| Almost everyone wants to conceal something. | | | | not chosen. Apply the glue solution to the edges to |
| Normally, that something is of great sentimental or | | | | make them join together. Let the book dry for about |
| monetary value, like precious collection of jewelries, | | | | fifteen to thirty minutes but first, insert a piece of |
| large sum of money or even a gun for self-defense. | | | | plastic food wrap in the middle of the previously |
| There are many places in your house where you can | | | | selected pages and the glued pages to prevent them |
| conceal these important things. All you need to do is | | | | from joining together. Apply some pressure by |
| to find out how to create secret compartments with | | | | placing a heavy load on the front cover. |
| some of the basic materials. Making a book safe is | | | | 5. After letting the glue dry, open the book to the |
| easy, just follow the steps below. | | | | first glued page. Use a pencil and a ruler to draw a |
| Materials Needed | | | | border of about one half inch within the boundary on |
| Brush | | | | all sides of the page. |
| Glue | | | | 6. Use the box cutter and the ruler to cut along the |
| Pencil | | | | interior of the marked border. Make sure to make |
| Ruler | | | | the cut as straight as possible. Cut a few pages at a |
| Plastic food wrap | | | | time and don't hurry in finishing this step to prevent |
| A thick, hardbound book | | | | the interior edges straight and smooth. |
| A straight edge knife or a box cutter | | | | 7. With the use of a brush, apply the edges of the |
| Instructions | | | | book with a glue solution. Allow the solution to be |
| 1. Pick a thick hard bound book. | | | | properly absorbed by the pages of the book then |
| 2. Pick a small number of front pages and fasten | | | | apply a second layer coating to the edges of the |
| them to the front cover of the book with a plastic | | | | book. |
| wrap. The pages will stay whole except for the last | | | | 8. Apply a glue solution to the book frame. Make sure |
| one. It will also serve as the cover to the secret | | | | to fix the saved page on top of the frame. |
| compartments to make the book like an ordinary | | | | 9. Let the book dry for fifteen to thirty minutes. |
| one. | | | | 10. Trim edges of the interior of the hole and apply |
| 3. Prepare a solution by mixing the water and white | | | | final coating of the glue solution. |
| glue. Make sure of the consistency of your solution | | | | 11. Return the book to the bookshelf. |
| so that it would be easily absorbed by the book. | | | | You can now use the hard bound book to store |
| 4. Seize together the left over pages that you have | | | | coins, money, gun or other souvenir. |