How To Hang A Knife On A Wall

Hanging a magnetic knife strip 1.

How to hang a knife on a wall.

When those are dry put glue on the top magnets and stick it to the wall hold for ages until dry. Using the 2 inch wall mounting screws mount the magnetic rack in place on your wall and start displaying your favorite knives. This way you do not have to measure out where to put the magnets on the wall and you dont have to keep the polarity in mind either. There would be a significant hunk of wood in there between them interrupting the attraction.

If you have open shelving in your kitchen group a knife strip in with other items hanging on the wall for a clean organized look. It would be worth experimenting with if i had 2 knife bars hanging around. Gather up your tools and materials. So anyway that said here are the steps to building your own customized knife display case.

Nail down your design. I ve been dying to replace my bulky countertop knife holder with a sleek wall mount version but i didn t want to drill through my tile. The large picture hanging strips can hold significant weight and can be cut to a size that will fit and be hidden. Drill holes in board per your design.

Use a level to mark the. Put it all together. Select and cut a backer board. Find a magnetic strip large enough to hold all of your knives or buy 2 shorter.

Under the cabinets this is a unique solution if you a don t like the appearance of a knife rack and or b don t have wall space for one. Purchase a magnetic knife strip. Add shelves for folders and hangers for straight knives. I think all you d have to do is reverse one set 180 to get compatible polarities.

Give yourself enough room to hang each your knives so you can easily. It s no secret that i m fickle and who knows if i will want to change the location or remove something like this down the road leaving holes in my travertine forever. Attach case to wall. The paper thingie was even heavier than the knife so i glued 4 rows of 6 magnets to it.

Command strips are definitely worth a shot for attaching the knife rack and will do absolutely no damage. As part of a larger system a magnetic knife strip can be aligned with other storage like the spice organizer in the example above or hanging utensil rods.