The boat builders' tool set

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:51 authored by John P CooperJohn P Cooper

A selection of the hand tools used by the Mondal family boat builders in the chhot build: axes, hammers, adze, chisels, crow bar, planes, bow drill, hand saws, pincers, files, spanner, chalk-marking string.

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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

2022-10-30

Unique ID

2022SG04-B02-0174

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boatbuilding chhot hand tools

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CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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