Looking for a new hobby, suggestions?

Nathan the Machinist said:
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Figuring out what combination of round, powder, charge, seated length, crimp detail etc result in the most accurate combination for a particular rifle. A few well spent hours here and there and a few beers and you can dial in a rifle.
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Was going through my ammo cache lately and found some from a few years ago. A friend's dad had just bought the equipment and we took advantage of it. It was a lot of fun and satisfying getting a load dialed in for a particular rifle.

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Casinostocks said:
+1 for learning to cook at gourmet levels and another endorsement for precision target shooting with manual reloading, but of course none of these are suited to garage while enjoying a brew!

Knife sharpening is also something which fits your given criteria :)
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Would have to be a really big garage. I just bought an Edgepro Apex sharpener with some high grit tape to start putting a mirror edge on my knives so I have something in the meantime but once they are all sharp I need to find something else.
 
Reloading / bench-rest shooting are at the top of my list! Metal detecting, soap making, and hi-fi audio are also hobbies I'm addicted to. Whiskey is another favorite, if you can count that as a hobby ...;)

I also paint miniatures for my board games! Love doing the terrain effects at the base. This one need to be finished.

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tinfoil hat timmy said:
Personally, I've found that being able to sharpen my Knives by hand to be rewarding.

I find myself drawn to 3d printing as of late. Unfortunately the barrier to entry is pretty expensive.... At least for the cooler sls printer I want to get.
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Serious???? If you are not looking at mass production you can get excellent 3DP's crazy cheap.

I am totally bewildered how so much sophisticated leading edge technology can be cheaper than an average knife which in comparison is stone age technology.
 
Take up some lapidary, just buy a tumbler and polish with it or become more skilled with a cabochon machine. I'm just a rock tumbler, like to take rough and see where it leads. You can buy all the equipment on line, there are forums to help. I started with one 3 lb tumbler, now have 6 and two tile saws. Takes a while to get going, rocks can tumble for months, but when you start getting finished material you'll love it. Make simple jewelry or really get in to it, it can get costly. Perfect for a garage.
 
Win Heger said:
Take up some lapidary, just buy a tumbler and polish with it or become more skilled with a cabochon machine. I'm just a rock tumbler, like to take rough and see where it leads. You can buy all the equipment on line, there are forums to help. I started with one 3 lb tumbler, now have 6 and two tile saws. Takes a while to get going, rocks can tumble for months, but when you start getting finished material you'll love it. Make simple jewelry or really get in to it, it can get costly. Perfect for a garage.
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Wire wrapping is a great way to get started in jewelry, all you need is a couple pairs of pliers:thumbsup:
 
WValtakis said:
Wire wrapping is a great way to get started in jewelry, all you need is a couple pairs of pliers:thumbsup:
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As a hobby my dear mother started assembling jewelry from broken and used jewelry parts just so she could wear things she liked and couldn't find or afford in the shops. Other women, mostly complete stangers, started asking her where she bought it. Word spread like wildfire she has now basically come out of retirement to meet requests for her handmade custom jewelry without a single advertisement or business name. The only infrastructure is some pliers, and a good light with a magnifying glass. She only makes what she would wear herself.

Sometimes if you really enjoy a hobby and get some skills others want in on it and will pay.
 
Well, depending on how much beer drinking is going on in that garage, you could learn another language while sharpening knives and fixing whatever needs fixing.
No need to be particularly fluent but enough to order dinner or hold a conversation well enough to make others think your fluent, then pretend that you’ve known the language for years- you know, just for fun.
For me, I’m shopping for a little lath to start making some little odds and ends. Maybe I’ll learn mandarin while I do it. Probably just end up learning to swear in 5 different languages though :)
 
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