Each person is mysterious in his own way. And everyone, no doubt, has his own secrets. For example, often many people for many years keep all sorts of trinkets reminiscent of significant events in life. If you belong to this category, you may need a secret box. In souvenir shops you can easily choose your favorite little thing, moreover, locking on the key for the reliable storage of "secret" little things. But in ancient times there were no such devices on sale. And so those who wanted to hide a thing from those around them invented various tricks. One of these useful things was a secret box made from an ordinary book. Only its owner knew on which shelf and in which row of a huge library (which was a mandatory tradition in those days) is the keeper of secret secrets. This article will tell you how to make a box with a secret with your own hands - from a book, and even in the form of a book.
Making a real cache. Method one
You will need any book you do not need, which differs from the rest in its monumental thickness. It is desirable that the workpiece has a reliable hardcover and thick cover. So, let's begin. Place the book in front of you and open it on the front flyleaf. Prepare a thin wooden arch in advance, which should have the same dimensions as the book. Put it under all pages on top of the back cover. After that, draw the contours of the hole with a pencil on the first page. It can be either rectangular, or round or oval. Naturally, cutting a rectangle is much easier. Yes, be patient: you will have to cut a hole in each page separately. Use a special sharp cutter or clerical knife for these purposes . By following the marked lines, bend the finished pages with a niche inside. So gradually process everything down to the bottom cover. An old casket with a secret is ready. An imitation of this product may be a home-made device, the description of which is proposed below.
The second way: a box with a secret using cardboard
Such an article may well become an original gift with a surprise. Accepting this little thing tied with a bow, the birthday man is unlikely to immediately guess that a boring nondescript volume from the collection of classical literature is an interesting and unusual cache. As a cover, the frame of an old unnecessary book is used. Cut and glue four rectangles from the cardboard (these will be the sides) and place them inside the workpiece following the example of the previous casket, forming an empty niche in the middle. You can pre-draw on the front side of the sides of the line, simulating the page. After that, firmly glue the inner frame to the bottom cover and spine. Make a rope bookmark for originality. Surely the gift will be memorable!
Japanese casket with a secret
One of the ways to keep secrets is traditional gizmos of some nations. For example, the history of wooden Japanese caskets has its roots in the distant past. You can open such a device, made manually, in several stages (sometimes there are more than a dozen of them). It all depends on the level of difficulty. By shifting in a certain sequence of fragments and walls decorated with ornaments and mosaics, all secret boxes of the casket are gradually revealed. The process is somewhat reminiscent of a children's puzzle - tag, but here everything is much more complicated.
The world is full of wonders and mysteries! Build your casket with a secret, let the secret settle in your house too!