That is seriously impressive. I gotta ask, what the hell is going on with the piece in pic #6? The one with people lining up to walk into the guy's head with the body dead on a stake? That's very interesting.
Your other hobbies?
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Guns, woodworking, five kids, and a wife. Most of my money goes to food.
I'd take one of me, but I'm always the one behind the camera when we go Mountain Biking.
Mantle I built for our church.
I'd take one of me, but I'm always the one behind the camera when we go Mountain Biking.
Mantle I built for our church.
Little of this, little of that.
I enjoy metal working. Don’t get to do it much anymore.
Woodworking is new. Made this mantle in my house with a buddy (his dad is a tc repair man with a awesome set of tools.
I reload ammo, used to shoot matches.
Like most, kids happened.
Off-road stuff, always had something. Quads, dirt bikes, sxs’s, Jeeps, landcruisers.
Boats, fishing, hunting. Camping.
I do some fermentation. Kombucha, Kavass, veggies, make my own hot sauce. I love to smoke meats and try different things there. If I had a bigger place on property, I’d raise and slaughter my own.
I guess I’ve had a lot of hobbies.
I guess pictures turned out sideways for some.
Anyway, one is my middle boy after taking second in national championship football in Vegas last year and some fishing.
I enjoy metal working. Don’t get to do it much anymore.
Woodworking is new. Made this mantle in my house with a buddy (his dad is a tc repair man with a awesome set of tools.
I reload ammo, used to shoot matches.
Like most, kids happened.
Off-road stuff, always had something. Quads, dirt bikes, sxs’s, Jeeps, landcruisers.
Boats, fishing, hunting. Camping.
I do some fermentation. Kombucha, Kavass, veggies, make my own hot sauce. I love to smoke meats and try different things there. If I had a bigger place on property, I’d raise and slaughter my own.
I guess I’ve had a lot of hobbies.
I guess pictures turned out sideways for some.
Anyway, one is my middle boy after taking second in national championship football in Vegas last year and some fishing.
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Have owned over 300 cars, and on my 4th wife. The second one isn't technically a hobby, though I've been accused of it potentially being so. Just thank God it isn't the other way around. I mean, seriously...who could go through life having had only four cars? 
Hammer24
TJ Enthusiast
Who could go through life only having had 4 cars? Probably someone whose gone through 300 divorcesHave owned over 300 cars, and on my 4th wife. The second one isn't technically a hobby, though I've been accused of it potentially being so. Just thank God it isn't the other way around. I mean, seriously...who could go through life having had only four cars?
Something I’d never tried before, I had some time to kill and a few vague ideas but all of it followed its own path. In college I had a fascination with Hieronymus Bosch part of my inspiration as played around for a few months and part sociological statement on manipulation of the sheeple although none of it was planned from the beginning. Totally out of my comfort zone the only one I’ve done like this.
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downthepines
TJ Enthusiast
Golf, ufc , boxing and tooting around with the TJ. No better time spent than with my family.
I have hobbies, lots of them, although many are more dabbling than anything else. Serious hobbies are my dancing and my firearms collection. Ancillary to dance is sewing - which in turn segued to old sewing machine collecting. And costuming and jewelry, blah, blah.
Dabble: The Jeep - I can't say as its "serious" as yet. "Light" wood and metal working - which dovetails with both the sewing machine collecting as well as the jeep, and even the dancing to a certain extent - as well as a certain ancient Egyptian musical instrument I make and sell. I also make and sell Bustle Pillows - of all things, which was yet another segue from my love of costuming.
I was a musician centuries before I was a dancer, and that segued into piano technology, I refurbished an old upright piano from 1918, and plink on it. Still dabbling with it from time-to-time, in fact, I just ordered some new bits for it.
Since I date from the days of "Iron men and wooden computers", I still mess around with programming, and building various computer stuff, and have a couple of old ones to play with that are a LOT more fun than anything made today - from the mid 1970s when computers were still fun! Do some "light" web-work (all hand-coded) and graphic design. I've messed around for decades with photography, Sony A-Mount which came from Minolta's film cameras.
I collect all kinds of crap. WW 2 service pistols. Dance veils. Angel and fairy figurines. Vacuum tube equipment, just bought a CB radio like the one my dad had. The afore mentioned sewing machines, mostly what's now called "mid-century" models, particularly those made by the long defunct National Sewing Machine Company (NSMCo). My wife and I seem to accumulate a lot of clocks.
Then there are the things that I'm interested in, but just never enough to have a go at. Chess and Tarot cards come to mind - I'm a horrid Chess player but the game and the sub-culture fascinates me. I study a lot of different things, ancient Greece in particular, Greek language, ancient history, WW 2 history, etc, etc. Sub-cultures fascinate me in general: Jeep, Firearms, Goth, Belly Dance (of which I'm immersed totally in), Lolita Fashion, Chess, Piano, Computer, and Pagan (of course) are all sub-cultures I'm involved with at one level or another.
I'm sure I've forgotten something, but this is plenty!
Dabble: The Jeep - I can't say as its "serious" as yet. "Light" wood and metal working - which dovetails with both the sewing machine collecting as well as the jeep, and even the dancing to a certain extent - as well as a certain ancient Egyptian musical instrument I make and sell. I also make and sell Bustle Pillows - of all things, which was yet another segue from my love of costuming.
I was a musician centuries before I was a dancer, and that segued into piano technology, I refurbished an old upright piano from 1918, and plink on it. Still dabbling with it from time-to-time, in fact, I just ordered some new bits for it.
Since I date from the days of "Iron men and wooden computers", I still mess around with programming, and building various computer stuff, and have a couple of old ones to play with that are a LOT more fun than anything made today - from the mid 1970s when computers were still fun! Do some "light" web-work (all hand-coded) and graphic design. I've messed around for decades with photography, Sony A-Mount which came from Minolta's film cameras.
I collect all kinds of crap. WW 2 service pistols. Dance veils. Angel and fairy figurines. Vacuum tube equipment, just bought a CB radio like the one my dad had. The afore mentioned sewing machines, mostly what's now called "mid-century" models, particularly those made by the long defunct National Sewing Machine Company (NSMCo). My wife and I seem to accumulate a lot of clocks.
Then there are the things that I'm interested in, but just never enough to have a go at. Chess and Tarot cards come to mind - I'm a horrid Chess player but the game and the sub-culture fascinates me. I study a lot of different things, ancient Greece in particular, Greek language, ancient history, WW 2 history, etc, etc. Sub-cultures fascinate me in general: Jeep, Firearms, Goth, Belly Dance (of which I'm immersed totally in), Lolita Fashion, Chess, Piano, Computer, and Pagan (of course) are all sub-cultures I'm involved with at one level or another.
I'm sure I've forgotten something, but this is plenty!
You are one interesting dude!!! If you were closer I’d like to learn a few thing from you. We have some very similar interests.
For some reason I am getting a vision of your home, collectibles from floor to ceiling with pathways between the bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen.
Those are some pretty cool and varied hobbies.
I don't claim to be an expert in much of anything, but I've learned a few things over the years. PM me if you like...
My wife wouldn't go for that - she works with hoarders...For some reason I am getting a vision of your home, collectibles from floor to ceiling with pathways between the bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen.
With that said, my Library is crammed full of stuff, but the floor is clear - mostly. I forgot to add to that post that I also collect earrings - I have something like 150 pairs!
I’m impressed with so many interesting talents.For some reason I am getting a vision of your home, collectibles from floor to ceiling with pathways between the bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen.
I like almost everything lol. Other than Jeeping and offroading... electronics, ham radio, music especially. Former woodwind musician, even played in the Hollywood Bowl one night about hundred years ago. Played with a few incredible musicians. Classical, older jazz, blues, classic rock (like the Rolling Stones... they are geezers like me lol), and really awful hokey country like John Anderson. Used to fly a lot and took a few courses in aerobatics since I figured it would make me a safer better more competent pilot. Loved scuba diving, got into that pretty seriously. Shooting hot loads I hand loaded for years. Voracious reader. Military oriented non-fiction, history and ancient books like Dantes Inferno, Pushkin, etc. Last book read was Chuck Yeager's autobiography, he was the guy who was first to break the sound barrier. My bookshelves are full and sagging. Just ordered a used $8 book from Amazon, Tsar Saltan... look it up, it's very old story about an ancient middle Eastern king whose wives didn't last after the wedding night. Great ending with his last wife Scheherazade who survived by telling him amazing tales... Tales of a Thousand and One Arabian Nights.
Still think the same things are fun as I did in my 20's, and always interested in new cool stuff to learn about.
Still think the same things are fun as I did in my 20's, and always interested in new cool stuff to learn about.
Prior to giving up my hobbies to become a full-time nerf herder I used to enjoy playing ice hockey and tinkering in the garage. Now, the car sits neglected under a cover and I'm dreaming of the day I sell it all and see the world by sailboat.
I used to enjoy playing ice hockey and tinkering in the garage. Now, the car sits neglected under a cover and I'm dreaming of the day I sell it all and see the world by sailboat.
Prior to giving up my hobbies to become a full-time nerf herder
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Nice. Mom had a ‘67 fastback. Have a soft spot for them. Nice ride
there are a number of hobbies I might partake in, but I usually have money for one at a time, and right now the Jeep is the one getting both.
I used to be big into guns, but depending on the political climate I'm either not worried about it, or everything is too expensive or hard to get. I haven't bought a gun since about 2014 I think, though I have been gifted a couple of shotguns, one is 150 years old with a damascus barrel and got me thinking it might be fun to collect old stuff that doesn't even shoot.
Once I have a shop built and space to have something disabled for an extended time, I'd like a beginners resto-mod project. I'd like to LS-swap a Datsun 280Z, my wife wants a Wagoneer or an early Bronco.
I used to be big into guns, but depending on the political climate I'm either not worried about it, or everything is too expensive or hard to get. I haven't bought a gun since about 2014 I think, though I have been gifted a couple of shotguns, one is 150 years old with a damascus barrel and got me thinking it might be fun to collect old stuff that doesn't even shoot.
Once I have a shop built and space to have something disabled for an extended time, I'd like a beginners resto-mod project. I'd like to LS-swap a Datsun 280Z, my wife wants a Wagoneer or an early Bronco.