The question of the nature of the distribution of shear forces along the length of the planes of connection of the constituent wooden elements is of interest in many ways. The most important question is the practical aspect which means the determination of the appropriate arrangement of discrete shear bonds (in particular, metal connector plates), which implies their most uniform loading by shear forces. This issue is investigated in existing design standards rather superficially. The proposed work presents a practical technique for determining shear forces in composite wooden rods to define the number of discrete shear bonds. The proposed calculation approach makes it possible to determine the nature of the distribution of shear forces along the length of the composite rod, depending on the type of external load. The installation of shear bonds along the length is performed more efficiently compared to current standards because the calculated amount of shear forces on individual shear bonds is taken into account, without overloading or leaving them under loaded. As a result, an assessment of the importance of taking into account these factors in the calculations of bent composite rods was carried out according to the proposed methodology, based on numerical analysis. Taking into account the actual distribution of shear forces in individual shear bonds from the action of an external load makes it possible to reduce their number in comparison with current norms in some cases up to 1.5 times.