Pirate Book Treasure Box

This is how to make a Treasure box, that looks like a book! It's very simple, but you will need to have a 3D printer.

First, design the box. I used Tinkercad to create mine. OR, you can just have my the STL for the one I made. It's in the comments. :)

Now you print it. I printed all the parts separately. When you put it in the slicer, (before you print it,) make sure you have a fine layer hight. If it's not very good, the hinges won't work. (I speak from experience. ;-; )

Then take all the pieces outside and spray paint them.

Once the spray paint is dry, bring the pieces back inside, and paint the hinges and border. I also got some of the paint on my finger and rubbed it into the 'pages' to make them shine.

And of course, if you have a dual extruder printer, painting it won't be necessary.

Now hot glue the pages piece to the bottom piece, which has the binding on it.

Then thread a chain, or wire, or thread through the hinges, and secure it. I think it looks like a real book! :)

If anyone makes this, please post some pictures, that would be so cool to see. :)