What do you do with YOUR time off?

[feeneypens]

Thought it would be fun to post a photo of a fun activity you do from your time when you're NOT making pens!

For me, archery and Tango performances and lessons...(the girl in the picture is my wife)

 

[navycop]

My time off.

 

[rej19]

This what I like to do but sure don't get much time to do it!

 

[bubbatww]

My back yard, so Im here most days

 

[firewhatfire]

fish at home and missions abroad.

 

[Displaced Canadian]

What is this time off you speak of?

 

[bensoelberg]

I don't make them as often as I used to, (small children + sharp xacto knives + pointy tweezers = unhappy wife) but I like to make paper models. These are some of my best. Both are about 7" tall. If I remember correctly, Link is 175 individually cut, folded and glued pieces, and Spiderman was around 90 pieces.

 

[Timebandit]

I don't make them as often as I used to, (small children + sharp xacto knives + pointy tweezers = unhappy wife) but I like to make paper models. These are some of my best. Both are about 7" tall. If I remember correctly, Link is 175 individually cut, folded and glued pieces, and Spiderman was around 90 pieces.

WOW!!! This is amazing!!! Never seen anything like it!!!!:wink:

 

[G1Pens]

My therapy is time on my motorcycle. Not much riding in the winter, even in GA. Forty degrees is cold on a bike. Spring, summer and fall I ride as often as possible and usually do a two week trip each summer.

Most of my free time otherwise is spent spreading the word about Advocare.

 

[alphageek]

I don't make them as often as I used to, (small children + sharp xacto knives + pointy tweezers = unhappy wife) but I like to make paper models. These are some of my best. Both are about 7" tall. If I remember correctly, Link is 175 individually cut, folded and glued pieces, and Spiderman was around 90 pieces.

Wickly cool!!

 

[feeneypens]

What is this time off you speak of?

I realized I meant time away from the lathe for fun activities...
LOVE the profile picture by the way!

 

[Sylvanite]

How I spend my summer vacation

This is what I do for fun:

 

[socdad]

1)My wife and I travel to watch our youngest daughters soccer team (Campbell University) Mid August through early November, at least for one more year ...
2)I spend as much time as I can the rest of the year with my foot on the trolling motor of my Javelin boat; musky / walleye fishing (I also making musky baits but that would be using the lathe a little bit).

 

[triw51]

What I like to do

I like to blacksmith make damascus knives and other objects of "art", Also love to do dutchoven cooking (won AZ state champion ship a few years), real BBQ (not just grilling), and my new hobby is pen turning. Of course to support my hobbies I work full time so that is what I do when I am not busy with my intrests.
A few of the knives I made the first is motorcycle chain damascus the 2nd is made from a used bearing race from the airplanes my daughter worked on in the Navy. The bread and apricott tart were baked in dutchovens over charcoal and the other is a group of crosses on burl wood.

 

[eupher58]

Down time? No such thing. Gotta build, gotta play.

 

[rej19]

William, when you add a reply scroll down past the message box and there will be additional options. There is a "Attach Files" button. You can browse your photos on your computer and attach the photo you want attached to your reply.

 

[Glenn McCullough]

free time

I like to work in the yard and golf, so I am basically a winter penturner, though I will make pens to fill orders year round.

 

[feeneypens]

Wow! I LOVE some these hobbies!

 

[GrantH]

I spend money on this...

Started as a bone stock/non-running 85 Toyota Pickup. Now it's nothing Toyota other than the body, and drivetrain. Full customer frame, air ride suspension, interior from multiple cars...ton of money, but a lot of fun.

 

[CabinetMaker]

That's me in the red. This was at a ranch sort last fall. There were ten cows in a pen and our job was to sort them into a second pen in order. Had a great time.

There were three groups of cows that we rotated through during that day. Two groups had ten cows and one group had nine cows. We did have hamburgers for lunch so I am wondering if there is a coloration there.

 

[eldee]

At least one of the things that I should be doing.....

 

[ren-lathe]

I8th century re-enactor, & I build period Muzzle loaders. This was shot at a 4th of July event a couple of years ago. (It is a demonstration blank)

 

[Parson]

I do THIS!

 

[Shock me]

Blow glass

 

[lorbay]

Thought it would be fun to post a photo of a fun activity you do from your time when you're NOT making pens!

For me, archery and Tango performances and lessons...(the girl in the picture is my wife)

Oouch.

Lin.

 

[Nick]

Kayak, flatwater

 

[pensmyth]

I'm a retired firefighter so I restore antique fire trucks for fun. I'm currently working on a 1941 Ford Central pumper. I've restored a 1925 Ford Model TT a 1938 Ford Seagrave, 1946 Ford Seagrave and a 1947 Ford Howe.I also have a 1900 Obenchain Boyer hand drawn chemical engine to work on when I'm done with the 41!

 

[GrantH]

Blow glass

So many things I love about this art form. I've always wanted to learn. I'll do so when I live in an area where it is acessible.

 

[treeturner1962]

I like to drive my old british sportscars around new england, exploring backroads and highways with my girlfriend.

 

[Rick P]

When I am not turing I am outside having fun with my family. In the winter we hunt, trap, fish, take northern lights photos and run sleds. Rebuilding hill climbers is my winter passion!

 

[Rick P]

Summer we hunt more, fish more, camp and I love to cook year round. I am also a bowyer, bowhunting fanatic and I collect vintage bows.

 

[MarkD]

My warm weather toy box:

 

[76winger]

Wait a minute - Pen making *IS* my time off!

 

[Jim Burr]

Exactly!!! I do this on my day off.

 

[navycop]

I'm a retired firefighter so I restore antique fire trucks for fun. I'm currently working on a 1941 Ford Central pumper. I've restored a 1925 Ford Model TT a 1938 Ford Seagrave, 1946 Ford Seagrave and a 1947 Ford Howe.I also have a 1900 Obenchain Boyer hand drawn chemical engine to work on when I'm done with the 41!

Blazes!! Do you put them in museums when your done?

 

[pensmyth]

Blazes!! Do you put them in museums when your done?[/QUOTE]

Some I've sold to other collectors the rest I drive and take them to shows and cruise ins. We have a yearly "Muster" in June at the State Fire Academy in Reynoldsburg and collectors from all over bring their fire trucks out for a day pumping and fun.

 

[Powerstroke 7.3]

I kayak fish - biggest was a 34" redfish
Edit: We kayak fish, better half and I do most hobbies together

 

[propencity]

On the rare occasion I have time off, I like blowing bubbles.

 

[wizard]

Wait a minute - Pen making *IS* my time off!

Ditto.

 

[76winger]

On the rare occasion I have time off, I like blowing bubbles.

Nice! It's been YEARS since I've gone Scuba diving, and only once did I ever run into anything like that!
Mine was a hammerhead in the Bahamas back in 83, on our honeymoon.