The planking staples, fastened

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:51 authored by Swarup BhattacharyyaSwarup Bhattacharyya

Two rows of staples holding hull planks together. Note that one staple in each row is driven home at the seam, rather than bridging across it. This method adds additional pressure to the upper plank in each case.

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Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

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Rights owner

Swarup Bhattacharyya

Cultural group

Namasudra

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India

Place

Dihimandalghat, West Bengal

Cultural context/event

Building

Date of creation

2022-10-17

Unique ID

2022SG04-B03-0182

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boatbuilding chhot staple fastenings

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