Longtails, My way

Do you like Pintails and Old Squaws with nice long tails?

Have you always worried about them breaking off while hunting?

Been looking for an easy answer to these questions?

Read on...

I make my longtails using hardwood dowels, and to date have yet to break one. The only "issue" is storage, but I'm sure you'll find a solution to that like I did...

 

Before you cut your bird out, while the block is still square drill a couple of dimples along the tail center line with a 1/2" drill.

 

Connect the outsides of the drilled hole profiles

 

Saw along the INSIDE of the lines stipping at the rump.

 

Cut out your bird, carve it as you normally would, hollow if needed and you should have something that looks like this..

 

Using the same drill now CAREFULLY drill down to "cut" out the piece of wood where the tail will go.

 

Should look like this now...

 

Using a hand drill find the angle that pleases you and drill into the tail base an inch or so....

 

A piece of hardwood 1/2" dowel now becomes our tail..

 

Glue it in place and fill the gaps with epoxy putty, sand, paint and go hunting!

Last Updated Oct 23/02