What Are Some Practical Indoor Hobbies to Keep You Busy?

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This discussion explores various practical indoor hobbies that can keep individuals engaged and productive. Participants suggest activities such as woodworking (specifically carving wooden bowls), quilting, making Christmas ornaments, paper modeling, and even building a reef tank. Other creative pursuits include writing fiction, puppetry, and constructing musical instruments like guitars. The conversation emphasizes hobbies that are both entertaining and useful, with considerations for cost and time investment.

PREREQUISITES
  • Basic woodworking skills for projects like carving wooden bowls.
  • Knowledge of sewing techniques for quilting.
  • Understanding of electronics for building musical instruments.
  • Familiarity with aquarium maintenance for setting up a reef tank.
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  • Research woodworking tools and techniques for bowl carving.
  • Learn quilting patterns and sewing methods.
  • Explore DIY electronics projects, particularly in building musical instruments.
  • Investigate reef tank setup and maintenance, including saltwater aquarium care.
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This discussion is beneficial for hobbyists, DIY enthusiasts, and anyone looking to explore creative indoor activities that yield practical results. It is particularly relevant for individuals interested in woodworking, crafting, writing, and aquarium maintenance.

  • #91
Moonbear said:
It's just a hobby of ours to see how far we can derail threads in GD. :biggrin:
So, Moonie, what bike should I buy when I sell my H-D Softail?:rolleyes:
 
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  • #92
Moonbear said:
It's just a hobby of ours to see how far we can derail threads in GD. :biggrin:

Derailed, derailed, you have riped up the tracks and nuked the train.

However, i have started the research into my new hobby, all i need now is some one with a phd in electronics and a master carpenter.
 
  • #93
wolram said:
Derailed, derailed, you have riped up the tracks and nuked the train.

However, i have started the research into my new hobby, all i need now is some one with a phd in electronics and a master carpenter.

Add some copper and brass and you can join the newest hobby rage: steampunk


http://www.wired.com/gadgets/mods/multimedia/2007/06/gallery_steampunk
steampunk envisions a future that has collapsed onto a re-imagined Victorian past. Steam and clockworks replace silicon logic, brass and copper stand in for titanium and plastic, and airships replace spaceships.

Unlike other speculative-fiction genres, steampunk enthusiasts are not simply content to read its fiction, or passively consume its media. Today's steampunks don't want to just watch the movie, they want to build it, play in it, live it.

http://www.wired.com/images/slideshow/2007/06/gallery_steampunk/steampunkPC.jpg

The Steampunk Monitor and Keyboard​
 
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  • #94
OmCheeto said:
Add some copper and brass and you can join the newest hobby rage: steampunk




http://www.wired.com/images/slideshow/2007/06/gallery_steampunk/steampunkPC.jpg

The Steampunk Monitor and Keyboard​

That looks very nice!

Probably expensive!
 
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  • #95
JasonRox said:
That looks very nice!

Probably expensive!

I think the biggest expense would be time.
Most of this is done by people at home on their own equipment.

Much of the copper and brass comes out of a rattle can. :cry:
 
  • #96
binzing said:
Sure...hobbies and stuff...not bestiality and sex toys...

Those are my hobbies. What are you into... model aeroplanes?
 
  • #97
wolram said:
However, i have started the research into my new hobby, all i need now is some one with a phd in electronics and a master carpenter.

I see I got here too late, was going to suggest a solar water heater.
 
  • #98
Build yourself a nice perpetual motion machine! That should keep your hobby horse busy for a few year,,er decades...
 

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