Originally Posted by
Gasman
Is the tail actually wooden? Or is it covered in wood like folks are sugesting? If covered you would see the sreel inbetween the wood pieces. Sandwiching the steel. It would be tough to make the wood cutout perfect enough to slip the tail inside, but i guess its possible if split in two pieces and shaped perfectly.
Still, as has been said, its normally done with special materials like ivory or MOP or plastic, not wood. How about a good pic of the spine. You say its ground differently?