Straight strap, or joining timbers end to end

Splice & Knife Plate for 4"–8" Timbers

$17.00

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Splice & knife plate (IC4): the shop drawing from its cutting file, ic4.dxf, with its dimensions

Thickness

3/16" is our standard plate and suits most decorative work. 1/4" is a third heavier and stiffer. Our plates are architectural hardware, not engineered or load-rated. If a plate is part of how your structure carries load, your engineer decides whether it's suitable and how thick it should be.

Bolt holes

Holes are cut 1/16" larger than the bolt, so it slides through easily.

Quantity

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About the splice & knife plate

The Cuesta splice and knife plate is useful for connecting timbers end to end or as straps that overlap timbers on any face. Sometimes referred to as a mending strap or mending plate.

3/16" is our standard plate and suits most decorative work; 1/4" is a third heavier and stiffer. Our plates are architectural hardware, not engineered or load-rated.

Timber sizes are a guide. Where the bolts land depends on your timbers and roof pitch, so a plate may need to sit off center, and confirming that the connection meets your building code is the builder’s responsibility. Our guide to bolt distances shows how far each bolt sits from the ends and edges of its timber.