: In kayakcraft, Ted Moores talks about a Fairing batten used for transfering
: plans to wood. Nobody in my area has any idea what this is. I have found
: an Acrylic spline(48"-$10.00) and an acu-curve Acrylic adjustable
: curve (48"-$60.00) We have several acu-curves at work (they call them
: ships curves). But not sure how they'd feel about me borrowing one.

In another section he also speaks of a fairing batten and the picture shows what appears to be a piece of planking.(sectin on shaping stems as you build)