How to store knives ?

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Kevin the grey

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I have a few throwing knives that includes knives in the shape of everything from a butcher knife to a small chefs knife . Lets say I need to store and transport ten to thirty of them . I don,t want to make individual sheaths for them all and really I don,t have the stitching skill to do a lot of neat small stitches . I have a fair amount of leather and thought of making some kind of pockets in a row on a piece of lether that I can roll up and tie . If anybody has an idea on how to do this simply or a better idea of any kind as long as its inexpensive let me know .
 
I found a wooden box that I'm assuming is old military. It's painted gray and has a locking latch. Size is 21"L x 16"W x 12"D. I keep most of my edged tools in this box, at least, those that will fit.
 
For short term storage or transport, I've used cardboard. Fold a piece of cardboard around each blade and tape the ends. Then wrap all of them in a piece of cloth or something so that the edges aren't putting much pressure on the cardboard itself.
 
Don't store your blades in their sheaths if you can help it, I am a custom knife collector (Fixed Blades) and have kept my blades lightly oiled and wrapped in synthetic material, this won't hold moisture. Hope this helps.:cool:
 
You can make blade covers out of heavy construction paper, then wrap in a soft material to protect the finish and place them into a sachel or hard bottomed duffel of some kind.
 
Johnny , Johnny . They will just get rusty . Guys I guess I didn,t ask the question properly . I want to store these knives for travel and to bring them to the range . I want the storage to look reasonably nice as well . Sorry about the confusion .
 
Why not just use a gun case? They sell them in all different sizes.Padded out. Or I've seen Cheifs carry their knives in a long sheath that folds over the handles and your roll them all up. I'm sure you could find a place to buy something like that. Restaurant supply house, maybe?
 
Phybigdog , you have an idea . I am trying to find something a little more traditional . I didn,t ask my question very well .
 
Hey Kevin...

10-30 knives ???

I'll give you wholesale pricing.. :)

If you have kydex or synthetic sheaths,,by which I mean only plastic,,not nylon,, you can sefely store them in their sheaths...As long as the sheaths are dry.. A light shot of some WD-40 into them also helps and keeps things lubed up...

ttyle

Eric....
 
Not exactly traditional, but I use these cases for test equipment and such. They are sold so you can remove the foam to your needs, and come in a variety of sizes...

Platt cases

Good luck.

Glenn
 
There's that, and also the Pelican cases. Waterproof, extremely shock resistant, and the foam can be user-modified or you can always just rip it out and wrap the knives individually. Align the blades vertically and a well-chosen case can accomodate quite a few safely. You'll also have extra room for supplies, for cleaning, oiling, sharpening, deburring/edge alignment, etc. There will be dead space, so you'll have no excuse for lacking supplies should any contingency arise. :D
 
How about using an old hard sided briefcase. The soft one are more fashionable these days, so you might have an older one lying around empty.
 
Iff'n ya got a spare C note laying around there are these:
http://www.robertsoncustomcutlery.com/LDCgear.htm

Stitching pockets in a leather roll is the same amount of work as sewing up individual sheaths.
So how about some plastic, like on the floppy looseleaf binders and some duct tape?
Even Railroad (poster or oak tag) board and duct tape will do.

But I have to ask, why do you need to transport them all at once?
 
Ebbtide said:
But I have to ask, why do you need to transport them all at once?
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I proabably only need about ten throwers at any one time . Some light cheapos and a few heavy hitters . I also like to keep my knives together . I,m not into display cases at all . I don,t have cash to buy any kind of travel cases . I think a roll of canvas with some reinforced pockets in it is the best suggestion . If I make individual sheaths I still have to transport them in something .
 
I have used plastic tubing to cover a knife blade. Soft polythene tubing might be OK as is. I have used an electric heat gun to heat plastic drain pipe so it can be squashed flat to form a protective sleeve. This sleeve can then be inserted in a denim tube that has been sewn to make a sheath. (Or slid into the compartments of your canvas "roll"). Not traditional, but safe and practical.

What about a single-layer wooden knife "block", like the counter-top knife blocks some folks have in their kitchens. I guess it would want to be fairly thin and light seeing it has to travel.

I used to work in a fish-processing factory as an engineer. We used miles of hygienic rubber/plastic (?) conveyor belting. I have used this to make a number of practical sheaths. These are a bit ugly, and certainly not traditional...but they keep the knife safe and are easy to keep clean. Probably better from a corrosion point of view than leather. (This would be expensive stuff to buy new, but if you know somebody that works in a food processing plant you may be able to get offcuts or rejected belts).

When making sheaths I often don't bother with stitching... I just use rivets.

Although it is not a bulk storage option, here is a neat wee article on making a sheath with no rivets or stitching:

http://www.primitiveways.com/pt-knifesheath.html
 
Kevin,

I don't know if there is a Princess Auto in your area, but last week I picked up 2 tool rolls ($5.99 each, IIRC). They would probably do the job. I tried to download a picture from their PDF, but it was taking way too long to load (dial up).

Doc
 
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