How To Make a Secret Hollow Book:
The first step into making the hollow book is to select a book. Make sure this is a book your own, and not one belonging to the library, or your family. I suggest rummaging through books at yard/garage sales. Make sure it is a hardback; otherwise you will cut all the way through the other side when you are cutting out the insides. You’ll also need: • Elmer’s white glue • a container to hold glue solution (I’ve chosen a film canister) • X-acto knife, and/or box cutter. Both if you have them • brush to apply glue solution • pencil/pen • ruler, or other rigid straight edge Select a page that you want to be the first one cut out, and save that page to be cut out at the end. (I’ll explain later) Even if you don’t want to save any pages at the beginning of the book, you must set one aside for a later step. Mix a solution of white glue and water. Just enough for the glue to be runny, and absorbed by the edge of the book’s pages. 50% to 70% glue (30% to 50% water) worked well for me.
