A "book Safe" Failure of Epic Proportions!!
by buck2217 in Craft > Books & Journals
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A "book Safe" Failure of Epic Proportions!!
I decided that I wanted to make a "Book Safe", I mean how hard could it be?
I'm relatively handy, this is going to be a couple of hours and a complete doddle
Yeah, right!!!
Materials
So with the best of intentions I gathered my materials
A book $2 from the local "Op Shop" (Charity Shop)
I chose Hannibal as there were 2 copies there (so not depriving any one of one), also it was relatively hefty and also I had read it and found it awful and in need of sacrificing!
Glue, in this case craft glue (PVA Adhesive) $4:90 from the $2+ shop
Scissors
Rule
Craft Knife
Pen
Piece of Cardboard
Iron
Cut a Template
To get all the holes in the pages even I cut a template from the cardboard.
Cut Centre Portion Out of Pages and Start Gluing
As it says ^
Every Few Pages Iron Together to Keep Pages Flat
This was an abject failure!!!!!!!!!
Realise That This Is Not Turning Out Well and Chuck the Lot in the Bin
It turned into a sticky, soggy, distorted mess
After about 50 pages I realised that I am not a patient man!
I should perhaps have stuck all the pages together and let dry, then cut the hole, or done a few pages, let dry and then a few more.
Hand Crafts PAH! ----Give me Power Tools anyday!!!!
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