Oars for clinker-built boats, Sunday, April 19 2026
Sörmland's carving academy invites you to a meeting where we will manufacture oars. The finished oars will be donated to some boats managed by The boat team Oxelösund – Sörmland's coast and their passionate individuals. At the meeting, we will be guided by some knowledgeable boat builders, student Olle Park and teacher Pelle Nestorzon from the boat building program at Stensund Folk High School. So while we gain insight into part of boat building, we contribute to Sörmland's wooden boat culture.
The meeting takes place in Sörmland's museum's woodworking shop, where we have access to both machines and tools. We will use axes and saws, but most of the oars will be shaped with planing. Please bring your own planes, such as a good smoothing or roughing plane.
This winter, the boat team Oxelösund has taken on the task of starting to renovate some older clinker-built boats. There are several boats that need oars to be launched this spring. The Hasselö boat was towed to Oxelösund last autumn, and when work began, it turned out that this boat had a more interesting history than anticipated. Boat group Hasselö – Sörmland's coast
The work on the Hasselö boat is part of a project aimed at strengthening, preserving, and making visible Sörmland's wooden boat and coastal culture. The project is called Boat Team Sörmland's coast and is supported by Leader Sörmland's coast. Participants include several associations in Oxelösund, the Boat Building program at Stensund Folk High School in Trosa, and Sörmland's museum. About the project – Sörmland's coast
Difficulty level: Medium – some experience with planing and working with edge tools.
Times:
- 09:30 We offer coffee and sandwiches. Pelle and Olle will explain what needs to be done and how.
- 10:00-12:30 We form smaller workgroups around each oar pair and get started on the work.
- 12:30-13:30 Lunch (bring your own food or eat at the restaurant)
- 13:30-16:00 We continue the work to complete the oars.
- 16:00-16:30 Joint cleaning, as well as goodbye and thank you!
Price: Cost 50 SEK for members of the Handicraft Association Sörmland, others 100 SEK. To be paid to:
Pg 645 225–4 Culture and Education in Sörmland. Note! Mark with name and carving academy.
Time and Place: Sunday, April 19, from 09:30 to 16:30, Woodworking shop Sörmland's museum.
Bring: One or a couple of good planes you like to work with.
Material: Materials and tools are available on site to borrow if you wish.
Registration: no later than April 13 to niklas.eriksson@regionsormland.se 072-145 02 35
Note! Limited to 10 participants.
The working group: Niklas Eriksson, Ulf Andersson Eckardt, Ulrika Eckardt, and Anja Sundberg
Sörmland's Carving Academy is a network for carving enthusiasts in Sörmland. Through practical workshops, study visits, and lectures, we deepen the knowledge of carving and working with cutting hand tools. The carving academy is run in collaboration between Sörmland's museum and the Handicraft Association Sörmland.
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