Knife Storage - Need ideas

[CW3SF]

I went thru the house and gathered up most of my knives. I have a couple of collectibles but mostly just knives that I have used or carried over the years and eventually replaced.

What is everyone doing for storage? I am not really looking for a display case, per se but I would like to have a central repository or some type of designated storage area.

I have attached a pic of the bulk of the lot, including the new one. I still have a few others hiding here and there that I need to dig up.

Post up pics if you have some type of storage/display set up.


Thanks.

[Snaquebite]

I use a Gerstner machinist tool chest...

chest.jpg
Gerstner's are high quality around $300.00. You can find less expensive. I think Craftsman makes one similar for around $100.00

Some examples of Gerstners...There are other makers
http://www.woodcraft.com/Search2/Sea...query=Gerstner

I have an older model no longer produced similar to the hobby chest.

[CW3SF]

That's awesome. Thanks for the link.



I've never seen those before. This is just the type of info I was looking for.

[DJ Urbanovsky]

I use a machinist's tool chest also, only mine belonged to grandpappy. I felt like it was too cool to use in the shop, so I replaced the felts in the drawers and loaded it up with goodies. Oh, it came pre-loaded with a bunch of gramp's old machinist tools and cutters (which he ground himself) and those do get used in the shop.

[x SF med]

Chief - #1 thing to do.... a light coat of mineral oil on all blades/ exposed metal, very light (wax on - wax off)

If you can find an Osborne-Solaz cedar wine box, and put in some nicer dividers (the cedar is very nice, but they're cut for wine bottles) that'll work fine. I put mine back into their original bxes if I still had them for moving... and the folders, non-boxed stuff went into the Sterlite plastic shoebox containers.

My sharpening gear fits neatly into a Bookers box which matches the Solaz Boxes very nicely.... except for the Japanese Water Stone... it has it's own plastic water bath box... and the gallon of mineral oil.

[HOLLiS]

Originally Posted by x SF med

Chief - #1 thing to do.... a light coat of mineral oil on all blades/ exposed metal, very light (wax on - wax off)

If you can find an Osborne-Solaz cedar wine box, and put in some nicer dividers (the cedar is very nice, but they're cut for wine bottles) that'll work fine. I put mine back into their original bxes if I still had them for moving... and the folders, non-boxed stuff went into the Sterlite plastic shoebox containers.

My sharpening gear fits neatly into a Bookers box which matches the Solaz Boxes very nicely.... except for the Japanese Water Stone... it has it's own plastic water bath box... and the gallon of mineral oil.

No Tormek?

I am probably one of the worse people when it comes to knives.