tapered rod/bar

[Badger1bear]

Thankyou for all the advice guys I should have the thing finished by next weekend weather permitting

 

[Gareth J]

This is what I have at my disposal. Nothing round. Broken ones, don't want anything for them, especially if you fancied collecting from....north Cornwall. The good one I have a pair of, we don't have a use for them now as we sold that bit of kit but unless it is what you're after, I'll exchange them for something at the shop if I can get away with it.

Sorry, no tape measure - use wire brush/Stanley knife as a guide

 

[Badger1bear]

If you was closer I would of took you up on them always the way when ya need summat

 

[chunkolini]

I would use flat strip, say 30x5? and either plasma cut it or do it with a cutting disc on an angle grinder.
Flat would I reckon look better for a tail than round.

 

[Gareth0123]

Oh, I've had another thought. Agricultural tines for loader grabs or buckrakes do just about exactly what you want. Cost around £30-50 new but a snapped one would be scrap.

A Kverneland 1400mm spoon end buckrake tine would do the job very nicely

 

[Gareth J]

If you was closer I would of took you up on them always the way when ya need summat

Yea, always the way. Any agricultural contractors round your way worth calling? Tip; ring when it's raining.

 

[Gareth0123]

it's also silage time of year, so the chances of broken tines being available is high.