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Adding the tenth strake, port side

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:50 authored by John P CooperJohn P Cooper
Boat builder Dipak Mondal (L) uses a hammer and chisel to make the plank edge-rebate to accompany the second plank of the port-side tenth strake. One tenth-strake plank has already been fitted.

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Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

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Rights owner

John P Cooper

Cultural group

Namasudra

Country

India

Place

Dihimandalghat, West Bengal

Cultural context/event

Building

Date of creation

2022-10-25

Unique ID

2022SG04-B07-0584

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