Marking out 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 the back of a hand saw as a straight edge to mark out a hooked scarf joint that will join two keel pieces. The other half of the joint can be seen behind.

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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-B05-0218

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boatbuilding chhot keel hooked scarf joint

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CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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