"Carl's Lounge" (Off-Topic Discussion, Traditional Knife "Tales & Vignettes")

5K Qs said:
I wonder what happened to the "card catalog cabinets" that every library branch used to have before all the records went digital?
I thought that the many small but deep drawers that those cabinets had would have worked well for knife storage, but I've never found one in the 8+ years I've been accumulating knives.

- GT
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I think the drawers would need modification to hold anything but cards on spindles. Not sure, though, because I haven't seen one in a while either.
 
btb01 said:
This is what I need for knife storage. I wish I felt more confident in my ability to make something like it.
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I've had pretty good luck finding old Gerstner cabinets that needed a bit of restoration at reasonable prices. One from an auction and one at a flea market (although the flea market had no idea what it was).
This came from the auction and holds barlows.
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Now this is one of the new Gerstners that is made in China for Gerstner. Not near the quality of the American made ones but pretty nice for the price.5BC4126B-4FEC-4280-9317-433DC2446BC1_1_201_a.jpeg
 
waynorth said:
Hope you make a good cabinet, Barrett!!
This is an antique I found - shallow Oak drawers!! Easier and cheaper than building one!! Each drawer holds over 30 folding knives!! 9 to 10 wide, and 3 to 4 deep!! 15 drawers!!View attachment 1937176View attachment 1937177View attachment 1937178
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Very nice, Charlie. :thumbsup: That’s a good amount of storage!

5K Qs said:
I wonder what happened to the "card catalog cabinets" that every library branch used to have before all the records went digital?
I thought that the many small but deep drawers that those cabinets had would have worked well for knife storage, but I've never found one in the 8+ years I've been accumulating knives.

- GT
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That’s actually not far off from what I’ve been using for several years now, GT. I found this old parts cabinet (?) when we lived in Arizona. It can hold between 7 and 16 traditional folders per drawer if they’re laid out neatly like the second photo. (I have a couple drawers of cheaper knives that are packed in tighter, but I try not to do that.)

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I lined the drawers with tool box drawer liner.

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It works pretty well, but the main reason I’m looking for something else is that this cabinet is nearly full. 😳

Fodderwing said:
Old blueprint cabinets are awesome if you can find one. I found a metal one a while back but it was enormous so I passed it up.
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That’s the kind of flat file cabinet I’m talking about. I think it would be perfect, just five drawers of big flat open space, without wasted height. They can be very large. New ones seem to come in 24” deep x 36” wide (the size I think I could use), 30” x 42” (probably too big) and 36” x 48” (way too big). But they also appear to be very expensive. I’ve been keeping an eye out for a used one locally for a while now with no luck so far.
 
knarfeng said:
I've often thought about buying a nice storage device for my knives. But every time I start to think seriously about it, I think, "But I could use that money to buy another knife." So far, the knives have won out. Maybe someday.
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Yeah, I sometimes dream about nicer storage solutions, but I'm actually very happy with my stack of adjustable-compartments Plano boxes in a cupboard.

- GT
 
waynorth said:
The red & white cabinet next to it is from a dental office!! (not as efficient, but good!)
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Charlie, I dig your ancient cabinet, very good looking old fashioned office piece of furniture! 👍👍👍
The red one next to it may be practical, but knowing where it does come from, I can't imagine opening a drawer without earing the devastating noise of the dentist's drill! 😱😱😱
 
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euroken said:
Yeah, but you didn't say how many cabinets you own now to hold all your GECs 🤣
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Oh just the one. For now. But between the GECs (they now take up half the drawers plus one) and other knives, it’s pretty much full. If necessary, until I find something with more space, I might have to evict a couple drawers of inexpensive knives to a cigar box or something.
 
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