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Fitting through beams in the bow

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:50 authored by Swarup BhattacharyyaSwarup Bhattacharyya
Sitting in the bow on an already fitted through beam, boat builder Manimohan Mondal uses a hammer and chisel to cut a slot on the underside of a through beam. The slot will fit over the starboard sub-sheer strake (naba dali) and prevent lateral movement.

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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

2022-10-28

Unique ID

2022SG04-B09-0691

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