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Making a plank scarf joint

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:51 authored by John P CooperJohn P Cooper
Boat builder Dilip Mondal uses a hammer and chisel to make the fixed half of the scarf joint at the end of the first fixed garboard plank. The other half of the joint can be seen on the plank behind.

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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

2022-10-14

Unique ID

2022SG04-B06-0351

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