Any Other Interests???

[Velo Dog]

1.
Tormenting my fellow forum members.
2.
Fly fishing, both fresh and salt water.
3.
Spear fishing, by means of snorkel gear, (as I feel scuba gear takes unfair advantage of the quarry).
4.
Cooking / wine paring.

“I spent most of my money on hunting and fishing, the rest I just wasted”.

 

[CM McKenzie]

Awesome work! I am a fledgling leatherworker and would like to get to this kind of quality. Right now I just make belts, sheaths, and slings.

It’s easy. Just remember not to neglect your edges. That is where everything flows from. And saddles are one of the easiest things to build. It’s just slapping a bunch of wet leather over a chunk of wood. Smaller items like belts and sheaths can be far more complex. Some of my most difficult carving has been on belts.

 

[spike.t]

Perhaps not the right place, my apologies? However does anyone take up other interests, collections, the arts, hobbies etc,...

Photos speak volumes. 20 yrs practicing music, etc. .. Used to collect Chainsaws. Sold them all, except for one. Helped finance a double.View attachment 396472View attachment 396473

Do you live in Texas by any chance?.....

 

[spike.t]

I like to build a saddle every now and again. View attachment 396557Sometimes I like to whip up some other odds and ends.View attachment 396564View attachment 396589I also like to restore and sharpen one and two man crosscut saws.

WOW.....

 

[HWL]

Interests other than hunting? Is that even possible?

Here are some of my trains:
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A Henschel Wegman Zug BR 61001???

HWL

 

[PARA45]

Learning wood working, for when I retire. I'll have to look for some more pictures of cutting boards and cigar holder I made.

 

[Ike85123]

Learning wood working, for when I retire. I'll have to look for some more pictures of cutting boards and cigar holder I made.

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Pens are beautiful !

 

[PARA45]

Pens are beautiful !

Thank you! One of my top sellers.

 

[Ike85123]

Thank you! One of my top sellers.

Please pm me your price/shipping for one of those bolt action pens.

 

[WilhelmM]

I work with snakes and have one of my own. A bit strange to most people but it's a lot of fun.

 

[PARA45]

I work with snakes and have one of my own. A bit strange to most people but it's a lot of fun.

Glad to find someone who likes snakes also. When I was a kid and lived in Nicaragua, I had every snake from that region, venomous or not. In the states I had several pythons and corn snakes. The last snake I had was a 3 1/2 ft Ball Python. The most tame and friendly snake I've ever had. Gave her away when I met my wife. No snakes in the house since. BTW, I don't kill any snake in the wild, regardless if they are venomous or not. LOL!!!!!!

 

[WilhelmM]

Glad to find someone who likes snakes also. When I was a kid and lived in Nicaragua, I had every snake from that region, venomous or not. In the states I had several pythons and corn snakes. The last snake I had was a 3 1/2 ft Ball Python. The most tame and friendly snake I've ever had. Gave her away when I met my wife. No snakes in the house since. BTW, I don't kill any snake in the wild, regardless if they are venomous or not. LOL!!!!!!

Thank you . Yeah, I don't know why but snakes have always fascinated me for some reason. It used to drive my parents nuts lol. It's cool to see more people appreciating them. After all, they're good at controlling rodent infestations!

 

[buck wild]

I occasionally post pics of taxidermy I do as a “hobby” (seems like a full time job alot if the time). That led me to do a little sculpting and bronzes.

 

[PARA45]

I occasionally post pics of taxidermy I do as a “hobby” (seems like a full time job alot if the time). That led me to do a little sculpting and bronzes.View attachment 396719View attachment 396720View attachment 396721View attachment 396722View attachment 396723View attachment 396724

Wow beautiful work!!!!! Love your work.

 

[Newboomer]

Downhill skiing, playing at logging and firewood cutting, woodworking. I built most of my furniture and pedestals for my mounts. Steel fabrication. Just finished a flatbed for my truck with slideouts for my son-in-law's ATV.

 

[spike.t]

Watches.
Fountain Pens.
Whisky & Beer (might not count as that's the day job).
Fishing.
Cars.
Motorbikes
Live music (attending gigs, not participating)
History (antiquity mostly, although a bit of WW1/WW2/British Empire that's adjacent to my shooting/hunting interests.)

The most expensive toy I've ever bought is currently sat in a Milwaukee showroom awaiting my visa and eventual arrival to the US. One of these:

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I also play around with cigars, scuba diving, light aircraft and sailing boats, albeit a bit more casually.

It's a wonder I ever have any money!

So if you dont mind what's your day job if it involves beer and whiskey?.....

 

[Red Leg]

Art, 18th & 19th Century militaria, great books, and great wine. I am a bit of a Francophile and our French Empire porcelain collection is special. I love to travel, and I have a lot of the planet yet to go. When not indulging those passions, I spend a lot of time working on our little piece of Texas and the FJ40 (I now have power steering!)

 

[rinehart0050]

A Henschel Wegman Zug BR 61001???

HWL

Yes sir. Maerklin.

I run an AC setup, mostly Maerklin, and a few Roco and Liliput. Epoche II.

Covid gave me the time to finally pull all the trains out of their storage boxes and start building a layout.

I even built a Rifle shop to cater to all the big game hunters living on my layout:

 

[jeanes]

Ham radio, scuba diving(in my younger days), reading.

 

[Ike85123]

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Yes sir. Maerklin.

I run an AC setup, mostly Maerklin, and a few Roco and Liliput. Epoche II.

Covid gave me the time to finally pull all the trains out of their storage boxes and start building a layout.

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I even built a Rifle shop to cater to all the big game hunters living on my layout:

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Thats impressive !
I can almost feel the time spent to create a town like that !