What do you do for a living?

Retired military, four years in the US Marine Corps and sixteen in the US Army. Worked for the Dept. of Defense for twenty years. I'm retired and can usually be found in my shop making knives.
 
Farmer (culinary herbs) and local produce in season. This is a busy time of year for us so not much time for knifemaking. Still try to do at least 1 a week. Going to get into some folders and butterflies so I'll be tooling up a little soon.

Larry
 
Tom Militano said:
Retired military, four years in the US Marine Corps and sixteen in the US Army. Worked for the Dept. of Defense for twenty years. I'm retired and can usually be found in my shop making knives.
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Hey!!! What about the 8 year old scotch and beer drinking?????? :D
 
Full Time knife maker for the second time around...Finally think all the family help is over so I can concentrate on knives 100% again....Otherwise being Dad and Husband is a full time job in itself :D but I Love both my jobs,just wish the money was better :D

Bruce
 
Full time federal police officer for a govt faucility but soon to be full time machinist at the same faucility. All the pay and none of the aggravation plus no overtime and weekends off. Life is good.
 
I am currently a military skydiving instructor. I try to do something exciting on the weekends though. Frank
 
My kids and I make muzzle loading gun parts -- butts, guards, sights,actions, locks and just about every other part. Sell wholesale in US and Europe. Sounds like a big deal but it's not. Just a hobby I have had for about 60 years but it pays the bills. :thumbup:
My real job is baby sitting for my Daughter -- she works nights.
 
NDT Tech (non-destructive testing). Industrial radiography (x-ray and gamma), ultrasonics, MPI and LPI.

I'm the guy who keeps the planes from crashing and the nuclear reactors from blowing up.

Feel safer now don't ya' :D

Might go full time with the knives in aboot 20 years :(
 
What do I do for a living?

Well, I fish and hunt and hunt and fish and make a few knives. But then I have to go to work to be able to afford to do the things I live (and love) to do............Journeyman electrician for the past 30 + years-------mostly industrial work.

Mike
 
I work for the microelectronics industry, so for now, playing with chips and bugs, hope to play some day with hammers and anvils but will play with sanders and grinders very soon :D
 
Electro-mechanical repair technician :D , yeah, thats what the resume says.

I work for a company that makes photofinishing equipment, install, troubleshoot repair. Entails Electrical, electronics, mechanical, chemical, and tons of computer crap of all stripes. And alot of miles(thankfully in a company car) and alot of hotels. I'm thinking I should get a gig doing quality control for the hotels on the side :cool: .

Different people, different equipment, different problems, every day, pretty cool actually.

Jon
 
Nats said:
NDT Tech (non-destructive testing). Industrial radiography (x-ray and gamma), ultrasonics, MPI and LPI.

I'm the guy who keeps the planes from crashing and the nuclear reactors from blowing up.

Feel safer now don't ya' :D

Might go full time with the knives in aboot 20 years :(
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You wouldn't happen to work for Aitec would you?

I'm currently the Weed Man, good enough for the summer I guess.....:rolleyes:
 
Dude!!! I just have to ask, smoking it or cutting it???????
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IG, "great" minds think alike! I was going to ask the exact same question! Sounds like pretty lucrative summer work, to me. Or if not a big moneymaker, at least fun!
 
Derkins,I have alot of respect for your job,My wife has freinds that has a daughter that has that....Takes a special kind of person to do your job my hat is off it you,you are a blessed man
 
The last 10 years a Youth Worker at a Junvile Treatment Facility (boys camp)and working on a degree in Criminology. Started out as a mechanic on Trucks.
 
Im A (freight Proccesser) At The New Wal-mart Mechanical Groceri Distribution Center. I Get To Drive Fork Lifts Around And Unload Freight From Trailers And Stack The Freight To Our Prefered Heights We Have This Fork Lift Called The Clamp. Which It Squeezes The Products Together So Its Easier For Us To Break The Product Height In Half. Been Doing This Since Feb. 7 And Loving It. Beets 9 Years In Fast Food Lol. Oh Ya I Get 4 Days Off And Get Payed 13.35 An Hr. I Work Sat., Sun., Mon. So I Have Plenty Of Time To Work On Knives Or Spend Qt W/ The Family Or Else I Can Be Found In The Woods Hunting And Scoping Out The Deer For The Season
 
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