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Fitting the first garboard plank

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:51 authored by John P CooperJohn P Cooper
Boat builder Dipak Mondal (R) ties off a bamboo lever pressing the first garboard plank against the starboard sided face of the keel for spiling and shaping. Meanwhile, brother Dilip (L) begins the process of presenting the first port-side garboard plank to the keel for fitting.

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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

2022-10-14

Unique ID

2022SG04-B06-0326

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