Introduction: Book Safe
People invest a lot of money buying safes to keep their stuff protected from thieves. Safes can be very expensive and there is always the option that they will be picked. An alternative solution would be the book safe, in this project I will show you how to recycle an old book and make your own hidden book storage that will be very cheap to make and will blend perfectly in your book shelve. It is also a great chance to recycle if you clean your house and you have some books you don't need..
Step 1: Materials
For this project we will need:
- A book (I got mine from the school's library, the librarian had a few books she wanted to throw away so she was happy to give it to me).
- Glue.
- A pencil.
- A sharp knife.
- A brush.
- A ruler.
- Aluminium foil.
- Something heavy like a weight.
- (varnish might be needed).
And patience..
Step 2: Preparment to Glue
Wrap the upper cover and a few books with foil. Now apply glue to the sides of the book, put on something heavy and leave to dry.
Step 3: Sizing
After the glue is dry draw a rectangle on the top glued page (I left about 1.5 cm on each side).
Make sure that you make the box big enough for your stuff and not to big that the sides can break.
Step 4: Cutting
This step requires patience.. use a sharp knife to cut the rectangle you sized. the ruler can be used to cut straight lines. If cutting the corners is hard an improvised knife will do the job.
When you reach the last page be careful not to cut through it.
Step 5: Finishing
When i finished the box the bottom wasn't very attractive so i glued a white paper to it and sprayed the inside with varnish.
Step 6: That's It

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11 Comments
7 years ago
כל הכבוד! רעיון מגניב
8 years ago
Where did you get the idea?:)
Reply 8 years ago on Introduction
I always knew this exsited but a TV show called shameless reminded me of it..
8 years ago
Cool
8 years ago
A robber might steal it if it was a good book. this is awesome
Reply 8 years ago
Haha my favorite comment yet. Tnx
8 years ago
and the first part with the foil papel. .. what's the use of doing it?
Reply 8 years ago
leaving the few first pages unglued
Reply 8 years ago
Baking paper might work as well
8 years ago
Awesome :) thats how book geocaches are made
Reply 8 years ago on Introduction
Tnx :} :P