is "Dream a little dream of me". Full video can be found here : ruclips.net/video/xFRGUYterBA/видео.html
7:50 A simple and ingenious idea
i knew it as soon as i heard it 😂
If you did an ukelele, you would do a venezuelan tipical instrument the El Cuatro.
As a uke player I found this process amazing. I never knew so much work goes into creating our delightful little instruments. Beautiful choice of woods.
Glad you liked it. Those woods were the only one I had so not really a choice but I like it too ! Kind of unusual :)
Can I ask u a question did u learn just uke and not guitar? Cuz justa suggestion as a quitar player, I learned to play guitar. But I can fairly easily play a uke too. So might be worth to learn guitar as well
@@epnet1c What for is to buy a guitar, when all that some people play is pop songs of bands, and all that.
Ukulele is more than enough for that purpose.
@@epnet1c because Guitar is overrated, everyone chooses guitar, there is no harm in making a stranger choice
@@epnet1c if you watch his earlier videos, you''l see he plays guitar
This brings me back the old times when my family still had a guitar factory.
omg that’s so cool!
@@laurennbull Yes, I can still remember the smell of the wood and the wood stain.
I want to learn how to build a guitar, but nones teach how
Your family sounds awesome😂
@@iavathar2120 I look for a teacher in the internet. Then I paid for a 8 month course in guitarmaking. I bought Cumpiano's book too.
As an aspiring luthier with a couple instruments under his belt, I gotta say I learned a whole lot from this video. I hope someday to achieve this level of craftsmanship.
Might be sooner than you think :)
I never understood why wasting time on cutting things in shapes and polishing them by hand is celebrated and aspired so much! sure you brought a beautiful idea to life but when it comes to luthiership, it's just doing most of it again and again. Why not spend time on crafting things that can automate the the process and then just focus on improvisation
@@mdchy3098 I get what your opinion comes from, but we probably live in 2 very different worlds (I'm not talking about geography, or politics, I'm just saying that profitability has no place in my life). It's a bit like your mom's meal versus fast food restaurants ... Furthermore, I use my brain all day at work, so it's nice to get back home and use my hands from time to time :)
@@tchiksguitars If you enjoy doing it by all means do it, I apologise if I came out sounding personal there. The meal analogy doesn’t work here in my opinion, I'm not saying they're the same. Look at it this way. Considering time is precious thing of all, I do not think anyone spending obnoxious amount of time in mundane, unnecessary, manual parts of cooking is something that deserves glorification.
Well again. Precious is subjective term. If by precious you mean time is money (or something similar involving a material dimension), then from my perspective (I insist, my perspective, not talking in anyone's name here), it's only precious if you spend time doing what you like. I happen to like woodworking with hand tools, like other people like fishing (hands), playing music (hands), drawing (hands), bushcrafting (hands), knitting (hands). You can also chose to watch people fishing, bushcrafting, knitting, and drawing on television too, but it feels a little less relaxing and/or challenging, wouldn't you agree ?
Well, I am no sort of woodworker, but I am a ukulele player. I watched this video, mesmerized, from beginning to end. Unbelievable skills and knowhow. A gorgeous ukulele with a great tone. Very nice playing. And both filming and editing are awesome! Many thanks for this great video.
Wow thank you so much for those kind words. I'm not a ukulele player myself so I hope there's nothing sacrilegious in my playing !
@@tchiksguitars Well, I have to disagree about your not being being a player! But even if you weren't, we uke players proselytize all the time. It's a great kind of instrument, and that one you made is a beautiful specimen!
@@tchiksguitars you say that you don't play ukelele BUT YOU CAN PLAY FINGERSTILE?! I play ukelele for more than one year and i can't do that, you are such a good player :D
@@tchiksguitars trop trop bien !
I’ve been playing uke for about 2 years and..... I saw him put 3 strings and thought “there’s supposed to be 6!” I’m learning the guitar rn and getting confused lol
you're definitely the master of the planer. :D huge respect for your skills in using hand tools instead of machines, for many of the jobs.
Thank you ! I love using the planes because it's a very progressive work, I think it's sometimes more reliable than machines :)
Blessings for taking precious time to create this beautiful instrument for your sister...such a beautiful thought. Sharing your process (so much hand work!!!!) was really wonderful...I hope she enjoys it as much as you did the process!!! Thank you for an inspirational video
There were times when I actually held my breath - "he's going to CHISEL away the edge of the face???"
As others have said, it's nice to appreciate everything that you cannot see inside the sound hole.
Hope your sister had a happy birthday.
Haha I was skeptical too the first time I did that but I couldn't figure out a better way to do it, and if you understand the grain direction it's not that risky :)
I’m just learning how to play ukulele and have absolutely no knowledge of anything related to woodworking, but I watched this video the whole way through and loved every moment of it. Your work is absolutely beautiful!
I have a new found appreciation for ukuleles as well (I mean after I built it)
building my own ukulele was my absolute dream, or At least someone builds it just for me,.
this is so cool, dude I wish you're my brother.
I wish I was my brother so I wouldn't even have to bother making them ahaha
Apparently, this is a very good sister, since she is being given such a gift! Apparently, this is a very good brother when he makes such a gift to his sister! Happiness to your family !!!
Happiness and health to yours ! :)
I think the amount of work that went into the video production wasn't far off the amount of work that went into making the ukulele. Both are outstanding! Thanks for uploading for our education and entertainment.
Thank you so much ! I'm discovering both aspects at the same time so it can only get better :)!
I wish my brothers would build a uke for me, Instead they just steal my food lol
I do both, he has no excuse :)
Just told that to her, she added : "my food, and my guitar strap"
Love the use of masking tape to see the lines better and to line things up rather than relying on hard to see pencil! Will use that technique from now on! Thanks!
100% hand made. Just wonderful.
98%
@@janszikora8284 close enough in my book.
I was going to say 95 :p
If i was in your place then i could have get bored and leave the work incomplete.......👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻bravo......for your hardwork........👍🏻👍🏻
You certainly have the knack of not only first class luthery but you have nailed the art of RUclips video building. First rate.
Well thank you !
If I could ever do this, I'd probably make a baritone ukulele and put standard ukulele strings on it.
Good news! Some people do play bari with standard GCEA tuning so just go change it lol
13:11 Best Sound Of The All Web EVER
ShhhhtloiiiiiingGGG, would have been the subtitle :)
@@tchiksguitars Pas pu maintenir le "sustain godonlé" de la lame... parasité par le son du cube de bois qui tombe. Ca retire 80% du charme de ce son mais bon, le voila.
drive.google.com/file/d/1zKVYbEX8fHvqkCJAQEojRFLzukW5IEnR/view?usp=sharing
Tu es belge francophone mais ton anglais écrit est absolument parfait. Nous, les français, là-dessus, on est des grosses brêles.
Ahahaha. Espèce de fou !
Kind of sounds like an m1 garand ping
@@sethmathews3273 I am definitely NOT in the weapons thing but I know that sound and yes, you are right. :)
I've built a few but stewmac kits with pre-bent sises. Usually do it for newborns in the family, sold a few too. Yours are much better in
the kerfing. I love your mould also. Very professional.
Hypnotisée du début à la fin ! Quel travail ! Quelle perfection ! Vous êtes un artiste et un Maître 👏👏👏 !
I just build my first one from a kit. It came out pretty good. I like yours and the way your built yours!!!
A kit is a very good place to start !
It’s nice for you to do this for your sister
I have two sisters, so I hope I could do stuff like this for them one day :3
Make a 12 strings guitar and make them share it :p
tchiks guitars and furniture that’s a good idea 💜
When you are familliar to the names of wood because of Minecraft
*OH I SEE*
smh lol
If I could ever do this, I'd probably make a baritone ukulele and put standard ukulele strings on it.
Wow! Wow! Wow! If only I had a brother like YOU!!! As a Uke fan I was captivated and could not stop watching! Who knew it takes so much to make a great uke! You've got skills man! Thx! ❤
Thank you :) she's lucky she has me, go tell her that
Wow man, you are awesome. I can't get over how fascinating the whole process is, this is only the 2nd vid I've seen of yours, but I'm hooked now. Subbed and probably going to binge your channel tonight.
That's beautiful. You have a very fortunate Sister. :)
Didn't offer her anything in 28 years :p
@@tchiksguitars Trust me, I am a Ukulele player. Waiting 28 years for that Ukulele is so worth it! :)
Haha thank you ! I never played any high end ukulele so I didn't really know what to expect here, esthetically and sound wise, but as far as my ears are concerned, I'm now very happy about the sound this makes :) wish I could find an actual ukulele player to better showcase this but ..meh.
It's beautiful. The different woods compliment each other and it sounds really good too.
Another episode of what youtube recommend to watch in quarantine
I deadass just stared at this video for the full 23 minutes this is mesmerizing as hecc
Truly brilliant, your skill and attention to detail is a credit to you. The only down side for me was the 11 adverts I had to watch during a 23 minute video! Thanks for sharing this.
So impressed. I love this kind of work, I love all the different tools you use, it's a remarcable patience also. Amazing work dude, you are so talented
I could tell when he was sanding and scraping the body that it was going to sound amazing!
Dude huge respect for this and guitar projects. I love to watch these videos and I admire your skills!
I hope one day I could learn under someone like you. My dad "woodworks" but he has the precision of a blind sniper. Your finesse is what I hope to be able to shadow one day.
Finesse comes with patience and repetition, I don't think there anything innate involved, just patience and will :) I actually learned patience with woodworking, otherwise I'm a pretty impatient guy ! Just work your way through and you'll get there, I promise.
stunning work of art, and I hope she ardours her new Ukulele
Watching this makes me feel like I should've paid more for my ukulele.
same D: i bought mine for about 15 or 20 bucks with case, tuner and extra strings oof
Yours probably was more efficiently made in a line of production
@@2137milo Wow....I only got a cover. But damn yeah...the craftsmanship for this stuff is crazy.
same here
best uke I've seen built yet!
I would love to have a brother like you..You did a hard work just to make your sister happy ❤..
What a sweet thing to do for your sister.
Beautiful - the process and the end product.
Brilliant everything, your sister must be a lovely happy person, well done, love it,,,
She is a lovely person but don't tell her
first class workmanship
how can one person be so talented, i-
Just try. You'll see :) it's not that hard
Beautiful craftsmanship. A pleasure to watch
wow I loved how you played at the end!
True craftsmanship
Happy Birthday, sis.
“Wow, a lot of hand tools! And the other tools don’t seem too intimidating. I might even consider trying this myself. This is so inspi- aw, hang on, laser...”
Just kidding, I really do appreciate the craftsmanship. The fact that each and every part that was shaped was touched by a hand tool shows the care and personal attention that this ukulele has been shown. Well done.
It is very relaxing to work that way !
Very fun watching this build! Great job and it does sound very nice! Thanks for sharing
Such a great and instructive video - thanks so much
Amazing Art of Creating an Art piece.
Absolutely beautiful. Hah I was going to say I can't believe it's your second Uke. Then I noticed you normally make guitars :D and furniture. I've got a long way to go. This was a great video. One thing I haven't seen elsewhere is the little pins through the heel and iirc, the head.
Haha thank you so much ! " Normally " is a big word :p I started making instruments a year ago and only just finished my seventh build.
I want to know who the 123 people who disliked video are, and I want to see them do a better job. This deserves all the love. A true craftsman.
People who sincerely depreciate the video, the work, the final product, a detail may have bugged them, jealous people maybe, or people who think they could or actually could have done a better job, trolls, I don't really care :p all I can see is the sea of people who watched it and liked it :)
Who would we be without Jupiler ? Haha ! Really nice work as always !
Great job! I want to build one too. Got a book by Bill Plant called "Make your Own Ukulele" which is great by the way. I'm going to start on a Sewart Macdonald kit, as I don't have much in the way of power tools, except some hand tools from fooling with fiddles. I liked your bending iron set up. Mine is aluminum with a soldering iron. My friend just uses a pipe with a propane torch. It all works, and gets the job done! Thanks!
beautiful build, simple timeless design...inspiring!
You have inspired me to make a ukele. Its now top of my bucket list . but i dont know where to start
Great work as always! I love to watch you do what you do best. Create! - I do find it so odd that 232 people could not find something to like so they gave you a thumbs down. If you ask me... all those dislikes are BOTs. Keep on creating wonderment and fascination!! Oh, and Happy Birthday Twice to your Sister! 2020 and 2021! :D
Haha thanks ! I'll tell her :)
Amazing video! One of the best tutorials on RUclips..
Hehe thank you ! I tried to document every single step in the making, thanks for noticing :)
that was the most relaxing thing i've ever watched
Un petit ukulélé de 4000 $ gratos pour la soeur !! lol superbe ton ukulélé ! belle sonorité naturel
A talented luthier.
Watching this video made me realize there is no way I could do this as a present for someone. My woodworking skills are nowhere near this. Not even close.
Woww maple fingerboard ukulele, 😍😍🤩🤩
Yes ! I only realized it was rare when I was done :p
This man is replying to everyone who comments 😊
No I don't !! Oh wait ..
I can't believe he made this in only 23 minutes
Amazing. I was hoping I could a ukulele but instead I got a guitar but no regrets and btw you are really cool.
Super satisfying wood cuttting
A lovely demo and beautiful sounding instrument. Thanks
Thank you so much
brother love to sis......really very sweet of u!🌹❤️❤️😍
Spectacular instrument!
Thanks !
CLAMPS!! . Need more CLAMPS!!. You are a certified artist!
Quel savoir faire incroyable, chapeau ! 😲
Wow! What an amazing and painstaking process. For your sister? Well worth the effort. :)
It's worth 28 years of forgetting to buy her a birthday present :p
Amazing build!
Cara muito show !!! Parabéns !! Lindo instrumento. Um trabalho artesanal que valoriza mais ainda o instrumento.
I love what you did for the sound hole inlay. I can't help but wonder what pouring in a thicker epoxy and sanded down would be like. Any pointers would be appreciated👍
Excellent work! Astonishing.
Thank you for generosity in sharing this build. Educational and Inspiring!
The heated bender looked hand-built: have you any advice or instructions on how to make one?
Very, very nice job.
Congratulations !
This is absolutely art
Well done! That turned out great!
Thank you !
Master craftsman!!!
Super cadeau 👍👍👍 qui plus est, très précieux, puisqu’il est unique 👏👏👏
C'était mon deuxième uke. Mais ils ne sonnent pas du tout pareil c'est vrai :)
Really satysfying
Very good, inspiring stuff. I don't know much about it, but the saddle looks very carefully "compensated", if that is the right word, presumably to resolve intonation issues?
With such care going into the measurement and placement of the nut, bridge and frets, is such a non-straight saddle to be expected? Were there similar issues at the nut or is that perfectly straight?
Thanks for sharing.
Great ukulele, I got inspired to make one.
Thanks ! Glad I helped :()
Welcome! I'm looking to see more of your projects, lot's of good idea and great craftsmanship.
Check out my semi-hollow body guitar I think you'll like it :) lots of hand tools
You should be interested and know about the venezuelan tipical instrument the El Cuatro. Get curious about that it is very similar like the ukelele
It sounds amazing. Awesome job!!!
Thank you !
Très belles réalisations! WAOW!
WOW very good job!
Very beautiful your ukelele ,good job 👏🏻
It turned out excellent!! I was thinking of making one for my wife as a family "heirloom", but maybe I will just buy one. I am not sure how mine would turn out. Hahaha
Take care.
Well as you can see it's not that complicated to make something that vaguely sounds like a ukulele, and you end up with something completely custom for your wife ! Now, if you live in Spain, you should check Madinter website, they sell wood that's already cut to thickness for the top and back + sides. It makes things a lot easier. You can also buy pre-made kerfed linings from them, in stead of building them like I did. And buy a pre-made bridge also. Don't give up, I think your idea is brilliant :)
@@tchiksguitars Thank you for the reply. It gave me a give confidence boost to building one for her. Thanks again.
I would love to learn to do this.
RUclips: hey you wanna watch someone make a ukulele?
Me: *YES!*
Beautiful.
I learned so much from this video! Thanks,
Beautiful instrument
beautiful present