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The sambuq al-Dhi’b project galleryPhil Nicholl2019-04-12T17:30:55+00:00

The sambuq al-Dhi’b project photo gallery

01 The Sambuq al-Dhi`b laying on the beach in Sadah

02 The transom is nicely carved

03 The aft deck. The stern is the only part that survived the tsunami in 2004

04 The boat remains have been moved to the Al-Baleed Archaeological Park in Salalah

06 The last photos of the Dhi`b in Sadah before the tsunami that destroyed 2/3 of it in 2004

07 The last photos of the Dhi`b in Sadah before the tsunami that destroyed 2/3 of it in 2004

08 The timber for the building of the sambuq`s replica is delivered in Khor Rori, Salalah

09 The keel is shaped and placed on the blocks

10 The stations are traced on the lofting floor.

11 The stations are shaped out of plywood and placed on the keel

12 The curved stem post is placed on the keel and bolted

13 Babu, the Head Carpenter, shapes the garboard by marking the lower edge with the qalam

14 The garboards are shaped and placed on the keel

15 The team shape the third strake.

16 Ayaz al-Zadjali and Fahad al Shaibi recorded and documented every part of the boat during the construction

17 Sundaran uses the Qalam to mark the lower edge of the new strake

18 One of the most used tool in boat building is the qalam, which means pencil in Arabic

19 More than 200 frames have been shaped and fitted.