Other Hobbies

[getitat 609]

Hello

My two-car woodshop is constantly fluid, giong from full-honk furniture and cabinetmaking facility, to totally overcrowded high-performance twin-cylinder motorcycle modification shop, to amateur "hack" gunbuilder/modifier (I don't even claim "smith" by any stretch....) and lately, a reloader's nest that might be OSHA's worst nightmare!

 

Hasn't seen a car in decades. That's what driveways are for, and that's why cars have tops on 'em. That's what I tell mah' sweetie, anyway...

 

I'm also a sporting dog rescuer/rehab'er, haven't had much time for that lately, but I do what I can.

 

Woofer, you have the RPK w/barrel mount on that sidecar? Sweet ride, man!

 

Respectfully posted,

guido2 in Houston

[woofer2425 0]

Hello

My two-car woodshop is constantly fluid, giong from full-honk furniture and cabinetmaking facility, to totally overcrowded high-performance twin-cylinder motorcycle modification shop, to amateur "hack" gunbuilder/modifier (I don't even claim "smith" by any stretch....) and lately, a reloader's nest that might be OSHA's worst nightmare!

 

Hasn't seen a car in decades. That's what driveways are for, and that's why cars have tops on 'em. That's what I tell mah' sweetie, anyway...

 

I'm also a sporting dog rescuer/rehab'er, haven't had much time for that lately, but I do what I can.

 

Woofer, you have the RPK w/barrel mount on that sidecar? Sweet ride, man!

 

Respectfully posted,

guido2 in Houston

 

 

No....don't have the machine gun mount. I guess this is the civilian version. Although I do know where to get one if I wanted to install a mount.

[G O B 3,516]

Nice scoot. I want one of the Ural Gear-Up's. Have to wait a couple years, will get one for my retirement present to myself.

[loki0629 55]

-Gotta love those Airheads!

 

guido, it wasn't until I had to service the carbs on my current ride (84 Honda Nighthawk CB700) that I really, really, REALLY appreciated how easy that Boxer engine is to work on. Comparably speaking, those inline 4's are a PITA!

 

Ironically I got the Honda when I started tearing down the r100 about 3 years ago. And when I say "started" I mean I put it in storage and took the battery out.

[shaneman153a 39]

I try to keep my hand in flying, but that's proving to be more and more of a problem.

 

I know what ya' mean. It's damned expensive, I forgot to mention that flying has been my passion since I was 6. (The year Top Gun came out) I just failed to mention it because outside of work, I haven't flown since last May. Too damn expensive. What did you fly in the service Threecard?

 

Here's me and mine:

 

[waltham_41 52]

I collect as many guns as money allows, guns and coins are my favorite past times.

 

I like Mosin Nagants and Turkish Mausers, the history behind them interests me.

 

 

 

At the time, I am concentrating on ancient coins from different countries, mainly from the Roman empire in a time line from 100 BC to 400 AD.

 

Very interesting hobby if you like history and holding man made items that were around when Christ walked the earth.

 

Here are a couple of examples, the top one is the emperor Constantine I, he is the emperor that make Christianity the official Roman religion

This coin is about dime sized and made of copper minted in the 300's AD

 

 

 

 

The second coin is a Roman commemorative coin minted in the 300's AD that commemorates the founding of Rome in about 700 BC. 1000 years before.

This coin is in between the size of a pencil eraser and a dime in size and is made of copper also.

 

 

Cobra, I have an old 1947 Case SC tractor that I use around the farm, its not rebuilt, but I have done a lot of work on it and it runs well. Gotta love them old tractors.

 

Tinker with cars down in the shop when the bones are not hurting and I can crawl around under them.

[Paladin 37]

I collect as many guns as money allows, guns and coins are my favorite past times.

 

I like Mosin Nagants and Turkish Mausers, the history behind them interests me.

 

 

 

At the time, I am concentrating on ancient coins from different countries, mainly from the Roman empire in a time line from 100 BC to 400 AD.

 

Very interesting hobby if you like history and holding man made items that were around when Christ walked the earth.

 

Here are a couple of examples, the top one is the emperor Constantine I, he is the emperor that make Christianity the official Roman religion

This coin is about dime sized and made of copper minted in the 300's AD

 

 

 

 

The second coin is a Roman commemorative coin minted in the 300's AD that commemorates the founding of Rome in about 700 BC. 1000 years before.

This coin is in between the size of a pencil eraser and a dime in size and is made of copper also.

 

 

Cobra, I have an old 1947 Case SC tractor that I use around the farm, its not rebuilt, but I have done a lot of work on it and it runs well. Gotta love them old tractors.

 

Tinker with cars down in the shop when the bones are not hurting and I can crawl around under them.

 

 

 

Those coins are way cool!!

I used to have a coin collection a long time ago.

[waltham_41 52]

 

At the time, I am concentrating on ancient coins from different countries, mainly from the Roman empire in a time line from 100 BC to 400 AD.

 

Very interesting hobby if you like history and holding man made items that were around when Christ walked the earth.

 

Here are a couple of examples, the top one is the emperor Constantine I, he is the emperor that make Christianity the official Roman religion

This coin is about dime sized and made of copper minted in the 300's AD

 

 

 

 

The second coin is a Roman commemorative coin minted in the 300's AD that commemorates the founding of Rome in about 700 BC. 1000 years before.

This coin is in between the size of a pencil eraser and a dime in size and is made of copper also.

 

 

Cobra, I have an old 1947 Case SC tractor that I use around the farm, its not rebuilt, but I have done a lot of work on it and it runs well. Gotta love them old tractors.

 

Tinker with cars down in the shop when the bones are not hurting and I can crawl around under them.

 

 

 

Those coins are way cool!!

I used to have a coin collection a long time ago.

 

I remember when I used to think I had some really old coins with the Morgan silver dollars, which are only a hundred and some change years old. Then I discovered the ancient coins

[Cobra 76 two 2,677]

I remember when I used to think the Egyptian Pyramids were old. Then I discovered I could pick up stone artifacts from the Native Americans (not "indians) right here in my back yard that were WAY older than that.

Waltham_41 I was just about to try and hook you up with another cool dude who collects Roman coins but I googled Muskogee and found that you live a little too close to him for it not to be YOUR OWN SELF I was about to introduce you to...lol.

If so then we've already had this discussion at length about ancient stone tools and weapons and how they are about as old as anything man made you can find....at least in America.

Does this coin look familiar?

 

Here are a couple of pics of some of my oldest stone artifacts I've found locally. The ones in the upper left corner are from the Clovis culture, the oldest currently known to exist here. (12,000 to 40,000 + B.P. (years before present)

I found them almost in my back yard. They were used to kill Mammoths and Mastodon by early American hunters.

 

In the center, (the ones with the hook shaped bases, are Hardaway points. They were the next oldest culture to Clovis. They were also found within walking distance of where I'm sitting here. They are around 10,000 years old.

 

Over the years I've collected just about everything that would sit still long enough....lol. From diecast cars to shark's teeth, fossils, stone tools and arrowheads (I have thousands), to other edged weapons and historic to modern firearms and ammunition, "Civil" War artifacts I found with a metal detector, coins, jewelry etc..., frisbees and discs, books, music, tools, geez...just about everything...I've raised, bred and sold animals including dogs, snakes, livestock...my interests have almost no boundries.

Hunting, fishing, taxidermy, shooting, gunsmithing, woodworking, flintknapping, collecting and studying old maps and finding long forgotten places, hiking, biking, Freestyle BMX, surfing, diving, trampolines, disc golf, hell even skydiving!

 

It's a wonder I ever have time to do anything with all my hobbies. It's hard to put one down to do another one.

[waltham_41 52]

Nice pic of the coin Cobra, wonder where you got it

 

You do have an awesome collection of artifacts, I only wish I had some of your items. It kills me that I have lived in Oklahoma for over 40 years and spent many an hour searching and find small fossils, but never an arrowhead!

 

I look at us as not owners of these items, but keepers to protect them until it is time to pass them along to the next generation, who will hopefully take their job seriously and keep the fire burning so to speak.

 

I never mentioned this to you, but I know of one ancient coin collector that takes his trash ancient coins and sprinkles them on the beaches in Florida to screw with the metal detectorists heads LOL

[VanKiller 322]

My other little collection,....I'll skip the big AK accessory which Ben seems fond of ,, until it's on it's pad................

Edited March 2, 2008 by VanKiller

[Koliadko 207]

Nice pic of the coin Cobra, wonder where you got it

 

You do have an awesome collection of artifacts, I only wish I had some of your items. It kills me that I have lived in Oklahoma for over 40 years and spent many an hour searching and find small fossils, but never an arrowhead!

 

I look at us as not owners of these items, but keepers to protect them until it is time to pass them along to the next generation, who will hopefully take their job seriously and keep the fire burning so to speak.

 

I never mentioned this to you, but I know of one ancient coin collector that takes his trash ancient coins and sprinkles them on the beaches in Florida to screw with the metal detectorists heads LOL

 

 

I agree with the above statement. The lake levels here are low here but since they are on state property, you can't collect artifacts. I ask why? The lake levels will rise again and the artifacts could very well be covered with sediment. We may lose a piece of history.

[Garys4598 1,065]

Well, I sorta used to collect handmade pipes.... until my new wife cut-me-off at the knees with it....

 

Anyway, the first photo is my pipe display case (and wouldn't you friggen know it? It was my wife (then fiance) that gave this to me as a Christmas gift three years ago), the rest of the photos speak for themselves.

Edited March 3, 2008 by Gary

[waltham_41 52]

Nice pic of the coin Cobra, wonder where you got it

 

You do have an awesome collection of artifacts, I only wish I had some of your items. It kills me that I have lived in Oklahoma for over 40 years and spent many an hour searching and find small fossils, but never an arrowhead!

 

I look at us as not owners of these items, but keepers to protect them until it is time to pass them along to the next generation, who will hopefully take their job seriously and keep the fire burning so to speak.

 

I never mentioned this to you, but I know of one ancient coin collector that takes his trash ancient coins and sprinkles them on the beaches in Florida to screw with the metal detectorists heads LOL

 

 

I agree with the above statement. The lake levels here are low here but since they are on state property, you can't collect artifacts. I ask why? The lake levels will rise again and the artifacts could very well be covered with sediment. We may lose a piece of history.

 

Racegal you should be in Romania where my coin partner lives. The Romanian government has decided that the artifacts made by the Romans are "cultural artifacts of the state" even though the Roman empire ceased to exist 1600 years ago, long before the country of Romania existed, and they would rather the coins and artifacts rot in the ground than let the private citizens dig them up and sell them.

 

Used to be every spring the farmers would plow their fields and the people would go out with metal detectors and go through the fields picking up coins.

 

Now there if you own a metal detector you have to register it with the police! And he said if you get caught using it you can face prison time!

 

Its a crazy world we live in to be sure

[Aethelbert 1]

I remember when I used to think the Egyptian Pyramids were old. Then I discovered I could pick up stone artifacts from the Native Americans (not "indians) right here in my back yard that were WAY older than that.

Waltham_41 I was just about to try and hook you up with another cool dude who collects Roman coins but I googled Muskogee and found that you live a little too close to him for it not to be YOUR OWN SELF I was about to introduce you to...lol.

If so then we've already had this discussion at length about ancient stone tools and weapons and how they are about as old as anything man made you can find....at least in America.

Does this coin look familiar?

 

Here are a couple of pics of some of my oldest stone artifacts I've found locally. The ones in the upper left corner are from the Clovis culture, the oldest currently known to exist here. (12,000 to 40,000 + B.P. (years before present)

I found them almost in my back yard. They were used to kill Mammoths and Mastodon by early American hunters.

 

In the center, (the ones with the hook shaped bases, are Hardaway points. They were the next oldest culture to Clovis. They were also found within walking distance of where I'm sitting here. They are around 10,000 years old.

 

Over the years I've collected just about everything that would sit still long enough....lol. From diecast cars to shark's teeth, fossils, stone tools and arrowheads (I have thousands), to other edged weapons and historic to modern firearms and ammunition, "Civil" War artifacts I found with a metal detector, coins, jewelry etc..., frisbees and discs, books, music, tools, geez...just about everything...I've raised, bred and sold animals including dogs, snakes, livestock...my interests have almost no boundries.

Hunting, fishing, taxidermy, shooting, gunsmithing, woodworking, flintknapping, collecting and studying old maps and finding long forgotten places, hiking, biking, Freestyle BMX, surfing, diving, trampolines, disc golf, hell even skydiving!

 

It's a wonder I ever have time to do anything with all my hobbies. It's hard to put one down to do another one.

 

Cobra --

 

Is that a Spencer carbine?

[Cobra 76 two 2,677]

Yes sir it is.

http://www.hackman-adams.com/guns/spencer.htm

[Bayoupiper 738]

One of my other hobbies....

 

[Paladin 37]

One of my other hobbies....

 

 

Bagpipes rock!!

 

I always wanted to learn, I know their hard to master. Something about that sound just gets to me.

[DHunter 1]

Bagpipes rock!!

 

I always wanted to learn, I know their hard to master. Something about that sound just gets to me.

 

+1

[Huckleberry 0]

I BOUGHT THIS BAD BOY CAMARO IN CHARLOTTE ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO. I'VE HAD THE CORVETTE ABOUT 15 YEARS.

[Bayoupiper 738]

Big blocks rock!

[gtnichols 51]

Sweeeet!!

 

Bitchin Camero

[kmanator 45]

here's some of my hobbys

my 4x4 mustang

scratch built choppa

67 chevelle under constuction

hunting&fishing

[Cobra 76 two 2,677]

Hell yeah man nice Stang! There used to be a yellow one a lot like that down in eastern NC. I parked my 76 beside it once and just looked up and said wow....

 

That Chevelle brings back bittersweet memories...The day I turned 16 my dad sold his '66 with the 396 4 speed. This was right after he let me spend a few days washing it and shining up the Cragars and tires and detailing the interior. I used to love that double trigger chrome ball shifter. I was in shock! I couldn't believe he sold it when I just knew it was gonna be my first car. (instead I ended up buying my grandmother's 68 Nova...) He was right though, with the way that baby would burn rubber in all 4 gears, I would have definitely wrapped it around something eventually. It's still one of my all time favorite cars though.

Sweet ride!

[scoutjoe 276]

 

 

what can i say...I'm in college

[Threecard 15]

I try to keep my hand in flying, but that's proving to be more and more of a problem.

 

I know what ya' mean. It's damned expensive, I forgot to mention that flying has been my passion since I was 6. (The year Top Gun came out) I just failed to mention it because outside of work, I haven't flown since last May. Too damn expensive. What did you fly in the service Threecard?

 

Here's me and mine:

 

 

Sorry for such a late reply...I just noticed this question.

 

I flew a few aircraft, but I spent the vast majority flying KC-135 tankers

[Threecard 15]

I remember when I used to think the Egyptian Pyramids were old. Then I discovered I could pick up stone artifacts from the Native Americans (not "indians) right here in my back yard that were WAY older than that.

Waltham_41 I was just about to try and hook you up with another cool dude who collects Roman coins but I googled Muskogee and found that you live a little too close to him for it not to be YOUR OWN SELF I was about to introduce you to...lol.

If so then we've already had this discussion at length about ancient stone tools and weapons and how they are about as old as anything man made you can find....at least in America.

Does this coin look familiar?

 

Here are a couple of pics of some of my oldest stone artifacts I've found locally. The ones in the upper left corner are from the Clovis culture, the oldest currently known to exist here. (12,000 to 40,000 + B.P. (years before present)

I found them almost in my back yard. They were used to kill Mammoths and Mastodon by early American hunters.

 

In the center, (the ones with the hook shaped bases, are Hardaway points. They were the next oldest culture to Clovis. They were also found within walking distance of where I'm sitting here. They are around 10,000 years old.

 

Over the years I've collected just about everything that would sit still long enough....lol. From diecast cars to shark's teeth, fossils, stone tools and arrowheads (I have thousands), to other edged weapons and historic to modern firearms and ammunition, "Civil" War artifacts I found with a metal detector, coins, jewelry etc..., frisbees and discs, books, music, tools, geez...just about everything...I've raised, bred and sold animals including dogs, snakes, livestock...my interests have almost no boundries.

Hunting, fishing, taxidermy, shooting, gunsmithing, woodworking, flintknapping, collecting and studying old maps and finding long forgotten places, hiking, biking, Freestyle BMX, surfing, diving, trampolines, disc golf, hell even skydiving!

 

It's a wonder I ever have time to do anything with all my hobbies. It's hard to put one down to do another one.

 

We (my brothers and sisters and I) used to find arrowheads all over my Dad's farm in Ohio. Down by the river, we'd find all kinds of fossils, from plants to trilobytes and animal footprints. Every now and then people come by and ask if it's OK if they can look around, especially after the soil is tilled (yep, some people still plow and cultivate).

Edited March 8, 2008 by Threecard

[Threecard 15]

I try to keep my hand in flying, but that's proving to be more and more of a problem.

 

I know what ya' mean. It's damned expensive, I forgot to mention that flying has been my passion since I was 6. (The year Top Gun came out) I just failed to mention it because outside of work, I haven't flown since last May. Too damn expensive. What did you fly in the service Threecard?

 

Here's me and mine:

 

 

Oh, and sweet Blackhawk picture! I've never ridden in one, but I did spend a little time in the back of a Huey and have a few similar picutres. And a little time in the back of a "Shithook" or two.

 

I'm told that the old Huey guys nicknamed the UH-60's "Crash Hawks". They seem to be holding their own now, I suppose.

[elvis christ 451]

I knew there had to be a metric shit ton of car guys on here. Every car that has been displayed is fucking awesome, though my personal favorite is the old green F-body. I've gotta get out and get some pics of my sentra, it doesn't really fit the mold of the rest of the cars posted (aside from the Scooby, BTW is that a 2.5 RS or a WRX?), but it looks pretty decent.

[RexHerndon 0]

Ham radio operator,Tech Class N5TDA

Make and sell candles and soap at various craftshows and renniasence faires.

Gardening and yardwork