Thread: Other "old time" hobbies

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.

Originally Posted by 8BallAce

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 guess your call sign says it all!
-Chief

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

Originally Posted by jballs918

im working on blacksmithing, almost got my forge together

I wanted to learn blacksmithing when I got out of high school, but never lived anywhere that would accommodate a forge, so that dream died off.

I don't have any old time hobbies, unless you think cooking from scratch is old school. Maybe I could steal a cheap and easy one, from one of you fine gentlemen.

Originally Posted by MsBlackwolf

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.

Ms Blackwolf,

My wife is very into the fiber arts - she cards, spins, and does just about everything else involved with turning animal hair into usable yarn - though her interest is ART yarn. Oh, and she doesn't use a SR. She has used a DE to shave her legs but that was years ago.

Does sitting on the porch in a rocking chair, smoking a pipe with a shotgun in the lap count?

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

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.

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.