Marking a sheer strake timber for cutting the scarf joint

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:50 authored by John P CooperJohn P Cooper

Boat builder Amol Mondal uses a pencil and the back of a hand saw to mark up the end of a sheer-strake (dari) fixed on the port side for the creation of a scarf joint.

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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

2022-10-30

Unique ID

2022SG04-B10-0801

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chhot hull sheer strake measure scarf joint

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CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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