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Ive heard that these things are called book safes, but they are more like a secret hiding place in a book. Get yourself some glue, a few cutting tools and a fairly thick book, and youll have all of the utensils you need to make yourself a nifty book safe that can be discreetly tucked away in your bookshelf when youre finished making it. Each one is precision handcrafted from a real book, bound with archival bookbinding glue and finished off with powerful neodymium magnets to close with a snap. Too often, child abuse continues because kids are coerced into keeping problems a secret. One of kidpowers boundary rules is that problems should not be. Theres nothing quite like reading a good book in a cozy.
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Hide whatever you want with this really cool and simple craft. Bob woodwards state of denial book safe is an actual hardcover book with pages. How to hollow out a book in 80 easy steps heather rivers. How to turn a hardcover book into a hidden safe ehow. These instructions start with a finished book safe, so its good for both handmade and scroll saw methods. Just check out these clever diversion safe designs, and youll be securing your home valuables faster than you can say open sesame. Make your own secret compartment book the spruce crafts. Make a secret book safe to stash your booty in just four easy steps. But once you get to about page 31, the book is gutted and velvetlined.
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