Knife Storage

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I need a better solution for knife storage. I have been just tossing them in a basket, but want something that is more protective from scratches. I'm thinking a Nalpack insert that fits a .50 cal ammo can. Good idea or is there something better?
 
Nalpak makes awesome stuff, if you can swing the price! Pull pluck foam cases work but get pretty rough over time. If you already have the ammo can, a nalpak insert sounds like a pretty inexpensive option. Alternatively, Harbor freight apache cases are a great way too if you need more space. Later on you can buy nalpak insert for an apache if you so choose. Good luck with your descision.

 
Owen K. said:
Nalpak makes awesome stuff, if you can swing the price! Pull pluck foam cases work but get pretty rough over time. If you already have the ammo can, a nalpak insert sounds like a pretty inexpensive option. Alternatively, Harbor freight apache cases are a great way too if you need more space. Later on you can buy nalpak insert for an apache if you so choose. Good luck with your descision.

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Thanks. Yeah, a full Nalpack setup is way too expensive compared to their .50 cal inserts. Ammo cans aren’t that expensive and the inserts are $30
 
I keep most of my knives in a drawer. It's towel-lined as opposed to felt-lined but hey, they are mostly budget knives. :p

There are knife rolls and knife bags out there. I have one from Real Steel. It's a very nice shoulder bag that'll hold over twenty folding knives. The only thing I don't like is that the display-side layer of the individual compartments is clear plastic. I get that people might want to see more of the knives but it looks cheap compared to the rest of the bag.

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https://www.bladehq.com/item--Real-Steel-Pilgrim-22-Knife-Bag--99054
 
I would be cautious about leaving them in foam due to moisture, they have the potential to rust depending on your environment. I personally use the benchmade case. But any knife roll would work. Some folks around here use tool chest.
 
The_Knife_Man said:
I would be cautious about leaving them in foam due to moisture, they have the potential to rust depending on your environment. I personally use the benchmade case. But any knife roll would work. Some folks around here use tool chest.
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True, but I have enough desiccant packets to suck up an ocean. I was planning to throw a few in.
 
The_Knife_Man said:
I would be cautious about leaving them in foam due to moisture, they have the potential to rust depending on your environment. I personally use the benchmade case. But any knife roll would work. Some folks around here use tool chest.
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True, but I have enough desiccant packets to suck up an ocean. I was planning to throw a few in.
 
I store all of my folders in nylon bags that hold 16-18 knives (both branded and unbranded) in my safe.

Most of the bags are Spyderco, ZT and Kershaw branded bags of very good quality. The unbranded bags aren't great but do the job. Also have a few fixed bladed knives in Benchmade Brag-bag sleeves in the safe as well but most of my fixed blades are kept in their original boxes (where available) in cardboard boxes stacked in a dark/dry storage closet.

I do have some large silica packs in the safe but I've never had any moisture issues in my safe or in the closet where I also store all of my ammo, wine and empty folder boxes.
 
CuttnStuff said:
I also use the spyderco folding bag with clear plastic pouches. I think it holds 30 knives.
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They make 2 sizes of Spyderco bags - 18 and 30 knife.

I use 8 of the 18 knife version to store my Spyderco folder collection.

Thought about using the 30 knife version but they're bulkier (more difficult to fit in the same space) and wouldn't allow the same level of organization/categorization as the 18 knife bags do.
 
I took some felt and lined it in my top dresser drawer to place my knives on. And run a dehumidifier in my room. So far so good.
 
kobold said:
I am just using this old belt for my most used knives. Always in sight :). And the rest, mostly fixed blades, are in a crate in the workshop.

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Yikes!!!:eek:
Some of the knives look like they are held up by their sharpened edge. Open back knives don't like close company. I've had issues with many open back knives getting edge damaged by keys or coins in the pocket. I imagine the weight of another knife, plus wiggling things around, can eat up an edge. For instance, the forth knife down (sage) looks like the knife below is contacting its edge. I like this idea and only saying, I personally, would leave more space. Less knives out or more belts! Oh, or alternate edge to edge / back to back.

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Why do you say the foam will hold moisture? Do you mean like put a knife away wet or just some humidity in the air? If the humid air around a knife sitting outside the case didn't hurt it, the same air inside the case should result in the same outcome. Foam is not hygroscopic so the only water there is what you put there basically. The Pelican case made no mention of moisture control techniques. Even without foam, a Pelican or other branded case is basically air tight and any moisture is trapped inside w/ or w/o any foam. Regardless of case brand, the foam is often a tube shape and has an open end to let moisture leave. It's not like sealing it in an air tight baggy.
I keep my entire collection of carbon and stainless steels in a NalPak case. If you, or anyone, has first hand experience with foam and rusting, PLEASE let me know. Experience always trumps thought up realities.
 
Honed_Edge said:
Yikes!!!:eek:
Some of the knives look like they are held up by their sharpened edge. Open back knives don't like close company. I've had issues with many open back knives getting edge damaged by keys or coins in the pocket. I imagine the weight of another knife, plus wiggling things around, can eat up an edge. For instance, the forth knife down (sage) looks like the knife below is contacting its edge. I like this idea and only saying, I personally, would leave more space. Less knives out or more belts! Oh, or alternate edge to edge / back to back.
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Not an issue. They only look like that. For example, the edge of that Sage sits more than deep enough.
 
most of my expensive folders I use a old wooden silver where box made in the 1930's size 11 x 16 x 5 deep and has hinged top that opens up, works just grate and sits on my dresser for easy reach.
 
I think the storage case (like the pelican or variant) is neat idea if you need to transport them on flight and worry they would get damaged during the process. For long term storage, I would probably stay away from air tight foam container, unless all the knives are really stainless(like Victorinox, but nothing is rustproof) and you attend to them really often.

Since I do collect traditional knives(carbon steel and natural material), I try to keep all the knives purchase in a well controlled humidity and temperature room, shaded in non-airtight closet(learn that from visiting and reading about museum practices).

And I'd be sure to remove all the desiccant bags, since they are only meant for the short trip between seller and buyers, once saturated(literally within days if it is a small bag and in humid environment), they will trap and retain moisture. The handheld dehumidifier is not preferable as well, since they are only good for a very short period of time(for example, a photographer bag in and out of air conditioning), and once those beans turn color, they too will trap moisture and need to be treated.
 
I use vault case I have the tsa locking one and the standard. The locking one is better, not so much because of the lock per se but because of the extra protective cover inside. At some point soon, I'm going to need a hard sided larger case with the foam inserts. I'm one slot away from being out of space with these two cases already.
 
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