Author Topic: How to Splice Billets.... A Pictorial (Read 6859 times)

AZStickman · « **on:** January 30, 2005, 06:26:00 PM »

Every Selfbowyer should know how to splice Billets...... Here's a pictorial I've put together showing how to splice billets using a Double Fishtail Splice.......
http://bowyersworkshop.com/splicing1.htm
Terry

Buemaker · « **Reply #1 on:** January 30, 2005, 06:32:00 PM »

Nothing like pics, thanks for sharing. Bue--.

George Tsoukalas · « **Reply #2 on:** January 30, 2005, 06:35:00 PM »

Thanks, AZ. Just in time.

Jawge

Dano · « **Reply #3 on:** January 30, 2005, 06:41:00 PM »

Nice job Terry.

AZStickman · « **Reply #4 on:** January 30, 2005, 06:42:00 PM »

Thanks Bue.... I'm a picture guy myself.....
I started this splice last weekend from a billet Mike gave me a while back..... I had to saw it up the middle to get 2 Billets and they went together really well....Hope it helps Jawge looking forward to your build along.....

Terry

Sparky · « **Reply #5 on:** January 30, 2005, 06:49:00 PM »

Awesome job my friend! Looks like a hum-dinger to me. Good saw work, having the bottom of the billets square to the intended splice is upmost importance.

Sparky

AZStickman · « **Reply #6 on:** January 30, 2005, 06:50:00 PM »

I used to use a "Z" splice but Jim Fetrow taught me how to do the double fishtail splice and I've been using it ever since.......It's really no harder to do and it gives ya a lot more glued surface area in the splice...... Terry

AZStickman · « **Reply #7 on:** January 30, 2005, 06:53:00 PM »

Thank you Sparky and good point......It is very critical that the vertical planes are paralell to each other on any splice..... Terry

clintopher · « **Reply #8 on:** January 30, 2005, 07:01:00 PM »

Great pics Terry. Thanks.

Clint

the Ferret · « **Reply #9 on:** January 30, 2005, 07:11:00 PM »

Nice pictorial Terry. The W splice or double fishtail splice was the most popular splice in the 40's and 50's. It's the one my dad used all the time. You did a great job of explaining it with good pics.

BTW is that a blade of grass I see in your yard in the next to last pic?

Linc · « **Reply #10 on:** January 30, 2005, 07:15:00 PM »

Very nice pictorial Terry.

AZStickman · « **Reply #11 on:** January 30, 2005, 07:19:00 PM »

Mickey..... I've dug that darn green stuff out of that spot and sprayed it and it keeps coming back..... :rolleyes: Guess I just need to give in and call that spot a lawn.... :D Terry

Sparky · « **Reply #12 on:** January 30, 2005, 07:23:00 PM »

LMAO...that's a good'en Terry

Sparky

AZStickman · « **Reply #13 on:** January 30, 2005, 08:13:00 PM »

Maybe I can get Calvin to build me a mini lawnmower.....

Terry

the Ferret · « **Reply #14 on:** January 30, 2005, 10:11:00 PM »

OR you could just use the tweezers out of your hunting kit

1Arkie · « **Reply #15 on:** January 30, 2005, 10:21:00 PM »

Very educational for me and thanks for sharing.

Timo · « **Reply #16 on:** January 30, 2005, 10:30:00 PM »

Very nice job Terry! Good clear pics, and directions.

Walkingstick · « **Reply #17 on:** January 30, 2005, 11:33:00 PM »

Terry, great pics but I have a question?? When you chase a ring on that spliced stave if I can call it that how do you chase two different rings as the rings do not match up perfectly that i can see?.............Mac~

Madpigslayer · « **Reply #18 on:** January 31, 2005, 12:04:00 AM »

Terry, all the mini-lawnmowers that I made broke, until I started wrapping them with sinew.

sinew is magic! :D

Madpigslayer · « **Reply #19 on:** January 31, 2005, 12:09:00 AM »

nice thread too, by the way. I will reference it.

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