Knife magnet strip

[adelatoa]

The questions is: Would it be a wise idea to place knifes on magnet strip for traveling? I am fabricating a rear door kitchen shelf and I am wondering if the knives would fall off the strip during traveling.

I can see one having them in a drawer or carrying contraption and taking them out and using the magnetic strip while food prep to open up space on counter.

Does anyone have experience with magnetic strips? Pictures of your set up would be cool.

 

[broken1]

Magnet strips? It would depend on the type of magnet. If I was going that route I would be looking for rare earth magnet, like a hard drive magnet. That should hold through most rough terrain. That being said I would opt for a protective sleeve and a locking/latching drawer.

 

[K2ZJ]

Are your knives stainless? They won't hold long if they are.

 

[adelatoa]

Magnet strips? It would depend on the type of magnet. If I was going that route I would be looking for rare earth magnet, like a hard drive magnet. That should hold through most rough terrain. That being said I would opt for a protective sleeve and a locking/latching drawer.

I was thinking something along the lines of this:
http://www.amazon.com/Wusthof-24-1-...OG/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1311867657&sr=8-10

I have seen several people's set up in the kitchen or rear door kitchen set up on LR Discoveries where they use them. I always thought it was cool and did not give it thought to whether they had them for transportation or for ease of clearing the work space area while prepping food only.

Are your knives stainless? They won't hold long if they are.

I have an Eddie Bauer set and I took several magnets to them and they held pretty good. I would not want to have SS knives as the metals are usually softer....but I am sure there are knives that at the cutting edge in technology (pun intended:sombrero to be strong and probably expensive.

 

[slowtwitch]

There are many kinds of 'stainless', some magnetic (to varying degrees) and some not. Some are also very hard.

I made a magnet strip for files, but instead of having the files touch metal or magnet, I took a scrap of hard wood flooring, milled out the back, and epoxied in some uber magnets off Ebay. Looks cool, doesn't harm the files or knives.


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[K2ZJ]

There are many kinds of 'stainless', some magnetic (to varying degrees) and some not. Some are also very hard.

You can use a magnet to determine the quality of the stainless. If your stainless knives are sticking to a magnet, they are not good stainless. I am not saying they are bad knives. Just bad stainless.

 

[Utah KJ]

The big question is: will they stay put in the event of a front-end collision?

 

[DontPanic42]

The big question is: will they stay put in the event of a front-end collision?

I keep my knives in knife cases until I reach my destination then put them on the magnetic knife rack. I don't want them banging around ruining the edge or flying around where I might end up wearing one.

As an aside, 300 series Ni-Cr-Fe stainless steel the most common non-magnetic variety can be made magnetic by heavy cold working.

 

[trailrunner]

I think they might slide around and rub on each other alot, there isn't a ton of friction between those two surfaces. They would probably stay attached to the magnet, but might not stay in the place you want them too.