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Applying levers to the sheer strake timber in the starboard stern

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:50 authored by Swarup BhattacharyyaSwarup Bhattacharyya
Boat builders Dilip (L) and Dipak (R) Mondal make adjustments to the clamp-and-lever system holding the aft-most sheer-strake (dari) timber in place in the starboard stern.

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Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Rights owner

Swarup Bhattacharyya

Cultural group

Namasudra

Country

India

Place

Dihimandalghat, West Bengal

Cultural context/event

Building

Date of creation

2022-10-30

Unique ID

2022SG04-B10-0832

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