Tools at 173: Just Some Artsy Pics
Fun with Still-Life Pictures of Tools
Showing posts from 2018
Radiator Cover Bonus Progress Pics
GB Shaw
Off the Cutting Room Floor I was looking through the progress pictures from the radiator cover and …
Radiator Cover Progress!
GB Shaw
A Theme of Elements In our last post I wrote about the happy little accidents always attendant…
Made at 173: Fixing Mistakes
GB Shaw
Those of you old enough to remember (like me) can think back to the days when Bob Ross created mir…
Starting on the Dining Room Radiator Cover
GB Shaw
Time to Address the Dining Room's Last Ugly Spot As you'll see below, a cover for the radi…
Window Work - What was I Thinking?
GB Shaw
I've done windows here at 173 quite a few times now. I put new windows in the back porch, new …
173 Looking Old-School in Black and White
GB Shaw
I thought it would be fun to look at some pictures of 173 taken over the years, but do it retro-sty…
Hallways: Yet Another Hallway Detail
GB Shaw
Inness' Medford Mass. This past spring the hallways and stairwell were redone - finally. But, …
Ode to the Hemlock at 173
GB Shaw
The Hemlock Will Not Countenance Despair Sometimes I'm astounded by the little coincidences tha…
A Few Scrap Wood Projects
GB Shaw
Recycle, Reuse and Some Other 'R' Word In our last post I wrote about a very simple scrap …
Made at 173: Honing Board
GB Shaw
Because You Know...Paul Sellers Sometimes I post about some pretty minor stuff, then again - most m…
Legacy Project - New Floor for the Cold Cellar
GB Shaw
A Little Concrete and Some Scrap Wood Here's an old project I never got around to posting - put…
South Side Foundation Repairs
GB Shaw
What a Difference Every time I write the words 'Foundation' and 'Repair' in the sam…
Hallways: One Final Detail?
GB Shaw
At Least Final for Now Back in May I posted about some of the stairway and hall details I was work…
173 in Bloom - the back yard
GB Shaw
I've been a little delinquent getting back to this mini-series , but here we are! We left off …
173 in Bloom - the side yard
GB Shaw
Now we move onto the Side Yard portion of this mini-series about the various flower beds and gard…
173 in Bloom - the corner beds
GB Shaw
An Apt Description The last post highlights the front yard here at 173 and, while the front yard i…
173 in Bloom: The Front Yard
GB Shaw
Let the Pictures Tell the Story I'm resisting the temptation to do "before and after"…
2018 Summer in Bloom at 173!: A Mini-Series
GB Shaw
Study of an Urban Garden While 173 rests on a rather small city plot, the gardens make it feel like…
Drying Out - The Basement Flood of 2018
GB Shaw
Once in a Blue Moon The mighty Hudson has not breached its banks, and the Normanskill still remains…
Fixing the Bathroom Doorstop
GB Shaw
It All Started With the Bruegger Meister Not everything here at 173 is big remodels, or building th…
812 - the Home: Kitchen History!
GB Shaw
From time-to-time I post about my parent's house , the house I grew up in and the house my dad…
Last Post on the Kitchen Trim (probably)
GB Shaw
Cutting the Bottom of the Door - Scary Ninety-nine percent sure this will be my last post on the ki…
Kitchen Floor - Working on the Details
GB Shaw
Meeting Five Doorways When last we met the new kitchen floor was in, but the detail work still had …
Back to the Kitchen
GB Shaw
Time for the Floor No, this isn't a Legacy Project , it's a whole new project that rounds o…
Legacy Project: Re-re-visiting the Fences
GB Shaw
I kinda like doing these "Legacy" posts, they give me a chance to look at the changes at …
Legacy Project: Replacing the Sewer Pipe
GB Shaw
What a Job! Here's a seemingly uninteresting post, a post about replacing the sewer pipe at 173…
Legacy Project: The Living Room
GB Shaw
Because this blog is primarily a vehicle for me to keep track of what was done and when, as well as…
Hallways: Working on the Details
GB Shaw
Getting Close to Done So I was wrong. In the last post I said there'd be one final post about…
Hallways: New Lights, Outlets and Switches
GB Shaw
Getting Electricals Done At long last 173 has new lighting in the hallways and stairwell! Not o…
Hallways: Meet Sherwin Williams' Lily!
GB Shaw
Just the Perfect Shade Ta-daaah! And at long last, the hallways and stairwell are painted! A few w…
Hallways: The Ceilings
GB Shaw
Now We're Moving! Things are really moving along with the halls and the stairway now! The trou…
Hallways: Trouble Spot
GB Shaw
I Was Just a Goofy Kid When I was a kid, baseball ruled! I mean - everything was baseball and base…
Hallways: A Bit of Progress
GB Shaw
The Stairwell is Underway I just got to thinking - I didn't include any "before" pict…
Hallways: Getting the Wallpaper Started
GB Shaw
Let's Try Again With the dining room 99.76% finished , it's time to get one last p…
812 - The Home: The Back Porch
GB Shaw
From time-to-time I post about my parent's house , the house I grew up in and the house my dad …
Dining Room Details
GB Shaw
99.76% Done! It's that time again! My class is done (I got an A by-the-way), and spring, …
The Dining Room Built-In: The Reveal
GB Shaw
At Long Last! Done. Finally. Here we are, Super Bowl Sunday...February…
812 - The Home!: A Bit of History
GB Shaw
One of the fun things about house blogging is digging into the history of a place. I think mom and…
The Dining Room Built-In: Baseboards!
GB Shaw
A Damn Close Match! 173 is an interesting mix of architectural styles. The city tax records sho…
The Dining Room Built-In: So Close to Done I Can Taste It!
GB Shaw
Personalizing! I really hoped this post would be the grand reveal, the final post in what seem…
The Dining Room Built-In: Glazing Done!
GB Shaw
Giving it All a Bit of Character Last week, painting of the built-in was completed , except …
The Dining Room Built-In: Painting Done (Almost)
GB Shaw
The Difference Paint Makes! The painting is done! Well, not done done, but kinda done. Al…
Special Edition: Happy Birthday Dad!
GB Shaw
Confession: I am terrible about knowing how old someone is. I always have to do the math. But…
The Dining Room Built-In: Endless Prep
GB Shaw
Can You Believe Even More Prep? In the last post I mentioned all the sanding that had been don…
The Dining Room Built-In: The Tedious Stuff
GB Shaw
More Details! Maybe it's an attention span thing, or just a need for immediate gratification…