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Supporting the keel-stem post structure

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:51 authored by John P CooperJohn P Cooper
boat builder Dilip Mondal uses a bow drill to make a hole through the lower part of a shoring timber supporting the stem post and an anchor peg. A nail passed through the hole will fix the two together and anchor the support timber.

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Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Rights owner

John P Cooper

Cultural group

Namasudra

Country

India

Place

Dihimandalghat, West Bengal

Cultural context/event

Building

Date of creation

2022-10-13

Unique ID

2022SG04-B05-0261

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