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Scarfing through beams

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:50 authored by Swarup BhattacharyyaSwarup Bhattacharyya
Boat builders Manimohan (L) and Amol Mondal (R) each make scarf joints to connect two timbers that will form through beams. The scarfing was necessary because of a lack of suitable timber.

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Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

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Rights owner

Swarup Bhattacharyya

Cultural group

Namasudra

Country

India

Place

Dihimandalghat, West Bengal

Cultural context/event

Building

Date of creation

2022-10-28

Unique ID

2022SG04-B09-0683

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