[orangello]

Originally Posted by orangello

They sell hollow books man. The Hollow Book Store

IME, don't get a HUGE, expensive-looking book.

Originally Posted by FAS1

Apparently there is a market for them. I was shopping at Christmas time and somewhere locally they had fake books rather than ones that have been hollowed out. Seems like it was Bed Bath & Beyond or maybe Pier 1. Can't remember but the quality was very good and they weren't expensive.

Saw this trying to find it online.

The Hollow Book Store

ADHD is a biatch! LOL

[jeremiahjw]

Interesting. You can buy them a few places online, but if you do it yourself you can customize it.

[mpd8488]

That looks really great! I've thought about doing that but then I remembered that I own very few large books that cost me under $100.

Hell I hope robbers don't wise up to the fact that book prices are through the roof these days. I have more money into textbooks than I do my gun collection, my stereo equipment, computers, musical instruments, and even my BMW.

[jeremiahjw]

You'd obviously want to use a really old book that doesn't have much value, e.g. Twilight, or a dictionary. The book I used was over 30 years old, and is 10 editions out of date. :-P

[ScottA]

Originally Posted by jeremiahjw

You'd obviously want to use a really old book that doesn't have much value, e.g. Twilight, or a dictionary. The book I used was over 30 years old, and is 10 editions out of date. :-P

Now how can a calculus book be out of date? Have we changed the laws of physics in the last 10 years?

[jeremiahjw]

LOL, probably because they would go out of business if they never made new editions. :-P

[ming]

Not a bad idea for when you're home. The only problem I see is when you're not home and a burglary occurs. Not unlikely for the thief to knock books off shelves, empty out drawers on the floor, pull sheets and pillows off the beds, etc. Most know that a lot of people use these places to hide valuables.

[jeremiahjw]

They would be in a hurry, and I don't think they would suspect a Calculus book to be hiding a gun. ;-)

[ninjatoth]

Reminds me of a 1980s Japanese ninja movie I seen(yes I used to watch ninja movies)where a ninja was disguised as a priest,and he opened his bible to reveal a chain whip of some kind that he immediatly whipped around some guys' neck and strangled him.

[ming]

Originally Posted by jeremiahjw

They would be in a hurry, and I don't think they would suspect a Calculus book to be hiding a gun. ;-)

Unless they read this forum . It's not that they would be looking for a gun in a book. When they tear through a house the reason they rip things apart and knock things off shelves is just to see what might fall out. I've seen a case where a two man team would kick in a front door, rush through the house throwing anything that they could sell into a sack, rip cushions off sofas, books off shelves, etc., and leave by the back door. In and out in less than three minutes. House looked like a tornado went through it. Caught because they couldn't keep their mouths shut.