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Permalink Reply by Tobias Gibson on November 22, 2011 at 6:47

Not the best of materials,  but I've using felt to line the drawers. So far I've seen no ill effects on the knives.  It is what was available and what I can afford.

 

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Permalink Reply by Tobias Gibson on November 22, 2011 at 11:49

         An oft-overlooked display prop is a wine cork!  >>

Why didn't i think of that!    Crafts stores sale unused corks for dirt cheap.

         So value and sentiment, not beauty, is in the eye of the beholder! >>

So True!

 

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Permalink Reply by Bill Harvey on November 23, 2011 at 8:00

Howdy Scott

 

I'm plum tickled about all the responses I've gotten to my survey as to how to display knife collections.  So much so that I'd like to pull down your  thoughts on the subject and stick them (w/ just the least little bit of editing), into a How-To article on my web-site.  I plan to attribute by way of your iKnife screen names and mention iKnife in the header. 

 

Do I have your permission?  And if so, you got maybe some more pictures of your knife collection on the ol' hard drive?

 

Bill

Scott King said:

Hey Bill- yeah, sorry I kicked Ms Ruth out.... :)

 

Mine are in those fold over with glass front display box type. I have several sizes and are all solidly made with glass tops/fronts. I keep them slide up against the wall and not out "on display" due to room size. They are heavy when loaded up, but the knives don't slide or "fall down" because under the velvet is thick foam and when the glass top closes down it squeezes the knife into the foam so they stay put.

 

My JUMBO Swellcenters- now that's another matter- I keep them in an old W R Case store display someone modified with a glass shelves and a mirrored back. I set each one on one of those little clear plastic thingy's to hold the knife up. I've run out of room cause I don't like putting one behind another, so have them crammed in best I can so I can see each one. 

 

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Permalink Reply by Bill Harvey on November 23, 2011 at 8:01

Howdy Shlomo

 

I'm plum tickled about all the responses I've gotten to my survey as to how to display knife collections.  So much so that I'd like to pull down your  thoughts on the subject and stick them (w/ just the least little bit of editing), into a How-To article on my web-site.  I plan to attribute by way of your iKnife screen names and mention iKnife in the header. 

 

Do I have your permission?  And if so, you got maybe some more pictures of your knife collection on the ol' hard drive?

 

Bill

Shlomo ben Maved said:

In our old home, as a safety precaution, when the daughters were toddlers and to protect them from the edges of the sharp and pointy swords that we had, I had built a small display box from a sheet of 4'x8' x ¼" (maybe 3/16”) clear Plexiglas...I then mounted two 1"x2"x8' clear oak boards to the wall five feet and one foot above the floor and hot glued the plexi (that I had them bend for me at the store) onto that...The top and bottom along the 8' length were bent 4" with ½" x 2½" to 3½” (approximate as they varied by the sword's dimensions) slots (slits if you will) were stagger cut into the top—spaced a little wider then the quillons (guards) of the swords--the full length of the plexi...This allowed me to display the blades with the quillons holdings the sword in place...I could have had the ends of the plexi bent as well (making it into a large tub) for an extra expense so to protect the girls from the blades at the start and end, I fitted a piece of the same clear oak to the ends which were glued to the battens and also to the plexi so no screw or nail heads were visible...It worked great as I didn’t have but a few swords that had or were longer then 39½” blades at the time and for the few back, claymore and/or Landsknecht two handed swords I had, they were mounted horizontally on the wall above the plexi box as were the few Japanese sword stands and their blades.

 

An oft-overlooked display prop is a wine cork!  Just place it on the table and slice a little way into it with the blade (s) that will be wedged there…You don’t have to drink the whole bottle as you can get virgin ones from the winemaker’s supply store…They are also useful as wall hangers for blade support…For the horizontal blades I had hammered nails at a slight angle into the studs were I wanted the blades to be positioned and them put a dab of hot glue on the end of the cork that was then pushed onto the exposed nail gluing it to the wallboard so it would then stay in place…The swords then just rested on a very strong, soft, padded (and damn cheap) support.

 

The corks when removed left small soft bumps from the bottom of the cork onto the wall which was easily loosened up and removed with a hot air drier and spatula or scraper…Also, make sure that they are very dry from the wine before using them as the residual (acidic) vinegar can and will stain the blades.

 

The only way that you can use every one of your knives is by having damn few of them and then you're not really a collector but an user...Once you've exceeded the one or two blades per task some have to be left behind, whether for combat, hunting, fishing, camping etc. as the weight factor alone is prohibitive and then you've just joined our ranks and became a collector...Where they are left is immaterial--a kitchen drawer, an oak Gerstner toolchest or an 800# safe.

 

On the shelf next to a Loveless Hunter is a very old cardboard box that contains about 20 slip joint pocket knives--Toenail, Beetle, Trappers etc. that I've had been given by a great uncle back in the mid 1950's that he had gotten when about the same age in the late 1890s to after the Dirty Thirties that he wouldn't have paid more then a nickle to a quarter for and in today's marketplace they may be worth $5.00 each but they share the same space as a now, very expensive knife...So value and sentiment, not beauty, is in the eye of the beholder!

 

At the lodge every year, I would bring in most of the knives that I bought or received as presents that winter to try out on fish, fowl and game and those that I didn't feel comfortable using were traded off (except for a maker's series) so I can say that nearly every one of my blades has done--for a short period at least, its intended duty--except combat knives (not many sentries around to be removed)...One of the Loveless blades was my EDC knife back in the early 1980s--bought direct from his table but then again, he was still alive and producing knives not like today where that knife has increased >2,000 % in price and I'd be a fool to take it out into the bush.

 

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Permalink Reply by Bill Harvey on November 23, 2011 at 8:02

Howdy Tobias,

 

I'm plum tickled about all the responses I've gotten to my survey as to how to display knife collections.  So much so that I'd like to pull down your  thoughts on the subject and stick them (w/ just the least little bit of editing), into a How-To article on my web-site.  I plan to attribute by way of your iKnife screen names and mention iKnife in the header. 

 

Do I have your permission?  And if so, you got maybe some more pictures of your knife collection on the ol' hard drive?

 

Bill

Tobias Gibson said:

         An oft-overlooked display prop is a wine cork!  >>

Why didn't i think of that!    Crafts stores sale unused corks for dirt cheap.

         So value and sentiment, not beauty, is in the eye of the beholder! >>

So True!

 

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Permalink Reply by Bill Harvey on November 23, 2011 at 8:06

Howdy Billy, Craig, Jan, James et al,

(Sorry to lump all you guys together -I'm still a little fuzzy as to where / how these chat thingies work.)

I'm plum tickled about all the responses I've gotten to my survey as to how to display knife collections.  So much so that I'd like to pull down your  thoughts on the subject and stick them (w/ just the least little bit of editing), into a How-To article on my web-site.  I plan to attribute by way of your iKnife screen names and mention iKnife in the header. 

 

Do I have your permission?  And if so, you got maybe some more pictures of your knife collection on the ol' hard drive?

 

Bill

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Permalink Reply by Billy Oneale on November 23, 2011 at 9:56

Yes sir, you have mine.

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Robert Burris on November 23, 2011 at 11:24

Real nice James.

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Robert Burris on November 23, 2011 at 11:45

James, you said the value of a knife is gone when it is used but not to another user. If you take great care with a knife, another knife user will pay top dollar for it.

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Permalink Reply by Tobias Gibson on November 23, 2011 at 11:56

Hi Bill,

I'm in.  I'd like to see that page made and will be more that  happy to contribute a photo or two.  I took some snaps this morning.  Of course by next week, the collection may all have been moved.  I'm continuously putzing about the man-cave, which means things are always in motion.

 

Bill Harvey said:

Howdy Billy, Craig, Jan, James et al,

(Sorry to lump all you guys together -I'm still a little fuzzy as to where / how these chat thingies work.)

I'm plum tickled about all the responses I've gotten to my survey as to how to display knife collections.  So much so that I'd like to pull down your  thoughts on the subject and stick them (w/ just the least little bit of editing), into a How-To article on my web-site.  I plan to attribute by way of your iKnife screen names and mention iKnife in the header. 

 

Do I have your permission?  And if so, you got maybe some more pictures of your knife collection on the ol' hard drive?

 

Bill

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Robert Burris on November 23, 2011 at 13:49

Yes James, knives in collections are best in mint condition.

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FeaturedPermalink Reply by Craig Henry on November 23, 2011 at 16:00

Sure! Go for it!

 

Bill Harvey said:

Howdy Billy, Craig, Jan, James et al,

(Sorry to lump all you guys together -I'm still a little fuzzy as to where / how these chat thingies work.)

I'm plum tickled about all the responses I've gotten to my survey as to how to display knife collections.  So much so that I'd like to pull down your  thoughts on the subject and stick them (w/ just the least little bit of editing), into a How-To article on my web-site.  I plan to attribute by way of your iKnife screen names and mention iKnife in the header. 

 

Do I have your permission?  And if so, you got maybe some more pictures of your knife collection on the ol' hard drive?

 

Bill

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