I wish I saw this before I bought my stand. I was gunna build my stand and even thought of using metal braces but I wasnt sure how it would look. But your stand looks great.
yeah, I like a door to hide stuff, but this could be easily modified and retain the same cool look.
yep, you could easily enough skin it with painted plywood panels like the shelf. these could be mounted flush with the natural finished wood frame and would look real slick. you'd want to install a center brace as door stop.
these are fancy screws. it took almost two boxes (about 20 bucks) to put the stand together. the important factor in selecting these was the head, which looked right with the steel connectors.
and here are the glides that i used under each leg.
i'll remove those bar code stickers when and if i get to it. right now i need to hurry up and set it up with the tank. i will post more photos of the tank set up.
here are a few more pictures with details of the build.
glide attached.
the western red cedar is very soft wood, but i pre-drilled holes so that screws would drive in straight.
detail of inside joint. as you can see, this construction is quite sturdy.
Re: stand build in "raw industrial" style. 
(The sticker is on the built stand on the left front metal brace at the top.)
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