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Default Kitchen knife block or wall-mounted knife holder design


"Owen Lawrence" wrote in message
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We've got a number of knives that live on the counter top. It's
driving me crazy, but I don't allow them in the drawers. Some are very
good knives, and very sharp. Do you guys have any interesting design
ideas I could scarf?


Wow, you guys really came through! Some very interesting ideas there.

I'll respond with a few comments:

1. I don't have any more drawer space. But even if I did I wouldn't want
to put the knives in there. That would mean that I'd always be opening the
drawer to get what I need. I know what will happen: the drawer knob will
get covered with gunk and the drawer itself will get filled with crumbs.
I've lived long enough to know that idea simple won't work in my household.
But nice work, dadiOH!

2. Maybe cleaning isn't such a big issue afterall, but I still think it
will be for us (please see comment #1, above). If it turns out I don't need
to clean it in the first 20 or 30 years (I expect to use it myself for at
least another 40), then the next one will be simpler.

3. "First you have to design this puppy." First I need to formulate and
choose a concept. I haven't reached the design stage yet.

4. I obviously missed Stryped's solution. Any more data? I can't seem to
find his postings.

5. I did think about putting magnets next to the knives. I suppose if I was
very delicate about it I could make it work, but I don't want the magnet
scraping the finish on the knives (they're like mirrrors and I like them
that way). Also , I don't want to have to use two hands to pull out the
knife (one to hold the block down). Friends of ours have one of those
magnetic strips attached to the wall for their knives. I've used it but
can't say I like the way it works. But inside a block I'm sure it would
work a lot better.

If I seem fussy, that's my prerogative, and the main reason I do
woodworking. Only my wife and my boss get to overrule me, and my boss only
gets to do it so often before he gets replaced.

6. The cage of dowels and the 6" drum ideas are really cool. I wonder if
you could buy chopsticks in bulk cheap enough. The Japanese ones are
tapered. I don't have a RAS but it shouldn't be too hard to fashion a
clamp for my TS sled. I've got a huge chunk of apple wood that might do the
trick.

7. "good knives only." Good idea. Not that any of the following matters
to anyone but me, but one of my knives is a fork. I just did a count. 1
fork, 3 majors knives, 1 steel, 4 paring knives. Someday maybe I'll add a
cleaver and a fillet knife, but this version isn't going to have room for
them. Now that I've thought about it I can get rid of the cheapies with a
clear conscience.

Thanks guys, great job! Any more ideas? Keep 'em coming!

- Owen -