This bookshelf has a secret... [Secret Door Bookcase Build]
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- čas přidán 2. 06. 2024
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I love how you’re worried about blacking out the hinge, so nobody notices, but you think nobody will look twice at a stack of VHS tapes in 2023. 😂
Nah; the Funko Pops will distract them...
Nah, it's retro decor.
Wait, nobody still rockin VHS?? LOL
now you just need the classic cheesy painting with the eyes cut out so you can peek into the room from your hidden location!
Really appreciated the honesty as you experienced trial and error. Great finished work! Your workshop is a carpenters dream!
Dads are priceless
Something you may want to add is a spring mechanism to push open the door so youre not having to pull on the book to also open it.
Dude, I've been planning this project out for so long and was finally about to buy the hardware today (the same hardware you used), but talked myself out of it because it still felt a little over my head. This is exactly what I needed! Thanks man!
very nice, I had a full length one of these in my old room, but this one looks much smoother and nicer. Makes me excited to make one some day!
If you attached the top and bottom trim to the bookshelf as well you could eliminate the 1/16th in top and bottom gap (or at least hide them with the trim).
This would cause the top trim to clash onto the side trim, it wouldn't work
@@bmudri I thought of that but figured there could be a way to make it work but you may be right
Love the father son moments. Same thing I am going through with my son.
Man, the handiest tool in your entire arsenal is definitely your dad. That man knows what he's doing! Awesome project.
And he looks kind of annoyed when his son sets up his line laser and fancy tools…
Love the fun and functionality of this. When our house was built, the space under the stairs was where all the drywall and carpet debris went. So we cut a similar hole, covered it in a tarp, and made our own secret hidey hole.
We even finished it with the scrap drywall they'd left behind.
Came out awesome! I do think a wall mount for the TV centered both horizontally and vertically with the bookcases would look better. Or perhaps a custom box that would recess the TV into the wall and frame it out to look like a picture frame? Also, you could have all the wires for the TV and any accessories hidden completely behind the wall and even install an outlet for the TV on the inside of the wall. Potentially, you could also have any accessories completely hidden from view if you wanted. Great work, and keep the viedeos coming, brother!
You should consider wall mounting the TV with a hidden cable run since you have easy access to the space behind it.
Watching a father and son on a project is beautiful. Great job 👏🏻
Without a nosing on the shelves, they will sag from the weight of the books . I love your project. Beautiful and concise. I'll try to use that design here at home, scaled down, as I don't have that much floor space. But this inspires design variations, inviting creativity. Kool Beans.
Awesome work as usual, great to see the fam involved!
This would be awesome for a hidden Audio/Video Closet for a home! Even better if you have your networking stuff in there too! Run all the wires in the closet, put the Router and any other consoles, Run your Stereo setup and anything else.
Great little project and it looks like your Dad enjoyed it as much as you did. Good choice on the VHS tape as a trigger... nobody will suspect VHS is capable of anything these days :) I would have hung the TV on the wall so everything is tidy and contained. Hope your collar is getting better!
Brilliant! I think this is a great solution for access to a utility closet or mechanical chase! Also a great place to keep holiday decor that one doesn't want to have to go up into the attic to retrieve each holiday season! Not to mention down here in the coastal areas, it would be great safe room to hide during tornado warnings. Hello from northwest Florida!
Fantastic work, Johnny! It turned out better than I thought! 😃
Really well done!
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
And happy holidays!
Needs a small covert surveillance camera mounted high on the wall so that you can view the main room whilst inside the secret room.
Awesome work Johnny! 😃👍🏼👊🏼
Dude the collarbone and I remember the Guest House was done with a boot on! Glad you are feeling better and thanks for the content!
It probably doesn’t look like Mitch but I would have liked to see what it looks like to enter the secret room and what the secret room looks like. Very cool project!
From the building and all the small tricks you learnt in here. Dam this is impressive. I would never of guessed the problems you went in. That's a lot of hard work
Great and informative video! Thanks for sharing.
Glad it was helpful!
That secret door is awesome. I like how you used the vhs tape for the pull
Great video.
I think some BetaMax tapes would have been a better choice, lol. Great project, dude! And fund to see J5 in there.
Laserdisc! 😂 thanks man
That’s some amazing work!
I want to build a shoe storage cubby hidden behind a mirror in my entryway. Getting a lot of inspiration from your video 👍🏻
Thats cool👍 Great build🥰👊
you have an awesome dad.
Secret doors are always fun. Thanks for the videos. Did you move the motion detector out of the room?
I have a room I want to do this to someday and I've considered just keeping the door on the hinges and mounting the shelf to the door itself. Have to figure out how to handle latches with a setup like that though...
Great job!
This is rad! Would it be worth it to chisel out a spot for that VHS hinge to hide it too? Just thinking out loud. Love the channel and this build, gonna save this for my own project notes!
This looks great. How much weight would those hinge pins and that shelf hold? I was wondering if there were more books on it, would that be too heavy?
Thanks goodness for Dad!
I got the chance to build one in one of my clients basement when I finished it. It’s a room that is under the garage and is the size of a two car garage. Perfect pew storage room.
Nice, that sounds cool!
Full height cabinet, with a "false" bottom that can be lifted up and out to access the stairs or ladder 😊
Brilliant work.... a question at the end to put the hinges, WHAT WAS THE DISTANCE THAT LEW GAVE AFTER THE CORRECTION???? Thank you.
I saw this same hinge on another video and it looks pretty slick, but wouldn't it be a lot easier if they just had a spring loaded pin so you don't have to drill a hole to lower it?
I’m 1:46 in and when you say you overlooked something, I’m guessing you forgot about the casing on the hinge side and how it will hit the wall, not allowing the bookshelf to swing open. I’m excited to see how you overcome this obstacle!
Bingo!
Espectacular el casco a juego con la zxr ❤. Como podría personalizar mi casco con mi moto. Gracias por la ayuda, seguir así👌🏻
Nice work! Would it be a consideration to put a spring on the VHS to pull it back into position? Or does it go back into place easily enough on its own?
Very cool!
RFID locking mechanisms are sweet.
Did the shelving take into account the weight of the books (or full load bearing) for the door hinge clearance?
The trim gaps are easy to cover with different trim or carved onlays.
I somehow didn't even think about electronic mechanisms, would have been fun! The hinges are rated at something like 200 lbs so I didn't worry about the weight causing issues with the gaps.
You could use some sheet metal between then jam and the latch so it slides on metal.
That's cool 👍I think I would have taken one step further, I would use a electric (Battery Operated latch) with a button hidden at a different location, which would make it harder for someone else to find and open secret shelf.
Looks good … when I built my house I put a hidden room in to hide my pew pews 🇺🇸👊🏼👊🏼🪚🔨
SHOUT OUT TO DAD
Great video and fantastic job really cool I spied a funko frasier models really cool.
Love me some Frasier! Still need to add Niles
What's the perk to using this hinge over some 2-3 fully inset hinges?
On the top hinge- We couldn’t get the door to go past the set screw that was lowered so the hinge pin was raised into the door jamb. Is the set screw supposed to go through the hole in the bracket attached to the cabinet?
Sweet build! Not sure where I learned this but use windshield washer fluid to thin out thick paint like that. I used this method to spray thick exterior paint on shutters.
Good tip!
If the VHS tapes in the Ben Hur case decide that they don't want to be a secret door latch anymore, you can just replace them with some plywood inside the case, and paint the wood bits that show black. Great video, btw. You planning on making a secret napping spot back there, kinda like what the Hacksmith did recently?
Hello... tell me what program did you use to make a computer simulation of the door rotating? Thank you.
Looks really good but I would mount TV on wall
Id like to see this idea with a keyfob feature instead of a a pull string feature someday.
Or have is use a magnet to unlatch it.
To avoid all the hassle of getting the trim to clear, install the secret door so that it opens inwards. When closed, it simply pulls up tight agains the backside of trim pieces.
Looks good now that’s it’s painted. I was concerned that you didn’t out the usual amount of precision into it at first. One recommendation would be add a second, longer cable on the inside that your son can reach. I can see him going inside and shutting the door and not being able to reach the latch at the top
10:30 He can reach it where it is.
2:30…you and the perkins crew need to be hypnotized into wearin some type of gloves when workin with buildin materials 😆
i can't believe he used a classic like ben-hur
lol, My Cousin Vinny! One of my favorite movies!!
"What is a grit anyways?" So good!
@@craftedworkshop the 2 yoots
if you want to put things like Funkopops on the swinging shelf, you can use museum wax to fix the bases in place without damaging them, that way you can still move it without worrying about them falling over!
I remember when CZcams had actual woodworking channels that knew what they were doing.
I design joinery for a cabinet/wardrobe company (we don't use Sketchup as a business, but I do personally--along with some cabinetry software) and we get asked about these hidden bookcase/doors a fair bit. We just have to say no. They are far too complex and detailed for us--customers just don't like me saying no. It's great to see you problem solve as you go, and it's okay to make mistakes.
That void space can now double as a panic room. LOL
Nice dual purpose space. Also serves as a guest bedroom for 11 year old orphaned wizards.
I’m gonna have to change my Ben Hur secret door handle now that you have let the cat out of the bag 🤣
😂
Guessing nobody will watch Ben Hur, it’s actually a decent movie especially given the time. He happens to have a set to watch.
An electromagnet would provide more security than a trick VHS. You could power it with a remote or your phone. Great build, though.
Super cool project. The paint on the shiplap looks like it orange peeled really bad. That would drive me nuts. Did you role it?
I think you're seeing the roller texture, my dad rolled after I sprayed.
@@craftedworkshop killer project! Love your content
Good Stuff
❤️
Cheers to the Utopias on display!
Dude that type of break hurts worse than people think.
Why isn’t that tv mounted to the wall???? Omg!!!
Please wall mount the TV!
boy…it did turn out nice…
What's behind the door though?????
Leave a crowbar in that room lol
Put_the_candle_back. (Nod to Young Frankenstein)
Well done Johnny! As you noted, a big part of building things is having to work around the mistakes that we all make. I would also put a nice combo radio/stereo/VCR system inside that space with speakers inset on the outer walls which worked via a hand held remote control unit. Just a thought...👍👍
Could have gotten some coin for that JP vhs tape
Why didn you pull down the trim in the top and buttom so they follow the door out. Then the door would be completly hidden. Now you can see it if you really want to.
But besides that really nice project.
The trim would contact the wall in that case.
@@craftedworkshop Yes it should also just like it does at the left side where you open the door. Then its all covered up. Now you have a small gap between the trim and and the top. Im sure of you on the light on the backside you can see it thrue the gap.
Obligatory warning on using better help as they’ve been caught doing bad things by the FCC twice now. Digital therapy is absolutely a thing but maybe look for alternative services
buuuuuut what did you do with the secret room?
imagine doing a project for the sake of it....
I have nothing to say really, but I appreciate your content, and wish to help with the yt-algorithms.
But whats going in the secret room?
So cool. Your kids are going to have the best time hiding in there!
Thanks, and I definitely think the boys will love it!
You should have hung the tv on the wall and saved some floor space. Other than that nice job.
Why not hang the TV on the wall?
haha well that is a nice job
But, what if we want to watch My Cousin Vinney?
the jenk is real
Poor VHS tape...
Stay safe.
Father and his son...what could have been better than that build? Nice job men, some comments made, don't sweat them, everybody has an opinion, kinda like an butthole, some stink, some don't.