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Shaping a sweep blade

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:49 authored by Swarup BhattacharyyaSwarup Bhattacharyya
Boat builder Dipak Mondal (R) prepares to use an electric rotary saw to continue roughly shaping the blade of a sweep. The marks of the saw, and the impact of its reduction, can already be seen on the left side of the blade. Brother Dilip (L) steadies the blade.

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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

2022-11-05

Unique ID

2022SG04-B14-1073

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    chhotsweepbladerotary power saw

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    CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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