I built a knife rack.

[RonB]

I have had this idea for some time, and finally got around to making it. This rack has a maple frame with the bottom made from a piece of sheet metal clad in two pieces of maple veneer. The mechanism is normally used to hold a cookbook, but I thought it would work for this.
I still need to make some adjustments on the fit, but it does work and holds the knives my wife uses. My "good" knives are in a drawer so my wife doesn't grab any by mistake. She thinks my knives are too sharp anyway.

 

[Carl Kotte]

Looks good!

 

[ACHiPo]

Nice design!

 

[Mute-on]

That’s phenomenal! On a bigger scale, you could get a sizeable collection hidden away, and ready for use.

You could add a pull handle to match the cupboard above. That might tie it all together nicely.

 

[nevrknow]

Really nice thinking! Display or hidden. I like it!

 

[RonB]

Thanx all for the comments.

@Mute-on - The cabinet handles are ~ 35 years old and the finish is worn off some of the handles. So my wife keeps talking about getting new handles. That means that I can't do anything until she picks out the replacements... And yes, with enough space, you could store a lot of knives.

 

[Mute-on]

Funny how a clever knife rack can lead to an entire kitchen renovation ....