TOP SECRET TABLE

It’s not often “U.S. Government” appears on our shop phone caller- ID. And I was certainly surprised when the voice inquired if we could design a custom course in concealment furniture making for a group of Navy Seals. As an instructor at the Lohr School of Woodworking, I know firsthand that we are not a reputed hub of covert operations, but I wasn’t about to pass up the opportunity to change that!

This table, born of that request, provided a fun design challenge. It combines traditional furniture making techniques with commonly available hardware to create surreptitious storage in a finely built, but inconspicuous piece of furniture. The four hideaways