Mermaid Stand

Tradewinds · Dec 10, 2014

PristineWaters said:
Awesome!!

spspirate said:
Very unique!!

danangelo said:
Great start...cool idea

tyler1503 said:
Very nice! I love it when someone does something out of the ordinary

manjooola said:
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 · Dec 10, 2014

mr d smack said:
Awesome

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

Tradewinds · Feb 14, 2016

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 · Feb 15, 2016

Very cool, nice to see something different!

Tradewinds · Feb 15, 2016

Thanks for the encouragement.

keithp · Feb 15, 2016

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

Tradewinds · Feb 16, 2016

Good idea, it might work inside the door.

revhtree · Feb 16, 2016

Awesome job!

Triggerjay · Feb 16, 2016

Stunning!

jetmaker · Feb 16, 2016

melev · Feb 16, 2016

Very nice idea.

mtswaneya · Feb 16, 2016

I like how the mermaids are holding the tank up.

Tradewinds · Feb 16, 2016

Thank you for the positive feedback.

captainsmitty · Feb 16, 2016

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

Tradewinds · Feb 16, 2016

captainsmitty said:
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 · Feb 17, 2016

Very cool

Porkchop92 · Feb 17, 2016

Looks cool

danbonk · Feb 17, 2016

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

mtswaneya · Feb 17, 2016

Where did you find the mermaids?

Tradewinds · Feb 17, 2016

mtswaneya said:
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/