Wood World Records

Art Hoffman completed 22 consecutive successful serves using a wooden racket with the press still attached. He set the record to celebrate RecordSetter World Record Day. #WorldRecordDay2012

Doug McManaman threw a piece of wood into a wood-burning stove from 312 inches (26 feet) away.

Doug McManaman threw a piece of wood into a wheelbarrow from 396 inches (33 feet) away.

The Coeur d’Alene Resort in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho features a 162-foot tall Christmas tree decorated with an animated light show. The tree, a grand fir, is decorated with over 30,000 lights and two miles of extension cords.

Todd Spiro built is a stadium measuring 3 feet in height, 9 feet in length and 5 feet in width. Only paper towel rolls, cardboard shirt inserts, and wooden building blocks were used in its construction.

Joh Lang of Langcaster Guitars constructs guitars using wood that’s 35,000 years old. He’s used carbon dating methods to confirm the wood’s age.