UL (and cheap) knife edge covers

Very nice find, Dale. I cobbled my own together out of HDPE and black tape for a Victorinox paring knife, but the report cover spine would be quicker, easier, and lighter.

That's a good idea. But this wouldn't work with knives that have a curve near the tip. I wonder if you could heat up the plastic and form it over the edge.

Great idea, I like it. Thank you.

"That's a good idea. But this wouldn't work with knives that have a curve near the tip. I wonder if you could heat up the plastic and form it over the edge."

Like the part where I mentioned a heat gun? :D

To gild the (cheap) lily a bit:

For a knife like you've shown, the report cover spine could be notched (with tin snips, razor knife, or belt sander ) so the ridge of the finger indent, right where the handle meets the blade, had a corresponding valley to index on. That, and the rubber band you mentioned, would make it very secure.

A Velcro tie wrap might be good too.

I got around to buying some report cover spines at a local office supply and cut some to fit kitchen knives with good trail potential.

They came in two heights: .280" and .365". The top knife is shown with the .365" and a 4.5" long section is 0.22oz/6.1g with the inner tube section rubber band. The smaller one on the bottom is 3.5" and 0.14oz/4g.

I heated the tips with a craft heat gun and pinched them closed. They are made of styrene and easily melted and manipulated.

this is a nice, K.I.S.S.-mod

I was actually just yesterday thinking of a good way to transport a big kitchen knife – this should do it.

…and now i have an excuse to buy a heat gun… ;-)

The end pinch really isn't necessary. I was just fiddling around with it. As another poster mentioned, if you have a knife with a lot of curve, you may need to cut notches to get it to flex. You'll need a hacksaw, coping saw or bandsaw to cut this stuff (I used the latter).

The only reason I have a heat gun is that I found it in with the hair dryers at Goodwill for $1.99! You could (carefully) use a propane torch or even a lighter to soften this stuff for bending, just keep it moving. A canister stove or kitchen stove burner would work with proper caution.

You can scrape or sand the rough/sharp edges easily too.

Okay, good feedback Dale. This made the post by David easier for me to understand (English not being my first language). And you saved me some $'s there.

Most stores that sell chefs knives also sell larger edge guards. They are a bit more expensive and heavier than the report cover spines, but they are deeper and can cover the curve of the larger knives without the cutting or bending.

The report cover spine wins for weight and the fact that most offices have a drawer full of cast-offs floating around. Another chapter in the art of Applied Junk :)

Great idea Dale, thanks.

Now who's going to drill holes in them to make them even lighter…… :-)