When it comes to guitar making, the selection of wood can make all the difference in the sound and tone of the finished instrument. Among...

The beauty and unique features of a black and white ebony guitar are undeniable. The wood is not only visually stunning, but it also...

I will be posting back on my google site. I get way more views on my posts there. You can go to my site: https://thibeault-guitars.busine...

I might end this blog in the future and go back to my Google posts. My last few Google boats have a lot of views and this one has 1/10th...

All 5 rosettes are in and sound holes are cut. Tomorrow I will be sanding some of the rosettes flush and filling any gaps....

I will start working on the 3 ukulele tops. https://gopro.com/v/7azRkzX2gOpB3 First I need to make some rosettes....

I have cut sound ports into 3 ukuleles and the parlor. I have also installed end graphs into each instrument. Tomorrow I might have time...

Here is where I am at with the 5 instruments: https://gopro.com/v/KRwervraLEPv0 I still need to create a sound port in the zebrawood...

Today I kerfed the last side of the black and white ebony ukulele. This leaves just one last side to do on the spalted maple ukulele....

Today I kerfed another half of an ukulele, the last half of the dread and half of the parlor. I also braced the last ukulele back....

Today was productive. I glued kerfings onto another 1/2 an ukulele and 1/4 the dread. I also glued the back braces on to two backs....

Today I cut more kerfing for the guitars. I was able to kerf 1/4 of the dreadnaught and half of one ukulele. https://gopro.com/v/qzr2Kly2...

I calculate that it will take 2 weeks to a month to kerf these 5 instruments. I ordered more spring clamps in hope to achieve the former....

Today I glued the heel block onto the cocobolo dreadnaught. Then I cut ukulele kerfing stock from mahogany. https://gopro.com/v/Lv4089KmZ...

I found a mistake in my process for the parlor guitar. I used dread size blocks that I should have sized to length before gluing them in....

I'm sanding in the arc so the back will have a 15' arc to it. To achieve this I have to sand the arc into the sides and glue the back...

I made a lot of progress today. I put together the sides of the spalted maple. And I put together the zebrawood parlor guitar....

I put a laser image on all the tail blocks. I then used the belt sander to rough fit the block. Next I used Sand paper to get an exact...

After resawing and then sanding, this is what the sides look like: https://gopro.com/v/4ykg3r5gwEJdW All the uke sides are bent and...

The remaining .27" of the ziricote lumber I will resaw into sides for later use. I am not good at resawing on my bandsaw. It could be...

I bent the salted maple sides without a problem. I tried to bend one of the ziricote sides and ended cracking it in different spots. On...

Today, after many errands, I laid out the sides of the ukuleles and dreadnaughts. https://gopro.com/v/m0rG4lJD3mXvn Tomorrow I will start...

I am laying out the back braces on the backs of the ukulele. All these parts I have made on my spare time while working on the electric....

I purchased some black and white ebony for ukulele back and sides. https://gopro.com/v/wE7ael98vezZR https://gopro.com/v/m0dzqJm151V6n...

The electric Is coming along nicely, although slowly. I am only working weekends so it's going a bit slow. I have been gathering,...

Along with two ukuleles, I will be building Two dreads for my next builds. Cocobolo: https://gopro.com/v/8vzdPNXkP2R54 Zebrawood plates...

Yesterday I spot sprayed the electric. I had some sand through in the gloss coat. it has to dry for a week or so now. This is so it can...

I was working on the electric today. There was a spot of something in the finish that was staring me in the face. I ended up picking it...

Well I did a little on the electric on the weekend. But, I noticed I had a nest of bees move in next to my shop door this weekend. They...

"Mandy" is ready. It's packed and ready to ship. Probably Friday. https://gopro.com/v/575Pv8QbwDQJy https://gopro.com/v/1e5DEbdlLK7Rz...

My pickguards were way too thick. Even though I modelled one after 2 I had in the shop from Vietnam, they were still way too thick. The...

Well I was cleaning the guitar and noticed a spot that needed drop filling. It has been drying for a week and now I scraped and sanded it...

I have been working on 2 pickguards. One is koa and it was chosen for "Mandy": https://gopro.com/v/Jb2ValgXKeePR And one is made from...

Mandy is basically finished. I just need to put a pick guard on her. I put a clear one on. My first time putting a pick guard on one of...

Today I compensated the saddle. I had to file back the bone. https://gopro.com/v/bQpNJLvmVOo71 Finally! I strung up Mandy and played her....

I finished cutting the slots: https://gopro.com/v/4y5np9ZnmlvRy I then measured the approximate action at the 12th fret. The action is...

I try to always follow the rule measure 3 time cut once. As I did here....I used the wrong marks on my string spacing ruler ( not too...

I laid out all the string locations out on the nut. I also used a square and pulled all the markings down the face. This will act as a...

The bridge pins all fit now. https://gopro.com/v/LvMEy18Z1Wpw5 I was teaching my daughter how to change her strings and to make sure the...

After work at the college I was able to spend a short time on "Mandy". I shaped the saddle to approximate hight. I then reamed out the...

I took a 5/32 bone blank and sanded it down closer to 3/32 to fit the saddle slot. I also rounded the sides to fit the corners....

I have to make the saddle slot. I measure out the scale length with compensation and then mark it on the bridge. I am sure I created a...

My wife's birthday was at the beginning of this month. For part of her present I decided to make her some tools for her sewing hobby. I...

I started to buff out the electric a bit. https://gopro.com/v/7aR8rXl5BLaXg

Bridge area is cleared. https://gopro.com/v/lrzegk6mlbWJV

I buffed the top a bit so I can cut out the bridge area. https://gopro.com/v/Lv6rPOGNG1RKd

I have the back almost to what I can do by hand and my little drill. I think I will run over the back one more time with a finer foam...

Here is a wool buffed preview of the back and headstock of the dread: . https://gopro.com/v/zPoOrVyd3n16G The wool buffing pad is only...

The back is getting real close to being finished for sanding: https://www.dropbox.com/s/sj3q1inte7o2gza/IMG_20211019_163411423.jpg?dl=0

I just received my guitar and ukulele wood order from Hawaii. I have a very curly guitar back and top lumber: https://www.dropbox.com/s/r...