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OSELVAR VERKSTED
A TRADITIONAL
WOODEN BOAT
WORKSHOP
In the centre of the small town
OS, something is keeping the tradition alive the Oselvar
Workshop.
Since the summer of 97 this wooden
boat workshop is
working full time and it is the
main attraction in this
Norwegian West Coast town.
THE OSELVAR
A boat all people had in the West
Coast.
Oselvar is a traditional small
boat
from this area of Norway.
In the old times every one had usually
more than one in
different sizes. The size of the boat depends in the number
of rows it has and this gives the
boat a special name.
In this area of fjords surround
by water every where, all
people needed a boat.
A boat for going from one
place to another, a boat for transporting people and gods
a boat for home
fishing.
But the Oselvar was also the
main boat of the fishermen
and it
was use both for in
fjord fishing and sea fishing.
The Oselvar is a strong but
light
and fast boat, good for rowing
and good for sailing, therefor
it
was used by all.
It is built in the ”klinke”
technique
as all the boats
coming from the viking way of building boats.
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THE WORKSHOP
The traditional work
making the
tradition alive !
Harald Daland is the old master
of
the Oselvar building. He left
his old workshop and now together with more
three
people they work full time for
this local municipality project.
During two days a week they
have the workshop open to
visitors, anyhow one can
always look in !
Some school pupils come in the afternoon
to learn this building technique . Many people and schools
come to see their work
but they can’t be all the time
talking with people
because
they have much to do.
From day to day more people
wants
to have an Oselvar .
Because of its particularities
it is a good boat both for
pleasure using and sailing
races.
Some are going for exhibitions
and museums.
This workshop his a great
cultural
project supported by
the municipality of OS .
By the way does Oselvar come
from
OS....
or OS come from Oselvar ?
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