Comments on: Hollowed Out Book

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:13:38 +0000

@ Patricia

You could definitely do that. I thought it looked more realistic to have it not attached, but you could if you wanted to for sure!

By: Patricia Rodgers

Patricia Rodgers — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:00:20 +0000

Hi,

I was wondering how you could use the book jacket? Would you glue the back flap with the pages?

Thanks for any info you can give!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 05:13:47 +0000

@ Grace

Thanks so much for letting me know. I’ve fixed the typo!

By: Grace

Grace — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:58:47 +0000

Hey there,

I love this idea and I’m making it as a gift for my boyfriend, but I noticed a discrepency in the “what you need”/step 2. In “what you need” it says that 70% craft glue should be used with 30% water, but these amounts differ in the instructions. Just wanted to let you know =)

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:23:01 +0000

@Pat – That’s a fabulous idea about the cardboard! Thanks for sharing!

By: Pat

Pat — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:37:41 +0000

I haven’t tried this yet, but I really want to.

@1-2: Perhaps making a stencil of sorts would work best: a cardboard square the same size of the book with the exact size opening you want. Then, cut a few pages at a time and work your way down. This would eliminate losing the lines. Don’t know if it would work; just a suggestion.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 02:50:04 +0000

Thanks Marie! I’m glad you found the instructions easy to follow. As for the cutting of the pages, I would definitely do a few practice books before you work on the book you’re really wanting to use because there is a bit of a learning curve.

I found the best way to keep the pages fairly the same measurements is by using a ruler (see this pic: http://www.flickr.com/photos/queenofdiy/3342018235/in/set-72157614969602705) and push the blade right up against it. Then make sure the blade isn’t angled to the left or right.

I hope this helps! Good luck

By: Marie

Marie — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:38:00 +0000

Great easy to follow instructions. My only problem is that on all of the how to hollow out a book things ive seen none of them tell me how i can keep all the pages the same measurements. Once you cut out the first few pages wont the lines be gone? I have a feeling its going to take a few trys to get this right. thanks anyway!