Fish Tail - shaping it

What is the best tool to trim the stringer on a fish or swallow? Round file? Rasp? suggestions needed.

you need no suggestions - you got it http://groups.msn.com/thegrasshoppersurfboard/shoebox.msnw

Dremel tool with cutoff wheel - an easy start anyway.

Tom, I’ve had good success with both a round surform and dremel tool. A file did not work well form me because it made small cuts on the wood per pass and gouged the soft foam. There are good suggestions for this question in the archives, too. Type fish butt crack on the search. Mike s