16 left flat plate

neat! I like the design,..I always want to try stuff like that but I get scared,..and stay traditional / mexican/western style.

A little high on the swell isnt it?

Hello Seth: I am following Dale Harwood's DVDs and the theory behind having the plate run that far up the swell is that it allows you to run you swell cover over it and create extra strength by doubling the two - making for an almost one piece unit. When you screw the plate in place your fasteners run through the swell cover, the plate and then into the tree.