Hints for building a wishing well with a hexagonal base

When duplicating a wooden wishing well I developed some useful hints for making the hexagonal base straight and uniform. Ride along as I work out how to build this unique piece of yard art, designed to cover the well head in the side yard. (See update below)
Update: I had a request for the measurements. This will be a peek into how an Engineer (at least this Engineer) does a duplication project like this. Just enough info, but you'll have to puzzle through the assembly a bit.
Remember I had the old one sitting there, so angles and such things were transferred over. But the measurements are here. The second page lays out the data much more clearly than the first page, and can be used as a cut plan. As I recall it was all correct, and the order fully built the wishing well.
I have shared these measurements, along with photos of the finished project, to the following site. I hope you find it helpful!
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[@chemlung5368]

Great video. Gonna make the Wife happy when I clean up scrap lumber and she gets a wishing well to boot

[@malikahgriffin2047]

Thank you Keith! I have everything i need to build my wishing well. I have watched your video many times. It was wonderful and i'm looking forward to building my wishing well planter which will go over an ugly tree stump!! Thanks

[@JimFleming1953]

Well done, Mr. Peterson!!!👍 You just saved me a boatload of headaches and time with your stacked templates idea! 👍

[@cardinalflyer]

Glad to help! Sounds like a perfect holiday project.

[@LeeFenimore1149]

Getting ready to build one for my wife. Very helpful thank you!

[@lynnhayes3650]

You just saved me hours of doing it the long, hard and wrong way. Thank you! Your awesome!!!

[@cardinalflyer]

Glad I could help!

[@karlriley1314]

Nice lookin Cardinal RG.

[@xipo199]

Very informative. Thanks for taking the time to walk us through it.

[@kaceyd5272]

I’m glad to see you doing well Keith!

[@cardinalflyer]

Thanks! My new kidney is working great, and I have a warm hangar for projects on cold winters while we're all at home. What could be better?

[@arthilliker3721]

Nice Job !! You've helped me already with my wishing well !! Thank you !!

[@rileyeaston1207]

I guess it's kinda randomly asking but does anybody know of a good place to stream newly released series online ?

[@elianchristian8531]

@Riley Easton flixportal :P

[@rileyeaston1207]

@Elian Christian thanks, signed up and it seems to work :) Appreciate it!!

[@elianchristian8531]

@Riley Easton No problem :D

[@debbiegilbert8581]

Thanks I have a wishing well like yours that I need to replace the base so this will be sooo helpful 🙂

[@cardinalflyer]

Glad it helped

[@2012turok]

What a great idea, I will try that, thank you.

[@kuochen5709]

Awesome video, learned a lot from it. Thank you for sharing.

[@davidconnolly6721]

great work sir well done

[@gerald554]

your A BIG Help thank you

[@stanleykeith6969]

I would add more wood to the roof to keep move of the water out, use some Thompson's water seal. Great job !

[@cardinalflyer]

Problem is, most folks would want to park a flower pot in the wooden bucket, so letting in some water is a good thing!

[@mohawk81371]

Thank you for this video !!

[@franks122]

Thanks for sharing.

[@davidphan70]

awesome cardboard template technique

[@cardinalflyer]

That's why they call it CAD, right? Cardboard Aided Design.

[@ssupermansgirl]

Thank You great help!

[@lynnjunker2611]

Thanks for the video... How about using a Stop Sign for measuring?

[@cardinalflyer]

Great idea if you can find one, and it if's the right size! Although it's not like you could borrow one from the nearby street corner... probably easier to draw one in a couple of minutes, any size you want.

[@enlacocheradelabuelo5232]

THANK YOU YOUR AWESOME

[@jefferyjensen3179]

What's it's weight? Looks heavy.. will Grandma be able to move it about the yard?

[@cardinalflyer]

It is a bit heavy, but should be to hold it down on windy days. This isn't something you cart around.. and Grandma would want to have a little help. A hand cart does the job fine.

[@kimberlystratton5096]

How many cedars boards are needed to build that size wishing well ? Thank you It's beautiful

[@cardinalflyer]

Thanks! I built a web page with those details, you can see it in the description or click this link: cardinalinspections.com/youtube/WishingWell/

[@kimberlystratton5096]

lol, I figured it out 😉

[@smanny0747]

Are the last pieces are 12 inch too?

[@cardinalflyer]

I'm not sure which pieces you are referring to. I put some details on a web page at this link: cardinalinspections.com/youtube/WishingWell/

[@assog5737]

Should have 45 the ends so they marry together. So there's not a gap between the ends. That's how I build mine. And it looks alot cleaner.

[@cardinalflyer]

For the base? That is an interesting thought. It would have to be a 30 degree angle, and would require longer blocks to fill the space. It would have a much different look. I was going for an exact replacement for what I had, with the benefit of requiring much less alignment accuracy.

[@saramathews4288]

Do you have all of the schematics/measurements for the whole thing by chance?

[@cardinalflyer]

Hello Sara. Since it's you asking, I'll say yes. :-) This will be a peek into how an Engineer (at least this Engineer) does a duplication project like this. Just enough info, but you'll have to puzzle through the assembly a bit. Remember I had the old one sitting there, so angles and such things were transferred over. But the measurements are here. The second page lays out the data much more clearly than the first page, and can be used as a cut plan. As I recall it was all correct, and the order fully built the wishing well. You can download the 3 page PDF at this link: cardinalinspections.com/youtube/Wishing_Well_plan_and_details.pdf

[@cardinalflyer]

I was inspired to add some photos to the data. The new link for this information is: cardinalinspections.com/youtube/WishingWell/

[@lucinorosas1088]

How depp is it?

[@cardinalflyer]

There are details on the web page, I provided a link in the description... scroll down!

[@nelsonsilva5722]

buen video,pero el idioma que sea para todos

[@cardinalflyer]

I could have my daughter help me, but then it would be in Japanese, or Korean. Seems like English is about as close as we can get to being the language for everyone!

[@user-mr5qd1cz1l]

Говори по русски. Не хрена не понял.

[@cardinalflyer]

Если бы я только мог! Я думаю, вам нужно будет просто смотреть и учиться.