Other Hobbies?

[SurfnFish]

Fan of knives as well. This one means the world to me, handbuilt from an old sawmill blade, a friendship present from Al, a fellow sportsfishing skipper. We carried our knives in cross draw sheathes so we could pull and cut lines in one motion. I was 25, running under my first license (40 tons), Al was working his second career after having retired on disability, badly wounded during a shootout while a LEO on a dangerous criminal take down squad. At age 18 Al had been the rear gunner on a Dauntless dive bomber in the Pacific during WW2, surviving a shootdown and solo multi-day float before being rescued. Easily the toughest and most upright man I have ever met' ..

 

[Tallguy]

Never surfed Ocean Beach, but did a lot of surfing in Santa Cruz, I’m about 3-4 years older then you but if you surfed the East side we may have been in the water together. Bad back took me out of the water about 15 years back

I surfed OB quite alot from 99-2007. I have been yelled at by Bad Vibe Bob in the water (street cred for those who know). Some in SC, lots around the waddell coast there too. Plus other places.

Some serious waves there SnF. I appreciate what those show..

 

[Tallguy]

yea, used to surf First Peak a bunch back in the day when the swells were banging, drive down from Half Moon Bay where we lived for decades...on those real bangers go down the cliff at the Hook and paddle down to Privates...know most of the SC OG's..some of them shaped my boards...Steve Coletta, Joey Thomas, Wardy Coffey, etc.
and wether you still paddle out or not...once a surfer, always a surfer...just like being in the mafia..lol

And I still have 1 of the 2 boards Ward Coffey shaped for me! Kept my 7'4" big wave thruster he made for me, but sold the 6'10" because I got a 6'8" round pin board in South Australia that I loved surfing.

 

[Kenneth Yong]

Great thread, really helps to get to know y'all better.

Hanging out and traveling with the family is my main "hobby" nowadays.

And, like many of you here, I love knives, and all cutting utensils, really.
My favorites are made from stone. Best part is they're free
(well, not counting the time, gas and what-not to find them):

I like to take photos of small stuff:

Make a little noise with vintage (1916-1948) American horns.
My kids are joining me now, real fun:

Shoot fish:

Then eat'em:

I'm fascinated by the wreckage of war:

I love mountains, too, especially the Himalayas, but no pics, they're in storage several thousand miles away.

Thanks for indulging me,
Kenneth

 

[Aleforme]

Thanks. I made that out of one of the tines on an old rotary hoe that I got at a scrap yard. It was along time ago and it was actually pretty clunky and thick but it was fun to put together.

That's pretty amazing. You should be proud of that. Looks great.

 

[Aleforme]

Fan of knives as well. This one means the world to me, handbuilt from an old sawmill blade, a friendship present from Al, a fellow sportsfishing skipper. We carried our knives in cross draw sheathes so we could pull and cut lines in one motion. I was 25, running under my first license (40 tons), Al was working his second career after having retired on disability, badly wounded during a shootout while a LEO on a dangerous criminal take down squad. At age 18 Al had been the rear gunner on a Dauntless dive bomber in the Pacific during WW2, surviving a shootdown and solo multi-day float before being rescued. Easily the toughest and most upright man I have ever met' ..
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Knives like that with a personal history are the best kind of knives. Hopefully you can pass that on some day to someone else who will appreciate it.

 

[dflett68]

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i had to do some googling to id that sitar. i knew i had seen metheny playing one over the years, but did not realize it was a sitar. i just figured it was another iteration of a guitar synth. nice collection and a nice space!

 

[Brute]

i had to do some googling to id that sitar. i knew i had seen metheny playing one over the years, but did not realize it was a sitar. i just figured it was another iteration of a guitar synth. nice collection and a nice space!

Coral sitar, made by Danelectro…Nathan Daniel was my step father…I have several more danos not shown, including a Silvertone amp in case

 

[SurfnFish]

I surfed OB quite alot from 99-2007. I have been yelled at by Bad Vibe Bob in the water (street cred for those who know). Some in SC, lots around the waddell coast there too. Plus other places.

Some serious waves there SnF. I appreciate what those show..

ya, BVB and Doc, transplants who moved to SF for college, claiming 'core' local status after a few years...no bigger surf arena on the planet... don't like the scene at one street, try a few streets north or south...handle OB, can handle anywhere..

 

[SurfnFish]

Great thread, really helps to get to know y'all better.

Hanging out and traveling with the family is my main "hobby" nowadays.

And, like many of you here, I love knives, and all cutting utensils, really.
My favorites are made from stone. Best part is they're free
(well, not counting the time, gas and what-not to find them):

I like to take photos of small stuff:

Make a little noise with vintage (1916-1948) American horns.
My kids are joining me now, real fun:

Shoot fish:

Then eat'em:

I'm fascinated by the wreckage of war:

I love mountains, too, especially the Himalayas, but no pics, they're in storage several thousand miles away.

Thanks for indulging me,
Kenneth

great pics - make your own sling? Snorkelling with a Hawaiian Sling a fave for decades, on baja surf trips how I fed myself..

 

[Brute]

Great thread, really helps to get to know y'all better.

Hanging out and traveling with the family is my main "hobby" nowadays.

And, like many of you here, I love knives, and all cutting utensils, really.
My favorites are made from stone. Best part is they're free
(well, not counting the time, gas and what-not to find them):

I like to take photos of small stuff:

Make a little noise with vintage (1916-1948) American horns.
My kids are joining me now, real fun:

Shoot fish:

Then eat'em:

I'm fascinated by the wreckage of war:

I love mountains, too, especially the Himalayas, but no pics, they're in storage several thousand miles away.

Thanks for indulging me,
Kenneth

I was very much into spear fishing for about 35 years in Hawaii…both free diving and scuba. A diving accident causing the loss of my hearing stopped me from enjoying the sport…fortunately my hearing returned after a month…and I took up fly fishing…

 

[SurfnFish]

And I still have 1 of the 2 boards Ward Coffey shaped for me! Kept my 7'4" big wave thruster he made for me, but sold the 6'10" because I got a 6'8" round pin board in South Australia that I loved surfing.

Been having Tim Stamps make me boards these days...just made me a 10'6 epoxy glider that weighs #17 for summer, otherwise on either a 9'0 or 9'8 HPLB. Just submitted an extensive project to The Surfers Journal, a piece on Wardy Surfboards, worked with his wife on all the media images. If you read TSJ, they previously published a story of mine called "A Hell of a Big Swell."
Here's that new glider:

 

[Irafly]

I used to spend a lot of time arguing with people on Facebook. I don’t do that anymore.

Now I watch TV and play games on my phone.

 

[Old Man]

I used to spend a lot of time arguing with people on Facebook. I don’t do that anymore.

Now I watch TV and play games in my phone.

I tend to do that very same thing. I voice my opinion and it ends up that somebody doesn't like what I wrote. I have since mellowed out and no longer say anything that would piss anybody off. It's no fun arguing with somebody you will never meet.

 

[Gregory Mine]

Well....

Say what you want, but I have been playing around with my Bonsai Trees, shaping and such. Also looking in to starting Tai Chi.

 

[John Svahn]

I ski- Alpine, Nordic and backcountry
Ride bikes- mountain mostly anymore
Surf although not much since the Ocean is @ 3 hours away and in most Norcal surfing you need to be in good paddling shape.

 

[Anonymous member 148]

Sorry to hijack but whats with surfers being serious dicks about territory. Are the waves really that special you have to threaten people with violence, and property damage, like slashing tires and waxing windows? Mostly experience from tagging along with friends getting into surfing on the oregon coast, specifically seaside point. And walking the beach in Hawaii.

 

[Zak]

I tend to do that very same thing. I voice my opinion and it ends up that somebody doesn't like what I wrote. I have since mellowed out and no longer say anything that would piss anybody off. It's no fun arguing with somebody you will never meet.

Totally disagree. Arguing with someone you will never meet is what the internet is for.

 

[Brute]

Sorry to hijack but whats with surfers being serious dicks about territory. Are the waves really that special you have to threaten people with violence, and property damage, like slashing tires and waxing windows? Mostly experience from tagging along with friends getting into surfing on the oregon coast, specifically seaside point. And walking the beach in Hawaii.

Try dropping in on someone at Pipeline brah…

 

[Anonymous member 148]

Try dropping in on someone at Pipeline brah

Lol, I bet, I guess wouldn't the dude who wins the fights get all the waves then? What about the really good women surfers? I just hate gatekeeping, since this is a thread about hobbies, my mind wandered to the obstacles in place that keep people from getting involved in new hobbies or sports.