Furniture with a secret. Hidden panel and secret drawer ideas shown for three pieces of furniture. (1) Fall-front desk (circa 1747). (2) Schrank (circa 1768). (3) Dower chest (circa 1741).
AMERICAN WOODWORKER #51 Apr 1996 pg. 48
Hidden compartment in the top of a bookcase uses a pivoting cam hinge to allow top to be opened.
FINE WOODWORKING #31 Nov-Dec 1981 pg. 24
Secret compartments in drawers, furniture and built-in cabinets.
FINE WOODWORKING #74 Jan-Feb 1989 pg. 42
Added Info FINE WOODWORKING #76 May-Jun 1989 pg. 8
Hidden compartments. Some secrets of 18th-century furniture revealed.
FINE WOODWORKING #103 Nov-Dec 1993 pg. 82
Secret spaces. How to add hidden compartments to furniture projects.
POPULAR WOODWORKING #98 Sep 1997 (v.17#4) pg. 65
Tip: Use magnets as "handles" to open secret drawers.
WOODWORKER #1108 Mar 1986 (v.90#3) pg. 261
Secret compartments in furniture. How to convert wasted spaces into hidden compartments which are accessed by a variety of means. Several ideas shown.
WOODWORKER'S JOURNAL Sep-Oct 1991 (v.15#5) pg. 29
Secret compartments in furniture. Hints on where to install them and the mechanisms to activate them.
WORKBENCH Sep-Oct 1966 (v.22#5) pg. 28