gerrypopplestone: Knocking off the rust.
gerrypopplestone: Taking off the rust
gerrypopplestone: Coming in to land
gerrypopplestone: Keraniganj....famous especially for the propellers it makes.
gerrypopplestone: Blow-torching
gerrypopplestone: Taking a break
gerrypopplestone: Adolescent labour
gerrypopplestone: Fresh from the molds.
gerrypopplestone: Different machines
gerrypopplestone: Filling up with oil.
gerrypopplestone: Working on the lathe.
gerrypopplestone: Bringing me across the river.
gerrypopplestone: The boats of the Buriganga River
gerrypopplestone: Waiting for the fire to get hot enough.
gerrypopplestone: Leaving the furnace
gerrypopplestone: Lunch-time...
gerrypopplestone: Repairing old boats
gerrypopplestone: Clearing the rust
gerrypopplestone: Cutting the pipes to order....my double posting, by mistake!
gerrypopplestone: Moving the propeller
gerrypopplestone: Sanding the finished product.
gerrypopplestone: Painting up on deck.
gerrypopplestone: Chain repairers.
gerrypopplestone: Working on the propellers.
gerrypopplestone: Cleaning the ship's hull.
gerrypopplestone: "Not sure I can do this!"
gerrypopplestone: Molten bronze (at a dangerously high temperature) at Keraniganj boatyards.
gerrypopplestone: Carrying the completed propellor in the shipyards of Keraniganj.
gerrypopplestone: Men on a lorry
gerrypopplestone: Up-river boat loading on Chaktia Khal River, at Asadganj, Chittagong.