Uploaded November 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The wife put me to work this year making Christmas presents. We decided on corn cob skewers. I made around 50 of them. Watch the video to see how I did it.

Blueprints:
thenewbiewoodworker.com/plans/corncobskewers

Index:
Start: 00:00
Blueprints, Parts: 00:32
First Cuts: 01:11
Laminating: 02:06
Trimming & Cutting: 03:03
Dowel Holes: 04:40
Cutting the Roofs: 05:45
Drilling the Nail Holes: 06:31
Nailing It: 07:45
Sanding: 08:14
Branding Iron: 08:39
Branding: 09:55
Gluing the Dowels: 11:00
Applying the Finish: 11:52
The Results: 14:04
Closing: 14:30

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