Knife Displays

[franz bolo]

I have about 100 throwing knives that I want to display. Has anyone ever made a cool knife display before?

I was thinking magnets so the knives could be easily removed. I also thought of peg board but that looks kind of cheap.

Any ideas welcome.

FB

 

[Ramiel]

Well, you know how much I love edged weapons, so...
You could use a wood base, covered with somethink (like alcantara or faux/real leather) and put the strong magnets BEHIND the cover, and then add a frame of some sort...
I did something similar for my airsoft guns (see pic), but without the frame (for the moment) and the magnets (I used nails)

 

[franz bolo]

Cool! I have an idea but I have to draw it out first. The magnet thing might work but I need to get a few to test it. I heard that Hard Drive Magnets are good.

FB

 

[Entropy]

Hard drive magnets are very powerful. In fact, they are strong enough that over time they will start to pull themselves to pieces if you stick a couple of them together. They're an odd shape, though, and they can also be somewhat of a pain to extract without tearing them up. I'd think it would be tough to come up with 100 of them.

Lee Valley carries a nice selection of rare earth magnets and corresponding magnet cups. You might check those out.

 

[franz bolo]

Wow! Those cup magnets seem to be a good idea. Each knife ways less than a pound so it wouldn't cost much for a full set up.

Thanks

FB

 

[darth_myeek]

Cool! I have an idea but I have to draw it out first. The magnet thing might work but I need to get a few to test it. I heard that Hard Drive Magnets are good.

FB

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-DM

 

[dropshipbob]

I have a small display cabinet that has a sort of shadow box on top. You lift the lid up which has glass in it and just set down whatever you want inside.

It's a cabinet, display and coffee table all in one.

 

[CSMacLaren]

Some people make glass display cases for their knives. I know there are guys who make this to order, and you can specify a bunch of things.

Kind of like these.

http://www.usadisplay.net/knife.htm

 

[franz bolo]

Thanks for the ideas. I have 2 ideas so far. The magnet one and a wooden piece with slots so the knives can rest in them. Does anyone know if the magnets effect the metal in the knives at all?

Here's a pic of some of the knives to give you an idea of the size and shape of them. (The knives in the top photo won't be displayed!)

FB