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COREY FARR

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Wall-hung shelf with hidden drawer, made from reclaimed tongue-and-groove wainscoting 

pretty green
pretty green

almost all salvaged materials, including the vases

minus the flowers
minus the flowers
minus the vases
minus the vases
left
left
right
right

you can see the satin finish here. it's just a few coats of wax.

and the hidden drawer
and the hidden drawer
walnut drawer
walnut drawer

because the shop is littered with walnut scraps

 

still going
still going
piston fit drawer
piston fit drawer

with a very slight gap between drawer face and wall so it doesn't drag. when pulled out this far it comes to a stop but if you give it a little tug... 

...a gratuitous secret compartment
...a gratuitous secret compartment
the mechanism
the mechanism

I put a ball catch, which is a spring loaded ball bearing, in the bottom of the case. A notch in the back of the drawer lets it pass smoothly over the ball catch, while a carefully placed double sided ramp passes over the ball catch only with some force. Worked pretty well.

pretty green minus the flowers minus the vases left right and the hidden drawer walnut drawer still going piston fit drawer ...a gratuitous secret compartment the mechanism
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