Hobby Thread - March 14, 2026 [TRex]

Welcome hobbyists! Pull up a chair and sit a spell with the Horde in this little corner of the interweb. This is the mighty, mighty officially sanctioned Ace of Spades Hobby Thread. As the prophesy foretold, the theme for this Hobby Thread is calligraphy and the written word.

[Top photo: A miniature of the hermit (monk) writing at a desk, 1st quarter of the 14th century (The British Library, London)]

What are you hobbying?

As per usual Hobby Thread etiquette, keep this thread limited to hobbying. All (legal) hobbying is welcome. I understand that some people pay attention to military hardware, tactics and strategy as a hobby. Discussion of current events permitted but must be made in the form of hobby commentary. Pants are optional. As always, puns are welcome and encouraged.

Play nice and do not be rude. Do not be a troll and do not feed the trolls.

Calligraphy? Yes, fancy writing.

Your dino host has a small brain and short arms and dreadful handwriting, so calligraphy is beyond my reach. Need your contributions in the gray boxes for help.

Book of Kells history:

Cursive is not the same as calligraphy. Calligraphy assembles several specific shapes and pen strokes.

Handwriting quality has nothing to do with calligraphy? Explain how.

"The Happy Ever After Crafter" is a clever name for a YT channel.

Flex nib fountain pens are a long way from a BIC ballpoint pen, but here we are.

Japanese calligraphy ink making. Wow.

Rosetta stone is not calligraphy but is a historically significant part of writing and language:

Cursive is a close sibling to calligraphy:

Hat tip: Perfessor Squirrel

Our first daffodils bloomed only to get snowed under a day later... The snow is gone and more blooms are emerging though.

Marble carving is off-topic but this video is impressive and amusing:

NOTICE: Next week the theme will be cartography. We'll be talking about maps. Find your way back and enjoy the fun.

Did you miss the Hobby Thread last week? We did an paper cutting theme. The comments may be closed, but you can re-live the content.

Words of wisdom:

"Because despite all our troubles, when things are grim out in that wide round world of ours, that's when it's really important to have a good hobby." Posted by: tankascribe at June 22, 2024 07:41 PM (HWxAD).

If you have trouble finding something in the content or comments that resonates with you, contribute your own. Send thoughts, suggestions and photos of your hobbying to moronhobbies at protonmail dot com. Do mighty things but don't run with scissors.

posted by Open Blogger at 05:30 PM

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