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Stapling a port-side sheer strake amidships

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:50 authored by Swarup BhattacharyyaSwarup Bhattacharyya
Boat builder Dilip Mondal (L) uses a hammer and chisel inboard to extend the staple rebates of the sheer-strake (dari) timber down into the sub-sheer strake (naba dali), in readiness for stapling; father Panchanan (R) has already started stapling.

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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

2022-10-29

Unique ID

2022SG04-B10-0775

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