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Making a garboard-plank scarf joint

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:51 authored by John P CooperJohn P Cooper
Boat builder Dipak Mondal uses a hammer and chisel to make the plank-end scarf on the starboard garboard.

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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

2022-10-15

Unique ID

2022SG04-B06-0387

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    Keywords

    chhotgarboard plankscarf jointchisel

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    CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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