Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago
The video I made seven years ago has received over 91k views, but the tips I share in this video are even better. Don't believe what I said in the last video: YOU DO NOT NEED A TEMPLATE. Furthermore, DON'T WORRY ABOUT GHOST CUTS. If you reinforce the outside and the inside of the book with Mod Podge, the walls can be mush THINNER than you think. So on every section that you cut, you are following the ghost cuts left from the previous section and the rectangle of text that fills up the page of the book. To help with the corners, which are always a problem, I used a new pair of TIN SNIPS (available at any hardware store for about $20). You'll notice in the video, I often cut out every page EXCEPT for the corners with the box cutter and then filled that up with the scissors just to neaten the corners. If you clicked on this video expecting to see a me reciting a poem, I hope you are pleasantly surprised. To me, carving out of words a secret hiding place to stash secrets and cash in a bookshelf? That kind of IS a poem. If you don't know who I am and didn't expect a poem at all, then have a wonderful day!
The video I made seven years ago has received over 91k views, but the tips I share in this video are even better. Don't believe what I said in the last video: YOU DO NOT NEED A TEMPLATE. Furthermore, DON'T WORRY ABOUT GHOST CUTS. If you reinforce the outside and the inside of the book with Mod Podge, the walls can be mush THINNER than you think. So on every section that you cut, you are following the ghost cuts left from the previous section and the rectangle of text that fills up the page of the book. To help with the corners, which are always a problem, I used a new pair of TIN SNIPS (available at any hardware store for about $20). You'll notice in the video, I often cut out every page EXCEPT for the corners with the box cutter and then filled that up with the scissors just to neaten the corners. If you clicked on this video expecting to see a me reciting a poem, I hope you are pleasantly surprised. To me, carving out of words a secret hiding place to stash secrets and cash in a bookshelf? That kind of IS a poem. If you don't know who I am and didn't expect a poem at all, then have a wonderful day!
