The padlock seems like the least of your worries. How the hell did the plank get in there? The only thing I can think of is the plank was split and glued back t

The padlock seems like the least of your worries. How the hell did the plank get in there? The only thing I can think of is the plank was split and glued back together once inside. I think the padlock would fit if you took the shank off.