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Hi

I just moved home and I used to keep my knives on magnetic holders in a cabinet in my study. However in the new house, no cabinet so I looked for another solution. I have 2 young boys so they had to be secure. I searched on line for free standing cabinets and found something from Ikea that was cheap (relative compared to knives), lockable and makes a bit of a feature out of the knives.

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Before moving I oiled all the knives and put them in their original box/packaging and kept them in a plastic box for 4 or 5 days A few ended up with a few spots of corrosion that I need to deal with.

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Way cool!
We are selling our home and when we eventually get settled into a new place this is exactly the kind of set up I would like.
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I've seen those cabinets before, usually used (as you'd expect) for glasswear. I think the real genius here is using the corks! That really adds a lot to the presentation. Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks Ray, really pleased with how it turned out. Good luck with the sale of your home.

Thanks Joe. You are so right about the cork, it is genius. However I cannot take credit, others have used them for some time on this forum. I originally put them in on their sides and the whole thing just looked a little flat. The cork really did transform it.
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That looks great!
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This is a very cool idea! One that I may employ sometime.
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I'm thinking I like that even better than my wife's "frame in the wall" idea. Very nice looking!
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Looks great man!
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Thanks guys. Nevrknow, I think I was also originally thinking along the lines of your wife with some kind of deep picture frame that was recessed in the wall with a hinged opening.
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Looks like a chef knife dojo. Pretty sweet. Didn’t you just sell like 10 knives too?
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Thanks, I did sell a fair few but I bought a couple of new ones!!
Chefspence wrote: Sat Jul 07, 2018 11:42 pm Looks like a chef knife dojo. Pretty sweet. Didn’t you just sell like 10 knives too?
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arthurfowler wrote: Sun Jul 08, 2018 12:39 am Thanks, I did sell a fair few but I bought a couple of new ones!!
Chefspence wrote: Sat Jul 07, 2018 11:42 pm Looks like a chef knife dojo. Pretty sweet. Didn’t you just sell like 10 knives too?
Nice. I recall seeing your collection and being a bit jealous.
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Thanks Spence
Chefspence wrote: Sun Jul 08, 2018 11:35 am
arthurfowler wrote: Sun Jul 08, 2018 12:39 am Thanks, I did sell a fair few but I bought a couple of new ones!!
Chefspence wrote: Sat Jul 07, 2018 11:42 pm Looks like a chef knife dojo. Pretty sweet. Didn’t you just sell like 10 knives too?
Nice. I recall seeing your collection and being a bit jealous.
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Wife caught me eyeing these and asked if I was going to get one for my knives. Guess that opens a door for me so to speak. ;)
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Jeff B wrote: Mon Jul 09, 2018 2:29 pm Wife caught me eyeing these and asked if I was going to get one for my knives. Guess that opens a door for me so to speak. ;)
But does it expand storage space?
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Go for it Jeff. I think my wife secretly likes the cabinet. She would never admit it though!!
Jeff B wrote: Mon Jul 09, 2018 2:29 pm Wife caught me eyeing these and asked if I was going to get one for my knives. Guess that opens a door for me so to speak. ;)
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I just now saw this. If I didn't have kids to worry about this would be 100% ideal. Handsome setup for sure
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Marc4pt0 wrote: Tue Oct 30, 2018 3:20 pm I just now saw this. If I didn't have kids to worry about this would be 100% ideal. Handsome setup for sure
Thanks Marc. They are lockable as this was imperative for me as I have a 5 and 2 year old. They are not the strongest locks though.
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Funny, I also have a 5 and a 2 yo. It's the 2yo I worry about. She's a straight bull in the china shop in every sense!
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So true Marc. We are still trying to make our youngest socially acceptable!!!
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