How to Make a Protective Book Box for Your Fragile Keepsakes

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: This is such an awesome tutorial!
I’ve been searching for a way to preserve my old, classic books and this solution is perfect. I did it perfectly the first time and now my books are in pristine condition. And the best part is that it’s so easy to make!

Also, if you’d like just a cover and not a book box, simply make the edges thinner. It worked for me.

Thanks again,
Bernie
: Hi Bernie,

Glad you liked the tutorial – and thanks for the tip! I have a few very old books too am glad it worked for you.

Nancy
: This looks like a better approach than anything else I’ve tried to far.

Got to get busy and try this out as I have a number of books that need to be protected far better than what I’m doing now.

Also, great job on the video by the way.

Definitely helps to get into action faster versus trying to visualize something out of a book… at least for me.
: Glad it helped – - seeing how-to works far better in some instances than just telling !
: Thanks Nancy, I agree with Taylor that a video makes things soooo much easier.

Did you know you have a type in the link though? you have http:v// instead of http://. I’m not sure if you did that on purpose to stop it turning into a link or not?

Anyway – thanks!

Katie
: Hi Katie,

Thanks for the heads-up. Link is fixed