Our drawers are 3" high. I'm concerned after reading a lot of reviews, that our drawer will not close because the handles will stick up too high. Will the knife handles on this drawer block rest lower in the drawer? Our drawers are 3" high. I'm concerned after reading a lot of reviews, that our drawer will not close because the handles will stick up too high. Will the knife handles on this drawer... » Read More Our drawers are 3" high. I'm concerned after reading a lot of reviews, that our drawer will not close because the handles will stick up too high. Will the knife handles on this drawer block rest lower in the drawer? « Show Less
195980
Our drawers are 3 1/2 and the knives on the upper portion of the rack are right to the top of the drawer.
195981
I was pleasantly surprised how well our knives fit in the block and in our 4" drawers. You should have no problem with the 3" drawers.
195982
I've added a couple photos to the listing to show height of my knives in the block and width of the block.
195983
Our drawer height is 3.5" and top of knife handle are well below. Guess it somewhat depends on the type of knives you have. We have Cutco and they are fine
611203
If you're asking whether the height of the divider (from the bottom to the top, once they're installed in a drawer) is adjustable, the answer is "no". The dividers are 4.125" high. Depending on the construction of your drawer, it might still close even if they stick out a little above the sides.
1160109
I have a very similar drawer block to this, from William Sonoma, and the only issue is that if someone puts the wrong knife, such as a boning knife in one of the top slots by mistake then you cannot open the drawer!!! The handle jams on the top lip of the drawer and you are in a very difficult situation. Love it other than that issue and of course if you have people helping you in the kitchen then this could easily happen especially if you are not there to warn them. Be aware of this if you have teenagers or a house cleaner that might put things in the wrong slot.
2153352
Is the drawer hitting the edge of the cainet? Or maybe it has lost one of it's magnets or metal tabs for closure. Other than that, there is not much that can go wrong with it. Mine closes fine and I have not had that problem.
600291
I tried the drawers again, pretending my nails were long. You would have to grip the handle at an angle with your finger. If the drawer was heavy, it could be difficult. If its light, then it depends on the angle of the grip. I would say chance of a nail breaking are high.
2266742
Hi Stephen, we have it in one of our drawers, the manufacturer says it is 5 inches high. We have it in a dresser drawer and it fits perfectly. We can open and close it easily when the drawer is open about 75% of the way. We are so pleased we made this purchase, just this afternoon, I was at the beach, the grand kids came by and one of the children went into my purse, this is often where I kept my 38, I have crimson trace lazer grips in hot pink, so it could easily be mistaken for a toy...but the gun was in the safe. No worries, easy access if we need it.
1160112
It depends upon how thick your knife handle bars are. I measured our holder with our knives and it was 3 inches exactly but when I rearranged our knives and put the thinner handled knives on top, it was exactly 2 7/8 inches. So the long and short is that it would be extremely tight.
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When this is attached under a cabinet, there's a wood block that attaches under the cabinet that adds depth (so the knife block still is usable even with the lower lip of the cabinetry). The actual knife block is attached to that block (as well as the metal hardware that provides the swivel action). All of this measures to an almost exact 4 inches. If it fits, the block would still swivel, but I don't know if the weight of the knives would cause the knife handles to always face downward. It *seems* like it would be fine.
987630
Hi Tanya. They could depending on your drawer depth. For me the tray itself was too tall for my drawer regardless of the knives. I have the Ken Onion knives too and love them!
2158525
Based on the knives yes some can be higher then 2/12 however most fit the tray fine and the drawer closes without issue. It is a very nice tray.
1160107
My guess is that except for knives that might have a very large handle or an irregularly shaped knife that makes the handle portion higher, most knives would just about fit your drawer. I think it might be close but would work excepting the the above.
520072
That will happen with this model it opens little more than half way. That's to avoid tipping over when drawer is full. Hope this was helpful
1160108
my drawer is 2 3/4 inches high with paring knives on the top layer and longer knives on the lower levels. the drawer always closes
2158522
I have shun and global knives in the tray. The knives sit flush within the tray so the handles do not actually go up. If you look at the tray, it's height tells you where your knives are going to sit. The widest knife I have is a global cleaver (G12 - http://www.amazon.com/Global-G-12-inch-16cm-Cleaver/dp/B0000A33KP/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid;=1382414796&sr;=8-1&keywords;=global+cleaver) and it is up right. It extends 3/4 inches above the height of the tray. Even with the cleaver sticking up, there is no problem with closing the drawer.
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The biggest knives I put in are Santuko and big bread knife and it still fits in the drawer. The only drawback of this knife holder is that if you fill all of the openings with knife, based on the thickness of the handles, the knives may not fit comfortable, then it may be a little hard to get a knife out of it. I still prefer this one to the on the counter knife block. I would recommend measuring the depth of your drawer to know if the length of this block is going to fit. Sometimes the standard kitchen drawers are not that deep to go all the way to the wall.
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No, not standing up as you put them in a file cabinet. The top tab will not allow the top to close. Of course, there would be plenty of room to lay them down, but probably not what you are trying to do. Great idea though. The drawer is just under 8-1/2 inches deep. Hope that helps. I do love the table!!
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I'll try to answer your question. My drawer is just barely deep enough for this...but it does work...4" and it is staying in place and doing the task I wanted...not sure about the 2nd question..are you talking about the long pieces?