Wired Magazine seems to have discovered the story of artist Scott Weaver, which has been all over the place since he won “best of show” for his toothpick replica of San Francisco at the 2008 Sonoma County Fair.

However, in the spirit of, if you haven’t seen it before, it’s news to you, here’s Wired’s video of Weaver’s quite amazing sculpture.

Homepage image of Weaver: Chris Campbell, taken at the 2008 Sonoma State Fair

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Eve Batey is the editor and publisher of the San Francisco Appeal. She used to be the San Francisco Chronicle's Deputy Managing Editor for Online, and started at the Chronicle as their blogging and interactive editor. Before that, she was a co-founding writer and the lead editor of SFist. She's been in the city since 1997, presently living in the Outer Sunset with her husband, cat, and dog. You can reach Eve at eve@sfappeal.com.

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