Mermaid Stand

[Tradewinds]

Awesome!!

Very unique!!

Great start...cool idea

Very nice! I love it when someone does something out of the ordinary :)

woooow

Thanks everyone, it's been a fun project!

Thee doors, they are finished: (Going for a French accent here)

Does anyone know if there is a way to stain the stand, in the garage, in the cold? I've read it needs to be 65+ or the stain never cures.

Besides stain - a little trim, button up the inside of the stand, and it should be done.

 

[Tradewinds]

Awesome

El Presidente - It's good to see you on this side of the Internet. :bounce:

 

[Tradewinds]

It's been over a year since the last update, time flies. The stand is basically finished. I ended up painting it because of the
poor choice of wood I used and to hide some of the imperfections. I may distress the paint to give it a weathered look.

I was out of town for a while and had the following goodies waiting for me this morning:

Lifereef made the sump, skimmer, and HOB overflow.

 

[davocean]

Very cool, nice to see something different!

 

[Tradewinds]

Thanks for the encouragement.

 

[keithp]

Very nice! I wonder if you could attach the tail to the door.

 

[Tradewinds]

Good idea, it might work inside the door.

 

[revhtree]

Awesome job!

 

[Triggerjay]

Stunning!

 

[jetmaker]

Nice

 

[melev]

Very nice idea.

 

[mtswaneya]

I like how the mermaids are holding the tank up.

 

[Tradewinds]

Thank you for the positive feedback. :)

 

[captainsmitty]

can you show us a close up of the finished
stand please?

 

[Tradewinds]

can you show us a close up of the finished
stand please?

I just finished distressing the stand to give it a weathered finish, so I'll post some close ups of it in the morning.

 

[Jdub]

Very cool

 

[Porkchop92]

Looks cool

 

[danbonk]

Wow that is the best stand that i have ever seen .

 

[mtswaneya]

Where did you find the mermaids?

 

[Tradewinds]

Where did you find the mermaids?

I got the mermaids from http://nauticaltropical.com/index.htm, but sadly the resin versions have been discontinued, I think cast iron ones can still be found.

I did find others I like at https://www.caseashells.com/flowing-hair-mermaid/