Bending a pair of hull planks

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:50 authored by John P CooperJohn P Cooper

Boat builders Panchanan (standing) and Dilip Mondal (crouching) bend a pair of fire-heated planks using a lever and pegs driven into the ground. The planks will form an opposing starboard-port pair.

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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

2022-10-21

Unique ID

2022SG04-B07-0491

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chhot plank strake lever fire bending

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