Thread: SOTD - 'HOBBY THEME' - Sun June 03rd - June 09th

Originally Posted by gssixgun

This believe it or not is my around the ranch CCW or just open carry weapon, my only real concern out here is walking out, and into a Bear or Moose so I want something with a bit of snap behind it... S&W Model 629-3 .44 mag and yes I do still have Black Talons in most of my carry weapons.. this is 1of 4 of my favorite set of handguns.. Smith made this configuration in .44 mag .44 Special .41 mag and .357 mag it took me 10 years to aquire all 4, the 2 in the middle were rather rare and hard to find...

Nice 6 Shooter. I have a 629-4 .357 cal. Too big for me to haul around all day so I stayed with a Mod 19-4 Combat Magnum. Those "N" frame revolvers were huge, just ask Dirty Harry.

Razor: Geneva cutlery who at some time in its life was longer!
brush: Omega boar hair, Omega Crema da barba
So whats my hobby?

MWF / FS / Atkinson 5/8 ¼ Hollow / Mennen Grand Large

Thanks gents for your pics.

Angel

Greetings Gentlemen,

This is a really cool thread, it is neat to see what everyones other hobbies are. I saw a few fellow musicians in there!

I had a great shave today, I used my new Stahly Live Blade that I picked up last Friday. It was in really nice condition, and is my favorite version of the Stahly, the all metal one. I had done a quick shave with it once before the day I got it but today's shave was the first true go at it. It definitely takes some getting used to, as your weilding what feels like a vibrating pound of metel with a razor on top! Although, I think there actually is something to the whole vibrating gimick, because the shave was really nice! I am still getting used to it, so I did nick myself a few times, but nothing serious.

Unfortunately, my girlfriend and I broke up this morning, so this was sort of a farwell shave. I chopped off my gotee that I'd been growing for the last couple days as a symbolic gesture. lol. Although, I feel the breakup is for the best.


The Shave

Pre: Hot Shower/ Apricot Face Scrub
Razor: Stahly Live Blade w/ Feather
Brush: Kingsley Badger (I think I am finally getting the hang of it, and the stink is fading!)
Cream: EJ Sandalwood
Bowl: Vintage Stoneware
Post: Thayer's/ L'Occitane ASB
Colonge: TOBS Jermyn Street (I love the smell of that stuff!)



The Hobby

I have been playing bass for about 7 years. I have played in a few different bands, although I have not been giging as much as I did in highschool. I still play with my old bandmates. I also started teaching lessons earlier this year, which hasn't taken off, but I am hoping to find some more students in the future. Music is also, atleast for now, the career that I am planning on going into. I would like to be a teacher at a college or university. I don't know yet though, we'll see how it all works out. This is my newest and nicest bass, I recieved it last summer. It is made by Carvin who is predominantly a direct-order custom instrument builder. So this bass was built to my specs.

It has a:

Swamp Ash body
5 peice Maple and Koa neck
Birdseye Maple fingerboard
Active Electronics
Two Hum Canceling Jazz Pickups
Gold Hardware
Abalone Inlays



Hope everyone has a good day,
Chance

Gentlemen, a special shave today, today it's one year since I got my very first straight razor!

And as this is the HOBBY theme thread, I had to do this in black&white film, shooting good old film is another hobby of mine.

The camera is a 1954 Rolleiflex 2.8C with a Schneider-Kreuznach lens, film is Fujifilm Neopan 400, developer is Kodak T-Max

Razor: Brian Brown 8/8
Soap: Cella
Brush : Semogue SOC Boar


By blix72 at 2012-06-04

Originally Posted by DFriedl

Sure, NIИ, but also KMFDM, Pig, My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, Lords of Acid, Ministry, Skinny Puppy, Excessive Force, Chemlab, Pigface, Psychic TV, etc., etc., etc.

KMFDM has probably been my favorite band for 15 years.

Good God I'm old!!!

Warm Shower, Stephan's,Warm Oil
Dirty Bird Scuttle
New Forest Badger
Geo F. Trumper Violet Shave Cream
Henry Sears & Son, 6/8,Near Wedge - Barber's notch,Mokume Gane Scales.
SRDP1 Strop, 75 laps
Razorock Aluminum
Aqua Velva AS
Vaseline for men

This was a great shave. The Trumper's Shave cream lathered up incredibly and was thick and creamy. The razor performed wonderfully. I really enjoyed tonight's shave.
Since it is hobby week, I took the time to take my camera off Auto and work the F-Stop and shutter speed and ISO. I played with the depth of field a bit and thought the pictures came out ok. Hope you like it.....


Two photographs, same F-Stop and shutter speed, the top photo is ISO 100 the bottom ISO 200.

Originally Posted by Tarkus

Good God I'm old!!!

15 years is nothing; I'm a relative late-comer. KMFDM started in 1984. Yeah, the band is almost 30 years old. We are our parents listening to the Rolling Stones.

Oh, and I recounted - its been nearly 20 years for me!

Prep: Hot shower – followed by Robeson Bay Rum beard prep method
SCS: Queen Charlotte Soaps “Celestial Woods”
Brush: Vie-Long 16915 “Silvertip Badger”
Razor: Edwin Jagger “Chatsworth” w/ Lord “Platinum Class” blade
Toner: Thayer’s “Original” Witch Hazel w/ Aloe Vera
ASB: Barclay Crocker - Vitamin E “Bay Rum” Scent
AS: Pinaud Clubman “Virgin Island Bay Rum”
Result: Quick, close and smooth shave…

A life-long hobby of mine is building model planes and ships.

Originally Posted by DFriedl

15 years is nothing; I'm a relative late-comer. KMFDM started in 1984. Yeah, the band is almost 30 years old. We are our parents listening to the Rolling Stones.

Oh, and I recounted - its been nearly 20 years for me!

No Dave I was saying that I'm so old I dont know any of those bands you have mentioned.
I do know the Stones however. See told Ya "Old"
Darl