Stapling of the first garboard plank to the keel

Close-up, with scale, of some of the stapling connecting the first garboard plank to the keel, showing variation in technique. The two left-most and right-most staples show the standard 'bridging' technique, where the staple is seen on either side of the seam, whereas the 4th staple from the left has been driven into the sided face of the keel in order to apply greater downward pressure.