DIY Custom Knife Drawer

I used to store my knives in a knife block on my kitchen counter.

In an effort to save some counter space, I decided instead to move my knives to a drawer BUT that looked cluttered and verged on being dangerous.

So, I decided what I needed was a custom knife drawer.

Of course, my vision of a custom knife drawer involved using this...

So, I enlisted the help of the husband and, seriously, how could he resist making me happy?

Out came the measuring tape and measurements were taken for the inside of the drawer.

He found 2 blocks of scrap wood that he cut down to make a blade block {that the blades of the knife will go into} and a handle rest block.  The blade block is 1 1/2 inches high and 1 1/2 inches wide (the length is depending on how wide your specific drawer is).  The handle rest is 3/4 of an inch high.

On the blade block, strike a line an inch apart to serve as a guide for cutting.

Cut each line on the mark drawn, repeating multiple cuts next to the previous cut for each inch section, to increase the width of the original cut.

Multiple cuts will widen each space allowing the knife blade to fit securely.

Both the blade block and handle rest were cut to fit snuggle and securely into the drawer.  They are not glued into place and if necessary can easily be removed from the drawer.

Now, instead of my knives taking up valuable counter space OR being thrown into a drawer...

my knives are neatly and safely stored in my drawer.

I think it was a *sharp* solution.