What do penturners do for a hobby?

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chriselle said:
I build guitar amps like these as a side,side,,side business and play in couple bands that gig a couple times a month. We have a pretty nice recording studio and tend to spend a lot of time hanging out there.
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That's very cool.

I've been playing the bass guitar for something on the order of 15 years now, it takes my mind away from pretty much everything. I live and breathe music.

I actually started turning as a way to buff my woodworking skills prior to starting to build my own bass.
 
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neurotictim said:
That's very cool.

I've been playing the bass guitar for something on the order of 15 years now, it takes my mind away from pretty much everything. I live and breathe music.

I actually started turning as a way to buff my woodworking skills prior to starting to build my own bass.
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Have you built the bass yet? I built a tele and strat a few years ago. The tele is from ash and the strat is mahogany...both guitars turned out exceptionally well and I still use them today. In fact, many nice guitars have come and gone but these two seem to stay with me.
 
I am an Advertising Exec who turns pens as a hobby - but am actually in the process of launching it as a side business for pens and custom cards/note pads - Script Craft. It will still be a hobby - as I have to be able to enjoy it for the pens to turn out well. I'm convinced that the best works of art occur not by assembly line, but when we artists do this because we love and enjoy the creation part. The plan is for the professional hobby to help pay for supplies and my Porsche payment.

As summer approaches, I have already spent more of my time biking, playing tennis, boating and getting ready for the camping/RV season.
 
chriselle said:
Have you built the bass yet? I built a tele and strat a few years ago. The tele is from ash and the strat is mahogany...both guitars turned out exceptionally well and I still use them today. In fact, many nice guitars have come and gone but these two seem to stay with me.
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Not yet - still scared of the neck, mostly, and trying to find the $$ for the power tools. I'm patient, and want to make sure I do it right the first time...

Unlike my pens...

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Ha - No CNC for me. I'm on another bass-specific forum, and after watching thread after thread, I decided I needed to do this... At some point... :D

Just gotta get my woodworking skills up to par before I go wasting a ton of expensive woods.
 
My hobby is my SSR. Either upgrading, personlizing it or going on road trips. SSR is a Chevrolet Retro truck with a big V-8.
 
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I do a lot of stuff in my spare time, School pretty much covers it though, still working on the M.S. in Technology Management.

I also play a lot of games, I work in the games industry though so I call it research.

Movies, graphic design, music (Have played bass now for 19 years), painting miniatures, reading, figuring out how things work, lots of stuff.
 
neurotictim said:
Are you on TalkBass? My handle over there is the same as here.
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No I am not, sad to say that since moving to AZ to finish my degrees in 2003 I haven't really played all that much. I have a '92 5-String Fender Jazz...natural finish, '94 Yamaha 4-string fretless and a '92 Ovation Acoustic-Electric 5-String.
 
I have a motorcycle I just got here 2 weeks ago that I plan on restoring, other than my Mustang and yard work.

I guess that getting to know my daughter before she goes off to college counts???
 
I guess for me it would be geocaching, photography (I do model portfolios for free, just give them a CD of all the shots to print up what they want), and riding my custom German built trike. Between 40 to 70 hours a week at work, all that other stuff, and penturning I manage to find time to make wine. I have 6 gallons of Cabernet Sovignon ready for the bottle and juice to start 6 more gallons of Pinot Noir when the jug is empty. I am currently cultivating blackberries and blueberries to make some fruit wines with one day if I can grow enough.
 
Besides penturning, my hobbies or passions are ridin my Harley and bowling. I bowl in as many tournaments as possible. Going to Las Vegas in July to bowl in the USBC National Championships, looking forward to that. Also, enjoy gardening.
 
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