Thanks to your support I'm still here! - Mental Health & Channel Update 

I'm glad you're working on yourself brother. No need to hurry, your mental health has to come first and letting guitar building be an inspiration as opposed to being added pressure on you is hopefully a helpful way forward for you! You are such a stellar builder and a huge inspiration for me, I really hope to see you back in the shop enjoying yourself soon but let it take as long as it takes. Peace and Love brother. We'll be here when you are ready!

Daniel- I am sure that I speak for everyone in your RU-vid community when I say that we all just want you to take care of yourself. We just look forward to seeing whatever you produce whenever it is good for you to do it. You are a consummate artisan and engineer. Your audience (friends) will wait for you.

I'm so glad to see your on the road to recovery Daniel. Take your time, we'll be here for you.

G-d bless you Daniel! Thank you so much for your transparency! You are loved by many, even me, but He loves you so much more! He alone can help/heal you. Call out to Him, He is desiring your fellowship! Shalom!

Daniel, glad to hear from you. Don't give up, heal up!

Thanks for the update. We do care about you and your wellbeing.

Good on you mate, remember you don't owe us anything. Great seeing the wilderness looks like an amazing part of the world. Can't wait to see you're next guitar design!

Glad to see you back. Take all the time you need to recover. We'll be waiting. Greetings from Belgium.

Your health/mental health are the most important. Keep walking .... Take care of yourself..

I am looking forward to that workshop tour, however do not feel guilty about waiting, only do it when you feel right, mental health, your family and your life always comes first! You just inspired me to take some more walks in nature, take it easy, regards, Ben.

You go this Daniel! You inspired me to start making my own guitar. Anxiety and depression isn’t fun, I suffer with it every day, we just have to soldier on!

Mental Health is a massive issue that society is only now coming to recognise. I have had issues in recent times & with medication & family support I am now in a much better place. You must prioritise YOURSELF as the number one priority. You have inspired so many others, not least of myself, & for that you should be commended without reservation. Your skills & talent are something to be respected & treasured. The wider world will be more than happy to wait until you are back on track. My personal experience has shown me that down time for yourself is paramount. Being out in the countryside (or even the garden) has been the best therapy for me, along with huge support form my wife. Stay safe brother! Look after yourself. YT will still be here for you when you get back!!!

Zoals mijn Oma altijd zegt: Hou je taai! (or Hang Tough for the English)

Thank you for sharing your work with us Daniel, your guitars and craftsmanship is second to none, I wish you good health and a speedy recovery from the issues you have had,,All the best 👍👍

I am just recently a watcher and subscriber of your content (actually, the workshop tour you mentioned at the end of this video is the one tat brought me to your channel, as I am in the middle of remodeling my own, man what a chore!!).I wanted to tell you that I appreciate your openness, honesty and vulnerability regarding your mental and physical struggles. We all have them, and unfortunately we men are generally unable to find a real, constructive outlet for emotional challenges. I hope you are able to work through yours my friend and continue to do what you love. Sending good vibes and positivity your way from Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA

We love you brother. I’m quite sure exhaustion was a major combining factor. You get to a point where a simple decision can be detrimental. Hang in there. Relax and get rest. Focus on other things. I suffer from depression severely and I understand

I'm so happy to hear from you again. You have been helpful and inspiring in a situation similar to yours and for that I am grateful. I'm with you. Hold on. Valerio from Rome

Take care, Daniel. I have dealt with depression and anxiety in my life. You are not alone! God Bless!!

Every video you produce is a masterclass in engineering so I'm looking forward to your return, but as much as I miss your videos, I'm glad you're taking a break to sort yourself out. Nothing is more important than one's mental and physical health, and you'll learn and grow from it. Be well, good sir.

Ah, it's so nice to see you and to see you doing better! I was thinking about you the other day and wondering when a video update like this would happen. I'm glad you have a great support network and that you're working to improve your health. I really hope you are able to get to a place with your health that you can feel happy and good about being in your workshop and building again. I look forward to your new model whenever you re ready to start work on it! Take care Daniel!

LOVE YOU BROTHER! Let God worry about everything put your trust in him!!

I've been checking your channel every day to see if you've uploaded anything. So glad to hear you're still around!

Thank you for sharing with us. We do care about your well being, and we’re glad to hear that you’re doing better. Much love ❤️ Your tool organization wall looks amazing by the way.

I am so happy to see your positivity and drive to get well again. we need ya. take care Daniel

Super glad you're taking care of yourself. We will be here when you return.

You are one of the channels that inspired me to start building guitars and also start my own RU-vid channel. Glad to hear you're doing better and can't wait to see what you build next.

Fantastic news Daniel, really pleased you are on the road to recovery, looking forward to seeing you back on the tools, take good care 👍

There is no doubt that your build videos are inspiring, and we all want the best for you first and foremost.

Glad to see you and hear from you again! Nature is so healing and so much inspiration in those trees. I wish you continued success in your recovery and look forward to seeing you again soon, you have more to give to this world!

So glad that you're doing better. I'm always using your previous videos as a reference for my hobby guitar build. You're a great instructor and I wish you all the best and a very speedy recovery.

Excellent vid. You look happy. I like the location you picked for your walk. You'll be fine. We need luthiers. Let's preserve the tradition.

Thank you for your honesty. Take your time my brother. You’re not just a guitar maker, you’re an artist … wishing you all the best 👍

Fijn van je te horen. Rustig aan Daniel, lekker je tijd nemen.

Thanks for the update! Please take care

Gday Daniel, I'm sorry to hear that you have been unwell. Your channel is without question, my favourite but certainly do not want you to rush back just for the sake of it. I wish you all the best with your recovery and look forward to seeing you back to 100%

Thanks for the update. So glad to hear that you are making progress. We all miss you and look forward to you getting back to the real you.

Daniel. You have made me a better guitar builder and I can’t thank you enough. With that being said, you take care of you now. Mental health is not a sprint so take the time you need.

Get well we all love you brother

You're an inspiration Daniel and I've missed you. Take care.

Good to hear from you, take care

Good to see you again. Thank you for this video. I've enjoyed many of them and I am glad to see you are taking care of yourself. I have a shop myself and i will take your advise to go for walks to enjoy nature. Take your time my friend. We will all be here for you. God bless.

Being out in the middle of nowhere in the woods or the mountains around where I live is always good for the soul.Glad to see you getting on well!

Thanks!🎸

Great to hear you are working on yourself and your recovery. Take all the time you need and I look forward to the new video whenever it comes out. Youre awesome Daniel.

I'm glad to see youre doing better , take all the time you need is all i can recommend since i've been there , take care

I'm looking forward to see your next guitar design come together. Be good to yourself.

Great to hear that things are improving. I am going through similar issues myself so I get it. And I really should take your advice and get out walking. I will get the boots out in the morning. Pinky promise. Edit: neighbour suggested a walk in 30 minutes. Good timing!

Take care of yourself - we will be here when you feel the time is right. Health is more important than guitars or youtube.

Get well Daniel, we're all in no rush....

Happy your feeling better and thank you for sharing your journey.

Ja, ken je dat. Dat je overal gitaren en halzen in ziet in het bos! Zo herkenbaar. Ga een paar dagen lekker wandelen met je vrouw op Texel! Als je op de boot zit, is het net of je in het buitenland bent. Zo onwijs leuk.

I'm so glad to see again. Take your time and you'll be fine.

I can relate and I'm sorry for your struggles. Sounds like you are doing everything you can to recover and I wish you the best. I have a workshop that sits idle most of the time, due to my own chronic illness that I've been fighting for years. I have a stack of body blanks that I made, some templates I made, and a couple of necks half done. Making progress is like pulling teeth for me. Anywho, I'll be around to watch your videos when you make them. Cheers.

Hang in there, buddy. Life is a road full of ups and downs.

Glad to hear you’re fighting through it. You’re a good guitar builder and carpenter, and you’re interesting and nice to listen to.

Glad to see you are doing well Daniel , That's it take care of you and the rest will take care of itself

Great to see you Daniel! Glad you are healing!

Oh it's been a minute Daniel since I've been here. I haven't been doing much RU-vid in quite a while now about a year, but I'm still subscribed to you and I'm sorry to hear about your mental health status. I'm praying for you man. You'll get through it. You can do it. You're a strong man. You have strong will anybody that can make the super awesome guitars that you helped inspire me to make my own guitars can get through this. Take your time. Don't even worry about this channel or owing anybody. Anything,"you owe yourself brother". Remember that Daniel you owe yourself. Nobody can make you better except you. They can help but it's all up to you and you've got this. I know you can do it. I know you remember who I am. I've been around since right around the beginning when you first started your channel and I love your guitars ever since and even though I don't personally know you, I've come to respect you man and I'm proud to say that I'm your friend and I would like to meet you someday. We just live on opposite continents so that makes it hard right now but you never know. But like I said, you have all my prayers and sympathy and I'll try to send as much strength as I can your way if there's a way to send it by positive thinking which I'll happily do. Take care of yourself brother. We all love you here man. Until next time. God bless you and your family

Yea man loads of love all over the world for you . Oh and the tool wall is fantastic.

Glad to see this video and hear that you are on the up-swing! Take your time, we'll be around. :)

All the best Daniel. Need to take care of yourself for sure. Hiking really helps me to decompress. Although I haven't really got back up to seed since a total knee replacement.

Glad to see you’re doing better! I was actually wondering the last couple of days how are you and when will we see a new video. Take your time mate, feel better and when you feel ready we’ll be waiting 🙂

Happy to see you are on the mend my friend, keep up with the good fight! Cheers

glad to see you getting better. one day at a time brother. take a deep breath and enjoy the life you have in front of you.

Love to see you again! I think of you quite often and trying always to send good vibes to you and your family. You're doing great! Those hikes are a true relief for the mind and body. When I were able back in time, I used to have some walks or about 1 hour a day and those moments one can feel really fine. That forest look so beautiful and elusive. Great path to free our inner doubts. I"m sure you'll be back in the shop with new energies and inspiration. If that spark of creating new guitars is still burning deep, the moment will arrive. Don't look for it, and be patience. It will arrive by itself and it'll fill you with so much joy. Trust! Big hugs and keep being so brave!

Hope you are doing well Daniel...

After a bit of maintenance the Morinessa plays as usual again. Nice to talk to you again. Take it easy and take good care of yourself. I am convinced that everything will turn out fine.

Wonderful to see you back on screen and, may I say, looking as fresh and splendid as your new workshop! I’m certain we would all love a tour! Nature is a good healer of the soul, as is music, both listening and playing! If ever I am a bit down, I find an hour with the guitar really opens up the mind, the heart and the fingers! Looking forward to seeing what you are cooking up - you take care, make some sawdust! 🥰🥰🎸🎸🍷🍷☕️☕️

Looking good man! Thanks for the update and wish you continued success.

What a coincidence, checked your channel yesterday to see if there was any update :) Happy to hear you are keeping at it - speaking from personal experience, it can get better even if the steps sometimes seem vanishingly small along the way. And that tree looks pretty cool, too bad it cant be used for an instrument :)

Thanks for the update friend! Onward!

Sounds like you are choosing to value yourself enough to invest in your own well-being. As long as you stick with that choice, no internal struggle is insurmountable. :)

So great to see you are getting well!

Daniël, hou vol man, en rustig aan maar…. Goed om te zien dat je de goede weg ingeslagen bent 👊🏻

You are the one that made me take the leap of faith from dreaming about building guitars to actually having one of mine sit, right at this moment, on my lap as my main player. Least I can do is send love and support. The road to recovery is not the easiest one but don't make the mistake I once did - it's not the fastest road that is the best, it's the one that takes you safely to your destination while enjoying the view on the way as much as you can. It's worth it in the long term.

Ik weet hoe je je voelt. Ben er momenteel ook. Maar komt goed, echt waar!

Nature soothes the soul and clears the mind. One of the great Dutch Masters, Vincent Van Gogh, suffered from mental and physical issues, but created incredible works of art through his painting! So do not let the way you feel stop you from doing the work you love. If you need a rest then it is important to do so. The work can wait. You will know when it is time to start again.

Nice to see you again !

Mucho ánimo amigo. Muchas personas sufrimos en ocasiones pero lo importante es no rendirse jamas. Ademas eres el puto amo en tu trabajo. Un saludo desde españa.

I am so very delighted to see your ongoing improvement! Do not lose hope and you will come through this chapter. You do beautiful work and we will be here when you are back to more regular builds and videos. Your friend from New York, USA.

Very much looking forward to the workshop tour, even in the background it seems like you've made a special place to build guitars. I've only recently started building my first guitar (from scratch), and without your videos, and Todd and Gio, I wouldn't have the confidence to dive in. I'm still looking back over your old videos and referencing your tutorials. It's good to see you back online, and when you're ready to be back more often, we'll all be here to support you Daniel!

Your tool wall is perfection. Looking forward to seeing the shop tour. Hoping tools on the bench and sawdust on the floor will bring joy and peace to you. We will be here when you are ready to share your creativity. See you next time.

It is great to see you back and smiling! I enjoyed the walk through the woods, and it is exciting to think we will be seeing a new design... A tour of the new workshop would be a great video too. I am hoping to build my own workshop this year, and your videos are my greatest inspiration for that. My partner has anxiety, depression and agoraphobia. She has had it since childhood. It is a part of her and I love her for it.

hey glad to see you doing better. i'm a luthier from morocco and your channel was one of the best ones to learn to make guitars, since you live i, the netherlands have you tried microdosing? just my 2 cents. anyway i hope you'll get better

Wat fijn om te zien dat je de weg omhoog aan het vinden bent, Daniël! Goed bezig man, en inderdaad, lekker een heel eind wandelen, dat is goed voor lichaam en geest. Ik durf het wel weer aan om een verzoekje in te dienen ;-) Ik zou het heel interessant vinden om, voordat je verder gaat met "bouwvideo's", eens te horen en te zien hoe dat proces is gegaan van een nieuw Unquendor model te bedenken en te ontwikkelen. Hoe is dat ontstaan en hoe heb je dat vervolgens aangepakt? Dat creatieve gedeelte zou echt leuk zijn om eens te zien. Oké, houd jezelf in de gaten, kalm aan en dan hopen we over een poosje weer van je te horen en te leren. Vriendelijke groeten, Arie

Get well quick :)

Tómate tu tiempo. Te esperaremos el tiempo que sea necesario.

The comparison between recovery and the guitar build hits the mark... Every step must be done at the right time with no rush. I wish you all the best and I wish to see you again building fantastic guitars! Cheers man!

Ease back into building without the cameras mate. Do the build for your enjoyment not anything else. Get that feel we all get of hitting that flow state where the world disappears and there is nothing but you and the the tools and the wood. When you complete a build poke a friend with a stick and say hey bro can you make a quick video for me to show the final results. ZERO stress for you and we still get to see the amazing things you do. I think when the weather gets better here where I can be outside more than a few minutes without my neck tensing up from the cold I will start doing regular walks as well. I have a nice state park less then a km from where I sit. It just has a massive up hill road to hike to get into haha. On a side note... When I was in college I got into the honors English program and did a lot of free writing my thoughts and ideas in a journal. Its amazing once you relax and dont feel stupid doing that how much more relaxed you can become just from that exercise. In the end you can go back and see the progress or you can burn them and put the demons to rest so no one else can learn about them.