How to hollow out a book with a dremel. Here i share a couple tips for carving out books more exactly and neatly. Put it in a book. Most people wouldnt think to browse your library for private or personal things. Dremel tools are very useful for arts and crafts projects and small home repairs and are excellent for working in small or hard to reach spaces.
Skip the tedious page by page razor blade method and speed up your hollow book creation with an oscillating saw. I made one earlier today with a hard back book i used a drill and drilled a hole to cut it with a jig so it didnt work so well so i used clippers then i got lazzy so got a round dermal bit and pushed down on it till it cut pages out turn it at an angle and it cuts r a get a tool that cuts to attach to the dremal just clean it up nice and it works. How to hollow out a book one thing i got bob for christmas was a hollowed out book. This time i decided to speed things up by hours using my dremel multi max oscillating tool.
Tutorial for how to make a hollowed out book. Make sure you put something to create space between the pages and the cover. Hollow books are a classic way to stash stuff in plain sight. Its also a great way to pass something to someone discreetly an unsuspecting onlooker will just think youre sharing a very good read.
I started out using a knife like you but switched to a dremel tool. A hollow book can be a nifty way to hide something whether its a spare key a secret note or even money. When i made a hollowed out book for a christmas present i drilled 4 small holes in the pages for the corners that helped keep them even. Got something to hide.
Generously apply it on all the sides. Ah ha its a book wrapped up in a book ive built hollowed out books before using the time honored frustrating and very time consuming hobby knife method.