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Attaching a sheer-strake (dari) timber to the stern post

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:50 authored by Swarup BhattacharyyaSwarup Bhattacharyya
Boat builder Manimohan Mondal uses a bow drill to drill a hole through the end of a port sheer-strake (dari) timber and into the stern post, to accommodate a nail that will hold the timber in place there.

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Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

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Rights owner

Swarup Bhattacharyya

Cultural group

Namasudra

Country

India

Place

Dihimandalghat, West Bengal

Cultural context/event

Building

Date of creation

2022-10-29

Unique ID

2022SG04-B10-0729

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