Using a staple as a temporary plank support

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:50 authored by John P CooperJohn P Cooper

Boat builder Amol Mondal hammers a staple into the edge of hull planking to help hold the next plank in place during spiling.

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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

2022-10-24

Unique ID

2022SG04-B07-0554

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Keywords

chhot hull plank strake staple

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CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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