Most magnetic knife racks I’ve come across have the bar magnets across the front, which inevitably chip and dull the knife blades regardless of how careful the user places them against it. So I decided to bury the strips of magnets from behind in a mineral-oiled cherry piece to make a more seamless look that’s much safer for knives.

Piece selection

Plunge routing the edges.

Maker:0x4c,Date:2017-12-23,Ver:4,Lens:Kan03,Act:Lar01,E-Y

Magnet testing.

Router preparation.

Router preparation.

1st pass with router

1st pass with router

Maker:0x4c,Date:2017-12-23,Ver:4,Lens:Kan03,Act:Lar01,E-Y

Needed more depth.

Magnet dry-fitting.

Strength testing.

Preferred hole location polling.

Maker:0x4c,Date:2017-12-23,Ver:4,Lens:Kan03,Act:Lar01,E-Y

Not QUITE enough space.

Hole drilling.

Countersinking screw holes.

Maker:0x4c,Date:2017-12-23,Ver:4,Lens:Kan03,Act:Lar01,E-Y

Maker:0x4c,Date:2017-12-23,Ver:4,Lens:Kan03,Act:Lar01,E-Y

Maker:0x4c,Date:2017-12-23,Ver:4,Lens:Kan03,Act:Lar01,E-Y

Applying mineral oil.

Ready for magnet gluing.

Magnet layout.

Epoxy

Magnets set.

Maker:0x4c,Date:2017-12-23,Ver:4,Lens:Kan03,Act:Lar01,E-Y

Maker:0x4c,Date:2017-12-23,Ver:4,Lens:Kan03,Act:Lar01,E-Y

Maker:0x4c,Date:2017-12-23,Ver:4,Lens:Kan03,Act:Lar01,E-Y

Double-stacking for more strength.

Installed on the wall.

Old and new.

Maker:0x4c,Date:2017-12-23,Ver:4,Lens:Kan03,Act:Lar01,E-Y

Multi-purpose magnets.