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Secret Door Bookcase

June 23rd, 2009 in The Gallery     
DorkTard DorkTard, member
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Built-in bookcase of my own design, though I borrowed the column details from a Family Handyman magazine free-standing bookcase. 1/4" wallboard on the door section keeps all three sections looking identical. No fancy hardware, just four large tee hinges and polyurethane construction adhesive. Roller catches keep it closed.


Design or Plan used: My own design
posted in: The Gallery, bookcase, built-in
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Comments (5)

dave59330 writes: This is what I will do for a door to my wood shop ;) Posted: 3:00 pm on October 6th
aaronpetersen writes: That's awesome! As a kid, I always daydreamed of having a house with secret doors and passageways. I may have to add something like this to my house now to live out those fantasies. Thanks for sharing. Aaron Posted: 1:28 pm on June 30th
ChrisCasey writes: Awesome! I see the heavy books are in the other 2 cases and the lightweight stuff is on the door. Posted: 2:52 pm on June 24th
HersheyWoodworker writes: That must be a heck of a hinge. With a load of books the torque would be huge! Any problems with sagging or failures? Posted: 9:22 pm on June 23rd
Jammersix writes: It's quite a bookcase! Very impressive.

There occurs to me, however, a question.

Wouldn't the secret door be more secret if you didn't post pictures of it on the internet? :)

Beautiful job! Posted: 4:57 pm on June 23rd
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