Displaying your Traditional knives

[hsamuel8]

Hey all, recently starting collecting knives and want to be able to see them when I'm not carrying. I have some woodworking experience and will soon have access to a shop. Anyone made their own display cases or have suggestions? Mine are all GEC and I'm thinking of a way to display the knife and tube together. Cheers!

 

[anthonycastorena2014]

Holme & Hadfield about the coolest display I've seen. It would be cool if they were somehow double slotted for your tube and knife.

 

[Just Tom.]

Hey all, recently starting collecting knives and want to be able to see them when I'm not carrying. I have some woodworking experience and will soon have access to a shop. Anyone made their own display cases or have suggestions? Mine are all GEC and I'm thinking of a way to display the knife and tube together. Cheers!

Using the search function to look for “display” and “storage” turns up a few scattered posts, but I would love to see what ideas folks come up with in answer to your question here. You might want to add “Traditional” to the title of your post, though

 

[hsamuel8]

Using the search function to look for “display” and “storage” turns up a few scattered posts, but I would love to see what ideas folks come up with in answer to your question here. You might want to add “Traditional” to the title of your post, though

Noted, thank you!

 

[ron55]

I make my own knife boxes

 

[hsamuel8]

I make my own knife boxes

Beautiful work! Is the second box olive wood?

 

[ron55]

Beautiful work! Is the second box olive wood?

Thanks - top is spalted hackberry and sides are bocote

 

[Heathenhymnal]

Most of my collection is contained in a standing metal cabinet from Ikea and this tabletop drawer/display case I found on Amazon a few years ago.

 

[Heathenhymnal]

Edit: sorry, the comment I wrote with this didn't post for some reason.... so I'm adding it now.

Anyway, I also have this little display I found at an antique shop years ago. I'm not sure what it was originally for and I had to build the little shelves in the top, the felt covered tray inserts at the bottom, and add the lighting but it's overall a rather simple concept for a build that could easily be DIY'd. Plus it would be easy to use this as inspiration to make your own variant of it to suit your needs.

 

[BrotherJim]

Not an open display as such, but where I store my knives ... although there are at least six other locations both inside and outside the house and Jeep where knives are laying or handily stored
Not sure how easy it is to make a wooden tool chest but I definitely couldn't make one for what I paid for this one ... although I'd be much prouder of it of course

 

[airyq]

I make my own knife boxes

Your boxes make me want to collect knife boxes! Absolutely gorgeous work.

 

[Jakeywax31]

My knives are in my reloading/gun room/ storage for my wifes overflow in a drawer. You all put me to shame.

 

[ron55]

Your boxes make me want to collect knife boxes! Absolutely gorgeous work.

Thanks. - That's how I started collecting knives. I've been making boxes for years and needed something to put in them. So I started collecting knives to put in the boxes. Once I got a few knives, I got hooked on knife collecting

 

[JohnDF]

 

[waynorth]

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For all to see!!! That's a lot of Mammoth Ivory!!! (JK!! JK!!)

 

[JohnDF]

For all to see!!!

I'm proud of 'em.

 

[Lander boy Matt]

Not an open display as such, but where I store my knives ... although there are at least six other locations both inside and outside the house and Jeep where knives are laying or handily stored
Not sure how easy it is to make a wooden tool chest but I definitely couldn't make one for what I paid for this one ... although I'd be much prouder of it of course

This is what I use as well. Like B BrotherJim said, not an open display, but great storage solution. I made little dividers for the drawers to keep my knives from moving around when I lug the box into the living room for wipe down sessions.

 

[redcanoe]

 

[Stropping Young Lad]

This is a constant pain point for me. I’m always revising my solution because I can’t seem to get it quite right. I’ve been pretty close to doing what Heathenhymnal did up above, but I haven’t pulled the trigger yet. I’ve done cigar boxes and Gerstner chests, but I like to see them, and I have some rather large fixed blades sitting around as well.

 

[waynorth]

This is a constant pain point for me. I’m always revising my solution because I can’t seem to get it quite right. I’ve been pretty close to doing what Heathenhymnal did up above, but I haven’t pulled the trigger yet. I’ve done cigar boxes and Gerstner chests, but I like to see them, and I have some rather large fixed blades sitting around as well.

A shadow box with a 10ga. sheet of galvanized steel in it, behind thin, but tough cloth!!
Then you can use permanent magnets, stacked as needed, to display your knives!!!
Takes up wall space, but no floor space!! Fixed blades can be displayed also!!
A glass door keeps out the dust, and it's easy to change out the knives!!!