DIY Bar Cabinet with a Secret 

Get plans here! wilkerdos.com/product/liquor-cabinet-plans/

Beautiful drinks unit. When I remember back to when you started on RU-vid, I am stunned as to how far you have come. Amazing.xx

WOW, love it, APRIL, You are Just AWESOME

I love this cabinet, April. What an amazing job you did designing and building it. Thanks for sharing this video with us.

Beautiful project as the result of GREAT planning. You had me laughing several times while you enjoyed your well deserved successes.

Ooh! That’s lovely, and very neat. I really like the idea of that.

Great job April. You are a great builder/ woodworker. Love all your vids. Keep up the great work. My best to you and your family. Take Care

What sets you apart is you not only explain WHAT you’re doing but WHY you’re doing it. I never hesitate to use your plans.

How many Board Feet of Hickory did you need to make that Bar Cabinet ?

BEAUTIFUL!! Love, love the grain of hickory. It is pretty expensive here in CT. But I want to make my kitchen cabinets out of it. I think I loved both the project and watching your joy at each accomplishment. It is really great to see you build a piece of furniture again.

Woodworking and gadgets are such a fun combination. Thank you!

From Brooklyn NY Not only ARE YOU AWESOME YOU ARE LOVELY FOR THOSE WOMEN'S WEAR CHEERS 🍻🌮🍹🍹 DEFINITELY STRAIGHT TO THE POINT WORK /VIDEOS AND EXPLAINATION 🙏 BLESSING AND LOVE TO A CHARMING WORK LADY GODCHRIST HOLY SPIRIT BLESS GUIDE PROTECT YOU AND ALL 🌏🌎🌍😍😉

Your a joy to watch building too. There's many skilled woodworkers on RU-vid but I can't think of another where you can feel the joy they have so much in their own work. It's great to watch.

Such a beautiful piece! Love your attention to detail on this. That hidden lift is a perfect touch. Great job!

Another amazing project....you are amazing! love the "success dance". Again, another beautiful masterpiece by April! We all can't wait to see what you build and create next! Thanks for your amazing videos!

So much beauty and character!! Love the secret shelf!

That’s a beautiful project! Great job April.

Hallo April und danke dir für deine Nachricht und tschüß aus Düsseldorf Germany 🥳🥳🇩🇪🇲🇽😎

Awesome work April, it turned out amazing! 😃👍🏻🥃👊🏻 ..... I can totally see something like this being utilized for some 2A concealment needs as well!

Good Job My daughter loves you Greetings from Baghdad, Iraq

Can I be your apprentice?! 😭😭🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

I am having so much shop envy right now. This is a great build!

Beautiful build! I like how the lift makes cabinet more practical as you don't have too deep cabinet meaning the bottles in the back would be harder to reach. Great solution! That continuous grain in front is on 🔥🔥🔥

Great build! Love the clean look of it. If I ever end up building a bar like this I would probably include some kind of a rail for the hidden bottles as I would probably nock bottles over with out one. I would also use hidden hinges in part because I hate the look of hinges. Then I would probably have it so that the switch to raise the shelf is based on the arrangement of items on the top surface using either some reed switches or RFID tags because I like the idea of a secret combo to get to the bottles.

This was super awesome to watch. Such a beautiful job. And such an inspiration for women 😍

It turned out gorgeous, Hickory doesn’t get enough attention so thank you for using it! It’s one of my favorites, look at the grain striations👌🏼I like the lift and appreciate the joinery

Your joy displayed with your successes had me smiling throughout the entire video. Those doors are fabulous and your completed cabinet is marvelous. Great, great, great.🤗🤗🤗

честно говоря, мне похожий столик нужен для рабочего места. Там бы у меня стояли кассетницы для сверл, отвертки и пассатижи. )))) Очень полезное изобретение!

Absolutely love this build, excellent work! To stay with the stealth theme I would go with hidden hinges for the doors but nonetheless I Absolutely love this build. Thank you for sharing your craft with us!

Very cool

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Awesome build! "Prohibition style...sneaky and hidden." Loved that line. Thanks for posting, and thumbs up!

This is a very cool build,I would have kept it in my garage/ workshop!! nice job April. 🇬🇧

I’ve built a few of your projects for our house, and I cannot wait to build this one! So cool! Thank you for sharing it

Congratulations for this masterwork. Kisses from France

It must be something with the trade. I almost expected you to yell "IT IS ALIVE!" when you hit the actuator button a couple times there. About 20 years ago I took on a bathroom install for a guy in his basement. Where the toilet was to be at the time was a 6 inch steel pipe rising out of the floor that had been capped off with news paper followed by concrete to seal it from gases until the time when the home owner got around to doing this. I didn't know it at the time but another guy he asked about it said "You're going to need a plumber" after a few moments of silence before. I didn't have an angle grinder yet I had a Roto-Zip with a right angle grinder attachment. Loud and sparky, I was doing the Tim Allen grunting thing when the home owner came down to look as I cut it about 1/4 inch above the concrete to accommodate the tile I was putting in. I got a lot of work from that guy and referrals too. Working down there I found he had a drainage problem where a sump pump ejected up top outside just to run back in because it wasn't directed away from the house. It hadn't rained in how long I thought as I heard the pump kick in a few times. Now when I get the tip of my tongue sticking out the side of my mouth I might be heard talking to myself when somebody sneaks up. Not so much because there's no radio playing at the time I'm sure. More to crystallize my thoughts I tell them. An intelligent conversation maybe and yes, I do listen. What ever it is I consider it part of the process along with ribald language that comes out when things are more challenging. Having done work on million dollar houses and coming up with solutions like how to form trim on a window that a contractor forgot using some extra pieces of metal from a Viking Range and a couple 2x4's. Repairing a broken window closer from a teenager sneaking out at night or replacing die electric unions on a water heater that weren't tightened down right to begin with as the owner wants to close on the La Salle St. condo that day. It's a great thing to like your work. Oh and by the way, AWESOME JOB ON THAT BAR! And thanks for the lead on that actuator.😁👍

Drill technology is great for CNC since it takes simple tools, which I have done in steel. In wood, dowels were the cheapest option in my early days, '88. The big drawback is that it's weak. In my opinion dovetails and hand-cut joints are the one-off, artsy things. Domino or homemade dominos are so 2022.

This is simply beautiful. April, you are becoming a real Master Craftswoman. Or is it Mistress Craftswoman?

I'm thinking of making this, but I wonder if 1/2" plywood could be used to lighten it. Would this change any of the other dimensions? I'm trying to work through the size of the opening for the lift shelf, and I'm not sure I'm getting it right without a putting everything into Sketchup. Can you tell me if this would work without modifying anything?

Re: the front fold-out doors, isn't having them be one solid piece of wood (each) asking for them to warp/bow/cup??

When is that stinkin' Lincoln gonna come up with a spot electrode for wood ? Jeez. 2023 and we're still doweling. Flintstone schtuff !

What a beautiful bar cabinet! I recently purchased your plans for my on build. In the plans you state that there are two 1/4" x 1 1/2" dowels used and to drill/dry fit them prior to assembly. As I watch your video, I can see where some of the dowel holes go but not all. Would it be possible to send an additional plan detailing all the dowel hole locations?

This is an awesome project April...looks fantastic! Thank you for sharing this build...and the tips about using gloss to build it up before the satin/matte finish.

hey april, cool stuff, BTW how did you set the upper limits to match the bottom section of the movable cabinet with the top of the table , is it by manually adjusting the height of the panel or is there any other method of setting the heights?

Ciao, bellissimo posso sapere che tipo di legno hai usato? vorrei provare a farlo anche se cercherò un sollevatore più economico Grazie

Two simple questions if you don't mind. #1 at 10:05 you said it was a simple fix to stop the "rubbing" in your test. What was the simple fix? Did you just sand down the side that was rubbing? Or did you reposition the hardware in some way? #2 at 15:24 you had to adjust the "hungry hippo" out a little bit so the doors closed flush. The thing that always trips me up when I do that is the screw hole! You have to re-screw the hippo in just a tiny bit but how did you stop the screw from just going into the old hole? Did you fill it in before adjusting? I'm definitely not as experienced as you and it's always these little details that trip me up at the end.

Good morning, April! Thanks for sharing ANOTHER great project with us. It's both beautiful and functional and would be a wonderful complimentary piece to any home. Can't wait to see what you have in store for us. Have a great week. God bless.

No Jack Daniels ?? I'm appalled ! Great build. Love the lift.

You have a video on X-Carve CNC. Can you please tell me what CNC means ??? Thanks

this is am amazing project im stocked to do something similar. I love ariat too and ill definitely use your link for a pair of pants or 5 but I wish they were more size inclusive in women's shirts and boots. not only do they not go very far into larger sizes, shoe size 12 and 13 womens out there? they seam to run small. wich us the opposite of my experience with their jeans

This would be excellent for other items you want to keep tucked away from other’s eyes. I am thinking it would not be a bad gun cabinet.

Love what you’ve done here! I would have thought to use hidden hinges instead of the ones you used. Was there something in the project limiting you from using the hidden hinges , especially on the front panel where you show cased the wood grain? Thanks

April i love you. Sorry for my bad Enlish. i am from germany. i did the same things like you..

First time seeing this one. What if there's a power outage and you really need that whiskey? Beautiful work!

This is very cool. I did not know about the varnish buildup thing.; I will keep that in mind.

I wish I had you for a shop teacher. Because you know your work and better looking than Mr. York.

I bet you were NERVOUS ever time you pushed that BUTTON April. 😲 However, this project was a huge success and it looks great in your home. I thoroughly enjoyed watching this video!!! 😃👏👍

I watched a fellow truck driver take the mahogany planking out of scrap 42 foot cabin cruiser that had dry rot in the bottom [ he got 3 boats free] the marina wanted rid of them] he sanded the wood down and cut it up and built the most beautiful kitchen cupboards you ever seen about 10 coats of clear varnish on them , best part out side of time and hardwear and other things he had nothing tied up in the wood so never look at a big cabin cruiser as nothing more as junk or fire wood!

This a nice looking piece I like the idea of having the TV slide up and down besides just using it as a bar how would you feed the plans to also work with a fireplace and I don’t mean gas I mean electric ?

good job ❤

Very nice April!! Thank you for all your great builds!! Really enjoy watching the processes❤

You always amaze! Beautiful AND useful cabinet :) I wish you could cover the types of wood, and where you get your wood. So many projects are fabulous but finding the right wood is nearly impossible. Many time I have to order wood online then wait for it's delivery. Which drives my OCD nuts :) Any tricks or places you can recommend for wood? Thanks :)

if you know any kids or grown up kids you should check out toys and joys. they have nice patterns. i use to build them. some are easy and some are not.

Love this build. Outbof interest what happened to all your triton tools? I see red and yellow battery tools being used now, did the triton stuff not last?

That would be a great piece of furniture to have if the preacher comes calling. You close it before he gets there and open it after he leaves. Do you have plans for a hidden poker table, too?

love the build, personally would try to add home automation to so google or alexa could just hear you say "i need a drink" and up it comes.

Love this build April! Can't wait to see you In Melbourne in May

How come the countertop of the rising part was attached with those metal pins you modified and not just glued or screwed onto the cabinet?

El Jimador ... yum! Oh, the build is excellent too. ;)

(GIF) DAMMMMM!

I think now you need to choose a couple lucky April fans to come hang out with you and your crew and have a drink or two with!

By far your best build yet. Add some good vodka and it will be complete.

this is absolutely gorgeous, and really cool! i love seeing your excitement when all the mechanisms work and everything lines up!

Which model TV lift did you use? I see two potential options on their site that look like what you installed.

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I did not see the overall dimensions in the above. I also did not see it in the plan description. Is there a place I can get this information prior to making decision to build?

Damn, that is so beautiful and cool! Amazing!

Made this exact design with a wind fringe, wine rack and glass rack 4years ago

Wayyyyyy cool!!! I would hide my shotgun in there!! Lol

Bonjour, c'est ùagnifique 👏👏😊😊

Love this!! Might have to build one for the 3rd level of our container house! 🙌😊🛠

Now that really is cool 😃👍

👍 manos creativas de April toda una 👸 en las creaciones

Very nice idea and very well executed. Have a drink now. Cheers.

Move it a little closer to the wall and you can turn your light switch off and on too! Haha

6:30 do they make clothes and shoes for king-size people?

Do you happen to have the model number that you used for the lift?

I'm from Pakistan, and I love your work

yyyyyeahhhh.... i'mma need a bigger cabinet. *much* bigger.

LOL!!!! 1st time here. I just saw you in my "suggested feed" and clicked; the big smile got me. I made it about 5 minutes to stop and write this. The "yeahhhhh suckaaaaaa!" got me to smash the subscribe button! 🤣🤣🤣 Ok...going back to finish the video now. LOVE the attitude and excitement! Edit: Finished watching. I wish I would have seen your channel sooner! You and Bourbon Moth should do a project together .....it would be epic!!!

Show off lol great job April keep it up 100% love it

Congratulations you are amazing. Wishes for better works. I send you my respect and admiration🌹🌹🌹

Why is the rising top floating and not fixed? I love this design.

Nice build. Looks good. I like the liquor cabinet. 👍👍But aren't you too young to drink? Thank you for sharing. Have a great 2023 and stay safe.🙂🙂

You're a talented woman. :) Beautiful idea. I had something with a flatscreen in mind for a couple of actuators I've sitting. Now I have a new idea thanks to you.

Good work

Turned out great! What species of wood did you use?

I don't think that it is appreciated enough at how near perfect your measurements are. Wood only cooperates occasionally, in being perfect for a build. But only if your measurements are near perfect. And yes, adjustments can be made, but they take time. As a young woman in the 80's, I worked in a custom cabinet shop for a couple years. I was a newbie and had never built a thing. The owner did all the math, and faces. Gave us a list to cut the rest and put together. It was dirty, time consuming, repetitious, but it was great. The sanding, alone, was enough to drive me crazy. I worked for same guy again in 2008 for about a year. My biggest peeve was when his brother would work with us and do the measurements. If I have seen one off-center sink or door, I have seen a hundred. That did make me crazy and still does. I have seen off-center sinks, either from the doors, or the kitchen window, even in cabinet adverts and videos. There are some reasons for it, but not usually. Your liquor cabinet is perfectly beautiful. You are a great craftsman. I have a very old, very huge, oak teachers desk that once had a projection screen modified into it some years ago. But they just left the cut out open. I am going to attempt something similar to modify it for a tv. Thank you.

Mis felicitaciones por tan bonito creación recibe un abrazo fuerte a distancia, y que tengas un feliz año 2024 lleno de bendiciones, April 👍🙏👸

That was awesome! Wonderful explanation! Thanks much for sharing! Don