Urbanek's ADA Trio
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Thanks for the view, comment and follow!
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Thank you. Like all projects in the past, it's been a fun one.
Thank you. I like your screen name. I just finished a bar top made out of old Hemlock.
I'm kicking around the idea. I want to get a Pygmy Wrasse and they are jumpers.
Thanks. More on the way soon.
Hadn't made that connection.. Thanks for the view and comment.Clown looks like it is having a poop, ... nice toilet!
Great pic as always.
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Looking great so far! Love the back lighting.
As much as I'll miss your previous tank, I can't help but get excited about a new urbaneks build.
Great photos, as usual, too.
As much as I'll miss your previous tank, I can't help but get excited about a new urbaneks build.
Great photos, as usual, too.
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urbaneks
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April 5th, 2017 - Update on Hemlock Bar Top
If you've been following along, you know that I recently moved. In fact the move was a downsize for us. Our oldest son went to college and our 2nd is a year from his departure to college. My wife and I wanted to get into a smaller house, with less maintenance, no pool and new everything.
One of the trouble that we ran into when moving is that furniture that we really loved didn't work in our house. One such piece was a project table that use to sit next to the 250g tank. In fact, you can see the project table in it's first life sitting in front of the old tank.
Not willing to give up on old table, we decided we'd reconfigure it to work with the new house. This would require building a new top for the table. I knew I wanted to do something reclaimed but wasn't set on the lumber. I made my way to Porter Barnwood where I came across some nice 2.5" thick pieces of Hemlock. After talking with the folks at Porter, I came to learn that the boards were used as flooring in a cattle barn. It's fun to think that I'm building a table out of a board that was used as a bathroom for cattle. Here is the shot I took at the lumber yard of the lucky piece of wood that was going to get a new lease on life.
Two quick chain saw cuts and the once long board is now able to fit in the car. Take note of the dirt, grime, hay, etc that are embedded into the wood. This should be fun.
I didn't take may photos during the build but here are a few to walk your through the process
In this shot, I had strait lined one edge on each board and started cleaning up the top each board with the planer.
Here are the boards after I got them glued and clamped
This was a shot I took during the sanding process. I wanted to leave the worm holes, knots and cracks pretty raw. The table has a story to tell and I wanted to make sure it could still tell it.
Another shot taken after I had put a coat of pre-stain on the wood. Hemlock is a type of pine so it really soaks up stain and will blotch on you if you don't pre-stain.
Here's the final product with 2 coats of stain and 4 layers of top coat
Stain is General Finishes Antique Walnut over Nutmeg. Top Coat is General Finishes Armor Seal (Satin)
Another shot of the table with a few of my other fun projects (Bonzai that needs a trim, Kokedama and Terrarium)
Now this is a thread on my aquarium build so here are some shots of the room so you can see how the table ties into the room. You will also notice that the old project table base has been reconfigured and reused in our new house.
If you've been following along, you know that I recently moved. In fact the move was a downsize for us. Our oldest son went to college and our 2nd is a year from his departure to college. My wife and I wanted to get into a smaller house, with less maintenance, no pool and new everything.
Not willing to give up on old table, we decided we'd reconfigure it to work with the new house. This would require building a new top for the table. I knew I wanted to do something reclaimed but wasn't set on the lumber. I made my way to Porter Barnwood where I came across some nice 2.5" thick pieces of Hemlock. After talking with the folks at Porter, I came to learn that the boards were used as flooring in a cattle barn. It's fun to think that I'm building a table out of a board that was used as a bathroom for cattle. Here is the shot I took at the lumber yard of the lucky piece of wood that was going to get a new lease on life.
Two quick chain saw cuts and the once long board is now able to fit in the car. Take note of the dirt, grime, hay, etc that are embedded into the wood. This should be fun.
I didn't take may photos during the build but here are a few to walk your through the process
In this shot, I had strait lined one edge on each board and started cleaning up the top each board with the planer.
Here are the boards after I got them glued and clamped
This was a shot I took during the sanding process. I wanted to leave the worm holes, knots and cracks pretty raw. The table has a story to tell and I wanted to make sure it could still tell it.
Another shot taken after I had put a coat of pre-stain on the wood. Hemlock is a type of pine so it really soaks up stain and will blotch on you if you don't pre-stain.
Here's the final product with 2 coats of stain and 4 layers of top coat
Stain is General Finishes Antique Walnut over Nutmeg. Top Coat is General Finishes Armor Seal (Satin)
Another shot of the table with a few of my other fun projects (Bonzai that needs a trim, Kokedama and Terrarium)
Now this is a thread on my aquarium build so here are some shots of the room so you can see how the table ties into the room. You will also notice that the old project table base has been reconfigured and reused in our new house.
Rick.45cal
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I dig the Hemlock
Dude,
This is like **** for me. Not sure if I'm more into the wood or the aquariums but either way, I just had to smoke a cigarette Simply awesome. Quick question. Did you use a hand planer of have the wood planed through a large machine? I'm gluing up a massive sapele board for a dining table and I'm not sure how I'm going to tackle planing it. Keep up the amazing work!
This is like **** for me. Not sure if I'm more into the wood or the aquariums but either way, I just had to smoke a cigarette
Simply awesome. Quick question. Did you use a hand planer of have the wood planed through a large machine? I'm gluing up a massive sapele board for a dining table and I'm not sure how I'm going to tackle planing it. Keep up the amazing work!
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Thanks for stopping in to have a look. With all you've had going on with your tank, I'm surprised you've found time to create and read other threads. I hope the reboot goes well for you.Looking great so far! Love the back lighting.
As much as I'll miss your previous tank, I can't help but get excited about a new urbaneks build.
Great photos, as usual, too.
Thanks! The Hemlock turned out to be a good choice for me.
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This is like **** for me. Not sure if I'm more into the wood or the aquariums but either way, I just had to smoke a cigarette
My planer will only accept 12.5" pieces of wood therefore, the two pieces were ran through prior to gluing. This got them close enough for the glue, once they were joined, I used a combination of sanders to get it the way I wanted it. Oh how I wish I had a larger planer but when you work out of the garage, you have to make sacrifices.
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urbaneks
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Thanks for taking the time to view and comment. Thanks for the kind words.
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I thought you'd approve. The question is - are you named after the wood or the poison?Hemlock, the coolest wood ever.
Thanks so much!
Appreciate the WOW.
oneilwiz
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Hi Urbaneks your setup is SICK[emoji4], such a great idea with the 3 tanks.I am in the phase of redesigning my tank after a tank crash makes my plans look like a preschooler design lol.
Pardon me if I passed it but what are you using for dosing ?
Pardon me if I passed it but what are you using for dosing ?
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urbaneks
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Thanks for the kind words. I dose 2 part with a dosing pump. The tank is a bit new and empty to need much dosing but once things get going, so with the dosing. Unless you run a tank that's 200+ gallon, I think dosing is more economical, it takes a lot of two part solution to offset the cost of a reactor.
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