What Else Do You Collect Besides Pens? What Are Your Hobbies Or Are Enthusiastic About?

[GabrielleDuVent]

As a hat collector perhaps you can help me. I find most hats have a brim that is far too small for my needs. I would like to find a very broad brimmed Fedora type hat.

 

I read somewhere that David Shilling said, "designing a hat is one thing; being able to wear any hat is another". Apparently you need a small head and a narrow chin or something.

 

If you want a broad brim Fedora-esque hat, try Tilley Hats.

[Scrawler]

 

I read somewhere that David Shilling said, "designing a hat is one thing; being able to wear any hat is another". Apparently you need a small head and a narrow chin or something.

 

If you want a broad brim Fedora-esque hat, try Tilley Hats.

I have just looked at their Montana hat. I have also just found an Australian company that will make me a rabbit fur felt fedora to measure with a 105mm down turned brim. I think that one may be exactly what I am looking for.

[nomadhacker]

hit up Goorin Bros. http://goorin.com They have a good variety of different styles of fedoras. Such as trilbys (the shorter brim styles) to panamas.

 

As a hat collector perhaps you can help me. I find most hats have a brim that is far too small for my needs. I would like to find a very broad brimmed Fedora type hat.

[Scrawler]

hit up Goorin Bros. http://goorin.com They have a good variety of different styles of fedoras. Such as trilbys (the shorter brim styles) to panamas.

 

link does not work.

[nomadhacker]

Sorry. Looks like they don't forward the non www.

http://www.goorin.com/

[Scrawler]

Sorry. Looks like they don't forward the non www.

http://www.goorin.com/

How convenient, they have a store in Toronto close to where I will be next week.

[nomadhacker]

Yeah, it really is best to try them out in person. Different shapes for different heads. I've got a punch card:)

How convenient, they have a store in Toronto close to where I will be next week.

[Mrsal]

Well apart from pens, i collect ink (of course), various bass guitar parts, as I love swapping parts out for some reason... And then i also collect headphones. But having just moved i'm still trying to locate my fountain pen collection... it seems to have gotten lost in the move

[KevinP]

Watches first and foremost. A watch forum I frequent has a writing instruments sub-forum and that's what got me into pens.

 

I haven't added to my collection in well over a year and am seriously considering parting with a majority of my pens for a very specific watch I've had my eyes on for years.

 

My oldest and biggest passion are watches. Do not have really expensive ones due to financial "constraints", but got a few nice pieces, this one sharing the box with my Parker Premier being No. 1:

<img src = "http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii33/mmmcosta/Watches/20130114_104052.jpg">

 

That JLC is beautiful, "nice" is a gross understatement.

[TLab3000]

I do not collect anything but pens. But right now I want to mention that I still have 12 guitars (electric, acoustic, bass, flamenco, jazz...) although I had to stop playing 10 years ago. I tried to play the bass some days ago and although I can't play much longer than a couple of minutes, I will never, never give those guitars away. Some of them, especially my Washburn (I have much more expensive instruments), still feel like a part of me. Music is what kept me from going insane and nothing was able to replace it. If my place burns down or if burglars take everything from my flat, there is nothing I would miss but those guitars. Everything else can be replaced, even my more valuable fountain pens.

[jkingrph]

 

 

I have two Feinwerkbau air guns from the mid seventies, a 300S rifle, and a model 65 pistol. Both shoot better than I can hold them, what do you shoot, if you don't mind my curiosity?

 

I have a Feinwerkbau 124(I think) sporter from the early-mid 70's also. It's a break barrel model but still shoots better than I can hold and has plenty of power. 950-1000 fps muzzle velocity in a .177 cal with a 4.5 gr pellet, so it will reach out a good bit. I also have one of the model 300 match rifles . I really need to get them out and do some shooting to hone my skills for rimfire and centerfire.

 

I have a modest , rather small collection of Swedish model 96 Mausers, including one rather rare model made for the Swedes by Mauser Oberndorf in Germany, for Swedish steel ( supplied by the Swedes because they wanted their own steel, apparently thinking it was superior) It was made in 1900 and has a two digit serial number, with all n umbered parts matching ( Something like 12-15 parts were always stamped with up to the last three digits of the serial number) For collectors it is desireable to have all numbered parts matching. For some reason Mauser started their own series of serial numbers, so acorss the range of numbers for all Swedish Mausers, the ones made in Germany( which has only been estimated to be about 5000 total) are not in the normal range for the year. I have a model made in 1898 in Sweded, the actual first year of production which has a number in the mid 2000 range.

 

I also have a small collection of Swiss straight pull rifles, mostly model K-31, with one Model 1911. Not in the same class but still Swiss in model 1869, yes the actual year, bolt action Vetterli, in 10.4x29 R(rimfire) which has been converted to centerfire so I can shoot it, I was lucky to find a 140 year old black powder rifle with an absolutely perfect bore, no pitting or clouding. It actually looks brighter and smoother than many new rfles

 

Last I have a few double barrel shotguns, including two French sliding breech models, one a Darne the other a Charlin , which are rather uncommon.

[Scrawler]

I have just discovered that I do actually collect something besides pens and inks. It came as a surprise to me, when I opened my wardrobe to hang up a new tweed jacket, which I purchased this morning, to discover that there was a dozen Harris Tweed jackets (all different colours) already hanging there. So it would seem that I am actually collecting tweed jackets LOL.

[WaskiSquirrel]

I collect slide rules, and I think I must be a book hoarder.

[grasshopper]

I've been away from FPN for a long time but what a nice thread to stumble into after a few days back, especially since I notice a few fellow members with common interests.

 

I’m not a collector but like many here, I have quite a number of interests and some of these seem to have generated small collections.

 

“Too little time and money” means that many of my interests sadly sit on the back-burner and I can split my currently active interests into 2 groups – those that coincidentally create collections and those that don’t.

 

Errrrr… looking at my list again, it appears that only 2 active interests are collection-free… so far. Well, for now and in no particular order, I’ll just share those that do create collections.

 

I listen to music: My longest active interest. I started when vinyl was dying and cassettes were starting. Now my small collection is in CD form.

 

I like to play music (badly): I still remember how to play the piano from childhood lessons and I do like to make noise on it but I found my musical passion a year ago – the electric bass. It’s one of those “I wish I found it years ago” things. Would be nice if I can graduate to an upright at some point but I’m in love with the electric version. Didn’t intend to collect these but I have 3 so far which I plan to be happy with for many years to come… yeah, right. If we ever move to a bigger house where I can have a music room, I'd like to add a drum kit.

 

I read comic-books (and some “proper” books too): Properly started reading comics at university as sports occupied most of my time before that. My daughter has developed interest in comic books too but sadly, there aren’t many currently ongoing superhero titles suitable for the 9-year old age group. I have donated a number of my earlier "collections" to schools and friends' kids.

 

I appreciate perfumes: My wife is happy with this the most since I appreciate perfumes regardless of the target gender market. In fact, one of my regular SOTD is traditionally a women’s perfume. I’ve made a conscious effort to stop buying new ones for over a year now as I really have enough variety to last me a few years.

 

I appreciate wristwatches: When I was a young boy (and obviously couldn’t afford to buy them), I collected watch ads and photos. Aunts, uncles and family friends would also cut them out and mail them to me. Sadly, my folders have long disappeared during various house-moves. I have a small but varied collection of actual watches now that I rotate. This collection grows the slowest, thankfully. My daughter appears to have inherited this interest too.

 

My other 2 active interests that do not generate collections are languages (I’m trying to polish up my French and German and have started learning Japanese, Arabic and Italian. Yes, I’m way over-ambitious here so let’s see how these go) and sports.

 

 

raf.

 

 

[be202025]

I like to keep everything and not liking throwing things away....

 

Besides pens, i'm currently collecting the swarovski mo's (really cute crystal cows...)

 

maybe some other random bits and pieces...

[Argentum]

I don't collect many things... playing cards (custom kinds, not just standard Bicycle rider back decks!), stamps (on and off), theatre playbills, US and foreign currency (the latter only happens when I travel abroad). I seem to be gradually accumulating fountain pens (and ink samples). Oh, and books. That one's a bit of a problem, since I really don't have much space to store them

 

Hobbies include drinking tea, tinkering with electronics, reading and writing for fun (wish I had more time for both), enjoying theatre (as an audience member or occasionally a behind-the-scenes participant), museums, video games. Wish I could find the time to re-learn trumpet and piano, learn to play more instruments, get into photography, learn more computer programming, and learn more languages. Basically, I wish I had more time to learn more things.

 

Tea and playing cards seem to be taking up a huge chunk of my budget allocated to 'hobbies', with fountain pens and ink samples close behind.

Edited September 30, 2013 by Argentum

[amk]

Hey Scrawler - that's two of us! I have got so that in any flea market or car boot sale, I can identify a Harris tweed at about 50 yards... it's such wonderful warm fabric. I haven't quite caught up to your size of collection yet, but I did get a Harris tweed cap to match one of my jackets recently.

 

Incidentally I saw a Donegal tweed jacket recently - loved the label, which explained all about the weaving tradition and then said at the end (you have to imagine a soft Irish accent) "Joy and health to you who wear it". How sweet.

Edited September 30, 2013 by amk

[c4bb0ose]

I collect and subsequently paint warhammer fantasy Goblins http://imgur.com/iyZ2OQS&tw7RwSb&rrpzdjM&uOOvN94&14LvGmI&9yVRmYG&cZGTp6i&lyzLpNJ&VSPVcoW

http://imgur.com/hZTCmK1&fjXcDaZ&6rb8GsU&Cnauj9d&2BWf6R7&ZmOCZkd&9v62rLZ&PVSufd2&GWS1K8g

An expensive hobby, but tis fun.

[carlosviet]

I have more books than I could hope to finish. In this sense, I "collect" them.

 

On a day to day basis, my spare time is split between the gym or boxing club, and fine lunches with friends.

 

I do my best to explore a foreign country every two months, if not once a month.

 

My other interests are not so regularly indulged: galleries, museums, gigs, concerts, lectures, fine wine, fine coffee, scuba diving, sailing, trail running, jet skiing............ The world is awesome.

 

These above could be my very words...

[Korybas]

Just spotted this interesting post, it was really great to see that people here do not confine their aesthetics and creativity to pens and inks only. I must admit that I got new ideas for collecting, that's for sure!

As for me, my main hobby is crystal and mineral collecting. Fell in love with them when I was 5, now I am 42 and still in love with the beauty nature can create.

Then there is reading and books... More books that I will ever be able to read...

I also paint; never went to an art school, rather I am self taught. Some months back I posted my work on a statue, and I must admit I was pleasantly surprised by the comments of my fellow FPNers.

Edited September 30, 2013 by Korybas