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A bamboo filler in a sheer-strake scarf joint

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:50 authored by John P CooperJohn P Cooper
A corrective length of split bamboo (just forward of the wooden clamp) fills a gap in the joinery of a port-side sheer-strake (dari) scarf joint. The excess will be cut off.

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Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Rights owner

John P Cooper

Cultural group

Namasudra

Country

India

Place

Dihimandalghat, West Bengal

Cultural context/event

Building

Date of creation

2022-10-30

Unique ID

2022SG04-B10-0846

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    Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

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    Keywords

    chhothullsheer strakescarf joint

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    CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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