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Reading the occasional post about non-woodwork related stuff, like Jow and his painting, has made me realise that there is possably more to you bunch than woodwork.
Anyone care to spill their guts about their other hobbies, or is woodwork your all consuming passion.
I'll kick off with:- Bonsai (25 yrs), Sourdough Bread (26 yrs), Fishing (56 yrs).
Meg 29 years
Pet Snakes 1 year
4WDing 8 years
I have an interest in sex , however my wife doesn't see the fascination, so I seem to do it by myself mostly. :eek:
work is my hobby! :p
well maybe not. I dabble in...
- Plastic Model Kit Building
- Photography
- Guitar Playing
Computers, Micro Controllers, Electronics, Valve Amplifiers, Woodturning, Woodcarving, Woodworking, Gardening, Bonsai, Orchids, Guitar, Blues, Australian Wine, Travel, Motorcycles, Motor Sport, Fishing, & currently very involved in doing the lighting for live theatre at the Majectic Theatre in Malanda. 2 productions in progress, one opens tomorrow night the other at the end of this month.
Cliff, you've got to get out less. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers
I hardly get time for woodworking. :eek:
But,
Bread making (occasionally - mostly in winter) - 10 years
Keeping the missus happy - 22 years
Golf when I get the chance, even though I'm crap at it :rolleyes: - 15 years
. occaisionally Leatherwork - book covers, coin purses etc
. sewing - household furnishings, baby cot blankets - great gifts for everyone else:rolleyes: , fixing HWMNBO's shirts and jeans, weaving ribbons, etc
. gardening - if we weren't on water restrictions
. wood forum parties:D
. reading - passes the time till it's woodwork time
cheers
RR
In no particular order...
Woodwork in general
Woodturning
Bowyery (making bows and their strings)
Fletching (making arrows)
Chess and Go (Oriental strategy game)
Logic Puzzles
Tabletop Wargaming with miniatures
Bass and Alto Clarinet
Real/Royal/Court Tennis
Lawn Tennis (Novice)
Blacksmithing
Knife Making
Leatherwork
Jewellery Making
Mokume Gane (specialised metal working technique)
Enamelling
Plastic Making (mainly for pens)
Homebrew Micarta making (mainly for knife handles)
Fencing (with foils and sabres)
Hanging out on too many Bulletin Boards
Computer Games (when I get the time)
Used to do a bit of roleplaying but most of my friends buggered off interstate.
Reading (both technical books and novels)
General science/engineering research - afterall that is my job (New Scientist rocks).
Trivia (Organised nearly 10 quiz nights for several charities).
Renewable energy and technologies
Amateur interest in politics
Public Speaking (when I get the chance)
I am sure that I have forgotten a few things...
Oh yeah, and I see my girlfriend occaisonally too...:o
Cam
ps Beware asking me about any of the above - I can natter on a bit sometimes. :D
Grade cricket, short handed ocean racing, snowboarding, cricket, restoring old tools, the kids, European history, cricket, holidays with the mates (usually stemming from above) far from home where we seriously misbehave.
shooting small songbirds.
pulling wings off bees.
feeding wild pigs with the carcases of bees and small birds.
rolling about in goat dung.
tying lizards to trees in my backyard and encouraging the local cats.
using a lighter and a can of mortein/mr sheen to incinerate ants and wasps.
helping little old ladies halfway across the road.
helping people change thier flat tyres and secretly puncturing the spare tyre.
feeding pigeons laxatives in busy public squares.
that keeps me pretty busy most days...
Art & design (sculpture, furniture, kinetic works, carvings & assemblages)
Toolmaking
Gardening
Blues music
Boules
Beer
The last three often happen simultaneously, in said garden, with tended gravel driveway.:D
Cheers
Capoeira 12 years
Old calculators 3 years
Computers and programming used to be a hobby, but it went out of favour with too many years of work.
Past, present and future interests are
Guitar
Making and listening to music
Aeromodelling, esp. sailplanes
Boats
Fishing, esp. fly
Snowboarding
Classic cars, (Healy 3000 yeah!)
Fine cusine
Wine
Beer!
Travelling
Motorbikes (Black Shadow!)
Old tools
reading (lost art, with children about)
Old VW's
Camping
Fixing things better than new that would otherwise have been chucked out
Dressmaking
Tapestry
Knitting, crochet
Leadlight
Design (woodwork)
Cooking
Gardening
Bird breeding
Husband annoying
Other
Cheers
Tikki :)