Hobbies anyone?

[woodey]

Slow time of the year so I thought it might be worth seeing what hobbies forum members may have other than collecting wood.

 

[woodey]

I have been collecting 19th century decorated stoneware for several years and was lucky enough to come across this beauty at a garage sale, Circa 1880-1884.

 

[Montanalocal]

My hobby is collecting Suiseki. Suiseki is a Japanese word for stones that resemble miniature mountains and landscape forms. They are often displayed with bonsai. It is extremely popular in oriental countries. It is a great outdoor pastime, finding great art forms along the bottoms of creeks mostly.

Suiseki, stone appreciation - Bonsai Empire

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Some of my rocks.

 

[woodey]

My hobby is collecting Suiseki. Suiseki is a Japanese word for stones that resemble miniature mountains and landscape forms. They are often displayed with bonsai. It is extremely popular in oriental countries. It is a great outdoor pastime, finding great art forms along the bottoms of creeks mostly.

Suiseki, stone appreciation - Bonsai Empire

Suiseki (also called viewing stones) are often placed on delicate wooden stands or trays, called daizas and dobans, respectively. The wooden stands serve to dis...

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Suiseki, Viewing Stones and Scholars' Rocks

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Some of my rocks.

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Nice collection , can pieces like these be found anywhere in the country or limited to specific locations.

 

[woodey]

Here are some more pictures of some of my collection.

 

[Montanalocal]

Nice collection , can pieces like these be found anywhere in the country or limited to specific locations.

They are usually only found in specific spots. However, those spots can be found anywhere, as most people would pass right by them without giving them any notice. There is an old saying in Suiseki: “ The art of Suiseki is in the mind of the beholder”

 

[EbS-P]

A tree fell over in 2018. I decided not to let it rot away so I have been making stuff from it. So chain saw milling had been a hobby for a while. Not sure what to do when it’s gone. There’s more but you get the idea.

 

[EbS-P]

My hobby is collecting Suiseki. Suiseki is a Japanese word for stones that resemble miniature mountains and landscape forms. They are often displayed with bonsai. It is extremely popular in oriental countries. It is a great outdoor pastime, finding great art forms along the bottoms of creeks mostly.

Suiseki, stone appreciation - Bonsai Empire

Suiseki (also called viewing stones) are often placed on delicate wooden stands or trays, called daizas and dobans, respectively. The wooden stands serve to dis...

www.bonsaiempire.com

Suiseki, Viewing Stones and Scholars' Rocks

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ibonsaiclub.forumotion.com

Some of my rocks.

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Good idea kids like to take rocks from places we visit.

 

[woodey]

A tree fell over in 2018. I decided not to let it rot away so I have been making stuff from it. So chain saw milling had been a hobby for a while. Not sure what to do when it’s gone. There’s more but you get the idea.

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Nice, especially the kegerator 🍺

 

[woodey]

Nice, especially the kegerator 🍺

Do you brew your own? That was a hobby of mine several years, but I got sick of washing and capping bottles but the beer was great.

 

[Prof]

I wonder around the woods looking for edible plants and mushrooms. Woods nettle is my favorite plant these days.

 

[EbS-P]

Do you brew your own? That was a hobby of mine several years, but I got sick of washing and capping bottles but the beer was great.

Yes. I have 4 five gallon soda kegs. Makes it a lot less work. Have only brewed 10 gallons in 11 years. But we go through at least 5 gallons of soda water a week. It’s been updated to a prettier and more usable unit with a freezer.

 

[EatenByLimestone]

Let’s see, there was the hand tool woodworking phase. I’d go out on weekends to estate sales, junk shops, etc and pick up woodworking tools. Almost all of my equipment is older than WWII. I stopped the rust hunting aspect when I realized I was doing projects and no longer saying I wish I had xx tool. I’d already found it.

Recently I went on a road trip with the wife and kid. We camped almost the entire time. They hinted they’d like to try backpacking. I’ve been running around gathering my old pre wife and kid equipment and seeing what still works, what’s still being made 20 years after purchase, what needs repairs, etc. it looks like I need a new fuel bottle for my stove (no idea where that went), knew about a broken tent pole for a tent too small for a family -it’s not a good idea to suggest your wife set up a tent in the rain. IT IS NOT MOTIVATION) and a water filter which I never bought before. Oh, and a backpack. I have no want to use a giant external frame backpack anymore, lol. So, this is a hobby that looks like it’s starting back up.

 

[Tonty]

My children say I have too many hobbies, and they are probably right. The main one right now is this one.

Right now working on putting a QA1 coil over suspension on the rear. I will do the front suspension, also. The only problem is, this is an expensive hobby…

 

[woodey]

My children say I have too many hobbies, and they are probably right. The main one right now is this one.
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Right now working on putting a QA1 coil over suspension on the rear. I will do the front suspension, also. The only problem is, this is an expensive hobby…

Frame looks solid, what year is the truck.?

 

[Tonty]

what year is the truck.?

1971

 

[Grizzerbear]

I enjoy arrowhead hunting. I have since I was a boy. I found this saturday while my oldest daughter and i went for a walk up a creek bed. First spear point i have found. It was nearly fully intact.

 

[EbS-P]

I enjoy arrowhead hunting. I have since I was a boy. I found this saturday while my oldest daughter and i went for a walk up a creek bed. First spear point i have found. It was nearly fully intact. View attachment 297476

Wow!

 

[begreen]

Very cool!

 

[stoveliker]

Nice! Do you know the approximate age (e.g. from features? - I have zero knowledge about these things, but imagine it could be 500 yes old or thousands of years?)

 

[begreen]

Spears were used by Missouri Indians up until colonists wiped out their food supply and took their homelands. That would be as recent as 150 yrs. ago.

 

[stoveliker]

Sure. But they were also used at the start of the presence of what we now call native American Indians (I think) here.

not important but it's something I would ask myself: when was the last time someone touched this thing....

 

[Dan Freeman]

I really am enjoying reading about all these hobbies. My main hobby is my garden and food forest and fiddling with the fiddle once in a while. But I just wanted to say I am enjoying this thread.

@Grizzerbear. I have a number of Indian arrowheads and civil war bullets from my grandparent's farm in Virginia that I collected about 50-55+ years ago when I was a young boy.

 

[woodey]

I enjoy arrowhead hunting. I have since I was a boy. I found this saturday while my oldest daughter and i went for a walk up a creek bed. First spear point i have found. It was nearly fully intact.

Nice!! As a kid I was always looking for arrowheads but never found one. I bought a box lot several years ago at an auction and these were in it. I know nothing about them other than the fact that I like them.

 

[Grizzerbear]

Nice! Do you know the approximate age (e.g. from features? - I have zero knowledge about these things, but imagine it could be 500 yes old or thousands of years?)

Lol....well to the best of my knowledge which is limited.... based off of books like Overstreet identification and referencing off of Missouri State Universities collection I believe that it's a Etley style spearpoint from the late archaic period which was made anywhere from 2500-800 b.c. So many questions come to mind when I find one. It's just always been something I really enjoy doing. Getting to physically touch history and hold it in your hand.