Has anyone used it to hold Global knives? They have a unique handle size/shape; does this block accommodate them?
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I have a set of Shun blades. I purchased a set of Globals for my mother a while back. There is no reason why this block wouldn't work for yours. As a matter of fact, I would highly recommend something like this unless you chose to keep them in a molded case. I prefer this to a butcher's block because you don't have to be as Bruce Lee about sheathing them...
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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.
1030765
Yes it does, we have 2 large chef knives in ours. The blades are about 8 inches and they both fit. Love this knife block!
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I have a Cold Steel Master Hunter, USA with a fixed 4 1/2" blade. Putting the clamp holder in the middle of the blade, it works fine . I also have a S&W; survival knife, old school from the 70's. Quite a bit longer...probably 6" and again, holder in the middle and it's works fine. Much beyond that, and the 'attack' angle gets weird for the holder and rods. Long kitchen knives for example, are problematic for this system. I've gone to the WorkSharp system for those, but you lose a lot of metal each time you sharpen.
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Look up the W Steak knife and check the length. Beware, quality issues with block. I RETURNED mine.
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Realistically the block will hold 11 knives, 5 on the bottom tier and 6 on the top. Any more would be unpractical. To hold 15 knives, all would have to be very small and the top tier would be very crowded.I have found the 5 on the bottom and 6 on top setup to be very functional with my current array of larger knives on the bottom and smaller knives on the top. I used assorted drawer dividers to keep the knife block in place and am very happy with it.
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My wife and I have one of those as well. Unfortunately it doesn't fit very well. The best knives to keep in it are Chef's, boning, paring or other long, thin bladed knives.
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I don't have any 10" bladed knives, but I put an 8 1/2 in and think I feel the tip hitting bottom so I don't think so. Do love this block though!
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The width of the slots varies, just like any knife block. It holds my 7" chef's knife, paring knife, utility knife, and bread knife. The two widest slots are 1-7/8" wide; the next widest is 1-1/4". It might not hold a 9" chef's knife, but otherwise, it should hold all of your cutlery.
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It will hold a 12"chef knife but only one. I like this block a lot. Its heavy and wont tip over.
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I previously purchased larger steak knives and they did not fit inside this block. Only standard size steak sets will fit - I actually had to return the larger set because they did not fit in the block.
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I see someone replied for the dimensions. I wrote a review about preventing the rods from splitting and bending. As of today, I have yet to bend one or see any shavings coming out of my block using the care I described. I love mine still! It looks great on my counter... If it helps, for large knives I have a chef knife, a santoku, a bread knife, a utility knive and two slicing knives. I have 4 smaller knives, two of which are paring knives. I also have two pairs of kitchen shears. I wouldn't put anything else in it. The largest blades do stick out a little but it's never been an issue. There is enough room that things wiggle in easily. Hope that helps! I see someone replied for the dimensions. I wrote a review about preventing the rods from splitting and bending. As of today, I have yet to bend one or see any shavings coming out of my block using the care I described. I love mine still! It looks great on my counter... If it helps, for large knives I have a chef knife, a santoku, a bread knife, a utility knive and two slicing knives. I have 4 smaller knives, two of which are paring knives. I also have two pairs of kitchen shears. I wouldn't put anything else in it. The largest blades do stick out a little but it's never been an issue.... » Read More I see someone replied for the dimensions. I wrote a review about preventing the rods from splitting and bending. As of today, I have yet to bend one or see any shavings coming out of my block using the care I described. I love mine still! It looks great on my counter... If it helps, for large knives I have a chef knife, a santoku, a bread knife, a utility knive and two slicing knives. I have 4 smaller knives, two of which are paring knives. I also have two pairs of kitchen shears. I wouldn't put anything else in it. The largest blades do stick out a little but it's never been an issue. There is enough room that things wiggle in easily. Hope that helps! « Show Less
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sorry... i can't help you! i have a 13" chef knife and it fits with no problem. i love it! it's beautiful on my counter and holds so much without looking messy!
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I haven`t seen the forged knife block set, but I had a wooden knife block that took up more room than I wanted it to. This glass block takes up hardly any room and the knives are of very good quality. It allows me to save my Cut-Co knives for special occasions.
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There are different sized slots for different blades, I have a 7inch chefs knife that it holds perfectly and a 10in bread knife that works. Sorry if this doesnt help. For the price its a great block
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Largest slot is 4" with four 2" slots and rest smaller. Steak knives also fit very well. Very nice Knife block. Holds all my Japanese and German knives very well.
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The block is 8" deep. I just measured our knives and a 8" chef's knife sticks out about 1/2". So a knife with a 7.5" blade would probably not stick out at all. I can't say enough about how happy we are with this knife block (I am not affiliated in any way with Bodun!).