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> The knife holder your link went to is cute, but it doesn't say what
> it's made of. Maybe if it's some sort of rubbery material that might
> be okay for knife edges. A dedicated knife drawer holder seems easy
> now that you mention it. I'd just put a poly cutting board at the
> bottom and then make slices in a thick block of wood that were the
> sizes of the blades. That way the knives might be able to "float" in
> their place and if the blade bottomed out when it was being put into
> its place, it would only hit a poly surface. The downside is that
> every time I decided to get a different knife (usually when I'm up
> against a prep station or island surface, I'd have to open a drawer to
> get the knife. We always have a rule about drawers when there is food
> out, leave them closed or food gets into them. That's why blocks are
> so useful.

I don't have to leave a drawer open... I open the drawer, get the knife
I need out of it, then close the drawer. QED. My board/cutting area is
close to the drawer in question.

The bottom of the drawer is lined with one of those rubber skid mats to
protect my edges.

Works for me and my knives keep a good edge. :-)

Methinks you make things too complicated? <G>
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