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It fits on the end of his pinky finger. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=299\">Bruce Springsteen\u2019s \u2018Land of Hope and Dreams\u2019 Philadelphia show was an unabashedly partisan, spirit-lifting revival meeting that sounded astoundingly good<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>And, its sculpted out of an single white-birch toothpick. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Backman, a preeminent toothpick artist, spent several days creating a to-scale version of the Georgian hall on Chestnut Street where American democracy was formed as his homage to the country\u2019s Semiquincentennial this July. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a very proud American, and I love America,\u201d said Backman, 59, of San Francisco, who has never actually been to Philadelphia. \u201cI love freedom and democracy \u2014 and this building actually stands for freedom and democracy.&#8221; <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Backman used a straight-edged razor blade to carve the building and its bell tower\u2019s likeness from a Diamond toothpick, slicing off long, hair-like strands of the wood and gluing the pieces into place. He didn\u2019t use loupes or magnification, only his naked eye and a lot of patience, he said. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Backman has spent nearly 55 years perfecting toothpick modeling: He\u2019s made miniatures of the Burj Khalifa and Eiffel Tower, spent 400 hours creating a blowfish for the American Museum of Natural History, and used 30,000 toothpicks to make a 13-foot replica of the Golden Gate Bridge, which is now housed in Ripley\u2019s Believe It or Not! in San Francisco, he said. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=297\">Trump sends tougher terms to Iran for peace framework, officials say<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Backman\u2019s 19.86-millimeter-tall Empire State Building earned him the Guinness World Records title for world\u2019s smallest toothpick sculpture. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>His work has been recognized by U.S. presidents and foreign dignitaries, he said. 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