Secret Bookcase Door Masterclass | Full Build Video

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?