A cedar picket wishing well with a shingled roof standing on a mown lawn.
Willis, Texas

Wishing wells and picnic tables, built by hand.

Donnie is a retired firefighter. He is 77. He builds one piece at a time in his own shop, out of real wood, the way they used to be made.

  • Wishing well $350
  • Picnic table $450

Why buy from Donnie

  • One man, one bench Every well and every table is built by Donnie himself, start to finish.
  • A flat price $350 and $450. Not a "from" price that climbs while he builds.
  • Willis, Texas Built here in Montgomery County. You pick it up when it's ready.
What he builds

Two things, done properly.

Donnie doesn't have a catalogue. He has two things he builds, and he builds them properly.

A honey-toned cedar wishing well with a shingled peaked roof and a rope crank.

Wood picket wishing wells

$350

A shingled roof, a crank and rope, and a picket body you can plant flowers in. Good on a front lawn, a flower bed, or either side of a driveway.

Look at the wishing wells
A cedar A-frame picnic table with attached bench seats standing on a lawn.

Picnic tables

$450

The classic A-frame with the benches attached, cut and put together by hand on one bench in Willis.

Look at the picnic tables
A workshop bench with cedar pickets clamped in a row, a hand plane, a square and wood shavings.
Built by Donnie

He was a firefighter. Now he’s in the shop.

Donnie is a retired firefighter. He's 77 now, and he spends his days at the bench instead.

There's no crew and no factory. He measures it, cuts it, sands it and puts it together himself, one at a time. When it's finished he calls you, and you come and get it.

That's the whole operation. It's why the price is a number and not an estimate.

How it works

Four steps, and one of them is a phone call.

  1. Step 1

    Call him

    832-953-6234. If you get no answer, leave a message.

  2. Step 2

    Tell him what you're after

    A wishing well or a picnic table. He'll tell you what he can do and what it costs.

  3. Step 3

    He builds it

    By hand, in his own shop, one at a time.

  4. Step 4

    You pick it up

    He'll call when it's ready and you collect it here in Willis.

Questions

Straight answers.

How much is a wishing well?

$350 for the well. Not a "from" price that climbs.

How much is a picnic table?

$450 for the table and both benches. Same idea: not a "from" price.

How do I get one?

Call Donnie on 832-953-6234 and tell him which one you want. He'll build it and call you when it's ready to collect in Willis.

How long does it take?

Ask when you call and he'll give you a straight answer for where he is that week.

Who actually builds them?

Donnie does. All of it. He's a retired firefighter, he's 77, and he works alone in his own shop.

He'd rather talk than type.

One phone call tells you everything — what he's got on the bench, how soon he could start yours, and when you could come and get it.