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Old 03-20-2008, 06:53 PM   #21 (permalink)
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Default Re: DIY Cantilevered Light Fixture

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Originally Posted by Tex Gal View Post
Hoppy it looks good. If there were something you could use other than that heavy MDF. I was gonna suggest the faux wood grain finish to match your tank trim. You would use a graining tool and 2 tone stain/paint. Sounds like you have it solved with veneer.
One quarter inch MDF is actually pretty light weight, but it is ugly. The best material would be sheet aluminum, and I will probably always wish I had tried that. (Then my wife would have been much less insistent on the oak veneer!)
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