Toothpick Art
Toothpick art while not exactly matchstick kits is almost the same and so I thought I would include some of the art that I have recently found. Most of it is indeed incredible.
Toothpick Art
Over the next few days I will be showing you some incredible displays of toothpick art, but today we will be starting with a piece that is simply amazing.
It was made by a guy called Scott Weaver and took over 3000 hours and over a time period of amazingly 34 years. This toothpick art model is over 9 foot tall and was actually built in his living room. I guess Scott didn’t move house very often!
Not only is this a piece of toothpick art, but it also is a working model. A visitor to the model can put ping-pong balls in at the top of the model and they will roll down past many of the special buildings and sites of San Francisco.
Incredible Toothpick Art
Thank you to the following website for the original article about the toothpick art.
Do you know that most American toothpicks are cut from birch wood. Just thought you may like some background about our tools of the trade! Birch logs are used and are first spiral cut into thin sheets, these are then chopped up and milled into what we commonly know as a toothpick. Maine is the leading producer of toothpicks for the United States. Worldwide, Brazil has the highest export rate of toothpicks.
More Toothpick Art
The toothpick is nothing new and has actually been around for a really long time. History shows that Neanderthals used a crude form of a toothpick and is reportedly the oldest instrument for dental cleaning. It came way before the toothbrush. The Romans used silver toothpicks, which would be nice to see and more recently in the 17th century they were jeweled and often enameled.
Nowadays other means of dental hygiene are preferred such dental floss and toothbrush which is great for us as it leaves loads of toothpicks for our dear toothpick art.
Toothpick Art