Hobbies

[Libsam]

The safe stuff... in the kitchen. With the knives. And the fire.

That's gotts be safer than welding and butchering!!
Ok, fine, i'll just sit here and let you men do it all!!
Bring me a drink and an ottoman!! snap-snap!

 

[remy_lebeau8]

Yup. I hand sew like a motherfucker. Everything I make is cotour. Which is why my Etsy shop bombed. Nobody wants to pay 10x the professional cosplay shops' prices. They have industrial machines and can crank that shit out; it takes me a year to outfit one band of trick-or-treaters.

Sewing for Bite-Size is like playing that last level of space invaders. I don't aim for where she is now, I aim for where she will be by the time the shot reaches her. Actually, I aim for about three months bigger than that because I want her to be able to actually wear this shit. I try to design most of it so that it's a tunic/dress that later becomes a shirt.

You could make some good money in the reenactor world. Some of these guys (the hardcore nuts) pay out the nose for hand made clothing. Ive seen officers jackets go for 1200

 

[CandiCame]

You could make some good money in the reenactor world. Some of these guys (the hardcore nuts) pay out the nose for hand made clothing. Ive seen officers jackets go for 1200

To be compensated with minimum wage that's about what you'd have to charge for the time you put in.

 

[missgreekgeek]

Watching Youtube videos of cats.
Also, entertaining myself for hours watching the stupid shit my two kitties do.

 

[oggbashan]

Yes, that counts.
Making candy is much more difficult than baking. Some of the best professional quilters, crocheters, and cooks are male... Go do more risky stuff, like men are supposed to, and leave the safer female hobbies to the ladies- the vessels that should be protected!!

Which is why men are in charge of barbecues - naked flames and smoke to produce charred meat products that could be cooked more efficiently in the kitchen.

The barbecue season in the UK causes fire brigade and ambulance call-outs. The injured person is almost always an incompetent man.

 

[chillywilly2]

I have a new table and can't figure out how to get a pic on here

 

[remy_lebeau8]

To be compensated with minimum wage that's about what you'd have to charge for the time you put in.

Shirts and vests machine sewed go 30 to 80. Maybe a bit more for a fancy vest.

I have a new table and can't figure out how to get a pic on here

I put my pictures on photobucket and copy the image link

 

[chillywilly2]

Shirts and vests machine sewed go 30 to 80. Maybe a bit more for a fancy vest.



I put my pictures on photobucket and copy the image link

the photobucket name shows up..there is another way and I can't remember what it is

 

[remy_lebeau8]

the photobucket name shows up..there is another way and I can't remember what it is

I set mine to private so that wouldn't be an issue. Guess you could make one solely for lit.

Here's a bowl I'm cleaning right now. It had a real thick cake in it so I filled it with salt. The salt is moistened with alcohol. (I'm using cheap store bought moonshine) I'll let it sit until the alcohol evaporates. Should soften the gunk.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/gambit814/20150114_103543_zps6quzxuqz.jpg

 

[Que]

Given that I recreate in old-people land, I should keep an eye out for pipes. I have never noticed any, but they must be around. Do you restore them for use, display or do you market the finished products?

 

[BotanyBoy]

Cool deal remy, yea alcohol and salt cheap style are the best pipe cleaning mix imo.

 

[remy_lebeau8]

Given that I recreate in old-people land, I should keep an eye out for pipes. I have never noticed any, but they must be around. Do you restore them for use, display or do you market the finished products?

Yes. The ones I'm doing now were my grandfathers so they will mostly be display. The salt packed one I'll most likely smoke just because its small and fits well in my pack. The first two I did are my main smokers. They're both meercham with ox horn stems. They just got scraped out and wiped down with everclear. Im on the hunt for more though that I can restore and flip

 

[oggbashan]

Yes. The ones I'm doing now were my grandfathers so they will mostly be display. The salt packed one I'll most likely smoke just because its small and fits well in my pack. The first two I did are my main smokers. They're both meercham with ox horn stems. They just got scraped out and wiped down with everclear. Im on the hunt for more though that I can restore and flip

My local auction had two cased Meerschaum Pipes late last year. They dated back to the 1920s and one was completely unused.

I have half a dozen clay pipes that I bought new from a local pottery in the 1970s. Whenever I dig over my garden I turn up pieces of clay pipes.

My local tobacconist shop still sells brand new pipes.

 

[AbsintheFather]

In about 6 weeks I'll be tapping my trees and making maple syrup. It's a good excuse to be outside in the late winter/early spring, stoking a fire and having a couple beers.


Boiling

Finished Product

 

[remy_lebeau8]

My local auction had two cased Meerschaum Pipes late last year. They dated back to the 1920s and one was completely unused.

I have half a dozen clay pipes that I bought new from a local pottery in the 1970s. Whenever I dig over my garden I turn up pieces of clay pipes.

My local tobacconist shop still sells brand new pipes.

I love that golden brown color they turn. Plus the meerscham acts as a filter, or at least I tell myself it does. I have a shop an hour away that make their pipes in house.

 

[remy_lebeau8]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/gambit814/Mobile%20Uploads/20150115_164023_zpsyrdxkyeq.jpg

Three pipes I picked up today. Stems are soaking and bowls are packed with salt and alcohol.

 

[Elixxxher]

I enjoy model making. Did a bunch in the early eighties, a Millineum Falcon that I detailed with all kinds of extra pipes, burn marks with wood matches etc. Still have it. Also saw a couple of guys build an eight foot long Bablyon 5 Cruiser in a hobby store in north Toronto over the course of about 3 months. It was awsome.

 

[remy_lebeau8]

I enjoy model making. Did a bunch in the early eighties, a Millineum Falcon that I detailed with all kinds of extra pipes, burn marks with wood matches etc. Still have it. Also saw a couple of guys build an eight foot long Bablyon 5 Cruiser in a hobby store in north Toronto over the course of about 3 months. It was awsome.

I like the building but not so much the painting. Gets everywhere.

 

[butters]

i love making things - almost anything - and when i was a housewife i had time to indulge hobbies that ranged from fine embroidery to painting to landscape gardening to converting pieces of furniture into other things. writing was a constant from the age of 40ish and is just about all i have time for nowadays - rarely cook 'for fun' and can't recall last time i sewed beyond the odd costume party where i make my stuff from scratch.

however, yesterday i dug out my watercolours and brushes and had fun messing about with them for a couple of hours, getting reaquainted. must be at least 20 years!

 

[BrownIslandGurl]

I love playing guitar, Piano or Uke... Music is my go to 90% of the time

 

[thør]

Which is why men are in charge of barbecues - naked flames and smoke to produce charred meat products that could be cooked more efficiently in the kitchen.

The barbecue season in the UK causes fire brigade and ambulance call-outs. The injured person is almost always an incompetent man.

Emphasis on incompetent.

 

[remy_lebeau8]

I recently got a lathe and got into pen making....


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/gambit814/IMG_20160511_142516_zpst2jeu8qo.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/gambit814/IMG_20160520_151005_zps8yvkqgrz.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/gambit814/20160512_121637_zpsukuhnyxc.jpg

 

[Aglaopheme]

Those are beautiful. I love vintage fountain pens. I have a small collection. Are those 14k nibs?

I would love to stumble across this one.

http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NTcwWDEwMDA=/z/EQ8AAOSwstxVCDgF/$_57.JPG?set_id=880000500F

 

[remy_lebeau8]

That one is cool! My nibs are German made 24k gold with Iridium tips. I need to order some other fountain pen styles.

 

[jomar]

penis.

Seems like we have complimentary hobbies!

Also, sailboat racing, photography, reading, being lazy, and my pepper jelly is in high demand so that's nice.