NOVEMBER 2015 Project of the Month - Weaved Kitchen Knife Holder

[mtylerfl]

Hello,

This is an easy-to-make universal Kitchen Knife Holder project featuring a classic lattice weave design theme on the curved side panels. Safely stows knives with blade lengths of up to 11" long. A great gift or addition to your own kitchen!

Knives are held in place using bamboo skewers that fill the holder’s cavity. As an option, you can use uncooked rice, dried beans or even uncooked spaghetti noodles in the cavity instead of the skewers! This Weaved Kitchen Knife Holder also makes a nice companion/matching piece to several previous projects...the Weaved Paper Towel and Napkin Holders, the Wheat & Weave Bread Box and the Tea Box projects. All are available online at the CarveWright Project Store (http://store.carvewright.com)

The project uses the 1/16" Carving Bit and the 1/8" Cutting Bit. No other bits are required.

The overall dimensions of the finished project are about: 3.75" D x 7.5" W x 12" T

Main items you will need:
1) The Project Files (included):
• Knife_Holder_Panels.mpc
• Plain_Panels.mpc

2) Boards with the following dimensions:
Knife Panels: 0.75" x 9" x 32"
Plain Panels: 0.75" x 9" x 20"

Do not use boards that are smaller than specified above unless using an appropriate jig. Larger boards are fine in all cases.

3) Bundle (1000) of 10.8" Bamboo Skewers*
*(dried beans, uncooked spaghetti, or rice can be substituted)

BambooMN Brand Premium Round Sharp Point Bamboo Skewers 10.8" X 3mm - 1,000 pieces

$14.88 Amazon Prime at the time of this writing. Link:
http://www.amazon.com/BambooMN-Brand...5%3A2470955011

4) Sandpaper, drill, glue, stain and/or paint and clear finish

5) A Dremel-type rotary tool with assorted sanding wheels and bits to sand small details and speed up preparation for finishing.

Apply stain/paint and clearcoat of your choice. Here’s what I used on my Knife Holder made from Select Pine:

• One very light coat of thinned Bulls Eye SealCoat (2 parts sealer/3 parts Denatured alcohol)
• Sanded again with very fine sandpaper & Dremel
• Rust-Oleum Ultimate Stain - Traditional Cherry
• Several coats Krylon clear Acrylic spray