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:
My new kitchen knife holder
Nov 25, 2007
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- Owen -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.
No, I didn't know that. It's always worthwhile striking up a conversation around here; you never know what you might learn!
- Owen -
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
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