Terrence J Smith wrote:
Guys:
This maybe off topic, but I need to make a better shepherds crook. Ones I
have purchased are worthless after about a year as the 'crook' opens up and
makes it impossible to catch a goat (I raise meat goats).

It seems like at least some of the commercial ones use aluminum and/or
fiberglass.

If you want to stick with wood, what about something laminated from
multiple layers and glued together (in a curved press) with epoxy?

Chris