Knife Stands

[Bensbites]

WORK IN PROGRESS

A friend asked me to make him a knife stand after lending me a bunch of knives and stones and doing some major reprofileing and his grinder/stones. I had some fun playing with wood scraps; check out the double knife stand. Sometimes an oops becomes more valuable.

What do you think? What woods should I use for the Etsy store?

[pd7077]

Very cool Ben. I had something similar made a few months back, and stands like these are great!

[Lepus]

I like those. Are you just cutting out the hollows on a table saw?

[Bensbites]

I like those. Are you just cutting out the hollows on a table saw?

Yes. They are pretty simple. Last night I sanded and oiled then, tonight I will post final photos.

[Kalaeb]

Definitely need more of those. Work great for cleavers.

[Bensbites]

Definitely need more of those. Work great for cleavers.

The purpleheart ones have some worm holes in them, I may let them go cheap...

I have plenty of wood in the shop if anyone wants one. I have several projects coming in and a big ongoing one, but I bet I can slide this in.

[mauichef]

I am confused as to why you would store a knife on its edge. Or is it held off the edge by a tight fit in the slot?

[Bensbites]

I am confused as to why you would store a knife on its edge. Or is it held off the edge by a tight fit in the slot?

I see your point. My logic has always been that the effect of storing the knife like this, sitting on its own edge under its own weight, would have no issues. There is less force on a knife in a holder like this than in use on a cutting board.

[mauichef]

As soon as I posted my reply i thought..."well it is not as hard on the edge as simple usage even on a very kind board" so I totally see your point Ben.
I have a cradle for a Sukenari Honyaki Yanagiba that Carter made for me but it holds the knife in its saya.
I really like the idea of a horizontal table top storage solution.
Well done mate!
I might be in touch for a couple

[Bensbites]

As soon as I posted my reply i thought..."well it is not as hard on the edge as simple usage even on a very kind board" so I totally see your point Ben.
I have a cradle for a Sukenari Honyaki Yanagiba that Carter made for me but it holds the knife in its saya.
I really like the idea of a horizontal table top storage solution.
Well done mate!
I might be in touch for a couple

I like the idea of one that holds a saya protected knife.

[mauichef]

[mauichef]

Ben.
What is the bunka in the second picture?

[Bensbites]

Ben.
What is the bunka in the second picture?

There are two bunkas in the photo, both are home brew hacks of knives I did not like and were redundant. I am going through a thin tip phase. Next up I smell a cleaver phase, it will be a thin tipped cleaver.

[mauichef]

Ben.
What is the bunka in the second picture?

There are two bunkas in the photo, both are home brew hacks of knives I did not like and were redundant. I am going through a thin tip phase. Next up I smell a cleaver phase, it will be a thin tipped cleaver.

It was the one on the right that intrigued me. Very different.
Thin tipped cleaver.....looking forward to seeing that.

[Bensbites]

Ben.
What is the bunka in the second picture?

There are two bunkas in the photo, both are home brew hacks of knives I did not like and were redundant. I am going through a thin tip phase. Next up I smell a cleaver phase, it will be a thin tipped cleaver.

It was the one on the right that intrigued me. Very different.
Thin tipped cleaver.....looking forward to seeing that.

A better pic of the bunka can be seen here. Details coming soon...

[cjmeik]

Ben.
What is the bunka in the second picture?

Ray, that knife is a collaboration between Tomita-San, Ben, and myself.

It started off as a poor performing nakiri that Ben turned into a bunka. He then sent it to me and told me to have fun.

I'd like to think I turned it into a real performer. I KNOW I vastly improved it. A lot of grinder time and even more time on stones.

Ben has a before and after choil shot laying around. Perhaps he'll post it.

I lovingly refer to it as the Nakunka.

[cjmeik]

After and before...

[mauichef]

Thanks for the back story Chris.
Guys that is totally cool!
I love the story and the blade!
I cannot believe they are the same knife

[Bensbites]

Thanks for the back story Chris.
Guys that is totally cool!
I love the story and the blade!
I cannot believe they are the same knife

Chris sprinkled some magic dust on it and boom. Now if I can stop playing with his KS, koshi, and Jnat stones he lent me I will give that thing a workout.

Just think of the hours of woodwork I have to do to pay him back.

[Kit Craft]

I dunno how I missed this thread but I love those stands!