Furnished content.
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I have been making knives for a while now, but not for sale. I make them for myself, Miss Tina, or for friends and family. NOW, I am running out of things to do with them, and I don't sell them so they are piling up. Tina told me I need to make a display case and get them of the table in the entry area. Two concerns... a kid could pick one up and they are RAZOR sharp. Secondly, someone we don't know well could palm one on the way out the door. (Service Person of some sort..) There goes $350 to $1,000 retail value if I was selling them, out the door. Right now there are a dozen on that table.
06 piling up.jpg (Size: 465.6 KB / Downloads: 262)So, a couple months ago, I started thinking about the display case. HER suggestion was wall mounted, above the table. Move the picture and get rid of the lamp. I started designs, and tossed them. Started designs, and tossed them. Eventually, I settled on 48" wide, same width as the table... and 16" high. Then it was a matter of choosing the wood and the actual layout of the construction. I was shocked at the cost of the project. Wood, finished oak and birch at Home Depot has gotten dear. I searched through my woodpile and came up with some walnut. That meant it would go thru the planer and get Ripped to size then cut.
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