Im not sure if this post matters but im bored.
Ive debated on making stickers or candles just to learn something but im unsure as i dont have a use for them afterwards, havent tried it yet because i overthink.
Should i go with one of the crafts i suggest or is there something more suited for men out there, maybe bread making?
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I’m looking into making dioramas at some point. I haven’t gone out looking for tools and stuff but from what I’ve seen materials are pretty cheap. Mostly cardboard, foam and paper mache but they take a lot of time.
That sounds cool ive always wanted to do something like that but for rpgs like dnd.
3D printing and modelling, since the material is dirt cheap and the cost of the printer only really depends on scale. If you have the will you can make one from an e-waste DVD drive.
If you have the will you can make one from an e-waste DVD drive.
Picture from 2002. This was a 2D plotter made from the motors of a CD-ROM drive. The open wires connected to a copper coil that smashed a pencil up and down. A hard-disk magnet was glued to the pencil. 3D printing wasn’t a thing back then, otherwise I probably would have started a fire with an improvised heater on top of this.
I’ve been enjoying bookbinding. You can get started just with some paper, glue, craft knife, and a ruler. Add some needle and thread, cover board, and bookcloth and you can make some nice custom pieces.
Wood carving!
There are many materials for carving. Plaster or hydrocal is cheaper and can leave a white marble effect.
Working with wood is so satisfying. Carving is easy to start and you can also sculpt with stone. Or if you’re feeling ambitious and work on your skills you could make guitars.
You could also get into repairing and repurposing discarded stuff. There might be some clubs around dedicated to that skill.
Do what appeals to you. Nothing wrong with a man making stickers and candles if that’s what you like.
I don’t know if this has already been suggested (and don’t have time to read all the comments) but penis whittling.
Writing.
Short stories, poems, song lyrics, whatever floats your boat.
(I use OpenOffice if you’re looking for a software rec. There might be better out there but I’ve used it so long many of its functions are ingrained and it’s open/free which endears me to it too.)
Edit/PS: I found a cheap graphics tablet on my local online market and was learning to use it with GIMP and Krita, recommend that as well.
Whittling wood sculptures.
Requires knife, trees. Anything from large hardwoods to small branches.
Do you know anything without knifes or sharp object, my family bloodline is accident prone. For some reason im afraid of knifes?
That’s a good attitude. You will cut yourself. Probably requiring stitches at least once. Fear is a good way to keep the edge pointed away from yourself.
Same thing with a dremel.
Not very good at manning if you’re afraid of a little scrape. Turn in your card.
Huh, came here to comment this myself.
Tried it, didn’t like it, but the idea still intrigues me decades later. Didn’t expect it to be answered and upvoted already though.
Knitting is great for everyone. You can make clothing and accessories for you and for gifting. Knit and then felt wool bowls and other household articles. It’s inexpensive to get started with basic yarn to see if you like the activity.
Totally. Knitting is one of the most practical skills someone can have. It’s math, textiles, logistics, engineering, and cozy. You can also take control of what materials go into your clothing, too, like by sticking to organics and staying away from synthetics that break down faster and shed microplastics.
Hell, I got into fibre arts and went so deep I started visiting farms to buy my own fleeces, paying small hobby shepherds directly.
Ravelry.com (I’m not a shill, it’s just a great site) is good for searching patterns, organizing favorites, and it has a knitting calculator for conversions.
You don’t even have to knit a bowl to felt it, you can just felt wool roving over a flat circle form, cut it off, blow up a balloon inside and let it dry.
There is a recent-ish reprint of “The Manly Art of Knitting.” I imagine there are still copies out there. I’ve heard good things about the book and would take a look if I ever crossed pathed with it, despite no personal interest in cultivating manliness.
cultivating manliness.
Behold! My manliness crop grows abundantly, the gods shine their pleasure unto my oak bookshelves, moustache comb, and tobacco pipe.
Not exactly for men but how about innovating and making artisanal soap with fragrances oriented to males.
There’s a huge market for “manly” soaps and other hygiene products. Just slap a tiger or wolf and some ridiculous name like “bear pelt” on those bad boys and you’re good to go.
Yeah I mean artisanal ones handmade, not like the ones you can get in a regular shop, more like “organic” wo “animal suffer” women stuff but for men, he could even label them as “toxic” or “made with animal suffer” just as a marketing strategy.
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They shouldn’t be, but we are still transitioning out of segregated hobbies. And there are issues when say a knitting group of 60 year old women may be uncomfortable with a man joining. Or vice versa for a stereotypical male hobby.
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Why would women be uncomfortable about a dude joining if it’s not a gendered club? I haven’t met knitters of any age who wouldn’t be thrilled to talk wool weights and patterns with anyone. I’m a woman who’s been in and taught a ton of art and craft groups, they’ve all been mixed in age and genders. Art is for everyone.
I agree, but we still have a generation that avoid men as they are a threat to vulnerable women, or seen as they don’t belong.
I’m not if that era. My girls all know how to change tires, brakes and oil on their cars. Two of them capable of doing major auto work. And my son likes nail polish.
But my moms era is still highly focused on gendered activities.
My experience has been much different. I do everything from woodworking to Arduino to crochet, I’ve seen quite a few different group dynamics in gender and ages.
That’s not to say you’re wrong, lotta people have dumbass opinions on gender, but I’m so thankful I haven’t experienced much of that in the art world. The men’s sheds opening to women in the UK are a great example of positive change among the older generation.
Girls and grandmas knit wool socks whereas real men forge knives… or at least that’s the stereotype. Same thing is happening with computers too. Building a PC is seen as a guy hobby while riding horses is seen as hobby for school girls.
Why though? That sort of division is just archaic. People should be allowed to have whatever hobbies they find interesting. Who cares how that activity was viewed a 100 years ago. You don’t need to worry about obsolete perceptions in the 2020s.
I didn’t research but riding a horse couldn’t have been girls only 100 years ago right?
I might just look that stereotype history up.
Hobbies are certainly gender-biased. I haven’t met a female iron scrap sculptor in my life, ever. Conversely, I have known several (five IIRC) female painters, but only one male painter.
Disclaimer: I mean real life meeting, social networks or YouTube don’t count. YMMV.
I’m a man. I paint, crochet, sew, have done macrame, cook, bake and garden. I also play multiple musical instruments, work on engines and other mechanical shit, fish, shoot guns, weld, keep bonsai, and so fucking many other things. Hobbies and crafts are just skills learned and practiced for the enjoyment of doing it. I know men and women who do all of the things I do and some things I don’t. Hell, I know a chick blacksmith, and she makes some pretty badass knives, man. Most folks do not advertise their hobbies, they just do them.
There are 8 billion human beings at the moment. That you think your personal sample through individual interactions is remotely representative is a little egotistical at best.
I dont think anybody is arguing that only men can do X or only women can do Y, but more that X may be a more male dominated hobby or Y is more female dominated and these are the people you’re going to encounter if you join local groups, or what have you. It may be awkward depending on your personality.
Take gender out of it and replace it with something like religion and it might make more sense: “if you pick up this hobby you might encounter a lot of fundamentalist Christians” which could be awkward if you’re an athiest for example.
Like I’m into cars/trucks but a lot of people in the automotive hobby can be real douchebags. That doesn’t stop me from enjoying the hobby but it keeps me away from a lot of meetups with strangers.
A cheap oner: Drawing
A cheap one (that will become expensive as you slowly buy more and more yarn because you are addicted): Crochet.
A cheap one that need expensive tools: woodworking
The cheapest of them all: if you already have a computer you can learn a tool or a game.
Other Hobbies that I love regardless of money or gender:
Baking / cooking
Mechanics
3d printing (NOT cheap)
Coloring /painting
Miniature models (love to paint minis)
Bike
Enclosed Water Ecosystems (just get a Glass jar and fill it with river / ocean / lake elements and see the creatures that develop) very cheap. I have 3 jars.
Video Games (I like dave the diver)edit: I don’t know what you mean by “men”. This is very silly. You can find (hetero) men doing any of the hobbies above.
Gender thing aside, just draw. Pencil, sharpener, and paper are cheap. You might already have them. Start by doodling and doing some tutorials/exercises. Go from there.
As others have said, what on earth does your gender have to do with your choice of hobby? If you would like to do needlepoint but don’t because you’re worried that it’s unmanly, you’re an insecure little…
Anyway, candle making would be my hobby if one didn’t end up making candles in the process. Bread making is perfect in that sense. I love my loaves.
But how about jewellery making? Fire, molten metal, precision…
Or maybe metalworking? https://youtu.be/lVYu8KUYAgY
Anyway, candle making would be my hobby if one didn’t end up making candles in the process.
Idk why but this has me cracking up
Does the dick get in the way of regular crafting?
I have in fact lived through a few near-castration experiences with the crank of my vice grip.
Oof, I lost finger-skin to that slidey bitch. Does that make carpentry and machining more or less manly?
I’m ways you’d find difficult to believe 😮💨
Well, it gives you an extra crochet sometimes an extra hammer or even a great stick for your car
Is it supposed to be narrow and hooked?
