Fuzzie
29th January 2018, 11:55 AM
Not sure where to start this thread. The joinery section is for (formerly) Big Stuff, then there's various toys, boxes and etc sub forums, but no simple "Small Stuff' section. :cool:
Anyway I did a quickie a few weeks ago to fulfill a promise to the Fuzzette to organize the knife drawer in the kitchen. Unexpectedly it has actually worked quite a lot better than anticipated so I thought I'd post a pic for anybody who is interested.
I couldn't find much in the way of inspiration from existing knife blocks and commercial drawer inserts. I had an offcut of Maple Silkwood that was about the right length to bury the blades and about 3/4 the width needed but was quite thick. I split the block then cut some grooves on the table saw giving me two blocks with grooves in them. I cut one down to fill the width in the drawer space and planed chamfers along each groove. I then found that space was needed for some knives to fit the front finger guard so I cut a slightly sloping back notch in the lead edge of the block. I then modified the leftover offcut by taking off a couple of slots and it was just the right height to support the handles and keep the blades in position.
All in all a couple of hours work and a happy Fuzzette!
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Anyway I did a quickie a few weeks ago to fulfill a promise to the Fuzzette to organize the knife drawer in the kitchen. Unexpectedly it has actually worked quite a lot better than anticipated so I thought I'd post a pic for anybody who is interested.
I couldn't find much in the way of inspiration from existing knife blocks and commercial drawer inserts. I had an offcut of Maple Silkwood that was about the right length to bury the blades and about 3/4 the width needed but was quite thick. I split the block then cut some grooves on the table saw giving me two blocks with grooves in them. I cut one down to fill the width in the drawer space and planed chamfers along each groove. I then found that space was needed for some knives to fit the front finger guard so I cut a slightly sloping back notch in the lead edge of the block. I then modified the leftover offcut by taking off a couple of slots and it was just the right height to support the handles and keep the blades in position.
All in all a couple of hours work and a happy Fuzzette!
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