Knife Rest

[u/SilentKaos713]

I saw this knife/utensil rest at a restaurant in Kobe last week and thought it was nice and practical. I imagine the chef or a friend made it because I haven't been able to find anything like it online.

Is anyone familiar?

Has anyone got some suggestions for making one myself?

I think the knives are resting on twine. Maybe using leather would be a nice way to do it to protect the knife edges. And I'm still trying to work out how the angled piece goes through/attaches to the base. Maybe not cutting into the base and using a piece that just goes all the way around could work. I guess this is more of a woodworking question but I figured everyone here is pretty thoughtful about how to store their knives.