One of our wedding gifts was this set of Trudeau Cheese Knives. It came in a clear plastic presenting box, which made it impractical to use them, so I thought I’d make something to present them and also keep them handy. I took a picture of my cheese knife holder and sent it to Trudeau – let’s see if they react at all to it. Anyway, exclusively on thduggie’s blog, here’s the cheese knife holder I made. It keeps the knives at an angle (easier to grab) and keeps them from being bumped or jostled out (that’s what the top strip is for).
I decided to skip testing if the jostle-proof bar works under all conditions.
I can testify to both its beauty and its utility. It’s not the best thing Stephan produced (er, co-produced with Janet) while I was there, but lovely nonetheless.
Thanks, though I think it could be much lovelier with a more controlled production (and a bit of extra design would not hurt), which is why I sent it to Trudeau. I think something like it would sell in decent numbers along with the cheese knives.
It made me smile! Can you imagine cutting someone with one???
Are you thinking of horror movies? That would probably fly well with the splatter-for-laughs crowd. They’re actually rather small – maybe five inches long – with a blade of half that.
Run, don’t walk, run straight to the patent office. This could be your first 4-hour work week project.
Thanks for the compliment, but I don’t think it’s patentable, because I have already published it and it is obvious to someone skilled in the art (i.e. lacks inventiveness from a patent law perspective). Additionally, I don’t think Trudeau wants it so badly that they’d pay me enough to cover the patent fees and what I’d have to pay a patent attorney.
But it’s good to keep that option in mind.