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Reading is always good.
Knitting is very time consuming if you're terrible at it like me :D
I've also got a workshop so building random things is probably my favorite - coming up with the idea is the hard part.
I also have a reloading setup in my shop so I can load my own ammunition. There are so many variables, loads, powders, etc that it can keep me busy for weeks... Especially once you catch the subsonic bug.
Two hobbies I don’t see combined very often, for no real reason. Curious which you picked up first, always interesting to see how people got to enjoying two disparate things.
I'm guessing the knitting and reloading being the odd ones?
Reloading first. I built a .300 Blackout back when ammo was rare and expensive so I started loading my own (via 5.56 brass conversion) in order to afford to feed it.
Knitting was maybe two years later. The spouse and friends signed up for a knitting class but only told me later. At that point the class was full so I said "fine I'll learn it myself" and here we are. I recently 3d printed a circular knitting machine in an attempt to speed up sock making... still working out the kinks but I have high hopes.
Yep, those were the two.
Love that you applied a high-tech solution to a very low-tech problem, and it seems to be working well - and that a little stubornness got you a new hobby.
Hope I did not come across judgemental in any way, I'm definitely not. Actually makes a lot of sense to switch gears a bit with hobbies, to avoid boredom and getting stuck in uninteresting patterns over time...
Hope I did not come across judgemental in any way
Not at all! I had a feeling that it might be a little weird when I posted it.
So, how about you? I took a quick scroll through the top level and didn't see a hobby post from you. What do you do for fun/hobbying?