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Stapling the sheer strake in the starboard bow quarter

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:50 authored by Swarup BhattacharyyaSwarup Bhattacharyya
Boat builder Panchanan Mondal uses a hammer and chisel to extend staple rebates down from the newly presented sheer-strake (dari) timber into the sub-sheer strake (naba dali) below.

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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

2022-10-29

Unique ID

2022SG04-B10-0759

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