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Well . . .
If you want a "guy" pursuit that gives you an excuse to go to fabric stores, take up making model sailing ships. Can't get much manlier than that. (Well, making duck decoys maybe.)
Lot of the tools and materials I use come from fabric and quilting stores. For example -- you want a jib sail bellowing out rather than lying flat along the centerline of the ship. Stiffen the jib sail sheet with fabric stiffener. (You can't push a rope, but you can turn it into a pole.) And you get that at a fabric store. So, you have lots of opportunities to meet the gals, while impressing them with a degree of manliness (especially if you can use nautical terms with a degree of authenticity).
Actually, I ended up marrying a quilter, which is some sort of proof. (We now have three adult sons, all engineers, and a house full of model ships and quilts.)
Aug 13, 2013, 2:59:30 AM