Wednesday Working — They Got Wheels

Posted on 04/24/2024 by Andrew Reynolds

This week I took a short break from digging trenches to make a few of this wheel bases for our wine barrels:

Made four. Should have moved them into the sun for the picture.

The wood is salvage from a shed I tore down last year but the wheels are new:

And here’s what they look like with a barrel on them:

Heather is redoing the planting in all of them and this one is ready for new plants.

I also did manage a little trench digging:

All of this for one new sprinkler head.
And here are the pipes. Just need one more connection.

I’m going to be taking a short break from irrigation and will get back to this in a week or so. When I sat down to write this, I found three emails from the big box store requesting that I fill out a survey about my experience shopping with them. Everytime I go to the drug store I get a survey too. My doctor’s office has started doing this as well. Is it just me or are big corporate organizations getting more and more emotionally needy – they seem to want constant validation that they are doing okay.

That’s it for this week. If you need me, I’ll be here filling out surveys and leaving reviews for PVC fittings.

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About Andrew Reynolds

Born in California Did the school thing studying electronics, computers, release engineering and literary criticism. I worked in the high tech world doing software release engineering and am now retired. Then I got prostate cancer. Now I am a blogger and work in my wood shop doing scroll saw work and marquetry.
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18 Responses to Wednesday Working — They Got Wheels

  1. Dave's avatar Dave says:
    04/28/2024 at 8:37 am

    We just BOUGHT one of those wheel bases for our new lemon tree! I shoulda hired you instead, Andrew 😦

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  2. brilliantviewpoint's avatar brilliantviewpoint says:
    04/25/2024 at 2:01 pm

    Great job! You are a professional!!

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  3. Diane Henders's avatar Diane Henders says:
    04/25/2024 at 11:05 am

    Wow, that’s a lot of trenches! My back aches just thinking of them. And your barrel-dollies are perfect. I’m glad you showed the photos from above and below – I’m making notes on their construction so I can make some, too! :-)

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  4. Sheila Landry Designs's avatar Sheila Landry Designs says:
    04/25/2024 at 8:40 am

    They don’t call them “the greatest invention” for nothing! ;) Looks awesome!

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  5. Jacqui Murray's avatar Jacqui Murray says:
    04/25/2024 at 8:10 am

    Those wheels are brilliant. Took an engineer/computer designer/jack of all trades (including quilter) to figure that out.

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  6. Lauren Scott, Author's avatar Baydreamer - Lauren Scott says:
    04/25/2024 at 6:14 am

    I love your wheels, Andrew! Can I hire you? 🙂

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  7. joynealkidney's avatar joynealkidney says:
    04/25/2024 at 3:47 am

    I’m impressed with your wheels. You’re a problem-fixer!

    Liked by 1 person

  8. PiedType's avatar Pied Type says:
    04/24/2024 at 9:41 pm

    Well at least you’re staying out of trouble

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