Knife drawer storage idea: Thoughts welcomed.

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I don't want a pelican case. So I'm thinking about giving up one of my dresser drawers and doing the following....

Cut a piece of 1" thick foam to fit the drawer. Then with a 1/2" thick piece the same size, and using a finish nail heated to red (don't have an electric wire) melt out silhouettes for each knife. Or cut it instead. Then lay the 1/2" piece on top of the 1" thick piece and insert knives. I wouldn't glue the two layers together because I'd want to be able to expand for more knives.

I've thought about the pluck and pick foam but it might get pricey.

Anyway, the knives would be out of the way, safe and easily accessible.

Thoughts?
 
Rancho5 said:
I don't want a pelican case. So I'm thinking about giving up one of my dresser drawers and doing the following....

Cut a piece of 1" thick foam to fit the drawer. Then with a 1/2" thick piece the same size, and using a finish nail heated to red (don't have an electric wire) melt out silhouettes for each knife. Or cut it instead. Then lay the 1/2" piece on top of the 1" thick piece and insert knives. I wouldn't glue the two layers together because I'd want to be able to expand for more knives.

I've thought about the pluck and pick foam but it might get pricey.

Anyway, the knives would be out of the way, safe and easily accessible.

Thoughts?
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Foam is a bad idea if you have them in there for any amount of time. If you do use foam wrap the knives in VCI vapor protection paper first then place them in the foam.
 
Would this still be true if I live in NM, home of crusty noses and cracked, dry hands? NOTHING rusts here.
 
Rancho5 said:
I've thought about the pluck and pick foam but it might get pricey.
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Pricey? A 24"x26"x0.5" sheet of P-n-P foam is $3.12 online.

Don't cut silhouettes, just a standard size, to better accomodate a changing collection.
 
I would be a little concerned about humidity retention and chemicals leaching out of the foam, but that's how I ride.

I use a Sears tool chest with lined drawers.

Show us a pic of if you go with it. :thumbup:
 
Rancho5 said:
Would this still be true if I live in NM, home of crusty noses and cracked, dry hands? NOTHING rusts here.
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They make a foam too but I don't know what the cost would be and sizes. Most foams have chlorides in them and will cause galvanic corrosion. Not worth the risk to have either rust or some kind of corrosion. Some knives might be fine while others might get bad.

I'd hate for you to put away your knives and have them corrode because I didn't bring up the foam could cause some major problems. I've seen metal objects stored in foam get pretty bad in three weeks.

Better safe than sorry. Maybe do a search for VCI foam. That might work better for you. Or just wrap them in the paper.
 
Rancho5 said:
Link please? Would P n P foam be a corrosion risk?
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Direct link probably prohibited by forum rules.

Just Google - Pick and Pluck Foam
Lots of sources, like Foam By Mail aka Foam Factory.

If Pelican lines their cases with it, how much of a corrosion risk is there? There's also pink anti-static PnP foam for electronics. Surely that doesn't pose much of a corrosion risk.

Besides, there's tons of desiccant silica gel packs available online (50g/$3). Just keep some in the drawer and rotate them out.
 
foam is not the greatest in a high humidity environment as it will saturate and keep the area at a higher humidity. In a dry climate, you will be getting as much humidity effect from the wood, as in it will be doing more soaking up and releasing than the foam will.

Just a thought, but a thin bit of ply would give you a false bottom. could be an idea. contact the Mfg if you are worried, there has to be archival grade stuff around. It may be a case of getting what you pay for.
 
I bought a wood, five drawer chest and store my knives in it. Have down so for several years and had no problems with moisture, and I live in Western Washington. John
 
I purchased a machinist tool chest for $70 online. It has 12 drawers and made of maple and has velvet lined drawers. Perfect for holding my folders and smaller fixed blades, plus my EDC stuff.
 
I use these cheap plastic tackle boxes. You could of course put several of them in a drawer. You can buy various drawer organizers intended for office drawers or kitchen drawers, things that have long narrow compartments. You could find the size that you want and put knives in it. I also had the idea to make something like this using strips of wood and making the compartments to fit my knives. I ultimately gave up on this because of the amount of work involved and bought the cheap tackle boxes.

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