You might want to check out SOSS (brand name) invisible hinges tu use on
your panel. I made a similar panel in my old house when I moved a door in a
room with knotty pine paneling. The wall was concrete block with plaster on
one side and furred paneling on the other. I simply used drywall on the
plaster side and made a door out of the pine paneling I removed where the
new door was going to go. It was in a corner of the room, pretty much
inconspicuous, and made a great gun cabinet. I never did figure out a good
latching system, simply relied on friction between the paneling and the
door. Worked great for twenty-five years (and one break-in/burglary).
Probably still working fine for the new owners.


"J T" wrote in message
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I've been looking for a way to put a few things out of sight.
Don't need to lock them up or anything, but didn't want hinges in view,
or a handle to open it. Just wanted them out of casual sight, but easy,
and quick, to access.

Been doing google and all that, but nothing made me happy. If you
use somethat that locks, you need a key, which can be misplaced, lost,
or not readily availablt at the time. A magnetic catch, using a magnet
to releast a catch, same.

Then yesterday I thought of the perfect solution. A panel that
form fits, held in place with magnets, probably rare earth magnets,
because if someone bumps into it, I wouldn't want it dislodging. Then
have a small piece that looks like a piece of decoration, but sticks out
far enough to pull the panel loose, and set aside. Viola, just what I
wanted.

I got the idea from the door to give access to my furnace. It is
hinged, with the hinges showing, but there's no handle or doorknob, so
people aren't apt to open it. Instead, there's a slight gap at the
bottom of the door, where I can slip my fingers under, and pull the door
open. It's held shut with a pretty strong magnet, so I have to be sure
I don't leave the door just cracked open, and turn around, because the
door is apt to be sucked shut by the magnet, so I have to be sure to
open it all the way.

If I was planning on storing the Hope Diamond, or some other
baubles, I would want something with some sort of a lock, at a minimum.
But, I'm not, so "out of sight, out of mind", will work.



JOAT
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