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This week were sharing how to make your own secret stash book. Book safes also known as diversion safe or hollow book we keep the book safes in stock and normally ship within just 1 business day most often the same day if placed before 1. You can only cut a few pages at a time, so itll take some patience. It will fit perfectly on any bookshelf because it is a real book. If you were really trying to make a foolproof safe, you could use velcro or magnets to ensure that if a thief knocks everything off your shelves, your book safe wouldnt open to. Its so much fun to give a gift inside a gift hollow books safes look like ordinary hard cover books until you open them. Uniquexceptional 2diversion book safe made from a real.
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Our gun hiding books keep pistols or revolvers hidden and available. Now hide your secrets in your book safe, and lastly put your secret book in a book closet with many more books. Use the foam brush to apply the solution to the sides of the book. A jewish book themed wedding ketuv now feast your eyes on a meticulously handmade, real book safe that is also a piece of art. Also known as a diversion or book safe, my products are made to keep your things safe and close. It is loaded with diy crafts, jewelry tutorials, and all kinds of g. Conceal your cash and valuables with this easy tutorial for how to make a book safe. Also includes instructions for adding backgrounds, magnets, and. Now that you have the top cover and the first couple of pages wrapped in food wrap. She glued the outside, let dry, then started cutting 50 pages in on her book with a utility knife. Obviously, this is more of a novelty than a secure safe, but its a cool and cheap project that makes a great gift. John park uses a dremel oscillating tool to create a hollowedout secret book safestash. From james bond to the shawshank redemption, the book safe is a classic hallmark of the espionage and crime genres.
These instructions start with a finished book safe, so its good for both handmade and. Years ago i saw one of these things in a catalog and set about making my own with an x. I have some really nice pearls, yet no place to keep them safe. This site explains my techniques, which i use to churn out several hundred book safes a year. How to make a book safe cutting the compartment draw the secret compartment. A book safe is the ageold way to hide your stuff in plain sight whether its cash, jewelry, or secret love letters. Our book safes are finely crafted and sturdily made to last for decades. A hollow book is the ideal way to keep your possessions safe.
Prices can vary based on the cost of materials, additional features, and resources used to create the functionality and aesthetics of the hollow book. You could turn your hollow book box into a jewelry box or keep it looking like a hardback and stash goodies on the book shelf. So, go about 5 pages in at the start and the end of the book and cover them with cling film. Doityourself guide to making secret hollow book safes. Excellent quality book safe that is an actual book. Unlike mass produced fake hollow books on the market, every handgun hideout book is. Hollow books with secret compartments have been around for centuries, and are prevalent in a number of real and fictitious stories. Select the first few pages that you want to have free at the end of the project plus one more. First you get 2 book safes with 2 different titles. Heres a great video explanation by a fellow spy and helper, solarspy. The main functional purpose aims for the containment of valuables, memorable items, or contraband within the cloak of an ordinary book.
To start making your hollow book, youll want to save a few pages at the beginning and at the end of the book so it looks more realistic. Get the adhesive concoction ready by making a wellmixed solution of half mod podge and half water. On the outside, its an ordinary hardcover book but on the inside, its a super secret storage compartment. Head on over to ehow to find the full tutorial with stepbystep instructions for making one of your own hollow book safes. On the outside, its an ordinary hardcover book but on the inside, its a secret storage compartment. Hollowed out rectangular space can also comfortably hold most smartphones 5. Cut along the newly traced lines, applying pressure and removing pages in batches as you go.
Make a hollow book camera case this guide is targeted specifically at making your hollow book safe conceal a camera, but the principles can be applied to any device. How to make a hollow secret stash book miss v viola. The 2 books are about the same size and are made from actual hardcover books. The first book has 98 pages before you get to the actual hidden compartment and the second has 24 pages before. The hobbit magnetic closure hollow book safe reddit. Hollow book secret safe diary of anne frank the first step into making the hollow book is to select a book. The final product is a great looking hollow book safe. How to turn a hardcover book into a hidden safe hollow.
Let me know if you have any questions or requests for me. I just used a razor blade and cut parallel to the edges about 1. I was able to quit my job as a museum guard after making hollow book safes garnered me a living. Ive been handcrafting and selling hollow book safes since 2009. Arguably, vintage is anything 50 years or older while antique is considered anything that is 100 years or older.
Theyll enjoy the money and they can use the book to hide any valuables or secret possessions in plain sight. Secret storage books hollow books and book safes from. We offer a wide variety of recycled books with hundreds of different titles available. Reserve your spot for our next live civic response discussion. While this video doesnt give stepbystep directions on how to make an invisible secret entrance, it gives you a good idea of how to get started. How to make a kindle cover from a hollowed out hardback book.
This is a handmade, hollow book that can hide your valuables. I can craft most any sizeshape cutout in most any book. I decided to carve out the pages of a printed book and thus complete the poetic circle of digital book readers destroying the printed word. The large diversion book safe is a great for hiding small valuables close at hand but out of sight. A hollow book can be a nifty way to hide something, whether its a spare key, a secret note, or even money. There is something mysteriously appealing about a hollow book safe it is a practical idea that adds to home security, but is also an ideal treasure box for sentimental keepsakes. All book safes secret storage books hollow books and. Book safe adventures of huckleberry finn hollowed book safe. These instructions will lead you though the process of making a basic book safe. The outer covering resembles a dictionary, and hence blends in well in the bookshelf without anyone noticing. You can make a hollowedbook bank for coins without too many adjustments to the process above. Also, my daughter is making 2 of these for keeping keep sakes for her two boys. This handy little safe is perfect for storing effects out of. Anne frank secret safe hollow book, lovely features.