A variety of storage accessories will help you organize a comfortable workspace in the kitchen. When preparing food, it is very important to have everything at hand. Not a single dish is complete without a knife. It is always necessary, only in different sizes, depending on the function that needs to be performed.
If your knives are just piled up in some drawer, it can only mean one thing - you're missing a knife holder.
Sirloin, fruit, bread, slicer - a whole set of appliances, they need to be somehow harmoniously and conveniently placed on the kitchen work surface. Each person can make a knife stand himself.
This simple but very useful accessory will help organize your knives, decorate your kitchen and make it a little safer.
Knife stand manufacturing technology
Manufacturing technology will depend on the chosen model. Three types of models are most popular.
The best thing is that you can easily make a knife stand with your own hands.
- Container with filler. The knife is inserted into the material, which securely fixes it in an upright position. Such filler can be cereals, legumes, bamboo sticks, or plastic bristles. For the container, you can take any container that fits in size.
- Wooden support with slots for knives. The design has special rectangular slots for the size of each knife. There are several options for this design: one is hanging on the wall, and the second is on legs or a base that is placed on the work surface.
- Magnetic surface. A wooden or plastic panel with a built-in magnet is attached to the wall.
The knife is magnetic to the panel and fits tightly to it.
Magnetic tape
Magnetic tape is another great option for saving space in the kitchen. This is a convenient, practical and even very cute gadget. Easy enough to mount on the wall
Every type of knife is now visible and always at hand
As for aesthetics, the magnetic tape is often hidden behind a nicer material, and the magnet itself is visible only at the place where it is attached
Stand container
After spring cleaning there will always be unnecessary items. DIY knife stand option - old books. To create such a retro item, take 3-4 unnecessary books and tie them together with a rope.
This device will help clean up the kitchen, decorate the interior and protect you from accidental injury with a knife.
Place the structure on a wooden board to avoid damage to the surface during operation. Before inserting a knife into this type of stand, it must be wiped and dried, otherwise the product will very quickly become unusable.
A glass round or square vase or glass can serve as a container for the stand.
You can independently assemble a rectangular container from plywood or thick cardboard. To do this, it is enough to glue together four blanks from the selected material, forming a hollow rectangular or square figure. Then glue the base.
The product can be “decoupaged”, opened with varnish or decorated with fabric.
Product options for other tools used in the kitchen
A knife in the kitchen is certainly an alternative helper, but there are other tools that we find it difficult to live without. In this section we will talk about what holders for sharpening tools and scissors can be made from. But first things first.
Elementary creation of a stand for scissors
You can make a stand for scissors with your own hands from different materials, including wood. Some people practice the following option - drilling an additional hole for inserting scissors.
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If you have to store a sufficient number of tools, then you can separately make a version of holders similar to those for knives. You'll just have to make the holes wider to insert the blades. Be sure to think about where the center of gravity will be located. To do this, an additional heavy metal plate is built into the platform.
Knife sharpening stand
You can make a stand for sharpening knives with your own hands from wood and metal. Also, for convenience, conventional sharpening devices are simply attached to pieces of chipboard or plywood, then screwed to the table in the workshop. In the video below you will learn how to make a simple version of a sharpening device with a holder.
Fillers for the stand
Before you make a knife stand with filling yourself, familiarize yourself with all the possible material options.
The stores sell many stands made of different materials, completely different appearances and for any wallet.
Bamboo sticks
To make your own knife stands filled with bamboo sticks, you will need a container. You can make it yourself from wood or take a ready-made unnecessary thing of a suitable shape and size.
Place the sticks in the container; they should be very close to each other.
Natural bamboo material will perform both cleansing and bactericidal functions. The positive aspect of such a stand is that you can quickly and easily replace the filler.
The level of difficulty in creating such work is very diverse.
Cereals, legumes
Prepare any stable glass container of round, square or rectangular shape - your choice. Pour cereals there: rice, buckwheat, millet. Or legumes: peas, beans, chickpeas. By alternating cereals and legumes, which differ in color and size, you can create an original pattern.
An original stand made from scrap materials looks no worse than a store-bought one.
For example, you can place ¼ buckwheat at the bottom of the container, carefully pour ¼ rice, beans and millet on top. An interesting option would be with white and dark beans.
This filler will clean the surface of the blade of knives inserted into it.
Plastic bristles from a brush
For this filler you need to purchase two brushes with plastic bristles. The bristles are separated from the brush and leveled under the container prepared for the stand.
A very convenient storage system in the form of a glass filled with rods.
We insert the bristles into the container very tightly so that the space between the fibers is minimal. To fix the fibers to the bottom of the stand, a hot gun is used: glue is applied to the bottom of the container.
They hold the knife perfectly in place and are easy to remove.
Attention! It is better to glue the bristles evenly, in a circle, finishing the work in the middle of the product.
Bamboo sticks
A simple and original idea for a knife stand is simple bamboo sticks. You can buy them at any supermarket or home improvement store. Sticks, also called skewers, must be selected according to the length of the knives that you want to place in the stand.
Next, you will need to select the height of a container, which can be a tall glass cup. A vase, especially one with an interesting shape, such as one with a square base, works well.
You can make a stand to match the style of knives. In the store you can find black bamboo sticks that are perfect for knives with dark handles. And if the whole thing is in a dark, preferably matte container, then you will end up with a very stylish accessory for the kitchen.
Plywood supply
From plywood you can make an interesting version of a knife stand in the shape of a person. Prepare materials:
- four sheets of plywood: 26 x 34 x 1.5 cm;
- magnet 1.5 x 1.5 cm;
- 10 dowels, 5 mm in diameter.
Tools:
- jigsaw;
- glue;
- sandpaper;
- wood cutter.
In order to start creating a wooden knife stand with your own hands, you need a drawing.
Study it carefully, cut out all the elements indicated in the drawing with a jigsaw. When the blank for the shield is ready, mark how the knives will be positioned. The rectangular holes must exactly follow the thickness and shape of the base of the knife. Clean the parts with sandpaper.
Multifunctional stand - a practical kitchen organizer for knives.
Note! All elements of the stand are duplicated: man - 3 times, shield - 2 times, table stand - 2 times. To tightly fasten the parts together, dowels and glue are needed.
The magnet needs to be built into the helmet; a sharpening stone will be attached to it.
Cover the product with varnish or oil.
Narrow places
As a rule, good functionality of a kitchen set includes small pull-out sections for storing different types of knives
This knife case looks very cute and homey. A great option for country style
Now are you convinced that knife stands and other special places for storing them are not only about order and safety? Of course, the indefatigable imagination of designers offers us a lot of creative and most unexpected accessories that can become the central figure of the interior. All that remains is to choose the best option for your kitchen.
Wooden knife stand
Carving masters will appreciate the option of a do-it-yourself knife stand made of wood. This material can often be found in the production of stands.
A nice stand with a set of knives of a similar design.
Wooden wall stand
Materials and tools:
- slats of two types of thickness: medium and thin;
- wooden blank;
- glue.
All parts must be carefully processed with sandpaper.
Take a piece of wood and prepare it for work: sand it. The width of the product will depend on the number of knives that will be fixed there. Attach two slats to the sides, securing them firmly with glue. Place the knives on the workpiece with the handles facing up, the distance between them should be the same. Fix the remaining slats between the blades.
You can make a stand from a wooden plank and magnets.
Attention! The thickness of the thin strip between the blades should be 1-2 mm. larger than the blade of the bulkiest knife.
Take three thick slats and glue them on the top, bottom and middle.
The finished product can be painted or coated with protective oil.
Wooden stand with legs
Materials and tools:
- 10 thin square bars 2 by 2 cm for partitions;
- 6 rectangular bars 15 cm long for cells;
- 2 blocks 20 cm long for legs;
- 2 thick beams for support;
- glue;
- sandpaper;
- jigsaw;
- knife.
Sand all parts with sandpaper until the surface is smooth.
Take six rectangular bars and connect them together, inserting small squares between them at the top and bottom.
In two thick bars that will serve as support for the stand, you need to cut grooves to fit the legs. Connect all the parts together using glue or screws. Be sure to treat the product well with oil, which protects against moisture.
A homemade stand for kitchen knives is ready.
PVC pipe
Materials and tools:
- glue and soda;
- stub;
- PVC pipe with a diameter of 19 cm;
- varnish;
- scissors;
- hacksaw for metal;
- sandpaper.
The volume of sections and width can be selected according to your preferences.
It is necessary to saw off the ring from the PVC plug, which is located at the bottom of the pipe. The sawn-off ring must be cut in half once. The cut element must be inserted into the pipe and the ends brought together, they will overlap each other. Measure and cut off the excess portion of the ring so that the ends fit snugly without overlapping. Connect the ring using a special mixture: soda and superglue. We fix the glued ring at the base of the plug using the same adhesive mixture. The homemade plug should fit into the pipe, fitting tightly to the edges.
You can place absolutely any filler in this stand.
Anyone can build a knife stand themselves. You can choose exactly how to make a knife stand with your own hands: cut it out of wood or assemble it from scrap materials.
