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Default Shepherd crook

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).
The purchased variety are made of oak and seem to be steam bent.
My thoughts a
- Steam bend one myself. Would using green wood, maybe ash, make the
bend more permanent?
- Make the bend with thin strips and epoxy (a laminate).


Have you looked on ebay?



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