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Fitting the final sheer strake timber starboard

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:50 authored by Swarup BhattacharyyaSwarup Bhattacharyya
Boat builder Dilip Mondal uses a saw to start shaping the scarf joint at the forward end of the final sheer-strake (dari) timber to be fitted starboad, just aft of midships. Its aft scarf joint can be seen in the foreground.

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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

2022-10-30

Unique ID

2022SG04-B10-0844

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