The Radiator Cover Megapost
A Wood Slat Radiator Cover Build Welcome to the Radiator Cover Megapost combining the 5 or 6 posts …
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Made at 173: Simple Toolboxes
GB Shaw
As you probably know, I like finding things to do with scrap wood after a project. In this case,…
The Dining Room Built-In Megapost!
GB Shaw
This is the first of the Megaposts here on House 173! What is a Megapost you ask? Well, when …
Made at 173: 45-Degree Marking Tool
GB Shaw
Still Laid Up Trying not to drone on about my back, but it's still out so there's still no …
Made at 173: Marking Gauge
GB Shaw
A Scrap Wood Project Mikhail Baryshnikov, that great ballet dancer from the 1970s, once said, "…
Made at 173: Center Line Scribe
GB Shaw
A Scrap Wood Project In my last post I showed the steps for making my card scraper holder, and in…
Made at 173: Card Scraper Holder
GB Shaw
Workshop Therapy Betty Davis once said, "Getting old isn't for sissies." Boy isn…
Das Beisler Haus: Erweiterung! Pt 1
GB Shaw
A Two-Story Addition The Beisler house has embarked on a huge project, one that will change the hou…
812: The Home! - Taming the West Wind
GB Shaw
Percy Bysshe Shelley, you know - Mary Shelley of Frankenstein fame's husband, expressed it …
Snow Sled Rebuild - Finished!
GB Shaw
Finishing the Rebuild These kind of projects are so fun...in very little time something old and …
Snow Sled Rebuild - Part 1
GB Shaw
One Man's Treasure Back in 2017 my neighbor was tossing his old sled out to the trash. Havi…
Made at 173: Colonial Pipe Box to Kitchen Utensil Box
GB Shaw
One of the Earliest Projects in the Shop This is one of my Legacy Projects, projects I post years l…
Made at 173: Garden Hose Post
GB Shaw
Another Scrap Wood Project If you've followed 173 for any time at all, you know I always enjoy …
Das Beisler Haus Gets a New Roof - German Style!
GB Shaw
Nephew is on a tear, knocking out one project after another! Oh to be young again! First let me s…
Fixing the Hallway Clock
GB Shaw
Yard Sale Biedermeier (Style) Way back in '98 or '99 we found this beautiful clock at a yar…
The Shed Rehab: Finished!
GB Shaw
It's Finally Done and Looks Great ! I think just about every project I lament my complete inabi…
The Shed Rehab: Finally Making Progress
GB Shaw
It Already Looks Better! Summer's always interesting for getting projects done. For one thing,…
A Storage Block for the Scroll Saw Blades
GB Shaw
Talk About the Simplest of Designs! Fair warning! This is not an exciting post. It's not …
Das Beisler Haus: Air Conditioning Install
GB Shaw
This week the entire Northeast is in a significant heatwave. But last month Europe was under the gr…
The Shed Rehab: All Primed Up!
GB Shaw
In the last post I pointed out all the reasons it was time to rehab the shed, including the old ba…
The Shed Rehab: Finally Doing It!
GB Shaw
Way Past Overdue Time to spruce up the ol' shed. I forget exactly when I built it, but it was …
Dirty Little Secrets at 173
GB Shaw
Doesn't this look like a beautiful ocean storm scene? The clouds, the white-capped waves - stu…
Das Beisler Grill House!
GB Shaw
Nephew sent a picture this weekend that, #1 - made me hungry and, #2 - made me jealous! I'll e…
Spring into Summer - 2019
GB Shaw
The Yard Transitions into Summer I haven't gotten much done yet this spring/summer. I think mo…
Early Spring 2019
GB Shaw
Coming Out of A Long Cold Winter With just two more weeks of school left I'm incredibly itchy t…
The Original House Plans - 1949
GB Shaw
Clearly I don't have any projects happening here at House 173 right now. I have three more wee…
House 173 Welcomes Das Beisler Haus
GB Shaw
So, this is a great honor! Much like my parents at 812-The Home , our nephew (whom we will continu…
Legacy Project: Shoe Rack for the Back Porch
GB Shaw
A Scrap Wood Project Way back in 2011 (it's painful to think that was 8 years ago already), jus…
Made at 173: Simple Shelf for the Kitchen
GB Shaw
A Very Early Project at 173 Sometimes I post old projects just for posterity - this is one of those…
Made at 173: A Little Accent Table Part 1
GB Shaw
Made Specifically for the Upstairs Hallway So, the class I'm in is winding up and I have a co…
The Radiator Cover - Finished (finally)
GB Shaw
The Reveal! At long last the radiator cover is finished! I started this project all the w…
Scrap Wood Gadgets for the Workshop
GB Shaw
Just Puttering The last few weeks, around the holidays, I've just been puttering around the wor…