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my family has amassed a considerable collection of portable electronic devices, and with it, an assortment of device specific power cords and plugs. i CANNOT stand the unattractive electronic spaghetti that cooks itself on top of our kitchen counter. it is an unsightly reminder of how far we have come as a people where we have substituted electronic gaming devices, cell phones, pdas, and i-whatevers, for a good book or instructive piece of literature. I know that I am guilty of buying into this consumerist culture (and I see no end in sight for me). so I have disguised those pesky (yet fun and useful) electronic devices in the most ironic of places- the common book. I have hollowed out a stack of books to hold and hide the power chords of the cell phones, nintendos, and other hand-held devices that mock the capitalist ego within me.
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choose some books. I know Im gonna get a lot of flack from the library police out there, but at least I'm not using the Koran or Salman Rushdies Satanic Verses; I'm cutting cooking books (French nontheless, how many French cooking books are there in the world anyway?!). anywhoo, I needed two large textbooks to hold the cables and plugs for all of the devices. I measured out a 1.25 margin around the book and drilled some pilot holes with a dremel. then I painstakingly cut out the pages with a metal straightedge and an x-acto knife. this is where all the work in this project lies, do a good job here and you are home free. I will not get into the details and troubleshooting of this part of the project since there are some instructables that already exist for hollowing out books (see also: readymade). but drilling the pilot holes are REALLY worth it.
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If it was to hide cords... it doesn't... as the cord is still sticking out.
If it was to hide the gadgets you could simply plug it them in behind the couch.
If it was to appear well read the observer would notice fairly quickly you have not read but destroyed the books.
Please enlighten me.
However I have 2 point to spot out;
-Be careful of potential over heating and fire risk. common sens, and pro and engineers recommend to do not hollow high density of electricity in a small and unprotected (fire protection) space, and I would add, especially with paper (which can burn quite easily)
-I also agree with Robotrix on the books value, and saving knowledge. I might have couple solutions; you can make a "fake" book, and add a hard cover from a real book or create it a hard cover (adding some of your creativity).
in order to create your fake, you can use a yellow pages book, Or glue some (used) printer pages together.
I especially like the MP3 player hollow book!
Have a nice day! Long live creativity
It's a really nice project, I'm just not sure the message comes across.