Project by DocT | posted 01-17-2011 05:56 PM | 2728 views | 14 times favorited | 8 comments | ![]() |
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I finally reached my bedtime-story breaking point. I couldn’t look at the makeshift fish tank stand any longer.
When our oldest daughter got a 30-gallon fish tank for her birthday (2 ½ years ago), we scrambled to set it up, fill it with water, and plop in a few fish. A quick trip to the local pet store left me disillusioned, “There is no way that I’m going to spend a couple hundred dollars on a particle board stand to hold the new tank! I’ll build her something nice. So, for now, let’s just put it on this old singer sewing machine cabinet.” Well, like I said, that was over two years ago.
I decided to build sort of a dry sink. I feel like it gives the most options in the future. When the fish tank is retired, the piece can easily find a home as a nightstand, a sideboard or a side table. It could even be mounted to the wall; cut a hole in the top, drop in a sink, and you’ve got a nice little vanity. I like the simple craftsman lines, long thin corbels, and softly curved toe-kick.
I built it from some scrap quartersawn white oak and QSWO plywood. The pewter-finish hardware was also left over from another project. The stand is 32” tall x 31” wide x 17” deep. The finish is spar-urethane
-- tracyturnerstudio.com
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KMS
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#1 posted 01-17-2011 06:02 PM
Very nice build!
superstretch
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#2 posted 01-17-2011 06:17 PM
For being scrap wood, it looks fantastic. I love the bookmatched panels.
-- Dan, Rochester, NY
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#3 posted 01-17-2011 07:30 PM
I like that great! job.
Dusty56
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#4 posted 01-17-2011 08:02 PM
BEAUTIFUL !!! Right down to the hardware : )
This went directly into my favorites ! Did you design the cabinet ?
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ND2ELK
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#5 posted 01-17-2011 11:48 PM
Beautiful cabinet. Excellent craftsmanship. Very nicely done. Thanks for posting.
God Bless
tom
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#6 posted 01-18-2011 04:08 AM
Doc,
You certainly turned that scrap into a beautiful piece of furniture. Thanks for posting.
L/W
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#7 posted 01-18-2011 07:07 AM
Finish looks great, stock selection excellent, proportions are spot on. Great piece!
Salem
DocT
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#8 posted 01-18-2011 05:10 PM
Thanks everybody!
Dusty56- Yes, I designed the cabinet. Thanks for the kind comments.
-- tracyturnerstudio.com
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