How to make a knife block (that can hold your cookbook) // Woodworking | I Like To Make Stuff

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Several people have mentioned that it needs some sort of drainage (which I never thought of). If that's a concern, you could route a little drainage channel to the back when cutting out the area for the knives. Thanks!

[@horixe0n]

I Like To Make Stuff great video as usual

[@Themiddlemanofnothing]

Can you lower the center of gravity? To make it more difficult to knock over

[@dubious6718]

Drainage = turn the block upside down Wet knives should not be put in the block anyway If you want it heavier, put something heavy inside the wood, make a hole and glue it in

[@doodars9357]

I Like To Make Stuff have you made a table tennis set up? If not, that would be SO cool

[@LivefreeanddiyTv]

I've never seen a knife block with drainage before...

[@ChozoSR388]

You're right, the basswood looks completely unassuming 'til you applied the tung oil, and then, it's like, "Oh, _wow_!" The variations in the grain color really make for both an interesting piece, as well as a beautiful piece of kitchen kit. A truly amazing project, Bob. One of your most beautiful to date.

[@andreaquadrati]

Little advice I learned from making lighthouse shaped lamps with my dad : If you are worried about it being top heavy, you can easily use the router to make a few grooves underneath the base and add some thick lead wire (usually it's sold as solder for joining metal gutters) or even use a folded flat lead sheet. Just remember to cover it with rubber to hide it and make it slip proof

[@BADMUDDERPLUCKER]

I have to say. The difference in production quality from your early videos and now is amazing. Your energy level is much better now. Great channel.

[@TheMick2007]

Thanks to you bob I'm obsessed with rung oil when I make projects. It looks so beautiful, nice work.

[@danthemakerman]

All about that Bass wood! Beautiful grain and nice job showing it off.

[@JashkiratVirdi]

I was planning to buy it and gift it now going to make it and gift it. Thanks Bob :-)

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Excellent!

[@MakeSomething]

Hey! Nice book! :)

[@Iliketomakestuff]

+Make Something yeah man!

[@Yonatan24]

David needs to write a book one day, eh? :)

[@Seadweller343]

I think it's Bobs turn to make a book or maybe his own action figure (like diresta)....wait an action figure that is a book! You three already do a podcast together!!! All of your creations are awesome! Thanks Bob, David, and Diresta!!! Inspirational

[@Makebuildmodify]

I was just going to say that.

[@hilmidwiputranto6944]

this is one of my favorite channels in youtube

[@drewt3210]

Did anyone else catch at 2:35 the dirty sounding "...could slide in the hole, not just lay down on top of it" ? I was like, what did Bob just say? Smile & giggle every now & then, it makes everything more fun!

[@AdamEarl2]

Great build! I would have made all the knife slots the same, so there's no restriction on what knife goes where

[@SmallShopWorks]

I am amazed at how much the Bass wood popped after the Tung Oil was applied. NICE!

[@NelsoncraftTX]

I was not expecting the wood to have that much going on until you cleaned it up. Great job as always!

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Thanks Kyle! yeah, it surprised me too!

[@andy.elliott.foreverpens]

Am I the only one who hovered my mouse at 4:23 and watched the grain pop with that Tung oil a couple of times? Awesome how it stands out, even my 6 year old went "WOW" Great Video Bob :)

[@frankmakes]

I have been meaning to make a knife block. Super helpful Bob!

[@WestSenecaValleyRailroad]

Bob, I love the design and the approach you took. I think one thing that might make a great addition to this would be a plexiglass shield (perhaps something you could slide in place as needed) to both hold a book open, and to protect it from spills and splashing. But that's not criticism, just an idea for how I might do one. Thanks for the inspiration!

[@ardemus]

Nice. If you're making this, do consider where the block will live. Most places I've been have cabinets over the counters. The common, shorter, forward angled knife block design allows for pulling the knives in that limited vertical space, while this design wouldn't.

[@YouCanMakeThisToo]

I really like the addition of the shelf, and man does that basswood look great with the tung oil! I've always thought of it as a really bland wood, looks like I was wrong. -Caleb Harris

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Thanks Caleb! Same here, I was really surprised by how much it changed with some oil!

[@chw0112]

No way! I literally bought the materials to make a knife block yesterday. Coincidence is great.

[@finleybailey6093]

Awesome build 👍🏻. The shelf will also be great as an IPad stand for people that use it for recipes too

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Thanks! Yeah, that's definitely how we'll use it more :)

[@gregoryv.zimansr4031]

I was thinking the same thing. Kindle .... good video. I enjoyed watching it.

[@dleland71]

Excellent project, Bob (as always). I read through the comments and didn’t any mention of this, (if I missed it, sorry), since a ‘template’ with each knife was made then routed it out, each knife will have to be returned to its slot. If you took the biggest knife and made all the slots that size, then any knife could go into any slot. Also, if you were making this project as a gift, unless you had their knives you wouldn’t know what size slot would be needed, just a thought...

[@LeAkisake]

This knifeblock looks beautyfull. I love the color of the wood once the oil was on. Really nice work.

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Thank you!!

[@brycemaclean5441]

I as well just bought some new knives and try to make do with an old butcher block from another knife set. Great job Bob and thank you for the guidance

[@MojojoJenkins]

Man, that wood is beautiful! Bravo, chap.

[@randyallaway4085]

Wow, that basswood looks really good all finished. Great vid, Bob- thanks!

[@Seadweller343]

I love your videos!! Glad to see you making so many diverse ones. Have a quick "upgrade" idea for the block, adding a pin in the book holder ledge at each corner so when you are using the book and have it open to a certain page the book will stay open to that page. Keep up the awesome videos!!! Stephen

[@Willeth]

Stephen Kalicki I completely agree, I was thinking of a V-shaped lip though. That way the book sits in the channel between the lip and the block - although possibly tricky to turn pages with that solution.

[@awildymarcappeared6134]

I don't even cook, but I'm here, just watching and enjoying. Keep it up!

[@Iliketomakestuff]

That's cool, I don't cook either ;) Thanks!!

[@yuqiteoh9056]

I Like To Make Stuff but u bake the ravioli

[@MaxMakerChannel]

A Wild Ymarc Appeared! His wife "like to cake stuff."

[@jhunphillip123]

Me: *doing a delicate part of a project* *I like to make stuff uploads a video* Me: *drops everything* WOOOHHH Thanks for another great project and video, Bob. Keep doing what you do.

[@brickdaddiy]

jhunphillip123 it is the downfall of watching videos like this... always more cool projects to work on

[@LaurentSparksMusic]

A little bit late, but i also saw a neat knifeblock design where you make a wooden box and fill it with skewers, sharp side down, you can put a bit of glue down at the bottom if you want to secure them but then you can put in all sorts of shapes of knives

[@djAnakin]

This is such a cool project. Only thing I would improve would be to add a lip to hold the pages of the book open or something. Will have to think on that. Nice work Bob.

[@colinrichardson5673]

love videos like this that don't require lots of tools to make

[@brockvivek012]

a very good knife holder and u showed how easily to make thanks Bob keep it up and do more stuff because I like to make stuff

[@MarkMiller-zm2th]

Nice project mate, beautiful finish with the tung oil too.

[@MorleyKert]

Hey Bob, a while ago on the Making It podcast (I think), you mentioned that you want your collection of videos to be the sort of thing where someone can think, "hey, I want to make this random thing, I think Bob made that thing a year ago, let's go check out that video!" For me, your videos are exactly that. Even if I don't want to make the exact project, it's awesome how you demonstrate so many techniques so genuinely and clearly. I just checked out this video today (after watching it randomly last year) because I want to make a wooden knife sheath and I remembered your technique for routing out the knife slots. Keep up the awesome eclectic projects!

[@BruceAUlrich]

Cool project and good video. We have the same knives! They have served us well over the years. I like the addition of the shelf for a cookbook.

[@derekjanzen9745]

Excellent job! I just started a woodworking company... sort of.. mostly for friends and family for now. My first paid job is a knife block. Thanks for the video!

[@EvanAndKatelyn]

Looks great!! Been wanting a joiner and your bench top one looks pretty good... guess we'll just have to get another addition to our family of tools :) lol

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Do it! That's a great size if you don't have a ton of use for it. I rarely use mine, but when I need it, it's very handy to have.

[@MaxMakerChannel]

EvanAndKatelyn This would be my first project if I had a jointer and thickness planer.

[@EvanAndKatelyn]

Yeah I've been making do with just a thickness planer but I've knows a jointer was in my future lol

[@brickdaddiy]

I've never thought about needing one, but after watching this I'm thinking that maybe I do

[@cocoxcocoa]

If you do get one, try and get the widest one you can find. I mostly do smaller projects no bigger than small tables but despite that I still find myself wanting one thats bigger than an 8 inch width half the time.

[@colinaskey9777]

very nice knife block,and very well made,gets my vote

[@ahikernamedgq]

That's a nice knife block, Bob! Thanks for sharing!

[@chrisblunt7627]

That's my Thursday lunch time viewing sorted - another great project Bob.

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Excellent! Have a great lunch (and day) !

[@carlosallanofficial]

Looks like a cool first project. I'll try it out. Thanks

[@raemunroe]

Great project! the ledge is useful for a tablet too.

[@3DPrintingNerd]

Did you think about putting a slight lip on the shelve to help keep an open cook book from closing?

[@LivefreeanddiyTv]

Came out great, the Tung oil really made it pop... nice work 🤓👍

[@mabrurh]

Hi bob, I think it was also important to mention that the depth of the holes should be longer than the knives themselves. This is so that when the knives are dropped in, the tip of the knives aren't damaged by the impact. Cheers!

[@WayofWood]

Very nice video. The wood block isn't that wide but to be on the safe side you might want to put glue only in the middle of the shelf so that the wood is able to move.

[@OurDailyBrad]

I fully expected to see a Picciuto book in here. Thanks for not disappointing.

[@cathalbrady8259]

I love coming home from school on Thursdays to watch this channel

[@jakobrkerr]

Just yesterday I was looking at a knife block and wondering how they're made. I was right! Sweet video

[@JonathanRansom]

Nice choice of books, Bob!

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Thanks!

[@AdamCraigOutdoors]

i like the book holder. I hate laying a book down and spilling stuff all over it. lol Great job Bob!

[@AtrumNoxProductions]

This is a good idea. I haven't heard of anything like this one. Awesome job!

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Thanks!

[@Whiskeywoodcreations]

Solid project Bob, love the wood choice. Cheers

[@AndreaArzensek]

Looks great Bob!

[@justinprewitt245]

This is something I've been wanting to make for a while. Need to get out there and do it!

[@Ranger5gOffroad]

This turned out great. You could also add a small knife sharpener either on one of the sides or the back of the block as well!

[@DrewLytle]

Great mother's day gift idea! Gotta go buy me some wood haha! Thanks, Bob!

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Yes!! Great thinking!

[@jeffturnbull8161]

Looks great I'm going to have a go at making one

[@dylansquires2855]

Looks like it would work great for a tablet too. Nicely done.

[@theSauceBoss137]

Yay for Dave's book!

[@iDeviceChgr]

That turned out really nice! And way easier than I would first think it would be 👍🏼 nice job Bob 😊

[@robdean54]

Thanks for making this! I've been thinking about making one out of same IPE that I make my lamps out of. Always was wondering about how to cut out the knife slots easily. Nice work!

[@ShireenPlays]

That looks great and do love the effect Tung Oil has on wood, it's beautiful!

[@samouhnour4512]

wonderful useful project. I hope we see more of these.

[@MakingStuffco]

this looks very nice, the grain is beautiful!

[@creationscaplette]

Really cool project, it's something I might be interested in doing in the future. One thing I can see that could be improved, if I may, is to had a piece at a 90 degree angle in front of the shelf so the book stays open.

[@MichaelLawing]

Love the multi-tasking concept!

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Everything should have more than 1 function in my mind! :) Thanks!

[@frankthornal9489]

Really looks great and functional, especially with the recipe book holder. Only thing I see is the knives are slanted to the back. I think a bevel on the top slanted towards the front would make it easier to draw the knife out. A bevel in the same direction or perhaps a slightly more of an angle on the top should do the trick. What do ya think?

[@brokenantlerworkshop]

Very cool... questionable cookbook though... 😂 let's all build one and send to Eric for wedding gifts! He can have a knife block for every room/holiday/etc.!

[@calebhurst2529]

Sweet Tron shirt! Great video too.

[@NitrousDiecast]

It looks great! No drainage hole needed, knives should never be put away wet.

[@Iliketomakestuff]

That was my thinking as well ;)

[@nyabs470]

I love this even back here in Kenya i can easily make it thumbs up.good and simple I will make one for my shelf

[@kirn.creations]

I have a set of old wood handle knifes that need a block. This video will help. Thanks!

[@GibClark]

Cool ! Like the shelf, I use my tablet a lot when cooking, it would be good for that too. One I have doesn't have drains, I put my knives away dry but suppose it couldn't hurt..

[@Slovenianwoodworker]

Simple and Efective. I would go for concave design just because I like to complicate stuff :-) Nice video man. Good luck.

[@ScrapwoodCity]

Pretty cool project, awesome piece of wood!

[@dudefacial]

I feel like it would tip backwards very easily with a little bump. I would add something on the back to stop that possibility. Love the ease of this

[@specialk22tt]

Nice job. Looks great.

[@shihabhossain6584]

best notification of the day "New from I Like To Make Stuff"

[@baileyswansson3004]

This would be awesome to recreate with some sort of layer pattern with the wood. Try using multiple slats or something to give like criss cross affect bit like what you'd do with a chopping board

[@isakwatz11]

bailey swansson Awesome idea!

[@mechgladiator8985]

Great Job Bob!

[@FredMcIntyre]

Really cool Bob!

[@whisky1975]

very cool. new project for this weekend!

[@stevehellinga8812]

Cool idea. Might I suggest a lip on the bottom to hold the pages of the book open.

[@CasualDIY]

Awsome project and great video thanks for sharing

[@TheShavingWoodWorkshop]

Very nice Bob !

[@sumosprojects]

Just another quality build mate, I've always loved watching your Projects & it's inspiring me to take my woodworking further, thank you 👍

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Thanks so much! I really appreciate that!

[@morganmaggs1989]

you could also ad a couple vertical dowels to the corners of the shelf so when your cook book is open they holds the pages open for you :-)

[@user-eu9ws3uo9f]

Hi Bob. I'm no professional woodworker (and have no overall experience in making stuff) the main thing I was wondering was that you say that it holds a book well. is that the same with the book open. this is because I thought that it would have possibly helped by having some little posts up from the book shelf piece to hold the pages open. Like I say I have no experience in making stuff.

[@right.howdoimakethat6519]

I made mine by resawing a face off of a block, raising my table saw blade to slightly higher than my tallest blade, but shorter than the block of wood, and then then into (but not through) the wood to create the slots for my knives. My thickest knife required a couple of passes. Then I glued the face back on.

[@TheBackyardScientist]

Step 1 - get a 6x12x12 piece of lumber Step 2 - buy a hydraulic press Step 3 - knife holder Step 4 - manage to pull knives from wood and proclaim yourself rightful king of England.

[@aidenjohnson3100]

My new weekend plan

[@littlericho4963]

Brilliant had a lot of fun with this .

[@BuildStuffwithAJ]

Great project! I never knew how to make one of these before

[@marcemarc6516]

The burning will dull your blades much much quicker. Whenever cutting, drilling, sawing, we want to keep the tools and work piece cold. It's why with metal we use cooling fluid. The burning is from the speed being too fast and moving to slow. You can change either one of those variable to help stop with the burning and dulling your bits if the they get too hot and deform

[@crottedepingouin]

your videos are so inspiring. even if you don't give a shit about the final object, there's always a trick or a way of doing things that i would never have thought about. thank you!

[@fartwrangler]

Nice quick and dirty project. I probably would have routed the knife slots all the way to the bottom edge of the block, for drainage. For finish you could use block oil, or mineral spirits -- both food grade, non-toxic, and not derived from nuts. I would probably put oil in the slots as well, to keep the wood from swelling if someone puts a blade in wet.

[@TATESVIDS]

Bob, could the type of block also be a cutting board. Have your knives and board all in one! Great video as usual

[@AndreaStevens2012]

Awsome tutorial, you did a really nice job including every step...I've been wanting to try this one. Thanks!

[@outthere9370]

Well done! Really enjoyed your video. Thanks.

[@rebeccastokes7181]

I really like the idea of the tool list