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Sheaths
for Kitchen Knives
Here's a tip for making inexpensive plastic sheaths for any
shape small kitchen knife. They last and won't slip off at the
wrong time!
Go to any office/stationery supply store and buy a couple of
those coloured plastic spines you slide down the back of clear
plastic report covers (perhaps 20 cents each). They come in
different widths -- make sure it's more than half the width of
your knife blade at the widest point, and twice the blade
length. Get two spines if necessary.
Cut a length of spine that's about 3/8-1/2 inch longer than the
blade. Cut a second piece the same length. You'll also
need some duct tape. Slip the first piece over the sharp
side of the blade. Slip the second piece over the back of the
blade and wiggle it around until the edges of the two plastic
pieces OVERLAP. Note -- the plastic edges must overlap -- if
not, you need a wider spine.
Squeeze the two pieces to form a sheath that's narrow at the
bottom and wider at the top to fit the blade. It will be a very
tight squeeze! Hold on and have a second person wrap pieces of
duct tape around the plastic sheath -- top, middle and bottom.
And voila!
The natural clamping shape of the plastic will hold the sheath
on very tightly and last for many years!
Leslie Dutton
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