home made knife display holder

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phillcheung

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i thought i would share this with you guys. i just finished off my home made folder display. i have seen people put knives in a glass display then into a shelf of wall. i didn't want to do that. any-ways it took me about 4-5 hours to make. it really isnt to hard, and it was exactly the look i was wanting. the magnets are hiding behind a thin piece of wood. about .5 mm thick. i did this by drilling the holes placing the magnets then glueing a piece of wood on about 7 mm thick on. i then sanded the wood down to .5 mm. all the wood is left over from some other projects i did. some of the wood is exotic. the base is made of zebreno, the neck and holder of teak, and the veneer of walnut.
 

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Nicely done! The thin veneer over the magnets is a great idea. I hate the idea of those holders where the magnets are exposed, as I'm always worried that they would scratch any steel they come in contact with. This is something I might consider buying.
 
Looks great. You did a nice job.

Ever think about one that is leather-over-magnet?
 
thanks guys.

i have already thought of some design improvements, this is really easy to bemade. i think the leather would work well too, it would have to be paper thin leather though.

i did a bunch of testing on the magnets to see how thin i need the wood and how many magnets i needed. and the result for these 6mm magnets that was each stacked 5 times. so 6mm diameter x 1mm @ 5 pieces per hole and 2 holes to hold a knife as heavy as the sebenza. the magnets lose a lot of strength if they are not close proximity to the surface.

i suppose anything is possible if you use bigger stronger magnets. i just used what i had laying around. if i did this again. i would get bigger magnets.
 
Very nice! It gave me another idea to try a similar idea in a shadow box.
 
Hey, looking good. I make knives and have been trying to think of a cool way to display some of them in my shop, this might work out really well!

Thanks for sharing.
 
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