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Custom Aquarium Case

Ad photo for the enclosure  (20210217-090954.jpg)

Ad photo for the enclosure

Ad for the enclosures showing dimensions (20210217-094402.jpg)

Ad for the enclosures showing dimensions

Design inspiration  (20250101-165049.jpg)

Design inspiration

Design inspiration (20250101-165051.jpg)

Design inspiration

Design inspiration (20250101-165052.jpg)

Design inspiration

Design inspiration (20250112-201414.jpg)

Design inspiration

Client sketch of proposed design (20250301-233409.jpg)

Client sketch of proposed design

Showing me how the enclosures open (20250328-082453.jpg)

Showing me how the enclosures open

One of the shorter 18 x 18 x 18 enclosures  (20250328-082508.jpg)

One of the shorter 18 x 18 x 18 enclosures

Client and the spot where the shelves will go  (20250328-082525.jpg)

Client and the spot where the shelves will go

This is an older unit by the same comany with two doors and a seam in the middle. (20250328-083242.jpg)

This is an older unit by the same comany with two doors and a seam in the middle.

One of the 18

One of the 18" tall ones. The shelf will be for 24" tall enclosures.

The light bars on top - have to leave room for those. (20250328-083639.jpg)

The light bars on top - have to leave room for those.

The space where the shelving unit will go  (20250328-084908.jpg)

The space where the shelving unit will go

My notes from the in person visit  (20250401-172919.jpg)

My notes from the in person visit

Raw plywood  (20250430-145502.jpg)

Raw plywood

raw wood  (20250430-154020.jpg)

raw wood

Some more design ideas  (20250505-162214.jpg)

Some more design ideas

I liked these legs  (20250505-163009.jpg)

I liked these legs

Cutting down the plywood for the sides  (20250512-152305.jpg)

Cutting down the plywood for the sides

Shelves  (20250512-152311.jpg)

Shelves

Making the dados for the shelves  (20250512-172529.jpg)

Making the dados for the shelves

More shelf dados  (20250512-172532.jpg)

More shelf dados

A good days work  (20250512-174322.jpg)

A good days work

Working in someone else's shop means I have to keep my stuff organized  (20250513-142308.jpg)

Working in someone else's shop means I have to keep my stuff organized

The dados in the middle need to be constrained on two sides  (20250513-152535.jpg)

The dados in the middle need to be constrained on two sides

Checking fit  (20250513-152551.jpg)

Checking fit

sides all done  (20250513-170952.jpg)

sides all done

putting the case all together  (20250602-162435.jpg)

putting the case all together

putting the back on  (20250602-165128.jpg)

putting the back on

Adding edge banding to cover the plywood edges  (20250603-163133.jpg)

Adding edge banding to cover the plywood edges

Parts for the top trim  (20250603-163205.jpg)

Parts for the top trim

Top trim and flaps  (20250603-163209.jpg)

Top trim and flaps

Clamping the top trim on  (20250603-163740.jpg)

Clamping the top trim on

Adding the base on  (20250611-142857.jpg)

Adding the base on

Almost ready for the trip home  (20250612-124730.jpg)

Almost ready for the trip home

The flaps go on at the top of each section to hide the lights  (20250612-125125.jpg)

The flaps go on at the top of each section to hide the lights

Flaps added  (20250612-150342.jpg)

Flaps added

Flaps open to show how they work  (20250612-150356.jpg)

Flaps open to show how they work

A sample piece I used to show the finish to the client  (20250702-191528.jpg)

A sample piece I used to show the finish to the client

I pulled my trailer back to the workshop for transport to my house for final finishing  (20250703-101907.jpg)

I pulled my trailer back to the workshop for transport to my house for final finishing

The friend who lets me use his workshop changes the saying here often  (20250703-101932.jpg)

The friend who lets me use his workshop changes the saying here often