MITSUMOTO Sakari Kitchen Magnetic Knife Block Holder, Japanese Acacia Wood Storage Knife Tool Holder, Enhanced Double-Sided Magnetic Strip Wooden Knife Holder

Early delivery-looks great

This is a quality knife block that looks great and has strong magnets that hold very well, a great solution for minimizing counter space from the traditional bulky knife block. We have extra heavy knives and this magnetic block holds them with ease. The magnet is very strong and disbursed throughout the entire surface so that there are no weak spots on both sides of the board.As some other reviewers have noted, we did have a slight issue with the pre-drilled holes not lining up exactly for the holding bracket to sit completely in it’s designed place leaving a small gap along the front edge, but still fastens flush with the rest of the base so not a major deal. The seller reached out after purchase to ask if there were any issues, and when I told them about the slight defect with these holes they were extremely polite and great to work with, and offered to send me a 2nd replacement free of charge. They really stand behind their product quality and service.As seen in the picture, it can fit 3 very large knives on each side (those in my picture are butcher knives that didn’t even fit in my old cutting block), and could definitely fit 4-6 smaller knives, so it should fit most standard 6-10 piece knife sets. I would highly recommend purchasing this block if you are looking for something nice and space reducing for your knife collection, or for larger butcher knives like mine that don’t fit a normal block.

The product requires a DYI assembly but 2 out 3 holes on the base were misaligned with the metal piece??? I needed to redo the holes myself.Also the base has no rubber pads and it’s very sleek. It slides on the kitchen bench top. I needed to improvise with some silicone studs to make it work.After all the hassle the stand worked and has a strong magnet for the knives but c’mon, at this price point I should have return it!

Whatever issue the other reviewers have must have been resolved, as the included screws and bracket fit perfectly fine. Holes lined up, routed out shape of the bracket lined up, everything went together smooth. Looks great. The magnets are pretty strong, but you still need the handle to rest against the top edge of the wood or it might walk down.

My son has some really expensive knives and this device shows off his collection and he has no more cluttered drawers full of knives.