Hi,
Maybe it is a personality thing, but aside from the straight razor appeal, I also am drawn to mechanical watches, fountain pens, and the longbow (currently building one now). Anybody else have "old time" hobbies?
-Chief
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Hi,
Maybe it is a personality thing, but aside from the straight razor appeal, I also am drawn to mechanical watches, fountain pens, and the longbow (currently building one now). Anybody else have "old time" hobbies?
-Chief
I don't know if it is old time enough to qualify but some of the bicycles I routinely ride were made in the early '70s and have down tube shifters and 5 or 6 cog freewheels. I also ride fixed gear on the road sometimes and used to on the velodrome. That is kind of old timey I guess.
Well I'm an avide pool player, both competitive and recreational. Although it is still enjoyed by many today it's been around a long time.
I spin fiber into yarn. Mostly Mohair and wools from my own and local animals. My sewing machine is a 1902 Singer Treddle and I work with leather. I still can and pickle my own garden produce. I plow snow and my garden with pony power. Things are a bit "Old Fashioned" around here.
im working on blacksmithing, almost got my forge together
I have a few mechanical watches. I collect fountain pens (Conklin Crescents and anything else with a hard rubber holder and a wet noodle nib). I practice Spencerian penmanship and collect antique dip pens and nibs. I collect cuff links and studs. I prefer detachable starched collars. I tie my own bow tie.
I have a yen for dead languages. I have studied Sanskrit, Scot's Gaelic, and Anglo Saxon, but I did not get very far in any of those. I have been studying Latin online the past couple of years and when I get good at that, I'd like to join the Greek online group.
I fenced foil and epee until an injury about a year ago. All of my firearms are smoothbore flintlocks.
I'm a bit of a railfan and love riding trains - steam or diesel. I love river boats.
And then, there is my wish list. . .
Fixed gears are cool. I used to race when I was in my twenties. I had one road bike with a fixed gear setup for training. I rode on nothing but sew-ups - nylons, I couldn't afford silk. Even nylons were great handling and they sang when you rode. I heard that nobody uses sew-ups anymore. That's a shame.
I used to collect WWI Battle rifles, till they took over the house :p
I had to make a few changes in my collecting habbits years ago and reduced them to much smaller scales. I tend to go overboard or as some have called me a "Collect-aholic" :boohoo:
So after downsizing my vast interests (that I act apon) I'm left with just a few that don't take up much room, but are deep and interesting.
Seated Liberty Dimes and Half-Dimes, Cookbooks on beer and cooking (they go way back), RAD and HAD are already assumed :p
The rest are less "old time" but are or can be used in daily life. Kitchen knives, Cast Irom pans (bad idea if you move alot...) and so on....