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   eric_c | Aug 28, 2019 06:42pm | #1

   I do this whenever I take them with me in a toolbag - cork and then put them in a pocket of a toolroll. I haven't noticed any changes. But it certainly does less damage then letting them bang around in the bag or even bare in a toolroll.
   In the shop they hang in tool cabinet behind the workbench.

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   john_c2 | Aug 28, 2019 09:11pm | #2

   Anytime the blade cuts something, even a cork, it will dull a little. But a cork won't do a lot. As Eric said, it's a good choice for traveling. But for home use, it may not be necessary.

   Another good choice to protect pointy things is clear plastic tubing. You can buy it in a dozen or more sizes at the hardware store. Tubing will surround your edge, rather than stabbing it into something.

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   ray2357 | Aug 29, 2019 07:23pm | #3

   Hey John and Eric,

   Thanks for the comments. I had gone to my first weekend course, and put a hole in my tool roll. Then I noticed the knife in a cork on the bench next to me. After posting I also thought of establishing the cut with a box cutter before putting the knife in.

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   user-217321 | Aug 30, 2019 05:11pm | #4

   I use an awl to mark screw holes etc., then stick the pointy end in an old wine bottle cork and use a small rare earth magnet to hang it on the door of my band saw, next to the drill press. Doesn't seem to dull it, though a couple down-swipes with #600 grit paper keeps it shiny.