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Timber and sawdust for the chhot build

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:52 authored by John P CooperJohn P Cooper
Sacks of sawdust from the Belpukur sawmill sit alongside stacked timbers for the chhot build. The sawdust will be used to fuel the fire-pit for timber bending.

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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

2022-10-21

Unique ID

2022SG04-B01-0114

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    Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

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    Keywords

    Sawmillsawdustboatbuildingwoodchhot

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    CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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