I do not see myself collecting more than 10 knives. I am thinking maybe 5 or 6 will be enough for me.
Currently, I'm only keeping 3 knives at the moment. I got tired of leaving my knives on the shelf inside the closet so I decided to look for a good display case. So I went to Michaels and found this!
It is made by Studio Decor for Coin case and Trinket display (medals, coins and other memorabilia) It cost about $29.99 , but the quality is great . It has a soft
liner to protect my knives. You can hang it on the wall or flat on the table. I had to put one big nail head on top behind the case and 2 very small nails on both lower side of the case (outside) to prevent from moving it sideways when opening the glass door.
When placing each knife inside , I need to angle it sideways and position the wood divider between the scales ( handle spaces) to prevent the knife from falling. BTW, depth is decent at all to place the knife inside. The whole front glass with front frame opens towards you. It has 2 inside door hinges located on the left side of the frame.
Here are some few pics!
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Update: Permanent installation.
So I decided to keep this display case in this location and with the use of two screws and a washer, it is now permanently attached to the wall. I no longer be very careful opening the glass door and worried about the whole display case to fall off.
The back of the case is made of a thick cardboard with some soft lining material glued at the front.
The thick cardboard is attached or held in place by 10 tabs that you have to bend to remove it from the wood display case.
I removed the cardboard and gently lifted up the soft material about an inch from the edge. This just to give me room to drill 2 holes on the front of the cardboard. After drilling 2 holes, I temporary put the cardboard back to the case and hang it on the wall and use the 2 holes that I drillled in the cardboard to mark the hole alignment for the wall.
Once the wall is marked, I firmly press the back cardboard to wood case and closed the 10 tabs by bending it. Make sure the soft material in the front of the cardboard backing is not blocking the 2 cardboard holes you drilled earlier.
Now drive the 2 screws with washer on the front of the cardboard towards the wall and after tightening everything,
cover the screws with the soft material on the cardboard. Just use a ruler to tuck in the soft material to the inner edge
of the case. That's it!
Top left screw ( facing the display case)
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Bottom right screw. (Facing the display case)
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These 2 washers are very important to prevent the head screws from tearing up the cardboard. The washers give more wider surface area for the head screws to grab more cardboard material for secure installation.
AWGD8 dual lock installed using 2 screws, metal latch and a Ti ring...
post# 18 .
Currently, I'm only keeping 3 knives at the moment. I got tired of leaving my knives on the shelf inside the closet so I decided to look for a good display case. So I went to Michaels and found this!
It is made by Studio Decor for Coin case and Trinket display (medals, coins and other memorabilia) It cost about $29.99 , but the quality is great . It has a soft
liner to protect my knives. You can hang it on the wall or flat on the table. I had to put one big nail head on top behind the case and 2 very small nails on both lower side of the case (outside) to prevent from moving it sideways when opening the glass door.
When placing each knife inside , I need to angle it sideways and position the wood divider between the scales ( handle spaces) to prevent the knife from falling. BTW, depth is decent at all to place the knife inside. The whole front glass with front frame opens towards you. It has 2 inside door hinges located on the left side of the frame.
Here are some few pics!
Update: Permanent installation.
So I decided to keep this display case in this location and with the use of two screws and a washer, it is now permanently attached to the wall. I no longer be very careful opening the glass door and worried about the whole display case to fall off.
The back of the case is made of a thick cardboard with some soft lining material glued at the front.
The thick cardboard is attached or held in place by 10 tabs that you have to bend to remove it from the wood display case.
I removed the cardboard and gently lifted up the soft material about an inch from the edge. This just to give me room to drill 2 holes on the front of the cardboard. After drilling 2 holes, I temporary put the cardboard back to the case and hang it on the wall and use the 2 holes that I drillled in the cardboard to mark the hole alignment for the wall.
Once the wall is marked, I firmly press the back cardboard to wood case and closed the 10 tabs by bending it. Make sure the soft material in the front of the cardboard backing is not blocking the 2 cardboard holes you drilled earlier.
Now drive the 2 screws with washer on the front of the cardboard towards the wall and after tightening everything,
cover the screws with the soft material on the cardboard. Just use a ruler to tuck in the soft material to the inner edge
of the case. That's it!
Top left screw ( facing the display case)
Bottom right screw. (Facing the display case)
These 2 washers are very important to prevent the head screws from tearing up the cardboard. The washers give more wider surface area for the head screws to grab more cardboard material for secure installation.
AWGD8 dual lock installed using 2 screws, metal latch and a Ti ring...
post# 18 .
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