Estes Constellation Build Part 5 Fin Tip Pods

After the front is shaped, the dowel is cut to length.

The rear of the teardrop pod is carved and sanded smooth.

Here's a finished pod next to one of the three laminate balsa pieces.
Each dowel pod carving took 25 minutes to make.

Note: After the pod was made I checked the dowel thickness against the three layers of 3/32" thick balsa.
While the dowel is round, the 3 layer kit pod was more oval shaped.
If this is to work, the sides of the dowel would be flattened then re-rounded.