Dec 9, 2009: Stagecoach

xoxoxoBruce · 12-09-2009, 01:56 AM

Looks like a well preserved example, of an old Wells Fargo stagecoach.

But it ain't.

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It may look like a typical stagecoach just waiting for a horse to come pull it along, but that's far from the case. The stagecoach is made exclusively out of toothpicks -- and an awful lot of glue!
Terry Woodling, 72, has been making things from toothpicks since 1981 and got his latest idea after seeing a miniature replica for sale. "I started with the wheels first," Woodling said. That, he says, was the easy part. "It's a little more than a toothpick in length,” he said when describing the width of part of the wheel. It's taken a lot of those little guys: 1.5 million toothpicks to be exact.
It hasn't been cheap, either. That's because Woodling estimates he's spent more than $1,200 in toothpicks alone.

1.5 million!

No wonder it took him 15 years.

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Terry hopes to donate the stagecoach to a museum. He already has a handful of pieces at museums around the state, like the Elkhart Railroad Museum and the Children’s Museum in Indianapolis. Woodling submitted his pieces to the Guinness Book of World Records, but found out it didn’t qualify since it was made with glue.

What, they have a category for stagecoaches made of 1.5 million toothpicks and no glue?

I don't get it?

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spudcon · 12-09-2009, 02:58 AM

"What, they have a category for stagecoaches made of 1.5 million toothpicks and no glue?

I don't get it?"

Of course they do. I thought everyone knew that.

SPUCK · 12-09-2009, 05:02 AM

A whole new meaning for "splinters in the ass".

ZenGum · 12-09-2009, 05:05 AM

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didn’t qualify since it was made with glue.

Picky picky.

newtimer · 12-09-2009, 08:29 AM

Trivia fact: The glue was made from the horses that were originally intended to pull the completed stagecoach.

Gravdigr · 12-09-2009, 09:39 AM

Trivia Fact: The Guinness people are all jagoffs.

Tuba Loons · 12-09-2009, 10:34 AM

Clearly the glue is the villain in this story.

Curse you, Glue!

monster · 12-09-2009, 02:18 PM

in the UK the main brand of stick glue it/was Pritt stick. Me and my classmates all called it prick stick at least until we could read and realised it wasn't. Good job we had no idea what a prick was then. other than a sharp thing. I bet our parents and teachers giggled like loonies behind our backs. Especially as the second most common brand was UHU (yoohoo). They has very different smells "Hey, can we swap glues? my UHU smell funny and I want the prick stick."

Cicero · 12-09-2009, 02:33 PM

The question is: do you think this is what his wife meant when she asked him to take up a hobby?

xoxoxoBruce · 12-10-2009, 12:14 AM

He thought it was unladylike for her to be chewing on a toothpick, so he glued them all together.

Cloud · 12-12-2009, 01:59 PM

holy bananas. another example of too much time, too little to do. Does it say if that thing is full size?

Elspode · 12-12-2009, 02:49 PM

It's really not as daunting as it seems. It only works out to an average of 274 toothpicks per day...for 365 days...for 15 years.

Nevermind.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-12-2009, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Cloud

holy bananas. another example of too much time, too little to do. Does it say if that thing is full size?

It says 250 lbs, so I'd guess not, but still pretty damn big.

classicman · 12-12-2009, 09:31 PM

Watch the video in the original link - That baby IS full size!

xoxoxoBruce · 12-12-2009, 09:44 PM

You're right, I didn't watch the video before, because of the Nissan commercial at the beginning. I think the 250lbs is very low, or that happened when it was only partially done.

12-09-2009, 02:58 AM	#2
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12-09-2009, 09:39 AM	#6
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12-09-2009, 02:18 PM	#8
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	in the UK the main brand of stick glue it/was Pritt stick. Me and my classmates all called it prick stick at least until we could read and realised it wasn't. Good job we had no idea what a prick was then. other than a sharp thing. I bet our parents and teachers giggled like loonies behind our backs. Especially as the second most common brand was UHU (yoohoo). They has very different smells "Hey, can we swap glues? my UHU smell funny and I want the prick stick." __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-09-2009, 02:33 PM	#9
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	The question is: do you think this is what his wife meant when she asked him to take up a hobby? __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

12-10-2009, 12:14 AM	#10
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	He thought it was unladylike for her to be chewing on a toothpick, so he glued them all together. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-09-2009, 05:02 AM	#3
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	A whole new meaning for "splinters in the ass".

12-09-2009, 08:29 AM	#5
newtimer Operations Operative Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 479	Trivia fact: The glue was made from the horses that were originally intended to pull the completed stagecoach.

12-09-2009, 10:34 AM	#7
Tuba Loons 3 baboons Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 38	Clearly the glue is the villain in this story. Curse you, Glue!

12-12-2009, 01:59 PM	#11
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	holy bananas. another example of too much time, too little to do. Does it say if that thing is full size? __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

12-12-2009, 02:49 PM	#12
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	It's really not as daunting as it seems. It only works out to an average of 274 toothpicks per day...for 365 days...for 15 years. Nevermind. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

12-12-2009, 09:31 PM	#14
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Watch the video in the original link - That baby IS full size! __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

12-12-2009, 09:44 PM	#15
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	You're right, I didn't watch the video before, because of the Nissan commercial at the beginning. I think the 250lbs is very low, or that happened when it was only partially done. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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