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Better Book Safe

Step 8Finished

It's finished. You now have a book safe you can be proud to hide your "stash" in. No more embarrassing looks when your mom finds your stuff in a crappy looking book safe.

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8 comments

Aug 16, 2011. 8:36 AMpmcbruce says:

Nice one mate. Was planning on doing something like this with a book on, business statistics or some rubbish, to put my netbook in when I travel through crazier places like south america or simply for the fun of having your netbook inside such an awesome cover - but taking the pages out and using a bandsaw, i never thought of that - brilliant.

Jan 14, 2011. 2:42 PMDaniel.Overgaard.Nielsen says:

Awesome for an external hard drive cover! :3

Jan 15, 2011. 10:04 AMRe-design (author) says:

Nice idea that I had not thought of.

Oct 10, 2009. 8:40 PMspoot says:

Very nice to have instructions on making a professional book stash.
When i did mine i used a box cutter & elmer's glue. inside looks like a badger got ahold of it.

Oct 11, 2009. 5:55 AMRe-design (author) says:

Thanks for looking. You use the tools at hand and do the best job you can.

Sep 24, 2009. 5:56 PMFoehammer358 says:

i was hoping for the cover, a 2nd cover with a dial and THEN the compartment... but i guess it'd be too complicated...... P.S: man, my head is shooting off ideas!!

Oct 7, 2009. 2:50 AMkilla696 says:

Lol same, then i forget them all or they don't work and i get frustrated. Maybe you could cut sheet metal and rivet it in a box shape with the same dimensions as inside the book, then put a hinge on the front, drill two holes, one on the opposite side of the sheet metal the hinge is on, and one next to it on the other peice, and put a padlock or a combination lock on it ( you might need to cut more of the book away for some space for the padlock)

Sep 24, 2009. 7:16 PMRe-design (author) says:

I guess the "safe" part of the safe is that it's hidden in plain sight.

Sep 25, 2009. 4:46 AMFoehammer358 says:

true....People call that Security By Obscurity.... great instructable, its even got a few safety warnings :D

Sep 25, 2009. 2:31 PMFishpail says:

That's how masked heroes hide, all they have to do is change out of their uniform, and you won't know who they are...

Sep 25, 2009. 3:27 PMFoehammer358 says:

true.

Sep 24, 2009. 12:19 PMsory24712 says:

lol this is classic although I would do it if I could get a book lol and do the pages still turn and I suggest putting a little bit of foam on the wall of the book so you don hear anything rattling

Sep 24, 2009. 12:21 PMRe-design (author) says:

The pages don't still flip. They are glued together.

Sep 26, 2009. 6:20 PMsory24712 says:

ohh ok i thought they still fliped