This might be a strange way to start a big tank build.........

[Carz]

Thats the problem...shipping is a killer.

 

[Signalhead]

I am in the process of building now, and went live-edge. I didn’t select a tree though! If it’s anything like his sumps this is gonna be nuts! following


My live-edge:

I made a Walnut table for our dinning room and I wish I done epoxy instead a matte polyurethane.
That table looks awesome!

 

[Albertan_Reef]

Thats the problem...shipping is a killer.

Well, I’m in the market for a sump for my build, any way I look at it, if I want acrylic, I’m paying for shipping! Lol

 

[Daniel@R2R]

This is gonna be AWESOME!!

 

[Carz]

I was able to process the wood for the top of the tank Stand. It will be 1.5" solid cherry. (I know most of the wood will be covered by the tank) I cut the rough wood down to 6.5" squared slabs. I used my Festool Domino tool and added five 100mm dominos at each glue joint and clamped it all up. I was not too worried about the sap wood being too light because my wife wants me to stain it to match the desk I made her about 10 years ago. (yes it kills me to stain cherry) I have a really nice slab that is ready to cut to size after I sand it up.

 

[vetteguy53081]

IF I had these Skills. One of the nice things in this hobby is the many talents and creations of aquarists and the ideas we all get

 

[dragonfish]

TO CUT DOWN A 50+ YEAR TREE FOR THIS IS NOT COOL AT ALL ' JUST MAKE A METAL STAND

 

[KStatefan]

I am planning on have oak slabs for the top of my metal stand. I wish I had the woodworking skills and tools to build as nice of stuff as I see here

 

[vetteguy53081]

TO CUT DOWN A 50+ YEAR TREE FOR THIS IS NOT COOL AT ALL ' JUST MAKE A METAL STAND

You have Nothing wooden in your dwelling ????

 

[Aardvark1134]

If you are that into nature you should have no problem cutting down a 50 year old tree as long as you plant another one. Heck plant 3 little ones and you have done your part, as trees don't live forever. Well redwoods almost do but this wasn't a redwood. I live on 3 acers and love land, but I no issue cutting down any tree that even looks at my house and thinks, maybe I should lean toward his house. I have like 100 other trees that are growing on my property so I am doing my part of growing them lol.

 

[d2mini]

TO CUT DOWN A 50+ YEAR TREE FOR THIS IS NOT COOL AT ALL ' JUST MAKE A METAL STAND

Trees are a renewable resource. Now lets talk about all the things you buy and use on a daily basis that are not.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Trees are a renewable resource. Now lets talk about all the things you buy and use on a daily basis that are not.

Tell me about it. It's all Wood, I mean GOOD

 

[MombasaLionfish]

Trees are a renewable resource. Now lets talk about all the things you buy and use on a daily basis that are not.

Like plastic an all around bad material. Wood is better I think planting some new baby tree is a great idea.

 

[Jamesholt]

I planted 10 over the last two months, there's 9 more you can make a stand out of.

 

[Katrina71]

I am in the process of building now, and went live-edge. I didn’t select a tree though! If it’s anything like his sumps this is gonna be nuts! following


My live-edge:

That's cool!

 

[Goby-won]

Very Nice!

 

[Carz]

Started working on the base. I did the basic frame with 2x material but I did square each piece with the jointer, planer and table saw first. I did not get the cheap cabinet plywood from lowes or Home depot. I got the 13 layerd plywood from a specialty place. Super strong stuff. I did glue all the parts as well as screwed them together. I do have a lot more to do to this but it is starting to look like something....

 

[Crabs McJones]

@jsker and @kschweer would love this thread! Very cool and following along

 

[jsker]

Following this one, for sure.

Thank you @Crabs McJones

 

[Carz]

Squared up some more wood today. I did pocket holes to make the two center braces.