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It’s been a while since I have posted a project, huh?
After building my squirrel picnic area, I was replacing an old cob with a fresh one.

Then I got an itch between my shoulder blades and used the old cob to scratch it.
It felt great! Fantastic even!
Hence, here is my latest creation. They are so easy to make. Just any scrap wood laying around for the handles
(Mine are 5”) and a piece of 3/8” dowel (about 18”) and a dried corn cob (about 4”).
Total length is about 24”
No real precision involved either. Just a hole in the handle and cob a little glue insert the dowel and you are done!
I got the dried corn in the garden dept of Lowes and about $6-$7 for a whole bag. If you don’t have squirrels to eat the corn off you can just scrap it off.
After you buy the corn it basically is the cost of a dowel for each one.
This is a batch I made for my family.
They make great useful gifts. Christmas is getting close!
If they are too rough for you, then you can just sand them a little smoother.
Enjoy.
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.































20 comments so far
Napaman
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posted 356 days ago
wow…you need to get a patent on this one!!! cool…I love the picnic area too…that is awesome!
-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...
CharlieM1958
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posted 356 days ago
Just don’t leave those hanging near the outhouse, or folks might think they’re for a different purpose. :-)
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
lew
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posted 356 days ago
Charlie, Charlie, Charlie- it’s even worse if they, then, use the cob for a pipe.
Neat idea, Gary!
Rustic
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posted 356 days ago
Leave it to charlie to think of the outhouse. :-) Great idea
-- There is no such thing as a mistake. Its called a design modification Rick Kruse, Grand Rapids, MI
RAH
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posted 356 days ago
I like the picnic area, thanks.
-- Ron Central, CA
Bob #2
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posted 355 days ago
Finally a project I can copy and say just like Gary’s. <g>
I really like the picnic area. I’ll have to get a couple of those up soon.
What a mind.
Bob
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Woodhacker
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posted 355 days ago
Nice idea Gary!
Do you know if that squirrel happens to be a “cornhusker” fan?
-- Martin, Kansas
matt garcia
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posted 355 days ago
I too LOVE the squirrel picnic area!! I think the table and benches are a nice, thoughtful touch!! Gary you should’ve used these for the scrap contest again!!
-- Matt, Houston Texas
gman77
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posted 355 days ago
Hey Gary! Great squirrel picnic area…very creative. Your back scratcher idea is very cool as well. In fact, so cool that someone is already selling them at www.backscratcherworld.com. Thanks for sharing both projects!
lightweightladyleftie
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posted 355 days ago
Clever idea, Gary, but we’re expecting to see another post from you soon showing a few made from exotic woods, inlaid with ivory, maybe handcrafted gold bands, and spiral turned dowels! ;-)
-- "But godliness with contentment is great gain." 1 Timothy 6:6
lightweightladyleftie
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posted 355 days ago
On second thought, maybe you could set a few diamonds and emeralds to replace the corn kernels! Then market them for a few hundred thousand to Niedless Marcup (or is that Nieman Marcus?) for their Christmas catalog.
-- "But godliness with contentment is great gain." 1 Timothy 6:6
sharad
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posted 355 days ago
Gary, youn are genius. I liked the corn scratcher as well as the squirrel picnic area.
Sharad
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jockmike2
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posted 355 days ago
I’ve got 3 back scratchers or I’d buy a couple Gary. I have an itchy back. I think that means something Pyschologically. The technical term is crazy, I think. lol
-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com
Thos. Angle
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posted 355 days ago
Great idea, Gary. However, since I installed the garbage disposal, Moondog is out of work. The dishwasher has Carleen down to half time. If I got a back scratcher, she would be plumb out of work like Moondog and would get bored.
-- Thos. Angle
MsDebbieP
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posted 355 days ago
Leave it to you to take a kernel of an idea and turn it into something brilliant. Pretty darned cool. A little corny but cool
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Tony
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posted 355 days ago
Nice to see you back making things again – such a simple, but effective tool of days gone bye – thanks for posting
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SteveKorz
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posted 354 days ago
Wow Gary, that’s one FAT squirrel! Neat idea… my neighbor just harvested, so there’s about a half million cobs laying in the field.
-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) †
rikkor
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posted 354 days ago
That is cool Gary. Often the simplest ideas are the best. You picked a nice piece of something to display them on, too.
Dusty56
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posted 324 days ago
WOW ...This is such an awesome idea and the squirrel feeder is great , Gary…You have such a wonderful sense of invention . Happy Holidays : )
-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .
TopamaxSurvivor
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posted 253 days ago
I’m beginning to think you’re a genius:-)
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