Acton says he first started making matchstick models as a means of stress relief. And out of boredom. "The Reader's Digest version is that we had no money and I had no tools.

How to Build Pirate Ship from Matches Without Glue In this video I show you how to build pirate ship matchstick model. For this project you need 89 match cubes, so this is creative crafting project ...

Matchstick sculptor’s dream to set a world record nearly goes up in flames. Richard Plaud was saddened and then overjoyed when Guinness World Records said his matchstick model had been ...

For the next 30 years, he worked placing dislocated workers and people getting laid off after area plant closures. Acton says he first started making matchstick models as a means of stress relief. And ...

He started matchstick-model building as a hobby in 1977 and when he eventually retired after 30 years as a professional career counsellor at a community college, he turned his pastime into a business.

Richard Plaud said he spent eight years crafting a 23.6-foot model of the ... who made a matchstick Eiffel Tower that reached 21.4 feet tall in 2009 with 6 million matches.

A giant matchstick model of the Eiffel Tower may be ineligible for world record A Frenchman spent eight years building the giant model, but officials at the Guinness World Records says he didn't ...

A Frenchman spent eight years building the giant model, but officials at the Guinness World Records says he didn't use "commercially available" matches. Guinness tells NBC News it may reconsider.