Follow up: some storage pics

Svashtar

Svashtar

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I wanted to follow up on our storage thread from some time back with some pics of a solution I came up with after hearing from several of you and looking at the pics that Sweet posted particularly.

(I just got the camera and am learning how to use it so hope the pictures come out OK. Hopefully I can figure out how to attach them as well!...)

What I did was use the corner space next to my current display cabinet. The space usilized is just 15" X 15". I took a piece of yellow pine about 5" X 15" and drilled 9 flat bottomed holes using a 1.25" Forstner bit. Then cut 9 pieces of the same diameter poplar dowel cut to 15" long and glued into the holes using Gorilla glue for strength. I cut a 30 degree front bevel on each dowel first before installing, for looks and it also makes it easier to slide the blades in from the front. Added a 2" zinc plated screw into the backside of each dowel to suck them up tight. (Drill a pilot hole 1st.) The glue expands as it dries, and swells out the sides and back of the dowel. After it dried I scraped off the excess, and then finished with 2 coats of Minwax wiping stain and 3 coats of semi-gloss polyurethane.

I placed all the dowels equidistant to each other, except for the last pair furthest to the right as viewed head on. Those I butted right up against each other and then used a shark saw to make a smaller slot between them. Good for thinner blades.

It's definitely low tech, but only costs about $12 in materials to build and does the trick for me. The pics don't show any khuks on it, but I have put a dozen average sized khuks on it with no problem. 12" to 20" sirus and kobras and GS's, Chitlangis, WWII's and all the medium sized blades fit fine. I would have to have more space between the dowels for the big AK's and similar stuff, but I didn't build it for that. Right now it is holding about 14 or 15 of my non-HI fixed blade collection, with room for about that many more.

Nice thing is it is out of the way and using corner space that would not be used otherwise. Like I said, it works for me and at least might give you some ideas, or YMMV.

Regards,

Norm
 
Very nicely done!! Stain job turned out quite well. How did you mount the display to the wall? Anchors or sloted hanger?

Thanks for sharing.
Steve
 
I think it would be interesting to hang them from the ceiling on hooks, assuring your guests over and over again that. "they couldn't possibly fall."




munk
 
Speaking of Kids, Pendentive, may I ask a question? I saw you gave a shop elf his own khuk. i've a 7 year old, going on 8, and I think I will begin to teach him to cut wood. I intend to supervise. Each child is different, of course. The other day my son went to a neighbor's and the Dad there gave them a small axe, my 7 and his 6 year old, and left them unsupervised.
They were cutting on a log. I thought this was pretty stupid.

What age do you feel comfortable with?


munk
 
I gave my 3.5 yr. old a "duller-than-a-butter-knife" khukuri (has a hard time cutting the air). Purty lil thing, though. And he completely understands what it's for.

My boys are going to be raised up around "dangerous stuff" and I hope by doing so, they'll make "little mistakes" now that will lead to a life of responsible behavior.

It will be a long time until my youngest (almost 2), though, will get his own khukuri - blunt or not. As soon as you put something into his hands, he immediately turns around and starts to bludgeon things with it.

Playtime with my oldest's khukuri only happens when the youngest is asleep, and is 100% supervised (we play together, learn, etc.)

I've let him hold up to a 15" AK - with no worries (just a watchful eye and quick hands). I think after a few more years, he'll be ready to have his own knife.

In a recent article, a knifemaker showed a pic of his grandson and his friend, each with their own knife they had made themselves (my dream come true, actually). One was 7, the other one 8. They had both made Loveless style hunters. And I'm sure ole grandpa wouldn't have gone through all that if he didn't trust 'em.

My system is this: you earn and lose priviliges.

I've had 14 yr. old scouts who couldn't handle a knife properly and lost their priviliges (under my watch) within a few minutes. Most have been ok, though.

I like to err on the "earn priviliges" side, though....
 
Oops...guess I should add:


At age 7, I was regularly splitting wood at home and at my grandfathers. By 10/11, I was taking down full pieces myself - starting "in the round" with sections up to 18-20" thick.

I used a light axe at first - 4 lbs. I think. Then later, I went up to 7-8 lbs.
 
fenryr said:
Very nicely done!! Stain job turned out quite well. How did you mount the display to the wall? Anchors or sloted hanger?

Thanks for sharing.
Steve
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Steve, I was lucky enough to hit a stud on the left side 4" from the side of the backboard, and then used hollow wall anchors on the right side the same distance in. Seems very strong. I drilled 4 pilot holes before finishing, so it looks pretty good.

To address Pen's question about kids, I did give this some thought. Mine are responsible 19 and 15 year olds, but they have been raised with firearms and knives all around the house and know what is or is not allowed to be touched. As for the knives, the exposed edges are hanging about 5' from the floor, and all the cutting edges are facing the wall. And of course it is built in the corner for that very reason, so that no one can casually walk by it and brush against a blade. To cut yourself you would have to move the very heavy display cabinet out of the way to the right, turn all the cutting edges outward, and then dive under the rack. (It would not be pretty I admit.) A toddler couldn't be hurt even if that was done, as the child would have to be at least 4' 6" to be cut. Even in that case, the knives would slide back in the dowels until the wall stopped them before doing any cutting. If they are that determined to cut themselves the kitchen knives are a lot handier to access! ;)

Finally, and most importantly, this is also in "Dad's Den" which right there indicates that visiting kids and / or friends have no business entering the closed-door room in the first place!

Regards,

Norm
 
sounds good to me. but just want to add a lil' note for others....as a kid, we spent as much time in "Dad's Den" as we could get away with! It was cool in there!

Fortunately, I wasn't an idiot teenager with issues, etc...:rolleyes:
 
That's my game plan too, Pen. My oldest I've trusted in my gun room since he was three. My four year old is still not trusted, and my 20 monther takes every stick (like the khuks he's watched in Dad's hands) and clobbers everything indescriminantly.

I was the idiot teenager with issues.



munk
 
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