What are your hobbies

[Crusty old shellback]

Didn't see any thread on this so thought I'd start.
So other than your HD RAM, what are your other hobbies that you enjoy? Post pictures if you have them.

I have several of them. I have already posted one of my big hobbies, building cars, trucks, bikes and posted pictures in the other vehicle thread.

I'm a home beer brewer/wine maker as well.

One of my long standing hobbies is woodworking. I honestly believe I inherited the woodworking gene from my ancestors as many of them were wood workers of old.

I've built Coffee tables, cabinets, shelving, fireplace mantels/surrounds, and stands for large aquariums. I enjoy working with my tools and my hands. I have a modest wood ship in my garage.

Here are a few of my builds.





I built this Garden scale bridge from scratch. I found some plans from a bridge rom the late 1800's and scaled them down. The bridge is actually bolted together, not glued. The long "wires" are actually under tension and holding the bridhge together. It's about 12" square and 3 feet long.





One of my older hobbies is salt water aquariums. I also built the cabintry from scratch that surounds the tank. Tank is 400 Gallons. 7 feet long, 3 feet tall and 2 1/2 feet wide. And all the corals in the tank are alive.





Along with being a woodworker, I've also done a lot of home remodeling, completely striping down a few rooms in the house to bare studs and rebuilding the rooms, doing everything myself. I've also designed and built a 10'X10' Barn shed and 16'X8' lean to shed for storage of some of my toys.

 

[Crusty old shellback]

And lastly, I enjoy off road racing and am a part of a race team providing pit support. Its fun and gives me a chance to get out into places most people don't go and camp with my buddies and have fun. Plus it helps that the owner of the team/driver is the winningest off road driver ever and is in the off road motorsports hall of fame.

I started with the Baja Fools back in the early 90's providing pit support for team green Kawasaki down in Baja.



Since then, we have moved up to supporting Trophy Truck #11. Rob MacCachren.
This is me and Lechero, Robs head mechanic and the TT with the new paint scheme at this years San Felipe 250.






Floozie, our original Baja Fools blender and her builder Butch. She's been running strong now for over 20 years.

 

[SOKY_Ram]

Woodworking / finish carpentry here.

Staircase that I finished.

Farmhouse Entertainment Center


My Shop


End Table

 

[Crusty old shellback]

Nice work. Love the shop. All I have is a little 2 car garage to do everything in. So all of my equipment is on casters so i can roll them up against the walls until i need them.

 

[SOKY_Ram]

Nice work. Love the shop. All I have is a little 2 car garage to do everything in. So all of my equipment is on casters so i can roll them up against the walls until i need them.

Nothing wrong with that. Worked out of my 2 car for a long time. Had to get creative sometimes but always seemed to work out.

 

[BroKV]

The usual: HD Ram, guns and guitars


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[Crusty old shellback]

Well lets see the special guns and guitars.

 

[BroKV]

Just a few, I’ll post my latest studio setup once it’s complete. Waiting on the new desk to finish it off.
Sneak peek, AxeFX3 processor, Matrix power amp and Furman power conditioner. Waiting on Xitone 12” wedge speakers and the studio desk.

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[BroKV]

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[Crusty old shellback]

Love the guitar, second picture on the left and Picture#4.

Nice 1911 as well. I qualified expert on the combat course with one when I was in the Navy doing security duty. Then they went to the berretta 9mm and I couldn't hit the broad side of a barn door.

All I currently have is a 100 plus year old Arcade rifle. Semi auto that shoots .22 shorts. And a old Ruby .32 ACP that was taken off a German POW during WWII. Have the holster and the papers that came with it from the Army when my Mom's boyfriend came back from the war. Both came from my Mom's long time boyfriend when he passed away.

Once I move out of Commieforina, I'd like to increase my collection.

 

[BroKV]

Love the guitar, second picture on the left and Picture#4.

Nice 1911 as well. I qualified expert on the combat course with one when I was in the Navy doing security duty. They they went to the berretta 9mm and I couldn't hit the broad side of a barn door.

That’s a Jackson Mark Morton Signature Dominion in River Bottom finish.

1911s are great. My Les Baer Custom is exquisite, the lockup is sooooo tight. The Springfield TRP I hand fitted all Wilson Combat parts, it’s a great shooter.


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[BroKV]

I lived in California till 2015 and moved to Arizona. Gun laws is one of the reasons.


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[Crusty old shellback]

3 more years and I'm retiring again and leaving. Wife's looking at north of Reno, Utah, Montana. I'm throwing in Idaho as well.

Want 40 acres away from everyone on a lake or river.

 

[gimmie11s]

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I have the same Ruger 10-22 in the green/grey color. Great little guns.

 

[gimmie11s]

3 more years and I'm retiring again and leaving. Wife's looking at north of Reno, Utah, Montana. I'm throwing in Idaho as well.

Want 40 acres away from everyone on a lake or river.

Visiting Yellowstone earlier this month definitely put idaho on the map for us as well. Great part of the country.

 

[BroKV]

I have the same Ruger 10-22 in the green/grey color. Great little guns.

The 10-22 will run forever, great for when you’re trying not to burn through handgun or large caliber rifle ammo.


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[2001WS6]

Cars, firearms and military models. sry no model pics.

 

[BroKV]

Always wanted an HK45


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[RAM_Dad]

Landscape photography here, when I can get out to somewhere scenic. Have to drive a couple hours to get anywhere that isn’t a corn field.