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I just joined and this is my first posting. Sorry for the sub-standard pictures as I’m not much of a photographer it’s the best I could do. The is my entry in the Secret Compartment contest. It’s a rotating corner bookcase made from birch 3/4” plywood, trimmed in ash. Finish is shellac (my favorite.) The center case rotates on an industrial strength “lazy suzan” that I bought from McMaster Carr for less than $10. The upper is a simple pin/bushing assembly. To do it over, I would not have used plywood for the outer case. Even though 3/4 birch is stable, it sill bowed a little which meant for some last minute sanding. Also, putting the case on an unlevel floor is a real drag because it’s very heavy and took forever to shim so it would operate properly.
Comments appreciated, thanks for looking.
By the way, I really love this site. The 2×4 contest is my favorite.

































21 comments so far
sry
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posted 300 days ago
What, no special hinged book you have to pull to unlatch it??? :o)
Seriously though, that’s a really cool idea, and it looks like it blends in perfectly
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scottb
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posted 300 days ago
one of the best blending in “secret doors” I’ve seen. Great idea!
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BarryW
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posted 300 days ago
That is a great secret door…and very well executed…quality craftsmanship.
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coloradoclimber
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posted 300 days ago
That is pretty cool. Looks like quite a bit of room behind and I would not have guessed to rotate it and look inside. I like Sry’s idea about the hinged book, just like the old mystery movies. It looks good.
Derek Lyons
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posted 300 days ago
A classic right out of the old movies, and well executed to boot!
What do you use to (un)lock it?
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Scott Bryan
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posted 299 days ago
This is a really nice surprise. The bookcase looks good and the storage space behind it is great. Great job on the design and construction, not to mention your ingenuity at holding down the overall cost of the project.
Well done.
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Dick, & Barb Cain
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posted 299 days ago
A very unique way to hide your guns.
Well done.
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roman
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posted 299 days ago
Thats cool
Nice job,
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MsDebbieP
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posted 299 days ago
yah, I thought it was going to have a special storage area IN it .. not behind it. You fooled me!
Well done.
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TNwoodchuck
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posted 299 days ago
Great Idea – and well-done!
Jason34
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posted 299 days ago
Very impressive. I really like the rotating idea. I’m not sure that is a secret compartment though. It seems to be more of a space! ;-)
It makes me think of Clue-like murder mysteries or spy thrillers.
-- Jason - Colorado Springs
SteveKorz
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posted 299 days ago
Very cool!! I love those secret spaces… very well executed.
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woodworm
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posted 299 days ago
Great job. Nicely built.
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Tom Landon
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posted 299 days ago
Nice job and well thought out. Now don’t tell the kids.
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Michael Brailsford
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posted 298 days ago
very cool.
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SCOTSMAN
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posted 298 days ago
very cool just the job to hide my wealth all seven pounds sixteen shillings and sixpence all in gold LOL Alistair
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RobS
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posted 298 days ago
Cool! Very cloak and dagger. Now all you have to do is make a secret passage way behind it…
-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX
Dusty56
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posted 297 days ago
Excellent job : )
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Rob W
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posted 296 days ago
Very cool
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Hersh328
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posted 295 days ago
Excellent work, I will be putting this on my short list of projects to build.
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mtnwild
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posted 293 days ago
Missed this, VERY COOL! Great idea, and good work on that. That has to hold a lot of weight, with the books and hardware.
-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.