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Lloyd E. Sponenburgh[_3_]

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This is one of those times when I gotta ask "why"? There are plenty
of magnetic knife racks in the hardware stores, pick one and be
happy! By the time you get it all set up, it's going to run you a
hell of a lot more than the purchased unit. You're reinventing the
wheel. Ceramic magnets would be the ones to use here, the factory
jobbies sandwich a line of them between steel pole pieces. You DO
eventually want to remove the knives, after all. The REMs I use for
woodworking tasks have a nickel plating on them, this eventually gets
worn and the magnet starts to corrode, would be even more likely in a
humid kitchen. NOT the item for the job.

Stan

You obviously do not respect your knives. I would never (EVER!) allow
one of mine to scrape across a stupidly-placed piece of steel not
intended to hone the edge -- not even another knife.

The REMs should (as should _all_ magnetic holders) be "clothed" in a
soft, non-marring plastic. The corrosion of the nickel should not be an
issue.

LLoyd