| Everyone has something to hide from the curious | | | | Step Two: |
| eyes of others. It can be personal property as well as | | | | When everything is in place, the glue mixture can be |
| confidential documents. There are many possibilities of | | | | used for making remaining pages of the book to stick |
| whatever that has to be in the home. The most | | | | with each other. Paintbrush has to be used for applying |
| popular and convenient is the ordinary hard cover | | | | generous amount of glue on top, bottom and side |
| book. A book may seem innocent but it has served | | | | areas of each page. The glue should be kept in line |
| many people through ages as a perfect hiding place. | | | | about half inch back from the edge being invisible from |
| Following are some simple instructions for building a | | | | an informal look. The book should be kept closed after |
| secret compartment in an easy way. | | | | applying the glue and a heavy object can be placed on |
| Materials Needed: | | | | it for keeping the pages intact, it has to be given |
| - Hard cover book, almost 2 inches thick | | | | several hours to dry completely. |
| - Glue sticks and glue gun | | | | Step Three: |
| - White glue | | | | When the glue has dried, the protective plastic |
| - Small paint brush | | | | covering can be removed from both sides of the |
| - Craft knife | | | | book. The desired length, width and depth of the |
| Step One: | | | | secret compartment can be measured. A pencil and |
| First, the dust jacket has to be removed from the | | | | ruler can be used to draw the outline of the hollow |
| book. It will be later used with some pages which will | | | | inside the book. It has to be again made sure to remain |
| serve as a cover for the secret compartment. | | | | well back from the edges so the book will be as |
| At least 25 pages are needed which should be left | | | | strong as possible. Now the inner block of the pages |
| untouched by the craft knife. When this has been laid | | | | can be taken out using the craft knife. The cut pages |
| out, equal amount of water and white glue has to be | | | | can be taken out one by one, the edges can be |
| combined. The plastic wrap has to be used to protect | | | | trimmed. It should be returned to the dust jacket for |
| the back cover, many front pages and the front cover | | | | making it look as normal as possible and it can now be |
| from glue spills. There should not be any trace of glue | | | | placed on the book shelf. |
| left on the book as it can give a hint that it has been | | | | You might also learn how to build a secret |
| tampered. | | | | compartment and how to build a roof. |