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Book Safes Made Using This Tutorial:[link] - PirateLotuse-Stock
Welcome to my first tutorial!
This was originally made for the Get Crafting Tutorial Contest here: [link]
Today we'll be learning how to make one of those nifty "book safes" to hide all of our secret stuff in.
I've tried to make it in as little steps as possible while still making it understandable.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask in the comments and I'll do my best to help you out.
If you use this tutorial to make a book safe, be sure to post a link to it in the comments below.
I'd love to see how they turn out and how people's creativity works with book safes.
Thanks!
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You literally made me chuckle aloud.
Congrats. Lol.
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haha I'm glad xD
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haha I agree XD Especially if you have the last book (the thickest one) it'd be even better. I would definitely do that to that book. All the books I have I like. I have the plastic book safes, but they're too blunt about being fake lol. I don't really stash anything in them though..it's more for just decoration.
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You know, I kinda liked how the last movie turned out (the part 2, not part 1...got dragged into it by my girlfriend, lol) I've managed to read book one and two, but after that I decided it was enough, haha 
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Haven't watched the last one. My little sister likes the series
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This seems fun. But I love books too much to destroy them.
Btw, at first I was like "WTTF IS HE GONNA DESTROY ANNE RICE'S BOOK??!!"
But then I saw your explanation.
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i just might use this to make my new ipod case out of a really small book. i think that should freak people out at school!
beautiful tutorial can't wait to try it!
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I'm so glad you enjoyed it.
And that's an amazing idea.
If you end up trying it out, please upload pictures so I can see the final project.
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I'm already at work on it, I've got the signatures sewn together and am working on embroidering the cover fabric. I'll take pictures soon for you!
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Yay!
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Great tutorial ^.^ I used it here: [link]
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Thanks so much!
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I was wondering about something. I've seen some styles, where they have glued or something a small stack of the papers to the top part, so it kinda.. 'Fits' inside the safe. Anyidea how to do that?
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Hm. I'm not sure I'm understanding.
If you put the stack of paper to fit into your compartment, what is the point of the compartment? Lol.
Do you have a reference picture?
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Not a very large stack, just a small stack. I don't have any ref at this point... I saw them a long while ago.
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I suppose you could with the glue mixture. But I still don't understand the point of it. Lol. What would be the reasoning?
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I think it was to make it... So the cover kinda fit together, like a lid. ~shrugs~
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Hm. Okay then. I would suggest taking the pages you cut out of your compartment and binding them together with your white glue and water mixture. Add weight and let it dry. Once it's dry, test to see if it fits into your compartment. Trim it down if it doesn't. Then use your white glue and water mixture to attache a few pages together that are in front of your compartment. This will make it a bit sturdier to attach your stack of pages to. Once everything is nice and dry, use a straight white glue to attach your stack of pages [aka "the lid"] to the pages you just glued together. Make sure it's lined up evenly. Add weight and let it fully dry. It should be good to go. Did it make since? Lol.
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It did. I was mostly curious and then through talking, actually started to wonder just.. What the point of it would be in the end.
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Haha. Okay. Well, now you know the easiest way I could think of doing it, just in case.
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I was wondering what book you used? XD Interview With a Vampire perhaps? Hahaha.
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This looks fun, but I don't have any books I'm okay with destroying. 
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Definitely should. Preferably a book you think no one would be interested in looking at. This will keep it extra secrete. Lol.
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I think I'll look at the used bookstore tomorrow, lol.
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Cool. The only downside of these is that I'm generally against damaging books, and the one I'd be okay with hurting I wouldn't want on my shelves 
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Ah. That is actually a very good idea.
You could even use a graphic novel or something of the sort.
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It'd have to be a chubby one, unless you glued a few of a series together.
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That could work, except when someone goes to pick it up, it will strike them as odd if they're all attached. Lol.
If it's just to stash money, you wouldn't need a very thick compartment.
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Good point. I guess I was thinking if it gets to the picking up point you're screwed already
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Well, that was sweet.
But if you do the "natural" way and don't glue the outside pages, they'll be able to pick it up and still feel natural to do something simple like read the back cover. Lol.
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Yay. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Be sure to share it with us.
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will do =] now i just have to find a book... maybe a little lead for a weight to replace the larger compartment i'd probably use... i guess i'll have to experiment a little, haha
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I wish you the best of luck.
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This is an awesome idea...if only I could make myself cut up a book >.> I'm not sure I could do it even to an old or bad one! lol But I may try...seems like a really good idea for gifts ^^
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I wish you luck on the process and actually finding a book. Lol.
Be sure to share your finished product with us.
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