{"id":22419,"date":"2020-09-01T15:55:46","date_gmt":"2020-09-01T19:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=22419"},"modified":"2020-09-08T14:14:13","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T18:14:13","slug":"timber-vaults-concealment-shelves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=22419","title":{"rendered":"Timber Vaults&#8217; concealment shelves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timbervaults.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Timber Vaults<\/a> sent me one of their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timbervaults.com\/concealment-shelves.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">concealment shelves<\/a> for review.\u00a0 With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2020\/08\/03\/fbi-us-firearms-sales-boom-during-pandemic-lockdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guns sales booming<\/a> I thought this was timely move on their part.<\/p>\n<p>What it is a modern looking shelf with a hidden compartment for one or more firearms. It is free floating with no brackets holding it up. It attaches to the wall though a metal bar which gets screwed to the wall. The shelf goes over this bar.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a picture of this assembly:<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"..\/images\/tv1.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/images\/tv1.png\" width=\"525\" height=\"394\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>The company makes three sizes: small, medium and large. They sent me <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timbervaults.com\/slim-floating-concealment-shelf-small-in-natural-oak-finish.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">a small one<\/a> meant for handguns. Here is what a <a href=\"https:\/\/waltherarms.com\/ppk\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">PPK<\/a> looks like for comparison:<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"..\/images\/tv2.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/images\/tv2.png\" width=\"525\" height=\"394\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timbervaults.com\/slim-floating-concealment-shelf-small-in-natural-oak-finish-10.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">medium<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timbervaults.com\/slim-floating-concealment-shelf-small-in-natural-oak-finish-3.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">large<\/a> units look big enough for a short-barreled gat like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mossberg.com\/category\/series\/590-shockwave\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shockwave<\/a> and possibly some extras. It has an <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Radio-frequency_identification\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RFID<\/a> lock and comes with a key fob and battery backup. All necessary hardware, except <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B081FFR91C\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B081FFR91C&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=gun0b-20&#038;linkId=73501c195a63cd4efc7f9888a1fa883a\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">4 AAA batteries<\/a>, are included.\u00a0 You need a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0000302VQ\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B0000302VQ&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=gun0b-20&#038;linkId=f01891aafa52b5fce1df77e543565789\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">screw driver<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B07F6RZM43\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B07F6RZM43&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=gun0b-20&#038;linkId=46819739f6c693b779ccd13cd6106062\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">stud finder<\/a> and possibly a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B003K3PEMS\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B003K3PEMS&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=gun0b-20&#038;linkId=9bab8fca9535b48a25ee8a7075862829\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">level<\/a> to mount it.<\/p>\n<p>My observations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is solidly built from the wood, to the piston arm, to the wall bracket. It doesn&#8217;t feel at all flimsy.<\/li>\n<li>It is attractive. It has a matte finish of some sort on the wood. It&#8217;s not a stain and doesn&#8217;t look like paint.<\/li>\n<li>It absolutely needs at least one screw into a wall stud. I would stress this more in the instructions.<\/li>\n<li>From a few feet away it does look like a regular shelf. If you look closer you can see the little plug hole on top for the battery backup which is a giveaway, but that can be hidden by putting some chachkies on it.<\/li>\n<li>The RFID provides a reasonable level of security from children and guests. It is definitely not a gun safe and does not pretend to be.<\/li>\n<li>It&#8217;s styling isn&#8217;t for everyone.\u00a0 If you like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespruce.com\/decorating-in-the-modern-style-452457\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">modern decor<\/a> it will blend in nicely.\u00a0 Others, not so much.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All in all I think it is a quality product.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ssb_list_wrapper\"><li class=\"fb2\" style=\"width:135px\"><iframe src=\"\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gunpoliticsny.com%2F%3Fp%3D22419&amp;layout=button_count&amp;action=like&amp;show_faces=false&amp;share=true&amp;width=135&amp;height=21&amp;appId=307091639398582\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden;  width:150px; height:21px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/li><li class=\"twtr\" style=\"width:90px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=22419\">&nbsp;<\/a><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=\/^http:\/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+':\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');<\/script><\/li><li class=\"gplus\" style=\"width:68px\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=22419\"><\/div><\/li><li class=\"ssb_linkedin\" style=\"width:64px\"><script src=\"\/\/platform.linkedin.com\/in.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\">lang: en_US<\/script><script type=\"IN\/Share\" data-url=\"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=22419\" data-counter=\"right\"><\/script><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Timber Vaults sent me one of their concealment shelves for review.\u00a0 With guns sales booming I thought this was timely move on their part. 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