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kruzr69 
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Posted: February 16 2006 at 3:52pm |
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Has anyone made a hood for a bowfront? I just picked up a 16 gallon to
replace my 10 and I am trying to figure out the best way to make a hood
for it. I am planning on making the stand rectangular so I have plenty
of room for my sump. I would like to finish it to make it match the log
bed and other stuff in our bedroom.
Any advice would be helpful.
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Posted: February 16 2006 at 4:57pm |
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for such a small tank you could actually cut a bowed piece out of a single piece of wood most likely. that would be by far your easiest option in natural wood.
other than that you are left with steam bending and or laminating sheets of wood against stays to make a bent top. both are certainly not beginner or even casual woodworking projects but can be done with patience and practice.
if you are making a rectangular stand i think the bow front tank is going to look goofy on it and a bowed hood would accentuate the fact it doesn't fit the stand "properly" i would suggest possibly leaving the top open and getting a nice looking light fixture that sits on the top of the tank.
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Posted: February 16 2006 at 6:25pm |
If you have log furniture make a curved stand that has vertical pieces of logs on the front that continue up to the hood. As long as the logs were small it would be no problem, you may need some chinking, but i think it woould look cool. I could use some help on the stand for my 90g, we could probably knock them both out in a day with an extra set of hands. See if you can source raw posts about 2" in diameter. The rest can be plywood and 2x lumber.
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Posted: February 16 2006 at 7:05pm |
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That is a good idea running the logs vertical. My friend has one with
the logs run horizontal and I was trying to figure out how to bend them
around the front. I didn't even think of running them vertical.
When are you planning on building your stand? I will probably be busy
all this weekend.
Tony
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Posted: February 16 2006 at 7:36pm |
On the vertical idea, I read a post recently where they were talking about cutting the top piece curved and then adding cut vertical pieces. The image is that the same way your mouth is curved and your teeth are vertical but they fit the curve.
Another idea is that since the curved part doesn't bear any weight it can be made of a much thinner piece of nice plywood. Soak that piece and glue/ nail it. Since the curve isn't too severe it isn't much of a stretch.
Now I havn't actually done any of these things myself. 
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Posted: February 16 2006 at 7:39pm |
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Anytime, weekday mornings are always best for me, but anytime
really. I tend to work when others don't. I still need to
go buy a pile of wood. I will be camping with the scouts next
weekend 24th and 25th. There is a half round at my bank that uses
small oak strips that way and it is sharp looking.
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Posted: February 16 2006 at 7:44pm |
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If it is only a 16 gallon you may want even smaller pieces like 1"
diameter that we can just rip in half. They may have something
like that at a woodworking store that they may use for rustic chairs.
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Posted: February 17 2006 at 7:40pm |
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I made one for my 46g bowfront by bending thin sheets of plywood. It
wasn't difficult at all.
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Posted: February 21 2006 at 11:01am |
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Soak the thin wood in your bath tub for about an hour try to bend it to the correct shape. Cut the curve you will nail it to and start in the middle then gradually nail to the outsides. Glue helps to but isn't necessary. Curved wood looks alot better IMO then verticle planks and isn't all that hard to do. pm if you want more help.
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