how to carve a tail?

[bigdogg2278]

im a fairly new carver done a handful of decoys but i can never get the tails to have a little bend/curve they are always straight.  i use 1" wide cedar is that to narrow should i switch to a 2"?

[jasonmichalski]

I use 2" cedar on most of my decoys make the tail thinner and the decoy thinner, don't center it in the wood so you have more room for the tail or make metal tails so you can bend them. I use 4" sometimes on big decoys. I use 1" on metal tail decoys.
made from 2" cedar

P2070012 by Darkhouse Forge Decoys and Spears, on Flickr

P2070015 by Darkhouse Forge Decoys and Spears, on Flickr

P2230031 by Darkhouse Forge Decoys and Spears, on Flickr

P2240035 by Darkhouse Forge Decoys and Spears, on Flickr

kt by Darkhouse Forge Decoys and Spears, on Flickr
4" cedar

IMG_20121221_235502 by Darkhouse Forge Decoys and Spears, on Flickr

856684_335701573197116_1550985737_o by jasonmichalski, on Flickr
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1" cedar

IMG_20130130_174912 by Darkhouse Forge Decoys and Spears, on Flickr

IMG_20130130_175013 by
IMG_20121223_103206 by Darkhouse Forge Decoys and Spears, on Flickrkr.com/people/91839321@N02/]Darkhouse Forge Decoys and Spears[/url], on Flickr