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Secret Bookcase Door Masterclass | Full Build Video

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This is a full build video on how to design and build a bookcase hidden door using rixson pivot hardware. Tons of tips and tricks in this video. 00:00 - Start 00:31 - Assembling Bookcase Parts Without Exposed Fasteners 03:45 - Key Design Details Worth Mentioning... 05:48 - Keep Your Hands Clean... Less Sanding Later... 06:22 - Back Panel Installation - The Most Important Step 12:05 - Lesson Learned: Don't Change Dimesions On The Fly 12:55 - Day 2 - Starting Jamb & Pivot Hardware Mortising 14:03 - A KEY DESIGN DETAIL 14:45 - SKETCHUP - HOW I DESIGN HIDDEN DOORS 19:27 - Why Rixson 370 Pivot Hardware? 21:00 - Hardware Installation Starts With Determining The Pivot Point 21:57 - USING TEMPLATES TO MORTISE HARDWARE 23:45 - SETTING ROUTER BIT DEPTH WITH TEMPLATE 25:15 - Routing Top Jamb Mortise For Pivot Hardware 30:53 - Assembling The Jamb & Prep For Transport 32:33 - INSTALLING BOOKCASE TOP PIVOT HARDWARE 35:27 - INSTALLING BOTTOM BOOKCASE PIVOT HARDWARE 38:59 - SHIMMING FLOOR BRACKET WITH EPOXY 41:11 - TIME TO LOAD UP, OFF TO THE JOBSITE 42:46 - HOW THE FINISHED INSTALL WORKS 44:29 - PREP ROUGH OPENING & MAKE COPLANER 45:15 - INSTALL JAMB - SECURE HEAD JAMB 46:33 - HOW TO INSTALL FLOOR PIVOT HARDWARE 49:52 - A TRICK FOR DROPPING PIN IN PLACE 50:19 - Putting The Bookcase In Place 52:36 - The Raw Finished Product 54:44 - A CRITICAL DESIGN DETAIL FOR DOOR FUNCTION 56:25 - Latch Mechanism?

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