Knife Organizer Display Case Index Sorter Tray

[emailmeover]

Hi All!

With the various knives discussed in this sub-forum, I wanted to post this thread here. Call me a knife knut or suffering from OCD with my knife collection, but: Does anyone have any ideas about how a dozen knives (and more) can be kept in a sliding drawer?

Basically I have a locking file cabinet which has several drawers. I use the top drawer which measures 27" x 15" x 4" to store my collection. Right now I have about a dozen folding knives, all in the opened position, all lined up in a single row, alternating from satin finish and black finish, all resting on top of an old but clean towel which is folded to fit the drawer length and width.

In the morning when I get dressed, I figure out which one of the beauties to carry. The problem is that when I open and close the drawer, the towel moves, the knives shift, and well, I'd like to try keep 'em straight. (A couple o' weeks ago I posted a thread about matching knives with watches and/or guns (over here.)

So far I've looked at: knife bags, utensil trays, knife blocks, and knife racks.
However all these don't work because I want see the knife blades and handles, not tucked in pockets or slots. FYI at present, the smallest knife is a Swiss Army Knife Recruit, the largest knife is a Spyderco Military.

Any suggestions on a solution to this? Thanks in advance!

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[underaged!]

You could try:

Cutting out silhouttes of the knives out of craft foam then coverning it with some velvet or other coth.

Or maybe get come carpet and shave down sections to let the knives sit inside?


Im extremely interested in organizing my knives and other toys as well.

 

[Dijos]

You may not want to hear this, but at a few woodworking shops, and a few furniture making catalogs, you can find drawer dividers. they fit together to make the size of slot you need. Generally, they are plain wood, but some hot glue and velvet can fix that.

 

[AFCOP82]

There is a material that is used under tablecloths and used in drawers that is made of some type of rubber that would prevent your knives from sliding. It comes in a roll and is normally found in the housewares of WalMart/KMart. I use it and nothing moves. Hope this helps.

 

[Esav Benyamin]

There is a material that is used under tablecloths and used in drawers that is made of some type of rubber that would prevent your knives from sliding.

Welcome to Bladeforums. Great idea -- great first post!