20 Slot Universal Knife Block: Large Bamboo Finish Wood Knife Block without Knives - Countertop Butcher Block Knife Holder and Organizer with Wide Slots for Easy Kitchen Knife Storage

The number of knives it holds of different shapes and sizes yet takes up little counter space is perfect for me and I have a lot of knives. Even a space for kitchen shears. Beautiful light wood. I like it very much and feel I definitely got my money's worth. Sturdy, well made, I'll never need another. Did not take photo. It as shown on Amazon.

I LOVE this knife block! I have tons a kitchen knives and numerous blocks, but this one is by far my favorite. It looks ok (not the most attractive, but not the least either), but the functionality is great! Most block designs assume you have one chef knife and then several skinny knives and that's it. What about if you have a chef knife, a santoku, a larger or smaller secondary chef knife, etc? This block lets me store multiple chefs knives, santokus, and even a nakiri in it no problem. The large slots are also larger and easier to get in and out of than other blocks, likely with less dulling of the knives two since there is less contact while sliding. The steak knife slots, conversely, are a little narrower than on many blocks, and might give people some trouble. I can get my "skinny" steak knives in them, but not my set of "fat" ones. There were some splinters inside of the slots, which aggravated me at first. I gave the block and good cleaning when I got it and spray some water into the slots before drying throughly, and it seems to have helped with the splinters some. Still, I don't really think those will be a problem, and sliding knives in and out will probably eventually get rid of them. The block, even the smaller one is somewhat large, so make sure to measure carefully. But if you have a knife set with multiple large knives, this is the way to go!