The Antique Water Pump Has a Plinth

I had a free afternoon and decided to use it to

build a plinth for the water pump I had found 

at an antique store a while back.

I had struggled between building the plinth 

out of stone or brick or wood.

Ultimately, wood won out, simply because 

I am most comfortable working with wood.

I purchased six 1/2" x 6" x 24" boards.

In the end, I only needed five of those boards.

I also bought two  2 " x 24" boards for trim boards.

The final board I purchased was a 4 " x 24" board 

for use for the top.

I also purchased 2 packages of 1-1/2"x5/8" L brackets

but I only needed one as logistics would not allow 

a screwdriver to be used inside the box

after a certain point.

I used the L brackets for the first couple of corners.

And then physics set in. 

From now on I would have to secure the box

from the outside.

The PVC pipe is there for structural integrity.

Now is the time to break out the new miter box.

Sadly, my old miter box fell off the shelf last year

and broke. Le sigh.

And now it is time to cut two pieces of wood

to make a platform.

Glue them together.

Screw the pieces of wood into the plinth.

But how to make a 2-1/2" hole 

when one doesn't have the necessary equipment?

And when one's rechargeable battery 

keeps dying in the middle of the job?

Repeatedly?

Keep drilling, says I.

Finally, 

despite the impending rain,

the plinth is finished.

Now,

I just have to figure out a paint finish

to match this beauty.