A bone plate comprising: a shaft having a bone contacting surface and an opposite outwardly facing surface , the shaft having first and second side surfaces spaced from a centerline of the shaft , the first and second side surfaces defining a width of the shaft ; a plurality of holes extending from the outwardly facing surface to the bone contacting surface spaced along the shaft , a first hole of the plurality of holes having a center located closer to a first side of the shaft than the centerline, and a second hole having a center located closer to a second side of the shaft than the centerline; characterized by the outwardly facing surface of the shaft having a first enlarged chamfered area extending from adjacent the first hole towards the second side of the shaft , a first smaller chamfered area extending from adjacent the first hole towards the first side of the shaft , a second enlarged chamfered area extending from adjacent the second hole to the first side of the shaft and a second smaller chamfered area extending from adjacent the second hole towards the second side , the first and second enlarged chamfered areas and the first and second smaller chamfered areas each having a tapered surface tapering from the outwardly facing surface towards the bone contacting surface , the tapered surface of the first enlarged chamfered area having a greater width dimension than the tapered surface of the first smaller chamfered area , and the tapered surface of the second enlarged chamfered area having a greater width dimension than the tapered surface of the second smaller chamfered area . a shaft having a bone contacting surface and an opposite outwardly facing surface , the shaft having first and second side surfaces spaced from a centerline of the shaft , the first and second side surfaces defining a width of the shaft ; a plurality of holes extending from the outwardly facing surface to the bone contacting surface spaced along the shaft , a first hole of the plurality of holes having a center located closer to a first side of the shaft than the centerline, and a second hole having a center located closer to a second side of the shaft than the centerline; characterized by the outwardly facing surface of the shaft having a first enlarged chamfered area extending from adjacent the first hole towards the second side of the shaft , a first smaller chamfered area extending from adjacent the first hole towards the first side of the shaft , a second enlarged chamfered area extending from adjacent the second hole to the first side of the shaft and a second smaller chamfered area extending from adjacent the second hole towards the second side , the first and second enlarged chamfered areas and the first and second smaller chamfered areas each having a tapered surface tapering from the outwardly facing surface towards the bone contacting surface , the tapered surface of the first enlarged chamfered area having a greater width dimension than the tapered surface of the first smaller chamfered area , and the tapered surface of the second enlarged chamfered area having a greater width dimension than the tapered surface of the second smaller chamfered area . <EOS>