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Old 05-19-2004, 01:59 PM
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What's a good material to use as a batten?

Looking to see what is a good batten to use for the purposes of lofting and connecting the loft points?

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Old 05-20-2004, 08:38 PM
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White pine, ash, lauan or any other straight grain wood you can get.
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Old 05-21-2004, 05:04 PM
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Spruce us also very good.
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