I love oak!!!

[BigDaddy]

Almost a full day sweating my *ss off tearing down planters boxes has finally paid off!  All the solid oak trim I got from these boxes that were headed for the dumpster have now been converted into my newest 75 gallon stand.  The only part of the stand that isn't solid oak are the side panels, the inner door paneling, and the floor and back plate of the stand (which are an oak-veneered plywood)

Can't wait to get this thing stained and varnished!  Anyone have a heated space I could work with, as I use a water-based stain and an acrylic finish that both work better if applied at room temperature.

Here's the stand, along with the canopy that's already stained and finished.  Still have to pick out some hardware for the doors and top covers...

[murgus]

  Wow

Nice work Biggie D!  Very nice indeed!

I need a custom wall unit fish tank enclosure built - interested??

Andrew

[schauret]

Very nice work BigDaddy.

[beowulf]

Sweet indeed.  You should post the price difference of what it cost you to make versus what something like this would cost in store.

[Seanc]

man thats what i want my stand to look like. or at least on the outside, inside i don't think it is possible.
that is an inspiring stand you got there big D

[PaleoFishGirl]

Wow, you must have been busy... I love the stain job on the canopy especially.  Great job!

[nelson]

A huge improvement over the home made wooden stand that came with the tank I picked up from you a couple of years ago BD. Yep, the same tank I managed to smash before I got it home

[charlie]

BD nice prototype , when are you starting production  , well done.
Regards

[speckledmind]

Sweet.
Oak is classy : )

If only I had a work shop.
I have the skills, just no room or tools to make thinks happen : (

[babblefish1960]

It certainly seems criminal the way some of the better hardwoods get tossed like yesterday's newspapers. Good for you for taking the time and making the effort to salvage something that could wind up looking so lovely.

You clearly have some talent there, perhaps you may wish to continue on with this skill to make all those rich fish people happy having some very fine handiwork under their glass boxes.

Congratulations on making something that looks good enough to have in your living room as furniture. A very fine example indeed.

[busdriver]

So, when are you going into the business of making really good looking aquarium furniture? Because that is what it looks like, very nice furniture.

[PoisonJello]

nice job on the stand, oak is really nice wood to work with

[bitterman]

Nice Work!  Thats red oak right? If so ensure it is totally sealed on all sides as red oak can easily turn black when it comes in contact with water.

That would cost a pretty penny if you purchased the oak new! Just in materials alone.

Good Job,
   Bruce.

[RoxyDog]

awesome job BD.    the fact you were able to recycle and make something so nice is fantastic!

[beowulf]

Quick question regarding the recycling.  Where did you find the wood?  My dream is to make a kitchen table using recycled wood from an old barn or something along those lines.  It would also be nice to make something similar to what you make for my 65g.

[zapisto]

very nice
wow

[PaleoFishGirl]

beowulf:

Almost a full day sweating my *ss off tearing down planters boxes has finally paid off!  All the solid oak trim I got from these boxes that were headed for the dumpster have now been converted into my newest 75 gallon stand. 

[succinctfish]

I think the question is where did BD get the planter boxes? 
What can I say that everyone else hasn't?  It's beautiful, very nice job BD.  Do you have any pics of the process of "sweating your *ss off"    (I mean of course, the structure under the lovely finished stand?)

[kennyman]

Wow you must have had to get all that wood run through a plainer and joiner. Awesome project and congratulations on having the self discipline to get that done! Can I borrow some 

[beowulf]

beowulf:

I got that much but what I wanted to know was if they where his or if they are from a friend or even bought from a junkyard.