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This isn’t fine woodworking, but it’s a project I really needed to do. I had an old “wishing well” covering the well cap on my property. It was rotting and falling apart, so I decided to make a new one. The third pic above is the old well.
I used pressure treated lumber. The base is made of 128 pieces of 2x material. Each layer is an octagon, arranged in an alternating pattern. Posts are 4×4s. The roofing job is not the greatest, but it was my first attempt.
-- John
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12 comments so far
yakerjax
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posted 401 days ago
WOW what a big difference that made… You did a beautiful job especially for your first project.. Good Job…
Cheryl
Karson
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posted 401 days ago
Great jpb John. I’m still trying to find my pictures of my first and second wishing well.
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wwnovice
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posted 401 days ago
Just to clarify – this is my first outdoor project, but not my first woodworking project.
-- John
Dadoo
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posted 401 days ago
I liked the old one too. Really rustic looking, ya know? But your new well looks great too. Did you count how many pieces of the 2×4 stock you had to miter to make the octagon base?
-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!
DAN
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posted 401 days ago
looks good to me !
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CharlieM1958
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posted 401 days ago
Great job! Must have taken a lot of patience to cut all those pieces.,
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
MsDebbieP
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posted 401 days ago
well done.. looks like you did exactly what you set out to do! Bravo
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TomFran
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posted 400 days ago
Big improvement. Nice job!
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RobS
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Certainly a job “well” done! Should last a long time.
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dennis mitchell
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Looks like you had fun!
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jockmike2
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It’s a lot better looking than the one I made. Of course my brothers pump was above ground and that was imperitive to get covered with insulation and heated. jockmike
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Lee A. Jesberger
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posted 400 days ago
Hi there;
I beg to differ, that is fine woodworking!
Great job.
Lee
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