Bihar Man Sets New World Record, Crafts A Wooden Spoon Smaller Than The Nib Of A Pen

Micro-artist Shashikant Prajapati set a new Guinness World Record and scooped up glory after creating the world¡¯s smallest wooden spoon ever made.

The Bihar native, 25 years old, carved a piece of wood into a spoon measuring just 1.6 mm (0.06 in), smashing the previous record set by Navratan Prajapati Murtikar in 2022 with a spoon 2 mm (0.07 in) long.

The Criteria For Setting The World Record

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In order to be eligible for this record, the microartist from Bihar had to create a spoon that was a to-scale replica of a real spoon. This means that the small spoon should have a clearly distinguishable handle and bowl, like a regular spoon does.

Prajapati admitted that it was no cakewalk to create the record-breaking spoon, "Making a spoon from wood is quite easy, but making the world¡¯s smallest wooden spoon is quite a tough job."

Even though the rules of the record allow for an artist to use multiple pieces of wood to construct the tiny spoon, the Bihar artist expertly carved his masterpiece with a single piece of wood. To get his desired outcome, Prajapati used a craft knife and a surgical blade.

Prajapati Perfected His Technique Before Setting The World Record

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He practised a lot to perfect his technique. Prajapati carved over 10 iterations of the spoon before making one that was small enough to break the previous world record while also following all the rules of the record.

Prajapati shared that he was extremely passionate about his microart and hopes to gain recognition as an artist around the world by setting records. Previously, he broke the record for the most chain links carved from pencil lead. He first broke it in 2020 with a total of 126, then again in 2021 with a total of 236. However, the record title now rests with Kaviyarasan Selvam from India, who carved 617 lead links at the beginning of 2023.

Prajapati first became enthralled by the art of microcrafts in 2015, while he was still in his first year of college. To master his craft, he devoted himself to the hobby and practised for 10 hours a day until he could call himself a master microartist.

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