Hobbys outside of golf?

[aenemated]

17 hours ago, Desert Golf said:

My other hobby is astrophotography from my backyard.

 

Image 1 - 90mm refractor on equatorial mount

Image 2 - Pelican Nebula

Image 3 - Pac-Man Nebula

Image 4 - Phantom of the Opera Nebula

 

Its almost as frustrating and expensive as golf 🙂

 

 

 

That's some serious kit! 

[bscinstnct]

On 1/15/2024 at 6:46 PM, sheepdawg said:

I like to hunt the 10 ring with old military rifles.

 

 

Those are very nice, what models/time periods/ammo?

 

Also

 

wut “10 ring” 🤣🍻

[sheepdawg]

33 minutes ago, bscinstnct said:

 

Those are very nice, what models/time periods/ammo?

 

Also

 

wut “10 ring” 🤣🍻

Top one is a Swedish m41/B. Some think the best bolt action sniper rifle of the WW2 era. The rifle was built at the Carl Gustafs Swedish armory in 1918. The optics are a 1942 German, A. Jackenrol 4x scope. I used to shoot in vintage sniper matches with it. 6.5x55 

The middle is a 1915 Swedish Carl Gustafs m/96 with a scarce elm stock. It's one of my favorite shooters. 6.5x55

Bottom one is a 1942 Finn m39 Mosin Nagant made by Sako. I'm a Mauser lover but these are the top of the line Mosins, not the ragged m91/30s the Russians used. Captured Russian rifle rebuilt by the Finns to exacting tolerances.

7.62x54r.

[TiScape]

54 minutes ago, bscinstnct said:

 

Those are very nice, what models/time periods/ammo?

 

Also

 

*wut “10 ring” 🤣🍻

I’m going with the center of the target.

[PixlPutterman]

Finished an other one

[goaliedad30]

I sing in barbershop quartets & choruses, ski, and referee ice hockey (youth, high school, and college).

[kmbean]

A few of my guitars 

Edited February 11, 2024 by kmbean

[EdY]

20 hours ago, PixlPutterman said:

Finished an other one

I know what goes into my stock removals. This is hard for me to comprehend the hours involved. Well done! 

[aenemated]

23 hours ago, kmbean said:

A few of my guitars 

 

Man, that's a gorgeous Tele. 

[PixlPutterman]

14 hours ago, EdY said:

I know what goes into my stock removals. This is hard for me to comprehend the hours involved. Well done! 

I have a little over 20 hours into that one 🙂

[TiScape]

1 hour ago, PixlPutterman said:

I have a little over 20 hours into that one 🙂

Slacker. They make that knife in 6 hours on FIF! 🔥 🔪 

 

🤣

*obv. a joke 😊

[Mikey_HACKilroy]

I like to build things; any sort of project that interests me is one that I can design and then build. I like car projects, too... built my own little smoke machine to find air leaks... 😄 Random....

I rebuilt the motor in 2017; cleaned it up right now. I swear, the underside of the cylinder block definitely looks like Shifu from Kung Fu Panda making a funny face. 😄

 

I built a little concept chiller; but it is anything but little. It's a water cooled condenser and a low temperature chiller. Got it down to -15F. Will probably build another one as a "learn how to weld" project. It's fun. LOL

I also tore the interior of the car apart to do a sound insulation job whilst installing new audio components. I was kinda experimenting with an integral sealed woofer box; which fits the necessary cubic inches for the woofers (8", nothing big). Trunk space is pretty much irrelevant.

Finally, the on going garage project continues (nearing completion. The only part I didn't do was the block foundation. All framing and finishing details are between me and the old man. He helps me, but I designed the whole thing from the dirt to the roof. The garage doors were a fun build. They're about 180lbs a piece. Sort of ridiculous, but the hinges are more than able to carry the weight. Automatic openers will swing them out. Just have to finish the roof insulation (installing furring right now) and then it's siding, exterior finish and drywall. 🙂

Then I can finally complete that dang car project... LOL

Edited February 15, 2024 by Mikey_HACKilroy

[PixlPutterman]

On 2/12/2024 at 9:36 AM, TiScape said:

Slacker. They make that knife in 6 hours on FIF! 🔥 🔪 

 

🤣

*obv. a joke 😊

I can make it in 6 hours with lots of camera edits lol

 

[PixlPutterman]

A few more finished 

[Mikey_HACKilroy]

Finally finished insulating the ceiling. Before that we added furring to the rafters so there is air space above for proper venting. It also served to straighten the ceiling line for drywall via the chalk line.

This Rock Wool stuff is great. I am pretty eager to head out there during the next rain storm to see just how much it muffles the sound. While it isn't the sound proofing specific type, this type of insulation insulates sound better than other varieties.

 

[goalie]

Welding art.

 

[goalie]

Oh, and for the knife makers, I can't say enough good about my MagnaMatic metal dust collector for keeping the shop clean.  The spark arrestor really works.

 

[jwhite86]

Some card collecting, playing basketball, and diving into Formula 1 take up my time outside of golf

[goalie]

Had the boy scouts weld sign holders for an upcoming pancake breakfast

Edited April 6, 2024 by goalie

[GHIN n Juice]

Does paying for my kids sports travel count?  Between baseball and soccer I’ve knocked out 1/2 the US.

 

Edit:  when home we work with a local rescue and foster dogs.  Its  horrible how mean people can be while inspiring as to what these dogs can become once given a chance.

Edited April 6, 2024 by GHIN n Juice

[PixlPutterman]

This has to be the prettiest wood I have worked with so far...........

 

 

Edited April 15, 2024 by PixlPutterman

[OrangeCrush]

I have a small photo biz,  HS Senior, Family and Headshots but I love landscape/Auto pics as well.

 

 

[Argonne69]

1 hour ago, OrangeCrush said:

I have a small photo biz,  HS Senior, Family and Headshots but I love landscape/Auto pics as well.

 

 

 

That's sweet. 👍

 

[mizuno]

Fly fishing, both warm water for bass and sunfish locally and clear, cold mountain streams for cutthroat and brown trout.

Edited June 4, 2024 by mizuno

[Mrgreen36]

2 hours ago, mizuno said:

Fly fishing, both warm water for bass and sunfish locally and clear, cold mountain streams for cutthroat and brown trout.

 

I use to fly fish a lot for pan fish.  I use to tie my own Flys.  I bet I have my vise and all my tools somewhere.   A 10" blue gill on a light rod was so much fun when I was a kid.  

[PixlPutterman]

We have a saying in the shop......we dont make mistakes, we make smaller knives......

[ESOX ZO]

On 6/4/2024 at 11:56 AM, PixlPutterman said:

We have a saying in the shop......we dont make mistakes, we make smaller knives......

Wow awesome looking knives!

[ESOX ZO]

Working out and fishing (musky,walleye,bass) for me and often times fishing takes the front seat to golf in the spring/fall.

 

 

[PixlPutterman]

A little horn tooting if I may, recently finished this on and donated it to a fundraiser silent auction. They pulled it for one of the few items they live auctioned and it sold for $1050. I was blow away!

 

 

[PixlPutterman]

Knife show coming up in 3 weeks. So much work to get done........