My new kitchen knife holder

[Owen Lawrence]

I have a concept for a much nicer knife block, but it will take me ages to start making it, and until recently all our knives were just sitting out on the counter acting as clutter. I wouldn't let them go into the drawers for safety reasons (they're really sharp), and to keep them from knocking around getting dull. But my mother-in-law gave us this old crock pot her mother used to use to hold kitchen utensils, thinking I could put them in that. Wanting to protect the knives, I routed a pine disk to cover the bottom, and coopered a 19 sided lining to cover the insides, then made a slotted top to hold the knives, leaving a little gap at the sides for additional utensils. Scroll to the bottom of this web page to see what I'm talking about:

- Owen -

[DanG]

You do know that the bottom of that crock is one of the finest blade sharpening ceramics available, don't ya? It even works quite well on serrated edges.

[Owen Lawrence]

No, I didn't know that. It's always worthwhile striking up a conversation around here; you never know what you might learn!

- Owen -

[Lew Hodgett]

My mother would sit down on a kitchen chair, a crock between her legs, and go to work sharpening an butcher knife.

Must have worn at least a couple of knives down to nothing over the years.

Lew