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Applying levers to a sixth-strake plank for fitting

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:50 authored by John P CooperJohn P Cooper
Boat builder Dipak Mondal (L) apples pressure to a lever to press a sixth-strake plank into place on the starboard side, as brother Dilip (R) stablises the plank by pulling on a clamp. Researchers Zeeshan Shaikh and Swarup Bhattacharyya look on.

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Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

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John P Cooper

Cultural group

Namasudra

Country

India

Place

Dihimandalghat, West Bengal

Cultural context/event

Building

Date of creation

2022-10-21

Unique ID

2022SG04-B07-0486

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