The Secret Pen - A Pen With A Hidden Compartment

In this video I’m going to show you how to build a super secret shelf that’ll hide spare keys, cash, passports, or anything else you don’t want people knowing about. For this project we’re going to need a 4’ length of 1”x12” common board, a length of 1/4”x1” hardwood emboss rope, and a 4” ft length of 4-1/2” hardwood emboss crown molding. All of which you can find at the hardware store. Crown molding is the stuff that has the angled ends and it’s typically used for decoration, to make the corner under your ceiling look fancy. We can get away with using a 12” chop saw to cut out all the pieces we need, but if you don’t have one of those, you could maybe borrow one from your neighbor, or just use hand tools instead. Start by cutting the common board into a rectangle 24” long by 11-1/4” wide, then use the same board to cut another piece 18-1/4” long by 8-3/8” wide. If you do it right, you