Fantastic growing collection Primble, I could look at your photos all day :thumbup:
Thank you Jack. I always enjoy your posts sir. :thumbup:
"Mark - is that you Primble display?
Thank you for showing it."
Yes it's mine. I can't believe you didn't beat me to it! I bought it this spring at the Central Kentucky Knife Club's show in Lexington. Where were you?
There are a lot of great ideas in this thread about fixing up your display, the "L" shaped channel and the clear rods are good, but Charlie's galvanized sheet with the magnets is probably the best because of the flexibility of design IMHO.
I would have liked it - for sure! I missed the show because I was all caught up in my discovery of BF and taking pictures of my knives. The thought of taking pictures of all of my knives had not occurred to me until I started lurking here! I do remember some of you showing your stash and thinking - how could I have missed that !!??
Oh boy Mark, Primble is not going to be happy he missed that CKKC Show and the display case.
You are right Mark - I was not happy I missed it.
I suppose I should have said in the beginning that I want to keep the old antique looking Primble display looking like an antique - so while Marks idea for the clear plastic and rods and such would be fantastic for a new display, even for old knives, I do prefer to try to use materials inside the cabinet that will keep it looking old. Most everything in my house is either antiques or arts and crafts, OR KNIVES,
etc., so I need the cabinet to "fit in with the other things in my home". I probably will not do very much to the exterior finish, since it has some nice old patina.
I believe this antique display to be the VERY SAME ONE that used to hold the John Primbles at the Caney Fork country store, where I would walk for miles, as a nine year old and face all of those "Blue Racer" snakes that used to sun at the edges of the dirt road. They would suddenly dart out at me and I probably spent more time running from them than walking! That Primble display is what caused/started my life long love of pocket knives and the memories of my adventures make this cabinet a very very special one. Always sneaking off and going to see the Primble knives, at that little country store, is what eventually earned me my nick-name.
I agree with you Mark that Charlie's idea of the covered galvanized steel with magnets seems the very most appealing to me right now. I don't mean to say that I dislike the wired in designs, but, I wanted to avoid using the wire, if possible, and that thought has delayed me doing anything to the old cabinet.
I also want to be able to get one or two of the old knives out of the case, every now and then - just to carry in my pocket for the day.
The message I hope to get across here is I need new ideas while, at the same time, want to keep the cabinet looking old.
I appreciate all the ideas and anyone that has one, I thank you for giving it to me. :thumbup:
