Jack wrote:
> I am on a quest. I need a knife block that appears to be out of the
> ordinary. It has to house: 2 Chinese cleavers with quite large blades, 1
> meat cleaver with a not as large blade, 10" chef's knife, a long bladed
> carving knife, a long bladed slicing knife, a bread knife, a couple of
> smaller knives, and a steel. If it has more slots, that's okay. I don't need
> to store my steak knives here, as I have a separate wooden case for them.
> I can fulfill most of the requirements with many blocks on the market, but
> nothing that will also house the cleavers. There is one that's close, in the
> Katana Series by Calphalon. But they give no dimension on the knife slots.
> Googled for custom block makers, and other than a couple of how-to (actually
> more like here's an overview of how I built mine) I found only one: Knives
> by Walden. The website has absolutely no email address I can find, nor any
> brick-and-mortar place, or at least nothing that displays in Firefox. Dose
> anybody here l know anything about this person? I mean, even his order page
> has no button to click on to send an order!
> Failing that, does anyone here know of a good, reputable custom block maker?

Should be a straightforward job for one of the more commercially
inclined folks in rec.woodworking, which I have crossposted.
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