tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post4372271309708818615..comments2024-03-01T05:31:44.635-05:00Comments on The Village Carpenter: Ultra-Secret DrawerKari Hultmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-76433591363302634722009-06-19T00:45:22.778-04:002009-06-19T00:45:22.778-04:00I know I'm late to the party on this post but ...I know I'm late to the party on this post but somehow I missed it... My suggestion would have been the obvious one anyway. Attach it to a false wall with a hidden room that you can access via a secret door by pulling on a wall sconce. Course you could probably just put the contents of the secret compartment in the hidden room as well... sometimes the simplest solutions are the best!<br />Charleshttp://www.woodzealot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-36306969634197382322008-02-25T19:10:00.000-05:002008-02-25T19:10:00.000-05:00HA! :o)HA! :o)Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-12256593320974632562008-02-25T16:01:00.000-05:002008-02-25T16:01:00.000-05:00I think you should put a slip of paper in there wi...I think you should put a slip of paper in there with the translation to you Latin quote on hair. That will surely befuddle anyone who finds it.<BR/><BR/>GaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-48352543561112950322008-02-25T15:19:00.000-05:002008-02-25T15:19:00.000-05:00Well, you have made up your mind by now.It is stil...Well, you have made up your mind by now.<BR/><BR/>It is still nifty.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09376092948526809123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-84256420263301292412008-02-25T10:55:00.000-05:002008-02-25T10:55:00.000-05:00Thank you for the comments. Shazza...LOL!...your ...Thank you for the comments.<BR/> <BR/>Shazza...LOL!...your "bad inner child" is badder than mine! <BR/><BR/>Luke, I think I know what you're saying, but the amount of wood that needs to be removed is too much. The combined thickness of the drawer sides is still less than the amount of wood in the face frame that blocks the drawer from being removed. But thanks!<BR/><BR/>Al, I thought about Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-30673411054524067432008-02-25T10:34:00.000-05:002008-02-25T10:34:00.000-05:00Hi VC.Thanks for sharing a mistake with the rest o...Hi VC.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing a mistake with the rest of the world.<BR/><BR/>How did you go about handcutting dadoes for the drawer runners?johnjoinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13927982106157794325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-429557996357741552008-02-25T09:23:00.000-05:002008-02-25T09:23:00.000-05:00Before it's totally sealed up...put in the drawer ...Before it's totally sealed up...put in the drawer a key and a note saying: This key unlocks my treasure...good luck to whomever finds it! Then add a little map going to absolutely no where!Shazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02196666013653201878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-78106180566653337772008-02-24T23:42:00.000-05:002008-02-24T23:42:00.000-05:00Hey VC,How about you cut out some of the material ...Hey VC,<BR/><BR/>How about you cut out some of the material above the dado on the drawer. If you remove some of the wood near the back above the dado, the hidden drawer could be removed and be put back without a problem. What do you think?<BR/><BR/>Have I gotten me point across or should I be more specific.<BR/><BR/>LukeLukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17439544886473537701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-19100013013564276422008-02-24T22:27:00.000-05:002008-02-24T22:27:00.000-05:00as is, I think it's usable. Is it tricky to get i...as is, I think it's usable. Is it tricky to get it back on the runners? If so, maybe you can fashion some sort of hinge so when pulled forward it hinges down on a dowel, or something.<BR/><BR/>Having said that... just fix it. It will annoy you forever if you don't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-91135876316364500192008-02-24T21:58:00.001-05:002008-02-24T21:58:00.001-05:00VC,I feel your pain. But you might be able to modi...VC,<BR/><BR/>I feel your pain. But you might be able to modify the back, such that the secret drawer *can* be removed. Would that be an option in your design?<BR/><BR/>Or would redoing the drawer be easier, dovetails and all? I suspect that craftsmanship should prevail; after all, this one *could* be considered practice for the final version.<BR/><BR/>Just a couple of thoughts... Please take it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-9894822679869581762008-02-24T21:58:00.000-05:002008-02-24T21:58:00.000-05:00VC,I feel your pain. But you might be able to modi...VC,<BR/><BR/>I feel your pain. But you might be able to modify the back, such that the secret drawer *can* be removed. Would that be an option in your design?<BR/><BR/>Or would redoing the drawer be easier, dovetails and all? I suspect that craftsmanship should prevail; after all, this one *could* be considered practice for the final version.<BR/><BR/>Just a couple of thoughts... Please take it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com