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1st Outdoor Project - Wishing Well

Project by wwnovice posted 812 days ago 523 views 0 times favorited 12 comments Add to Favorites Watch

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


12 comments so far

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yakerjax

60 posts in 852 days


posted 812 days ago

WOW what a big difference that made… You did a beautiful job especially for your first project.. Good Job…

Cheryl

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Karson

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posted 812 days ago

Great jpb John. I’m still trying to find my pictures of my first and second wishing well.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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wwnovice

77 posts in 1079 days


posted 812 days ago

Just to clarify – this is my first outdoor project, but not my first woodworking project.

-- John

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Dadoo

1723 posts in 883 days


posted 812 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!

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DAN

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posted 812 days ago

looks good to me !

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

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CharlieM1958

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posted 812 days ago

Great job! Must have taken a lot of patience to cut all those pieces.,

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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MsDebbieP

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posted 812 days ago

well done.. looks like you did exactly what you set out to do! Bravo

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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TomFran

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posted 812 days ago

Big improvement. Nice job!

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

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RobS

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posted 812 days ago

Certainly a job “well” done! Should last a long time.

-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX

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dennis mitchell

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posted 812 days ago

Looks like you had fun!

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

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jockmike2

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posted 811 days ago

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

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

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Lee A. Jesberger

3710 posts in 872 days


posted 811 days ago

Hi there;

I beg to differ, that is fine woodworking!

Great job.

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

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