Making a scarf joint for the sheer timbers

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:48 authored by Zeeshan A ShaikhZeeshan A Shaikh

Boat builder Amol Mondal carves the complex scarf used to join sheer strake (dari) planks.

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Rights owner

Zeeshan Alli Shaikh

Cultural group

Namasudra

Country

India

Place

Dihimandalghat, West Bengal

Date of creation

2022-10-29

Unique ID

2022SG04-B10-1378

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Keywords

chhot planking hull sheer strake scarf

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CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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