Oselvaren er klinkbygd (sideborda er klinka saman kant over kant) av tynne, svært breie bord. Først vert borda sauma opp mellom stamnar og kjøl, deretter vert band (spant) sett inn. Ein færing har tre bordhøgder på kvar side. Vyrket er furu. Til kjøl, lot, stamnar og keipar vert nytta eik.
Båtbyggjarens arbeid startar i skogen. Han må finna båt-furuer med grovt rotmål, og høveleg sjølvvaksen emneved for spanter, keipar osb. Ein særleg viktig detalj i konstruksjonen er halsane, dei «vindske», meir eller mindre trekanta borda som gjev båtbotnen form mot stamnane. Desse borda vart tradisjonelt hogne til med øks, men det har òg vore nytta damp og presser for å gje halsane form.
I 2009 kåra Redningsselskapet oselvaren til Noregs Nasjonalbåt. Du kan lese meir om kåringa her
English summary:
The Oselvar is a wooden clinker built boat which has been built in this area for a long time. Clinker building is a construction technique that goes back to the 4th century in Norway. Viking ships were built the same way and some small boats from this time look very similar to the Oselvar.
Boat builders have remained loyal to traditional building techniques and the boat has probably not changed form since before 1600s, when written sources first describe the boat.
Oselvar boats are built in different sizes between 5-10 meters in length. They are made for a wide variety of purposes, for example racing, freighting or fishing. In accordance with the tradition every boat is individually designed and tailored for each customer.
The boat-builders engage in all parts of the 500-600 working hour process building a new boat: dialogue with forest owners, inspection, cutting, transport, processing and storing of materials, dialogue with customers, planning of the building, purchasing nails, screws, fittings, tools and varnishes, building the boat, varnishing, rigging and mounting of fittings, thorough plenary review and assessment of each boat and testing together with the customer.
