Making a hooked scarf joint for the keel

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:51 authored by Swarup BhattacharyyaSwarup Bhattacharyya

Boat builder Amol Mondal uses a hand saw to cut the slanting face a hooked scarf joint at the end of a keel timber. The finished other half of the joint is visible on the curving timber beyond.

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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

2022-10-12

Unique ID

2022SG04-B05-0227

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boatbuilding chhot keel hooked scarf joint

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CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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