00:00did you know the bamboo skewers on your barbecue grill aren't always factory made
00:03in some parts of myanmar bamboo skewers are pulled out entirely by hand workers split freshly cut
00:09bamboo along the grain separating it layer by layer gradually splitting it into evenly thick
00:14strips then continuing to split until individual bamboo sticks of roughly consistent thickness
00:18emerge at this stage the basic skewer shape already exists one end of each strip is held
00:24against a high speed grinding wheel and lightly sanded to create a pointed tip preparing it for
00:29the next step the real efficiency comes from a surprisingly simple homemade tool a small metal
00:34disc is fixed onto a nut then a nail and hammer are used to punch several small holes along the
00:38disc
00:38edge and the whole edges are repeatedly smoothed down a bamboo finishing tool is ready the strip
00:44is inserted through a hole the pointed end gripped by pliers then pulled back with force as the strip
00:49passes through the hole excess rough edges on the outer layer get scraped off instantly one pull one
00:55finished skewer uniform thickness smooth surface these skewers go directly to street barbecue stalls
01:00every skewer you see on grilled food in myanmar streets is made exactly this way
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