
Announcement
If you are a woodworker or crafty sort that has an imaginagtion that is just a little bent, and you have been wanting to add little Mystery by Design to your work, you have just found the best kept secret on the net.
On this site you will find plans for real working wooden locking systems for doors, drawers and lids of all types and descriptions. While you can see that you can make fun puzzle boxes, some of these designs can be transferred to larger furniture pieces. You are only bound by your imagination.
Add some razzle dazzle to go with your particular brand of sizzle to your woodworking projects and set yourself apart from the crowd. Be 10x bolder, strive to find your unique expression and be ensured your legacy.
Ask yourself just one question, ...who do you know that is currently displaying this level of intriguing craft in your local area? If your answer is none, well that guy/gal might as well be you.
Why would I sell my secrets? My particular 'Art' sees a concert of many mechanisms being used within one piece, while these plans will teach you how a single or multiple set up works together. Some drawers I can lock from multiple directions and from deep within a hidden cavity, etc. These plans are designed to get you started by showing you how to build the easiest of designs first (Skill Level 1), followed by designs that have a little more going on (Skill Level 2, 3) in a way that is super easy to follow.
Good Luck!
Announcement
If you are a woodworker or crafty sort that has an imaginagtion that is just a little bent, and you have been wanting to add little Mystery by Design to your work, you have just found the best kept secret on the net.
On this site you will find plans for real working wooden locking systems for doors, drawers and lids of all types and descriptions. While you can see that you can make fun puzzle boxes, some of these designs can be transferred to larger furniture pieces. You are only bound by your imagination.
Add some razzle dazzle to go with your particular brand of sizzle to your woodworking projects and set yourself apart from the crowd. Be 10x bolder, strive to find your unique expression and be ensured your legacy.
Ask yourself just one question, ...who do you know that is currently displaying this level of intriguing craft in your local area? If your answer is none, well that guy/gal might as well be you.
Why would I sell my secrets? My particular 'Art' sees a concert of many mechanisms being used within one piece, while these plans will teach you how a single or multiple set up works together. Some drawers I can lock from multiple directions and from deep within a hidden cavity, etc. These plans are designed to get you started by showing you how to build the easiest of designs first (Skill Level 1), followed by designs that have a little more going on (Skill Level 2, 3) in a way that is super easy to follow.
Good Luck!
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Thinking on Jan 24, 2021
4 out of 5 starsItems were real nice but shipping took forever and there was no tracking.
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Rhodes on Oct 15, 2020
3 out of 5 starsI made this box but I did find some of it unclear. The box on the cover will not be the box you will make from plans....similar. I feel a lot more detail is required. Saying that once I realised how it worked I managed ok and produced a good box that works. My thoughts only being an Automaton maker.
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fivesinatras on Apr 20, 2019
5 out of 5 starsI’m quite terrible at building anything that requires precision (even IKEA has been known to baffle me as I never seem to see step 14b: realize you built half of it backwards, swear, kick the stupid thing, and start undoing it so you can do it again); however, this came out perfectly! The pieces are smooth and the instructions are excellent. I ended up with a cool multi-step puzzle box that even has a red herring built in!
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keith on Apr 9, 2019
5 out of 5 starsJust received in the mail today .Well packaged good looking solid quality product.
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About MysterybyDesign
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Snow Phoenix Piano Puzzle. The last 7 notes of the song shown on front will unlock the first mechanism.
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Every design starts with a really big pad of graph paper!
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Love making these gears! Not as dificult as I thought!
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Retrofit just about anything, ...this old steamer chest turned out great! False bottom, Secret Panel, locked lid.
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