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Making a scarf joint in the end of a sheer-strake timber

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:50 authored by John P CooperJohn P Cooper
View of the roughly shaped end of a port-side sheer-strake (dari) timber, made with an axe by boat builder Amol Mondal.

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Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

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Rights owner

John P Cooper

Cultural group

Namasudra

Country

India

Place

Dihimandalghat, West Bengal

Cultural context/event

Building

Date of creation

2022-10-29

Unique ID

2022SG04-B10-0785

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    chhothullsheer strakescarf jointaxe

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