Sorry the picture is a bit dark but Maureen his wife only lets him out to play in the garage, here you will find John hard at work making his CROOKS

Shepherds crook like many things have their own stories and legends.

A shepherd who dies would have his crook placed into the coffin with him so that when he reached heaven there would be a place for him, as God would know the reason he seldom was able to attend church was because he had been in the hills with his sheep.

Another story is a coin should be place somewhere in the crook so that if the shepherd died up in the hills he would have a coin to pay the 'ferry-man'.

Above you will see several different crooks including one in the shape of a Trout, the shafts are made of different woods, and here I show my ignorance by being unable to tell you what kind.

 

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Crook No. 1

Wooden crook

Pheasants head crook, specially made by John

crook no. 3
wooden head 

Crook 4 Thistle Crook  made of Wood

Crook 5 Trout Crook made of Horn

SHEPHERDS CROOKS

Local retired shepherd John Woodrow, has been making these crooks.


Due to illness he is unable to take orders at present - but I have kept the page live so you can see what is involved in making these beautiful sticks.

in this picture you can see
Rams horn
wood
Deer Antlers
Buffallo Horn