Fire-bending a hull plank

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:51 authored by Swarup BhattacharyyaSwarup Bhattacharyya

Boat builder Panchanan Mondal applies pressure to a fire-heated plank fitted into the bending frame. He will tie the free end off once the plank is in the desired shape. This particular plank is a garboard plank.

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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

2022-10-12

Unique ID

2022SG04-B07-0422

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chhot plank fire bending shaping

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CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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