How to Create a Secret Bookcase Box

Do you need a way to hide something of a bigger size, like bigger than would fit inside a hollow book?  Here is another idea using books and a book case.  This is only limited by the size of box you use and the number books you are willing to sacrifice to create the cover to the box.  So let’s get started.

Supplies: 
A sturdy cardboard (mine was a box that held dish washer tablets)
Books (enough to cover one side of the box)
White glue
E-6000 glue
Table saw
Tape measure
Box knife
Blue painters tape
Sand paper

If needed remove the flaps on the box with the box knife. 
Make sure that you have books enough to cover the front of the box.

 

Using the blue tape, wrap a layer around the book close to the spine.  Do this to all the books.

Set the table saw blade at 2 inches.  The goal is to cut 2 inches of the spine, off from each book.   

We have a fine blade on the saw.  We put the blade up as far as it would go,

but we had to turn more than one book over, and run it through from the other direction, removing the spine from the body of the book.  Recycle the left over body of the book.

Don’t remove the tape yet.

Apply white glue to the cut end of papers, to make them a solid mass.  Let it dry.

If your box has a glossy surface, sand it to make it less glossy, thus allowing the glue to stick to it. 

Remove the blue tape.

Put some E-6000 glue on the sanded side of the box.  Place the cut end of a book spine on the glue, lining the bottom and side up with the bottom and side of the box.  For the each of the next book spines, put E-6000 glue on the side of the previous book spine and on the next section of box.  Stick the next book spine to the previous book spine and the box.  Keep the bottoms aligned with the bottom of the box.  Do this with all the rest of the spines until the front of the box is covered with book spines.

Let it dry, up to 24 hours, it takes that long for E-6000 to cure.

Now stick it in your book case, high enough that you can’t see down into the box, and put books beside it, on both sides.  It is ready to keep your precious treasures away from spying eyes.  Enjoy.