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Cache in a desk drawer

The need for a simple and reliable home cache is obvious.
Cache in a desk drawer

The false bottom in the drawer of the desk is easy to make yourself. This is a very effective cache.
Cache in a desk drawer

It has undeniable advantages:
  • extremely simple device: no other locks are needed;
  • easy volume adjustment: you can vary the volume of the compartment according to your needs, or remove it completely;
  • stash is easy to make without modifying details of furniture.

Cache in a desk drawer

Materials and tools


To build a cache in a drawer of a desk, we need:
  • drill with a diameter of 3 mm;
  • hand or electric drill;
  • wood glue;
  • 80 grit sandpaper;
  • steel bar, diameter 3 mm;
  • roulette;
  • four objects of the same size, preferably about an inch (2.5 cm) high; they will be used to support the false bottom, and the shorter they are, the less noticeable will be the secret compartment;
  • four identical corks are used here, but you can use anything: Lego bricks, bottle caps, erasers, it does not matter, but they should be the same.
  • hacksaw for metal;
  • 1/4 inch (6 mm) plywood;
  • old t-shirt (optional).

Cache in a desk drawer

Double bottom fabrication


First you need to take the inside dimensions of your drawer. In the nearest building materials store, you need to find a sheet of 6 mm plywood that looks like the bottom of a box. It is advisable to ask the store employee to cut off part of the plywood according to the size of your box.
Cache in a desk drawer

You need to check a piece of purchased plywood to make sure its length and width are correct. If it fits snugly but can still be removed again without much effort, ignore the following few points. If not, read on!
Cache in a desk drawer

Cache in a desk drawer

Cache in a desk drawer

If the piece does not fit, it's okay, you just need to refine it a little more.
Cache in a desk drawer

Cache in a desk drawer

Use sandpaper to remove about 0.8 mm from the length and width of the plywood sheet. If it still does not fit, repeat this step until the plywood lies flat.
Cache in a desk drawer

Cache in a desk drawer

Stops for the second bottom


Cache in a desk drawer

Prepare your four identical objects (bottle caps) that you use as supports.
Cache in a desk drawer

Cache in a desk drawer

It is desirable that they are less than 2.5 cm in height. A box with a depth of 25 cm, reduced by 2.5 cm, is less suspicious than a 25 cm deep box with a depth of 20 cm. Next, you need to glue four supports (corks) into the corners of the box.
Cache in a desk drawer

Opening device


Turn the box over with the handle away from you and drill a 3 mm hole in the main bottom, approximately in the middle between the two supports, 1-2 cm from the side wall.
Cache in a desk drawer

Turn it back and check the position of the hole, it should be below the false bottom. Cut a 15 cm piece from your metal rod.
Cache in a desk drawer

Bend it at an angle of 90 degrees about 2.5 cm from the end, making a kind of master key hook.
Cache in a desk drawer

How to open the secret compartment


Take out the drawer from the table. Expand it with a hole towards you.
Cache in a desk drawer

Insert the straight end of the master key into the drilled hole and press.
Cache in a desk drawer

So you raise one side of the false bottom. Use the hook to pull the raised edge further until you can easily grab the false bottom and pull it out.
Cache in a desk drawer

Cache in a desk drawer

Fill the secret compartment or remove what you need, put the false bottom back in place.
Cache in a desk drawer

To increase the noiselessness, you can put fabric on the bottom of the drawer.
Cache in a desk drawer

Cache in a desk drawer

To do this, you can cut and fold the old T-shirt to the bottom.
Cache in a desk drawer

Cache in a desk drawer

Cache in a desk drawer

Cache in a desk drawer

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Comments (4)
  1. Vladimir Spiridonov
    #1 Vladimir Spiridonov Guests February 25, 2019 01:42
    1
    But only when you pull things out of the cache - where to put everything from the main drawer?
  2. Dmitry Spitsyn
    #2 Dmitry Spitsyn Visitors March 1, 2019 16:03
    0
    It’s good.
  3. Guest Victor
    #3 Guest Victor Guests March 18, 2019 08:05
    0
    Was understood after the theft from the neighbors. ALL drawers of tables, cabinets, cabinets were removed and poured out. 99% of such a cache would have been discovered)

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