Thread: Other Hobbies?

Well, lets see....
Woodworking, high performance truck building.
Harley nut.
Speed shooting and quick draw.
Whip fighting.
Braiding whips.
Overclocking computers.

I know this is not all of them, but enough for now.

I read some (mostly for school).
I made a whip last summer but now find myself short on time for it.
I'm a gearhead but don't have time or money for a project right now.
At the moment, between razors and my girlfriend, I don't have time for hunting or fishing either.
As far as fishing goes, I left off at trying to catch gar. I grew up around saltwater, but have done some freshwater fishing lately.
I like marksmanship of any kind. Pistols, rifles, bows (wood).
Woodworking if I have the tools at my disposal.

Thanks for bringing this thread back to life, it's really neat finding out how many things you guys are doing!

Freebird, nice camera! (sorry I missed the thread when you originally posted it) At one point in my life, not too long ago, I would have considered myself a photographer, I keep saying that I'll get back into it but haven't been able to find time.

Have you ever looked into Kiev medium format cameras? They are essentially Hasselblads, but made in Russia around WWII. I really want to find out whether they're worth using, even though they are a fraction of what a used Hassy costs.

Martial arts(like the chinese styles)
Bonsai
Hiking
Mountain biking
Straight razors(of course)
Archery(its been a while)
I like knives too

Originally Posted by foundlingofdollar

There's a good fountain pen shop that does repairs in Dallas, I think they're called "penwright".

Yeah, but sadly they closed up shop three years ago. Great place, though.

I forgot to add bagpiping to my hobbies. It's one of the few instruments that gives you a really good workout when you play it.

I used to contact juggle but I haven't done it for a while now. I love how impressive it looks and how much more work you need to put into it than people think. I bought 8 acrylics when I was really into it to do two stacks, but to be honest I don't use them any more I got more into working on 5 ball cascade.

Originally Posted by Russel Baldridge

Have you ever looked into Kiev medium format cameras? They are essentially Hasselblads, but made in Russia around WWII. I really want to find out whether they're worth using, even though they are a fraction of what a used Hassy costs.

My experience with the kievs are not too good, I got one years ago and it suffered a sever mechanical failure about 3 rolls in. I know there are allot of other people that have done very well with them, but alas as my luck goes. No such luck. If I remember correctly there is a company that imports them and completely reworks them and gives a great warranty with it. Hope this helps.
Photoguy67

C++ programming and low level platform stuff (drivers, services etc).
Writing articles about said programming stuff.
Cooking.
Reading.

guess I'd better add collecting anything "vintage". That includes, hats (both fedora's and bowlers), kerosene lamps, and I've bought my first tube type radio.