thats different, but clever.

Originally Posted by Missileer

I buy or copy drawings of antique furniture and on occasion, build a piece with period tools. I have collected a huge amount of antique hand tools over the years for faithful reproductions. I hate roccoco style, I think it must have been inspired by opium addicts.

Not that's a cool hobby!!

Originally Posted by FULLMETALJACKET

thats different, but clever.

you alliance or horde? and what's you shaman's spec?

Allaince for both, Shaman is Resto, T4 and arena, i rarely play him though.

Originally Posted by Sevens

Not that's a cool hobby!!

Agreed. I do a little woodworking from time to time, but mostly I work with horses, lift weights, and play music.

Originally Posted by deerslayer

Agreed. I do a little woodworking from time to time, but mostly I work with horses, lift weights, and play music.

sounds good to me

and how could I forget hunting, fishing, and shooting sports?

i dont know, how could you!?!?!?!

Originally Posted by Del Boy

Very interesting. What styles and periods do you prefer ? Why do you hate the roccoco?

I can't really lump all pieces from one period as a favorite. The tables, desks, and some chairs between Queen Anne, 1720-1750 and Chippendale, 1750-1780 are among my favorites. Windsor sort of spans a wide period as it was incorporated into many later pieces, and still is.

William and Mary, 1689-1725 were examples of fine veneer and marquetry work, copied by Queen Anne era craftsmen. Georgian, was an era of heavy use of mahoghany and some oriental and French style. I don`t care for Chippendale because of being too ornate.

Anything Shaker is one of my top favorite styles. I guess Jacobean, 1603-1688 is right up there with Roccoco style, too heavily carved, which ruins clean lines, with all sorts of animal and plant life climbing up legs and around mirrors.

These are just a few of my likes and dislikes. If a piece from any era, even modern, strikes my fancy, I`ll hang on to a drawing of it.

Originally Posted by Missileer

I buy or copy drawings of antique furniture and on occasion, build a piece with period tools. I have collected a huge amount of antique hand tools over the years for faithful reproductions.

Now that is an admirable "hobby". I would love to think of myself as a true craftsman, however the truth is that I am just a muddler. Steel fabrication is hardly the equal of reproducing fine antique carpentry.