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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 Amol Mondal uses a hammer and chisel to modify the port-side rabbet along the keel in the stern to improve the fit of the port garboard plank, which sits loosely 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

2022-10-16

Unique ID

2022SG04-B06-0409

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