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Below are the latest images from my workshop, regularly updated from my social media account.

Grain filling buddies. Two Bog Oak OM's almost r Grain filling buddies. 

Two Bog Oak OM's almost ready for finish. One with a Carpathian Spruce soundboard & the other paired with Swiss Moon Spruce. 
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It's almost that time of year again, where we once It's almost that time of year again, where we once again open up the doors of our studios here at the Barclay Curle complex to show you, the public, what we do and what our work spaces are like. Come along to see some fantastic work and some amazing studio spaces of a bunch of very talented artists and makers. There will most likely be some things for sale, as well tea, coffee and home baking.

Tell your friends and share this post if you know other folk who might get interested!

Date: November 1st & 2nd
Time: 11am - 4pm
Address: 739 South Street G14 0BX
FREE ENTRY

Hope to see you there 😃

Cheers, 

Oska.
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Most of the woodwork has now been completed for th Most of the woodwork has now been completed for the @miguel.vz.girao OM commission - the second OM I'm currently working on. 

Swiss Moon Spruce & Bog Oak. 

Still a fair bit of work to go, but the finish line is in sight.
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Bridge location day for OM 1 of 2. (Almost) ready Bridge location day for OM 1 of 2. (Almost) ready for finish. 

OM in Carpathian Spruce & Bog Oak.
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Low light for the final sanding before grain filli Low light for the final sanding before grain filling to pick up any anomalies or scratches.

This is the second OM I'm currently working on, made from Swiss "Moon" Spruce & Bog Oak. A commission for @miguel.vz.girao
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Getting closer to the finish line with this one. Getting closer to the finish line with this one. 

OM in Carpathian Spruce & Bog Oak.
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Paring down the side of an Ebony heelcap with a 24 Paring down the side of an Ebony heelcap with a 24mm Japanese paring chisel, prior to carving the heel.
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A bit of sped up ASMR fretting from Friday afterno A bit of sped up ASMR fretting from Friday afternoon.
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So I've gone for a new approach here with the fing So I've gone for a new approach here with the fingerboard extension pocket for my necks. This idea comes from @taranguitars, so I thank Rory for his very clever invention. 

It's a downward angled, sliding dovetail, (rather than a straight neck pocket with two internal screws) to hold the fingerboard extension down after the body joint. The dovetail pulls the fingerboard extension downward but does away with the requirement for any hardware in this area.

It required quite a lot of head scratches & thinking time, a bit of cursing, but then finally it worked and I saw the light.

Also thanks to @dglukes_luthier for his help with the process!
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A freshly inlayed "OB" logo in White Mother of Pea A freshly inlayed "OB" logo in White Mother of Pearl on a striped Ebony headplate, for this Bog Oak OM guitar.
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Continuing on with the Bog Oak, Yew & Ebony aesthe Continuing on with the Bog Oak, Yew & Ebony aesthetic of this OM guitar - here we have an amazing piece of Yew for the back headplate. It has got a bit of everything in there, even some compression ripples.

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This is what goes inside the neck of every Oska Bu This is what goes inside the neck of every Oska Burman guitar. Two carbon fiber rods & a two way adjustable truss rod, capped in a fillet of Mahogany. Strong, sturdy, stable and rigid. That's what you want in a neck.
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That place where the back centre strip meets the e That place where the back centre strip meets the end graft & bindings. Forget what it's called 😅 

Tasmanian Blackwood bindings & end graft with black & boxwood purflings for the @miguel.vz.girao OM commission I'm currently working on.
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All bound in Tasmanian Blackwood for the @miguel.v All bound in Tasmanian Blackwood for the @miguel.vz.girao OM commission I'm currently working on.

Look at that Bog Oak back too! What an amazing piece of wood with an equally amazing history behind it.
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Gluing up the last piece of purfling on the Tasman Gluing up the last piece of purfling on the Tasmanian Blackwood end graft for the @miguel.vz.girao OM commission I'm currently working on.
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Just about time to close the box for the @miguel.v Just about time to close the box for the @miguel.vz.girao OM commission I'm currently working on.
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"Hanging back". Bog Oak back, German Spruce braci "Hanging back".

Bog Oak back, German Spruce bracing & floating longitudinal brace with Tasmanian Blackwood cap.

This is for the @miguel.vz.girao OM commission I'm currently working on.
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Warm days are not the best days for bending sides Warm days are not the best days for bending sides by hand on a bending iron at 200°C, but you've got to do it some day, right?!

Bog Oak sides bent by hand for the @miguel.vz.girao OM commission I'm currently working on.
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Close-up of the Sheoak radial rosette bound in sol Close-up of the Sheoak radial rosette bound in solid Ebony. This is a slight variation of the original one I made, whereby I've rotated the radial element by about 30°.

I'm really pleased with the result! 

This is for the @miguel.vz.girao OM commission I'm currently working on.
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Took a quick snap of the workshop as I closed up s Took a quick snap of the workshop as I closed up shop this evening. 

Yes, I like to get the go-bars ju-u-u-st right 😎

This is for the @miguel.vz.girao OM commission I'm currently working on.

HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE! 😃
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