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Fitting a garboard plank

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:51 authored by John P CooperJohn P Cooper
Boat builder Dipak Mondal (L) uses a hammer and chisel to reduce the outer edge of a starboard garboard plank, as brother Dilip (R) holds it in place.

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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

2022-10-15

Unique ID

2022SG04-B06-0380

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    Keywords

    chhotkeelgarboard strakechisel

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    CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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