Display Cabinet Design

Mike Kerins

Mike Kerins

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I would like to get serious about making some display cabinets this winter for my 110 collection. How about anyone that has made their own share the drawings and dimensions here so I don't have to re-invent the wheel. I want to display all the historical versions in one display cabinet and all the variations in another. I'm sure there are others that would like to do the same.
 
Mike Kerins said:
I would like to get serious about making some display cabinets this winter for my 110 collection. How about anyone that has made their own share the drawings and dimensions here so I don't have to re-invent the wheel. I want to display all the historical versions in one display cabinet and all the variations in another. I'm sure there are others that would like to do the same.
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Hi Mike & All,

Awesome thread topic!!!! I tried to get info on the same issue almost a year ago and no one responded. I know some of you must have made your own or had some display box/cabinets made. Please share them with all of us here on the forum. even if you can post a pic or two it will help.

jb4570
 
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Probably not much help but..........
 
Excellent way to display those SOG's.I have some Bucks from the Vietnam era,124 and 119.....not mine but buddies who were there.
 
thanks EEE :)

Started off just as a project... but grew. I Vietnam vet which I know actually really likes what I have done... so thats a huge compliment for me..
 
I am the worst one to ask about displays. I seem to bring a new one to the Blade show every year and they never work right.
I think the fact that most of your knives will be about the same thickness will help.
 
Mike,
Here are some displays from the Shenandoah Valley Knife Collectors Club show, I don't remember who they belong to, but John F. might.


 
Joe Houser said:
I am the worst one to ask about displays. I seem to bring a new one to the Blade show every year and they never work right.
I think the fact that most of your knives will be about the same thickness will help.
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Joe,
I've actually started to accumulate the materials and am trying to come up with a logical layout. The one that seems like it would work best is one where the knives overlap somewhat. I plan to lay felt over a styrofoam backing that I'll cut out with shapes of the 110 handles. The only questions are how to construct the frame, how and where to hinge, and what the final dimensions will eb and will it be too big and cumbersome. Maverick, to echo what Earl said...that's a great looking display. :thumbup:
Mike
 
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on these the overall outside dimensions are 24" x 24" and the case without the lid has a depth of 2+1/4" x 3/4" thick the lid is 2"x3/4" it is routered in about 3/8" x whatever thickness of glass/plexi you use
i am not sure what the black backing material is it feels like a kind of plastic and i am guessing it is about 1/2" thick and it is routered out about 3/8" deep where the handles sit and where the blade rests on it there are two small round dowell magnets set into the backing
hope this helps a bit
 
buckman#10 said:
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on these the overall outside dimensions are 24" x 24" and the case without the lid has a depth of 2+1/4" x 3/4" thick the lid is 2"x3/4" it is routered in about 3/8" x whatever thickness of glass/plexi you use
i am not sure what the black backing material is it feels like a kind of plastic and i am guessing it is about 1/2" thick and it is routered out about 3/8" deep where the handles sit and where the blade rests on it there are two small round dowell magnets set into the backing
hope this helps a bit
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Are these built into the wall.
Very nice....beats my cardboard display case(box) now another project.
 
lol no the wall is that cheap panelboard stuff , i dont know who made them i got them through harold klinkhamer , they are nice but expensive
i noticed when mike posted the pics of his visit to the new buck factory their displays looked very similar
ps thanks again for those pics mike not the same as being there but as close as ive come so far lol
 
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Mike Kerins said:
Joe,
I plan to lay felt over a styrofoam backing that I'll cut out with shapes of the 110 handles. Mike
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mike i tried very much the same thing for my 475's but i used 3/4" pine board and used a jigsaw to cut out for the handles and drilled where the blade would rest and put in some round magnets and then covered with a towel (for test purposes), so now i too am trying to come up with a good frame and hinge system
you can see in the pic the board is just sitting inside the larger cabinet which i started to make a new insert for out of the same 3/4" pine board , if you look above the green you can see the lines where i cut on an angle with a table saw and then when i get some plexi the right thickness i will put in the cutsleaving it stick out an inch or so and it will make a shelf to set the smaller 500 series knives on
 
BM#10,
The magnets are a great idea! I have been pondering how to ensure the darn knives don't fall out of the holes. I think I'll try that. :thumbup:
Mike
 
Well as my bucks start to grow in numbers then I will make something special to show them off. One thing I did do with the SOG case was to make it practically impossible to open. Even if the knives fall off the little wooden pegs there is no way they can fall out of the case. Got kids so must be care full.
 
hi guys..
if you look at this wall display i made-
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it is 2 knives wide and 13 tall.
it holds 26 - 110's but i have them close together
24 would give a bit more room between.

i have not done badly at it.
it was made only for home display but
with a lock maby could be used in a show

it was made from a post office wanted poster frame and it was made to the size of glass door i had on hand from a old stereo cabinet i had saved.

i have my notes and rough sketches still. i will take the time to make them readable and include the existing measurements if some one wanted them
it would not be really soon but if any one emails me i will send them when i get them done ...
 
Cool ideas for displays Guys. You've all got very nice knives to show off as well. When you get tired of them send them my way......with the displays of course.

You have now given me some ideas to work with. Last year I made a small shadow box as a test project before making anything Big. At the time I made the box for my 500 Dukes (all 3 of them:).) I learned a lot by making that small box, I made the box 7" X 11" out of 1 inch red oak. That small box weighs 10 lbs empty:(. Now at least with your magnet & cutting out the back for the handle it may work out as a display box for the Timberlake 196.

jb4570
 
jb that was just a trial run (prorotype) when i do make a good one i figure to start with solid oak or similar and routering out the spaces for the handles and magnets , but for this the jigsaw was just too easy
by using a solid piece it would be easy to make a keyhole slot on the back for hanging , and rather than hinges and a door i have been thinking of having a glass pane that slides up in routered slots from the bottom with wooden dowells from the rear holding it in place which wouldnt be too hard to do and be pretty well dustproof
this one here would need a backing of some sort
 
334dave said:
hi guys..
if you look at this wall display i made-
it is 2 knives wide and 13 tall.
it holds 26 - 110's but i have them close together
24 would give a bit more room between.

i have not done badly at it.
it was made only for home display but
with a lock maby could be used in a show

it was made from a post office wanted poster frame and it was made to the size of glass door i had on hand from a old stereo cabinet i had saved.

i have my notes and rough sketches still. i will take the time to make them readable and include the existing measurements if some one wanted them
it would not be really soon but if any one emails me i will send them when i get them done ...
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Dave,
That's a great looking display cabinet. You're right, 24 inches would be better and perhaps allow for brass plates to describe the knives. I also want a door that opens and with a lock.
Mike
 
buckman#10 said:
jb that was just a trial run (prorotype) when i do make a good one i figure to start with solid oak or similar and routering out the spaces for the handles and magnets , but for this the jigsaw was just too easy
by using a solid piece it would be easy to make a keyhole slot on the back for hanging , and rather than hinges and a door i have been thinking of having a glass pane that slides up in routered slots from the bottom with wooden dowells from the rear holding it in place which wouldnt be too hard to do and be pretty well dustproof
this one here would need a backing of some sort
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That is how I made the small shadow box. It has a solid red oak back and the solid red oak sides were routered so the back was flush and a 3/16" pain of glass that slides down a routered grove in the front. The top is removable with brass screws locking it down. I have a bunch of grand kids running around here and needed to know they would be safe. If I can figure out how to post pictures via a camera I toss up a pic of the little box.

This is a few of the lessons learned.
1. Oak is hard stuff!!!!
2. Must use new/sharp saw blades if you want clean straight cuts.
3. Set up a router table because if you think you can hold the router in place with your own strength while going through oak you've got another thing coming.
4. The weight of your finished project should be taken into consideration before you start. If I had made this to hold a bunch of knives it would have been 50-70 lbs empty!!!! So solid oak sides with an oak veneer back would work. But, if you are going to use a felt type backing why bother use light/soft pine as you're going to cover it up anyway.
5. Glass/Plexiglas front?. If you were going to maybe take your display to a show......you want your display front to be safe. The glass company I went to said 3/16" was the thinnest tempered glass you could get and you have to order a fairly large sheet $$$$ and that stuff is heavy. Plexiglas maybe a better choice but it dose scratch.

Enough rambling on this topic:D ; sorry

jb4570
 
Boy,
Trax can make his own knives, You guys can build with wood, I am impressed.

I took the appitude test when I went into the Army, I discovered I had mechanical skills equal to that of an ape. Lucky for me, the Army needed such skills.

Porky
 
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