alternative knife storage methods

[irishpunk]

Greeting all,

I'm looking for other ways to store my knives. The way I'm doing it now is more of a long term method, I believe. Let me explain...first of all, I do not use 99.9% of my knives. I store them by applying Ballistol or Rem Oil, then put them in a lock tight plastic bag. The problem that I have with this method is, I can't easily access them. Believe it or not, I enjoy fondling my knives.

Anyway...I'm looking for some alternative ways to store my knives. Thank you all in advance for any and all suggestions.

 

[RemyKaze]

I've been looking for a very wide tool chest which can hold my hawks and machetes and other camping/trail stuff, but with smaller drawers for folders with foam padding like a Pelican case, with a second layer of padding with cutouts for each knife. You'd be surprised what fits those specs. A lot of people use their safes, because a collection adds up in value quickly. Almost all my knives are users, so I like to have access to them all at once to figure out what I feel like carrying. Not sure if you are asking about storage methods, or storage containers.

If you have carbon steel knives, I do believe you can store them with oil or Tuffcloth dry lubricant. I recall that carbon steel should be stored outside of the sheath.

 

[dishcore]

I went a googling for an image I remember of a toolbox full of ZT knives. No luck there, but I did find this thread for you.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...w-do-you-store-your-collection-My-experiences

I like the top setup myself.

Also, if you're into something flashy you could see if Phillip Dobson will do a custom wood box for you. That's my plan for someday.

 

[leghog]

I'd stay away from the lock tight bags unless in an environment of zero humidity else you just lock in the moisture in the air too.

 

[gytheran]

Depending on how much room you have inside the sealed containers(and how serious you want to go with storage), you can also add desiccant to reduce/remove moisture.

 

[Cereal_killer]

This is a cool little storage container I found in my grandpa's crap, it holds my EDC rotation knives and some of my most used knife & flashlight maintenance tools on my dresser. It's to small for my full collection or any fixed blades but it holds even my largest folders. I can pick it up and stick it in the safe if I'm going out of town for any length of time.

 

[EZ Bake]

This comes up every so often.

Here's what I do (books can be found at Hobby Lobby, Garden Ridge or any similar store - foam Science Project Board is like $1 per sheet at various Dollar stores):

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...torage-of-your-blades?highlight=knife+storage

 

[smokinbasser]

I store my "collections" in knife rolls which keep the knives separate so they don't contact each other. The few fixed blades are stored in their sheaths with a heavy coating of rennaisance wax so the leather tanning acids cannot damage the metal. My solitary celluloid peanut is kept in a Kraft cheese jar with the sealing lid on to protect all the others from damage if the celluloid starts decomposing. I store all of the original knife boxes in their own huge box just because Knife receipts are stored in a filing folder in case the hardware is stolen so I have proof of purchase for the insurance.

 

[brownshoe]

I use cigar boxes.

 

[bpeezer]

I'm pretty sure this is the best possible way to store your knives....