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Making a plank-end scarf joint

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:51 authored by Swarup BhattacharyyaSwarup Bhattacharyya
Boat builder Amol Mondal uses a hammer and chisel to make a scarf joint at the end of a fixed second-strake hull plank (port side).

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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

2022-10-17

Unique ID

2022SG04-B07-0458

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