The Old Macintosh Gets a Face
Ramblings More than a Quarter Century A whimsical gift became the latest chapter in the story of on…
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1918 Bailey No. 5 Plane Restoration
George
Tool Restoration Megapost Bailey Plane No. 5 Restoration - Part 1 GBS October 09, 2022 ━━━━━━━━━━━…
DIY Battery Organizer from Scrap Wood | Easy Workshop Storage Project
GBS
Puttering A Putt-About Morning A simple scrap-wood project that turned into one of the handiest lit…
Rewiring a Vintage Back Porch Wall Lamp
GBS
Lighting And a Cleanup Sometimes preserving an old fixture takes less work than finding a modern r…
The Upstairs Hallway Mirror: From 1935 to House 173 - Part 2
George
Painted Furniture Wrapping Up Paint, glaze and one unexpectedly useful Swiss Army knife turn an ol…
Leopold Bench Build at House 173
GBS
Made at 173 A Long Time Comin' Sometimes the best outdoor furniture projects are the simplest …
eBay Texas Birdhouse Re-Installed
George
Repairs Finally! After years on two different potting benches, a favorite handmade birdhouse finall…
A Little Workshop Time
George
Tool Restoration Bringing Old Chisels and Gouges Back to Life A workbench cleanup turned into a few…
Trimo Monkey Wrench
GBS
Tool Restoration 12-19-1911 Patent A four-dollar flea market find becomes a handsome restoration wh…
Building a Simple Nut Driver Rack for a New Metric Set
George
Hand Tools ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ My First Metric Set Christmas Gift from my Future Brother in Law ━━…
Vintage Trimo & Roxco Pipe Wrenches Restored
George
Tool Restoration A Couple Old Wrenches Good As New Two little pipe wrenches, a century of history, …
A Simple DIY Screwdriver Rack for Pegboard
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Workshop Askew /adjective/ - not in a straight or level position. One scrap of wood, a few holes, …
A New Snow Blower for 173!
George
Equipment The Troy-Bilt 2600 With summer wrapping up and Halloween stuff having been in the stores …
Enlarged Plane Rack
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Made at 173 The Way Things Happen This is another one of those projects that sat in my "Drafts…
Dad's Barcalo Lineman's Pliers: Restoring a Family Tool
George
My Tools A Simple Restoration A well-used pair of vintage Barcalo lineman's pliers reminds me t…
From Estate Sale Stool to Garden Plant Stand: An Easy Repurposing Project
GBS
Repurposing A Piece for Holding Planters An old five-dollar estate sale stool spent years waiting f…
Sidewalk Edger Restoration: The Old Tool I Didn't Know I Needed
GBS
Restoration Sometimes the old ways still work best, especially when they're easier on the knees…
Garden Bench Restoration 2022
GBS
Made at 173 Much like the post wrapping up the fence replacements from 2022, this post is about an…
Basement Landing Light Replacement: Keeping It Simple at House 173
GBS
Shorts Sometimes the smallest repairs bring the greatest peace of mind. A Flicker Gets Your Attenti…
Cyd Through the Years: The Story of House 173's Garden Gargoyle
GBS
A 173 Short 173's Grotesque (Gargoyle) Some garden ornaments are simply decorations. Others bec…