Laying the keel

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:51 authored by John P CooperJohn P Cooper

boat builder Amol Mondal drives a nail through a hole drilled through one side of a hooked scarf joint to secure the keel to the support below, to prevent slippage, as Panchanan Mondal (behind) supports the stem post and Dilip Mondal looks on.

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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

2022-10-13

Unique ID

2022SG04-B05-0244

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boatbuilding chhot keel hooked scarf joint

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CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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