I built a guitar with one hand.

[@spagheddi9677]

he's basically "single handedly" made the guitar

[@Waldo_Jr]

so dark!

[@fryle_0]

literally lol

[@maxwellblakely7952]

Is he a righty or lefty tho?

[@jamesjones8480]

😆😆

[@yosikimhi]

and foot

[@Catalysation]

What a dedication to make the guitar with a broken hand. I highly appreciate your talent and passion for making guitars!

[@melao123]

imagine breaking your arm just for a video, congratulations for the effort. it's just a joke, sorry if offended, i love your content, your videos are very good to watch

[@gelismissuriyeli4440]

a good one too ... xD

[@okanaux]

@@gelismissuriyeli4440 isim mükemmel kanka

[@gelismissuriyeli4440]

@@bobbynash4656 wtf dude? is this your way of promoting something? XD

[@britishnerd3919]

Don't worry about rhe joke, it was 'armless

[@a0ud916]

@@britishnerd3919 top class mate

[@gabrock55]

This is incredible! The enginuity you express being able to make a work of art even with one hand, using that pulley to hog out the waste with a chisel was GENIUS.. Absolutely inspiring, keep up the amazing work.

[@tchiksguitars]

It's not genius, When you really don't have any other options, solutions like that come up very easily

[@wormholestudio5304]

Totally agree that was a great idea...

[@arianealvarez3725]

the title should be “i build a guitar with ONE HAND and ABS!”

[@tchiksguitars]

It was my hip bone actually, I can still feel it burning :p

[@団子好きの伯父さん]

Hand made guitar isliten to the playing music.

[@arianealvarez3725]

@@tchiksguitars yeah i imagine hahaha nothing is stopping you from making awesome builds :))))

[@NowsNu]

mc hammer comes to mind also

[@sinau4470]

Lah kok ngatur lu ndul, yg buat video dia kok lu yg ngatur wkwk

[@DavidePiretti]

The "hammer machine" at 4:10 is fantastic!

[@ktulu193]

Incredible. Beautiful and inspiring. You're an artist in many ways: as a woodworker, cameraman and video producers, musician and director. You seem like an amazing father too!

[@tchiksguitars]

Thank you so much for those kind words !

[@kennethlinton4432]

I love that you built this guitar with one arm in a cast. Your Mum is right, you are special!

[@agcacustoms2852]

This is truly amazing and inspiring. You don’t need all of the fancy tools some people have, cause eventually hard work will pay off.

[@tchiksguitars]

but I do have all those fancy tools, and I'm going back at them as soon as it's safe again. Yes it was rewarding to achieve something with my hand (singular), but soOOOOOO tedious :)

[@Steve-rm5bi]

*stubbornness lol

[@CheapMessiah]

Exactly, eventually.

[@nickg1307]

minus a drill and forstner bits...

[@MrScreamingSilence]

Yes, but even without the fancy tools you need a place where you can build stuff and an apartment is not really suitable for hammering out anything that involves making noise

[@lwe1643]

I find doing simple stuff in my class hard with two hands and this guy comes out here and does this?! Its truly brilliant and so inspiring. Well done!

[@tchiksguitars]

The stuff you do in your class is probably harder than what I do :p I'm just lucky because I did this guitar before and I knew what to expect.

[@shyawnzahid774]

This is genuinely one of the most impressive things I’ve ever seen.

[@emmanuel-stone]

I'm not normally a commenter, but this is a special one. Truly inspiring, beautiful guitar, wonderful video, fantastic aesthetics and editing. I loved everything about this. I hope your wrist is back to normal by now! Warm wishes from Ireland :)

[@tchiksguitars]

Thanks a lot ! Means a lot that you noticed the editing, it took me a week hehe. My wrist is almost back to normal, still need to be careful though

[@emmanuel-stone]

@@tchiksguitars The problem with good editing is that when you do it very well nobody notices :D I hope you're back in the workshop fully fit very soon! I've had some health problems recently that have kept me from my workbench. I have a half finished guitar waiting for me that I can't wait to finish! Take care. e

[@tchiksguitars]

Hope you will be back on track soon. I really get the " i must build something but can't " pain :) !

[@emmanuel-stone]

@@tchiksguitars Thanks! Just managed to spend 30 mins in the workshop actually. It felt amazing :D Take care, looking forward to more of your videos

[@dasdenny5495]

As a starting wood worker my biggest respect for building with one hand. I cannot imagine working without a second hand.

[@tchiksguitars]

I didn't know I could do that until I tried :) so you never know

[@bat6876]

Man the worst nightmare of a musician is getting injured, you´re strong man

[@rauschguitars]

Hand tools are usually tricky enough to use with two hands! This is impressive! Hope you heal up quickly.

[@tchiksguitars]

thanks! Hand tools are tricky indeed but they forced me to better understand wood grain :)

[@SuperMikalauskas]

Your tenacity to hand-cut and hand-chisel a guitar with one hand in a cast is beyond inspiring.

[@-otoyumeharu-8317]

え、ギターってこんな風に作れるんだ、 すげぇ、色々工夫して作られてるんだ… ギター作るだけでもすごいのに、 片手だけって、凄すぎだろ

[@Motocicleiros]

I am very impressed that he managed to make the entire guitar in less than 20 minutes. 😮

[@9-volt247]

The real-time would be a couple of days or weeks!

[@GonzGunner]

All I could say while I was watching your video is; "WOW!". I highly commend you on you ingenuity and your ability to adapt, to make use of the tools and techniques available to you, and to even use your cast as a tool! One thing that your circumstances forced you to do was not be in a big rush, in other words, you wound up making sure all of your work setups, saw, chisel cuts, drilling, and sanding/planing were "right on the money" and you could dial everything in precisely. And that was so sweet when your little girl wanted to help out! That's a beautiful guitar you made, you have more than earned the right to call yourself a luthier!

[@tchiksguitars]

Thanks then :)

[@stephenjenner6838]

I know this 3 years ago but you are an inspiration and a REAL craftsman! excellent work!

[@Superclunk6]

This is probably by far the the greatest guitar build I have ever seen!

[@tysiudamasceno]

There's not enough money in the world to pay for this guitar. This is one for you to keep forever. Congrats!

[@tchiksguitars]

Continuing the ONE theme, here's a guitar made of one piece : kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJCZYaBvfd6MrM0

[@lrvalenzuela64]

How do you make your templates?

[@silvano5826]

Com pé e as duas mãos.

[@imtherj1432]

0:58 how did you print the guitar paper?

[@imtherj1432]

Can you show it to us?

[@khristopherkomodoensis4734]

Gotta play One on any of the "One-[Insert Thing Here] Guitar Build" projects you've done.

[@jenohathazi920]

Congratulations on the beautiful guitar, and it was a very heroic job to do this with one hand. You deserve all the respect. It was so cute of your little girl to help you. BRAVOOO

[@GT0NY]

Not only he made the guitar, he also did footage for us

[@tchiksguitars]

He did ! With great pleasure

[@periclesserotini7919]

Not only he made the guitar, did the footage for us, but also recorded and mixed a lovely multi-track demo.. guitar, percussion, and stuff.. wow

[@sibsbubbles]

What a maker. Well done. Loved the creative use of therapy stretching bands not to mention constructing an entire hammering device to help you with the chiseling.

[@tchiksguitars]

*WANNA BUILD THIS GUITAR? HERE IS THE TUTORIAL !!* In that tutorial series, I'm explaining everything you need to know to build that very same guitar. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJvGnpWjn7Frp68

[@arnisgd]

Can't wait!

[@silvano5826]

Você é muito inteligente mano. Você está ganhando um super fã pelo o seu trabalho, e seus vídeos me incentiva bastante. Coloca uma legenda em português. Top demais.

[@tchiksguitars]

@@arnisgd kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJvGnpWjn7Frp68 :)

[@rickskellig4652]

The sad, solitary finger, wistfully stroking the air above the frets at the very end is so funny. Amazing stuff

[@tchiksguitars]

Haha I forgot about that

[@shawnhorley7494]

Wow! I love your dedication to this craft. It is truly both inspirational and humbling at the same time. For the record, I'm one of the weirdos that likes watching the milling process too ;)

[@tchiksguitars]

Ahaha. Me too ! But I can understand why people would skip that part :p (and trust me, most people do )

[@shawnhorley7494]

@@tchiksguitars Yes I get that. Everybody has their thing.

[@PS-fg3hp]

I know Im late to the party but THIS IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE! This further encourages me to do my own repair works with my guitars. I may not have most of the hand tools needed but at least I got two hands!

[@jishnudutta9270]

incredible what humans can do once they put their minds into it.

[@tchiksguitars]

And foot. Don't forget the foot !

[@davefoster6156]

The spokeshave and the rubber band was so brilliant!

[@antoinobp7863]

Señor, es usted ¡¡un GENIO!! Ojalá algún día pueda comprar una de sus guitarras. ¡Saludos y admiración total desde México!.

[@Supertimegamingify]

Doing it with hand tools shows prowess and dedication; doing it with one hand shows pure skill. I love that contraption you made for hammering on the chisel.

[@ddjghosthunter]

This guy is inventive as hell! My brother is paralised on the right side so it makes me proud in a weird way that people are still able to do so much with one hand. My hat is of for you sir.

[@Владимир_Ильин]

You didn't build this guitar with one hand, you built it with your head. The piece of wood is simply magnificent and the techniques give out qualifications and experience

[@jaydiemusik]

Doc: you can‘t build a guitar for the next 8 Weeks This Dude: and i took that personally

[@maurikmalasllani5299]

Amazing and inspiring work,very impresive...You are awesome my friend....compliments ,you did a great work... because of your video now i'm trying to build my own Telecaster.

[@matheusm.2372]

O cara é fiel mesmo com o canal, mesmo com braço quebrado ele ainda faz arte 🇧🇷

[@drincc]

This is soo satisfying to watch. The saw cutting through wood, the feeling of it's blades eating through the grain is one of the things woodworkers could appreciate. Very cool.

[@Jaa_kko]

There is nothing that can stop a creative mind.

[@robertemerson7083]

My left ear was just surgically repaired. I am using the sounds in your videos to test the quality of my hearing. I appreciate your craftsmanship and of course the sounds and soundchecks in your videos. Thank you. Your work is of the highest quality.

[@cabralzinhopoeta]

CARA, VOCÊ NÃO IMAGINA A FORÇA QUE TU ME DEU, OBRIGADO

[@cgcfad]

I honestly admire your dedication, building a guitar with ONE HAND is something really amazing. I think I couldn't do it with BOTH if I had the chance. I am truly in awe of you, with unwavering determination, YOU built a Tele using only one hand, despite having a cast on the other. Your passion and dedication to your craft is definitely something else. This video definitely inspires me to get up, grab some wood and start building MY OWN electric guitar, keep up the good work. ❤

[@joeyoungs8426]

‘bout time. What took you so long? I am impressed. As for me, I would have just left the shop lights off until I healed. So as someone else admitted, I too am lazy. Well done.

[@fredvasetaire985]

Bravo, rien n'est négligé...... le travail en atelier, le silence du ciseau à bois, la performance mono main, la discrétion filmé, la qualité du montage et le format 16/9éme. Il est fameux est très rare de filmer son travail et non sa personne, si vous voyez ce que je veux dire. Que votre approche partagé de cette façon fait du bien. Merci.

[@tchiksguitars]

Un grand merci ! Content que le montage et les prises de vue ne soient pas passées inaperçues, ça m'a pris une plombe :)

[@kmatax9237]

(After 2 mins of watching) Omg! Somebody go give him a hand already!

[@tchiksguitars]

I had the same feeling watching it back :)

[@dcfogle1]

Where there's a will there's a way. I love the ingenuity to make it work.

[@musicandguitarfan7923]

You could make a guitar business and people could donate the wood they want you to make a guitar out of and they could tell you the stuff they want on it like pickups strap locks and other stuff and you could make it and charge like $5000 for the whole thing and they could have a custom guitar and you would be a famous builder keep up the good work👍

[@tchiksguitars]

Thanks a bunch! But I really doubt that :p Making guitars for a living has never been my goal, I just make them to play them myself and to explore and learn new stuff (photography, video editing, etc.)

[@musicandguitarfan7923]

@@tchiksguitars well that is good that you love a hobby so much to the point where you just make guitars not to sell them but to play them keep up the good work

[@joeredtree]

@@tchiksguitars life is what happens while we're making other plans

[@jimjames6287]

You are one ingenious guy, figuring out how to do everything one-handed! Love the elastic band clamped down to help with the sanding. Nicely done.

[@olekcj111]

That was hard to build a guitar but imagine how hard was to record a video during that...

[@tchiksguitars]

Not that hard actually :p the problem was the lighting and editing :)

[@marcop.4810]

Fantastic. You are to be admired. The guitar is beautiful

[@metalliholic]

Yes!!!! It’s finally here!

[@tchiksguitars]

same feeling :p

[@ashleyrodriguez9069]

Show us your collection of guitars that you have built over the years. It’s wonderful to have your child and showing her how to build a guitar wonderful memories 😍

[@tchiksguitars]

Thanks ! The full collection can be seen in the first two minutes of my last video :) I'm having the best father-daughter moments in my workshop !

[@welder_01.23]

Вот это достойно уважения!!!! Молодец!!!

[@tchiksguitars]

Merci !!

[@dunbarcustomsound]

Dude, what a work of art! I’m always inspired every time I watch your videos. So grateful that you’re doing what you do by bringing beauty and art and to the world. God be with 🙌🏽

[@tchiksguitars]

thank you ! You be well too

[@123-l2n2j]

If you can make a guitar with one hand- and with hand tools, then you could probably do it with two! but it's like that other saying. If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball. COMPLETELY REASONABLE

[@backbeat3254]

I had already watched the parts where you speak, and so wondered if this would be a bit boring. It really brings the whole thing to life. Just wonderful. Merçi beaucoups! À la prochaine!

[@littlebittycustoms923]

never underestimate the power of boredom...

[@tchiksguitars]

This is the perfect comment. I have one gem like this for every video I make. Congrats !

[@cagapaisso]

...beautiful and inspiring, all the best on your full recovery!

[@jorge69rpm]

Just a piece of garbage... Yeah, that's how a feel having my two hands and a thousand of proyects unfinished in my workshop, while I'm here watching youtube.. This is AMAZING!! beautiful guitar

[@tchiksguitars]

Haha don't be so harsh on yourself. Will power ! That's it

[@normapadro420]

I admire your discipline from beginning to the end. It shows that you find the joy in building anything. I like that. I hope your arm feels better soon.

[@tchiksguitars]

Oh it is back to normal now thanks :)

[@Levantiy]

8:06 Опилки из палисандра... ох красота)

[@tchiksguitars]

That's how I feel too

[@FREM1337]

Согласен)

[@user-re3dz7alex]

Шоколадная стружка 😊

[@robjones7725]

Some might think you are showing off but I think you like to challenge yourself, and you love doing what you do. I like the way you work with and teach your daughter too. Great finish and look to that guitar - very nice indeed. Very well done, sir.

[@ArturBrzozowski444]

Honestly, I'm feeding myself with guitar building videos for six years. I've never even thought that doing electric guitar with only hand tools is even possible. (Which is kinda dumb, luthiers are doing it for ages. ) Nonetheless, your technique is mind blowing even before adding the cast (or maybe subtracting one hand?) Congratulations on finishing this build and taking off the cast! I hope that more people will find your channel cause it's really worth watching. While wishing quick and successful recovery!

[@tchiksguitars]

everything is possible with a little bit of will :)

[@markmark8545]

probably the most impressive guitar build I have ever seen.....and very sweet touch that you brought your boy in on the job :-)

[@tchiksguitars]

thanks! * daughter :)

[@madenchristian]

I remember when I cut my left pinky until I can see the bone, it's hard to not play bass, so I did 2 gigs and play without pinky but on the third gig I play with my pinky even it's hurt af ✊

[@tchiksguitars]

Hope you feel better now ! I can currently hold my guitar and play some stuff but I'm still struggling near the nut and generally speaking it's hard to reach notes with my pinky (it rotates my wrist too much), so I sort of get the feeling. The only way I found is to have the neck in front of my belly :p it looks silly but at least I can play

[@LokisDivinity]

Same here. I'm a lefty and I sliced the end of my pinky off. Now I play right handed. the nerves are all damaged and pressing on the frets was just painful.

[@stefanopisano7663]

The step I loved most of all is the sanding at 11'30"! GREAT!

[@tchiksguitars]

Limitations and creativity :)

[@josephmontocchio8846]

“Interferences emaletiques” la meilleure assistante shielding haha

[@RobertSlash23]

I really enjoyed your video. The best part is the help of your daugther. Congrants for your work like a Father. And of course the guitar 🤟🏼😎

[@tchiksguitars]

Thank you ! She makes it easy to be a cool dad :p

[@RobertSlash23]

@@tchiksguitars Congrats

[@art_station2017]

I literally had tears in my eyes watching this ! is there anyone who wants to try this TELE that bad1? like I do!?

[@stephenjonestv6644]

Thank you for posting this! It’s a good reminder that even when may appear to be down we can still accomplish what ever we put our minds too 😀

[@supersonicCoach]

I have the name for your guitare : Darwin. Only those who adapt survives. Nice work !

[@tchiksguitars]

DarwinCaster. We have something

[@Tubby3307]

Necessity is the mother of all inventions.....awesome effort to get things done. 😊

[@comeflywithme25]

You should name the guitar "one-armed willie"

[@SMAAAASHTV]

Single Cutaway Willie, perhaps? Or One-Armed Tele?

[@tchiksguitars]

For the record, I had to use the urban dictionary to get it

[@comeflywithme25]

@@tchiksguitars Hahaha, I hope it was worth looking up. Love your builds to death, my man.

[@SMAAAASHTV]

Was under the impression you were referencing The Goonies, one eyed Willy. Maybe gives more context on the joke?

[@comeflywithme25]

@@SMAAAASHTV Oh for sure haha. Yeah it was a goonies reference, but I honestly felt like it was a reach anyway and was surprised anyone noticed

[@trueevilturtle]

Amazing, I love how you have taught us all that all you need is some basic tools, time and patience

[@tchiksguitars]

Friday I'll teach actually teach you how to do it :p

[@bassist12345]

Dude, this and that hollow body are two of the classiest guitars I've ever seen. I'm planning out an LP jr build right now and want to dye it black just like you did on this tele - what did you use for the finish? Was it a wax?

[@tchiksguitars]

It's rubio monocoat. I'm planning on making a junior DC soon :)

[@bassist12345]

@@tchiksguitars awesome, can't wait for the vid!

[@hauenpappe3383]

@@tchiksguitars I'm planning to use a red wood stain on my build. What color of Rubio Monocoat did you use and what color do you recommend for me?

[@bartmoorthy9513]

If I hadn't watched this video (and just seen the finished guitar), I would have found to very hard to believe you built it with one hand and just hand tools. Incredible work! And it's beautiful!

[@ts4gv]

Holy shit dude. You even recorded & edited this with one hand. This is amazing.

[@tchiksguitars]

I realized yesterday that one of the most difficult thing with that build was to set the tripod height with one hand :) no kidding !

[@talonmothertrucker]

a lot of creativity went into that build

[@mgcnashville6615]

What product did you use for the white to contrast the grain when you cerused the body? This is very impressive. Drilling the string through ferrules holes without a pillar drill is difficult enough with 2 hands. And the neck pocket.. just everything. You have skills sir

[@StuntdoubleS2]

Any sane person would wait until their arm mended!!!! Amazing work! I'm watching this feeling totally uncomfortable and inadequate but also utterly inspired!!!!

[@tchiksguitars]

that wouldn't have been very challenging :)

[@Joseph-bk3hb]

2:24 this is all the help you need. Start them early, teach them well.

[@Jay-jm1qt]

I love that is just pure work and no background music

[@shadowscrawl5087]

This gives me hope that I'd be able to make a guitar from scratch. I've made a couple guitar kits, but this is what I really want to do, but I don't have access to power tools, but I'm sure I could get a hold of some hand tools. That being said, anyone know what the bare minimum of tools you'd need to make a guitar like this?

[@tchiksguitars]

check out my last video. I'm explaining in a lot of details which tools you need, and what the bare minimum is (it's not far from what I used in this video)

[@tomizupanc6181]

The good sounding guitar is hard to make, a guitar that just looks cool is much more easy. This is quality

[@BrauniArtem]

Круто! Но подарите этому парню электрический лобзик)

[@hyabussa5747]

Thank you for sharing! Love your work. Happy and safe Holidays to you and yours, eh.

[@knakelknekelspratt2729]

Where did you get the template for the body?

[@Retro_haven83]

Most likely eBay :)

[@jeromeolanos8290]

Wow just amazed how you pulled this one off with one hand.. makes me appreciate what I still have. I really wanna have a workshop like yours bro.. that's paradise.. looking forward for your next vid.

[@tchiksguitars]

Thank you ! I do like my workshop :)

[@skrrtle360]

His right arm is going to be fucking swole

[@NickGranville]

Top effort. Many others wouldn’t have started or would have given up. Well done

[@ОГОНЬИВОДА-г8х]

Респект тебе, братишка, от коллеги! Особенно за семи-холоу, я, например, не берусь за такое.

[@josephc417]

An inspiration to one-handed guitarists everywhere!

[@РинатИсмагилов-ю9в]

Скажи пожалуйста, что за белая жидкость после черной обработки?

[@ДикийКактус-ф1ъ]

Скорее всего, это матовый акриловый лак

[@РинатИсмагилов-ю9в]

@@ДикийКактус-ф1ъ ясно, спасибо!

[@NDahlonline]

i had my arm in a cast too many years ago, its a faint memory now. we're lucky enough to only have had to deal with it for a couple of week. As for your question "What am i doing with my life?" when showing the contraptions: you were showing ways to make woodworking more accessible for ppl with one arm. Well done sir, don't beat yourself up about it ;)

[@vasilispapadopoulos9940]

stop flexing your brain and creativity and use your other hand too :)

[@alharris1508]

WOW!!!! You, Sir, are the most patient man alive & this is one beautiful Tele style guitar 👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽

[@isbfan4389]

Chapeau, monsieur! I find woodworking of that standard a challenge with two hands. I also have to praise your ingenuity in designing and making equipment so you can use “hand “ tools. Sir, you are an inspiration.

[@tchiksguitars]

Foot tools :p

[@hearpalhere]

This is absolutely beautiful! I hope your hand is healing well and just want to say thank you again for making such incredible videos. They are so inspiring and great fun to watch. The video is shot really well and edited superbly too.