Osage Billet ?

[---GUTSHOT--->]

I have these sister Billets getting ready to start chasing a ring while listening to UK basketball. My ? Is when I go to finger joint them together do I put the to upright ends together or opposite ends together. This is my first attempt with billets so I will have a lot more ?'s as I go on. Thanks all info will be helpful

[Danzn Bar]

Hey Gut ..Ky game doesn't start until 7.... U of L doing pretty good right now

But I would splice the same/like ends together so you would have limbs to match..............
DBar

[Jim Davis]

Yes, to put it another way, splice both up ends or both down ends. I favor  the down ends.

[Danzn Bar]

Jim when you say down ends do you mean the ends closer to the ground???  and if so, why?
Thanks for you insight'
DBar

[Drewster]

Lay the two billets side by side like they were split out of the log.  Rotate one around 180° and then splice the two ends together that was your pivot point.  Since the limbs were in the tree side by side, they will have very similar properties.  Good luck.

[Jim Davis]

Yes, I meant the ground ends when I said "down" ends. The upper ends are usually more free of kinks and twists, and it's easier to deal with any irregularities in the splice than in the limb tip.

[Danzn Bar]

That's what I thought,, thanks for clearing it up....................
DBar

[---GUTSHOT--->]

Thanks for the info now I'm trying to figure which ends where the ground ends and what type of splice is the best to use