Here's a time-lapse of my first Book Safe attempt with a few tips I gathered along the way. For actual instructions, see:    • Book Safe-Making Basics (No CNC Requi...  

Update: Apparently people like high-resolution pictures, so I'm making my facebook album available:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?se...

It's a very time-consuming project, though I've shared a few bits time-saving of insight I've gathered within the video. The results can be very cool though, so don't let the challenge discourage you. I will have a written account of the book safe's construction as well as my thought process on my blog shortly:

http://www.winstonmoy.com/2011/05/boo...

Time to completion: approx. 15 hours over 3 days.