03-24-2004, 12:40 PM
> I want to know what other people do on their computers for enjoyment and fun. What hobbies are there?
> Just tell me what you do for fun
Since I use and do some work related learning on and with the computer, more and more I want to spend time away from it during my leisure time.
Exception being looking up something online, for fun I am currently getting into basic and rudimentary knife smithing. I can spend 6 hours online just reading the history and practices of bladesmithing and blacksmithing. Not to mention basic metallurgy, and heat treatment, though most of that stuff is still way over my head right now.
Though I don't have the space and equipment for forging a knife blade right now, I do have the basic tools to do the stock removal method. It's fairly cheap. All a beginner like me need are some files, sand papers, the appropriate steel blank, a vice\clamp, a drill, and mask and eye protection. And lots of patience. Almost all the tools I mentioned are easily available and very affordable.
Although I had fun 'crafting' items in D2X, it simply can not compare to actually crafting something real with your own hands. (Even if the items I make right now don't go beyond letter openers and kitchen knives, it's still satisfying to me.)
> Just tell me what you do for fun
Since I use and do some work related learning on and with the computer, more and more I want to spend time away from it during my leisure time.
Exception being looking up something online, for fun I am currently getting into basic and rudimentary knife smithing. I can spend 6 hours online just reading the history and practices of bladesmithing and blacksmithing. Not to mention basic metallurgy, and heat treatment, though most of that stuff is still way over my head right now.
Though I don't have the space and equipment for forging a knife blade right now, I do have the basic tools to do the stock removal method. It's fairly cheap. All a beginner like me need are some files, sand papers, the appropriate steel blank, a vice\clamp, a drill, and mask and eye protection. And lots of patience. Almost all the tools I mentioned are easily available and very affordable.
Although I had fun 'crafting' items in D2X, it simply can not compare to actually crafting something real with your own hands. (Even if the items I make right now don't go beyond letter openers and kitchen knives, it's still satisfying to me.)