Handmade Custom Tiger Maple Shaker Desk
with Secret Hidden Compartment
by Delnero Custom Furniture
Desk of Jenny Delnero ~ Danube, New York
Custom Made Handcrafted Furniture
Built of solid heavily figured tiger maple, this handsome desk measured 54" wide x 30" high x 28" deep, and was influenced in the simple elegant lines of traditional
Shaker furniture. The desk featured solid free floating tiger maple panels on both sides of the leg and cabinet sections, and across the back. The pencil drawer on
the left and bank of drawers on the right were built with dovetail construction, and ran on traditional wooden drawer runners.
A shot with the hidden compartment in the "open" position.
The bottom of the desk is inconspicuously hinged so it will swing up into place with the aid of this wooden lift arm and lock. Simply lift up, and the notch in board rests on the top section of the drawer runner which it goes through. To close the hidden compartment, just pull the lever forward.
For centuries, furniture makers have enjoyed incorporating secret spaces into their work. The most common piece to find hidden compartments in was the desk, though they have been found in many other pieces as well. The art of hiding a little drawer or box is still alive in custom made furniture. It continues to be fun for both the furniture builder and owner.
A shot of the lift board and lock in both the closed and open positions.
When in the open position, the pair of hidden drawers are able to be pulled open, over the top of the base cap board.
Hidden Compartment of 2 Drawers
A shot of the inside of the cabinet compartment that holds the bottom drawer. What looks like the bottom board and drawer runners is actually the top section of a secret hidden compartment that conceals 2 hidden dovetailed drawers.A shot with the hidden compartment in the "open" position.
The bottom of the desk is inconspicuously hinged so it will swing up into place with the aid of this wooden lift arm and lock. Simply lift up, and the notch in board rests on the top section of the drawer runner which it goes through. To close the hidden compartment, just pull the lever forward.
For centuries, furniture makers have enjoyed incorporating secret spaces into their work. The most common piece to find hidden compartments in was the desk, though they have been found in many other pieces as well. The art of hiding a little drawer or box is still alive in custom made furniture. It continues to be fun for both the furniture builder and owner.
A shot of the lift board and lock in both the closed and open positions.
When in the open position, the pair of hidden drawers are able to be pulled open, over the top of the base cap board.
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