Rolls, books, boxes or drawers. How do you store your knives?

PaulBosley

PaulBosley

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I am starting to acquire some knives, not a huge collection yet but I was wondering how you guys with bigger collections store your knives. This is what I have been using its a RR knife book I got for Christmas last year
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It's a little over full
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Right now anything I have the original boxes or tube for I keep the knife in it. This keeps the knife safe but makes it kind of a hassle to look at or show someone. Also worth mentioning I carry all my knives and the ones in a box or tube sometimes get left behind because its easier to pick one out of the book.
 
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I have knives scattered all over my house :o My girlfriend did buy me a Boker knife case for Xmas, but it only holds a dozen. I also recently came across a hard divided box, which is handy for holding EDCs (holds about a dozen too) and sits on my coffee table, which is slightly more discreet than just having them ON the coffee table as previously :D
 
Right now I just use boxes and drawers, but would like to look into getting either a toolbox or tackle box with dividers so each knife could have its own compartment.
 
I have a Gerstner GI-532 Machinists Tool Chest. I've been using it for several years.

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Wow, that Gerstner is really nice. And here I was just thinking of a cheap plastic one from one of the big box stores... :o
 
Fixed blades in a .50 Cal. Ammo box my grandfather brought back from WWII
Synthetic handled folding knives in a roll
Bone, wood, stag, horn, etc. in a old cigar box
and others on night stand and scattered around the house.

Pete
 
thawk said:
I have a Gerstner GI-532 Machinists Tool Chest. I've been using it for several years.

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Very nice!

I have a recently-acquired pulpwood version distributed through Harbor Freight. The form factor is perfect for my needs, in terms of how the storage is organized-- room for knives, sharpening supplies, boxes and tubes, ephemera.

However, the wood it's made from seems to be one step up from balsa, two at the most. I've already done a lot of Gluing here and there to prevent various come-aparts from worsening, including reinforcing the back of the lid and box with leather and re-hinging it. The fiberboard used for the drawer bottoms is so thin, the drawer which has supplanted my Tray o' Happiness has started to sag from the weight of the knives(!).

The thing is a craft project unto itself, but a good trial run for the size and storage capacity. A Gerstner International like yours is looking more and more appealing, though all the constant Fixing I'm doing on mine may well lead to the development of Stockholm Syndrome and we'll become deeply bonded. A Grizzly box might be a decent in-between alternative as well, depending on the thickness of the mdf/cardboard drawer bottoms.

~ P.
 
In the box/tube in a shoebox. Yes just one shoebox. I pull it down every now and then to rotate knives into/out of use for a bit.
 
pertinux said:
Very nice!

[...] Stockholm Syndrome and we'll become deeply bonded.

~ P.
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Be careful with that glue!
I see those machinist chests at antique stores for anything from under 100 to a few hundred. Estate sale tackle boxes are more my speed, when they're all drawers or swinging trays with no wasted deep space underneath.
 
Home made rolls, old tins, ammo cans, drawers, wooden slide top and hinge top boxes, craft supply boxes with dividers...

They are everywhere! ;)
 
I can vouch for these Gerstner International boxes, as well. I have this same box. Granted, they're not quite up to Gerstner's other line, but they're still really nice. If you look around and find coupon codes for retailers' sites, you can get a good deal on them.

pertinux said:
Very nice!

I have a recently-acquired pulpwood version distributed through Harbor Freight. The form factor is perfect for my needs, in terms of how the storage is organized-- room for knives, sharpening supplies, boxes and tubes, ephemera.

However, the wood it's made from seems to be one step up from balsa, two at the most. I've already done a lot of Gluing here and there to prevent various come-aparts from worsening, including reinforcing the back of the lid and box with leather and re-hinging it. The fiberboard used for the drawer bottoms is so thin, the drawer which has supplanted my Tray o' Happiness has started to sag from the weight of the knives(!).

The thing is a craft project unto itself, but a good trial run for the size and storage capacity. A Gerstner International like yours is looking more and more appealing, though all the constant Fixing I'm doing on mine may well lead to the development of Stockholm Syndrome and we'll become deeply bonded. A Grizzly box might be a decent in-between alternative as well, depending on the thickness of the mdf/cardboard drawer bottoms.

~ P.
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Re Kris and Blaine, my wife wanted to get me one for Christmas last year and I declined, I may let her re-visit that idea this year though ;)

here's a pic of a couple home made rolls of recycled placemats and table cloth, they are crude but effective...


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aprox 30 Lbs. of folders here.
 
sitflyer,
That's not crude at all - I really like that! I may show this to my mom as a suggestion. She's teaching my daughter to sew; this might be a good project.

Kris is correct - the US made ones are all real lumber, while the offshore ones use partially veneered plywood for some of the construction. I would imagine the hardware on hiss is probably a better grade, as well. However, as something to sit on my dresser and hold my toys, it meets my needs.

Kris,
If you're using yours in a work environment, I'd love to see pics "in the wild".
 
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Thanks Kris, and yes she is! :)

Thanks Blaine, these go pretty quick once you get the hang of it. It would be a great early sewing project for her!
 
I like wooden cigar boxes for mine. I either line them with felt, or just use some sort of cloth laid in there. Works great!
Cigar boxes are my favorite containers for ANYthing. No matter what the contents, you know there's treasure inside! ;)
 
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