An integral, elongated corner post for cushioning and protecting the edges of a packaged article. The corner post includes a core of single-face corrugated wrapped with one or more layers of a second sheet single-face corrugated with the flutes thereof being at a 90 DEG angle to the flutes of the core. The single-face wrapping encloses the core including its lengthwise edges with the flutes thereof being adhered to the face and the flutes of the single-face core. The outer surface of the corner post is smooth with rounded lengthwise edges providing cushioning of the edges of the packaged article.
