Batten
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This article is about a piece of construction material. For people named Batten, see Batten (disambiguation).
A batten is a thin strip of solid material (usually wood). Battens are used for various purposes in various fields. In cabinetry battens may be used to strengthen panels made up of multiple boards, as in a batten door, or to cover joins. In building construction, battens are fixed at right angles to the trusses or rafters of a roof to provide a fixing point for roofing sheet or roof tiles. In sailing, battens are long, thin strips (usually fiberglass, or some similar material, nowadays, but historically wooden) used to support the roach of a sail. In stagecraft, a batten or rail is a long pipe, usually metal, affixed to the ceiling or fly system in a theater.
