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A New Secret Drawer Mechanism from Brian Grabski

By Rain Noe - January 30, 2013

I'd like to get Brian Grabski, he of the hidden drawers, in a room together with Matthias Wandel, the woodworking mad scientist. Grabski's got a new hidden drawer ready, and while his videos are nowhere near as clear, explanatory and well-edited as Wandel's, I'd rather see too-brief footage of Grabski's work than none at all. Take a look at the crazy wooden lock mechanism revealed in the second half of the vid:

Grabski builds custom closets and furniture for a living in Minneapolis.

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A New Secret Drawer Mechanism from Brian Grabski

Hallie Sillings

5 years ago

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love this ,i am going to build a coffee table ,with hidden drawer,still trying to figure out ,lock,an latch. It will be deep enough for two long rifles an two pistols.any suggestions

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Mike

8 years ago

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Well done! A little complex, although I was hoping for more mysterious mechs in different drawers, maybe with Indiana Jones-like consequences for going in the wrong order.
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j

8 years ago

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Cool! But, can't you just take out the bottom drawer to access the hidden drawer?
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Dan Lewis

8 years ago

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And to think it could have been as simple as a touch latch on the hidden drawer.
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