wooDsom Powerful Magnetic Knife Strip, Holder Made in USA (Butcher Block, 36 inches)

Let's start with the fact that these things are GORGEOUS! Excellent craftsmanship and fit/finish. Now to the question of strength. Many folks have inquired how much weight they will hold and do they hold knives firmly. Well, the attached photo should explain it all. I bought 7 of the 20" units for building a display of an historic edge weapon collection... swords, axes, pole arms, spears etc. Suffice to say that these items are far more massive than your typical chef's knives. The single heaviest piece is a 7 pound German bastard sword that connects with two of the knife strips, one near the hilt and one farther down the blade. The hold is superb. I even went so far as to punch the wall adjacent to the display to see if I could dislodge and of the pieces... nope! I was worried that the magnets were not up to the challenge, but boy was I surprised.To be clear, the wall to which the display is mounted is made of tongue and groove cypress, so my substrate is much stronger than drywall. The wall must be able to support whatever the magnets can hold of course.Wow, just wow.

We purchased the "Wenge" color, 16" size. It is always difficult to know how it truly is going to look based on pictures on a computer. The color is a bit lighter than what I was expecting, but looks fantastic. The design and craftsmanship are excellent. Also, when comparing similar items I always try to purchase ones made in the USA. Installation is extremely simple and everything was included to mount to drywall or the studs. The magnets definitely strong enough for our needs, none of the knives have slipped at all. I avoided the stainless steel ones due to appearance and rusting issues (they will inevitably show surface rust in our salty air). I would definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a magnetic knife holder.

Solid, attractive magnetic knife holder. Because your knives only touch the wood, it will never nick the blade or even scratch the surface.My only complaint is that the color of the wood does NOT match the color shown on the website. On the website, it looks very dark -- essentially black -- and thus would match the black wood handles on my knives. The actual bar is more of a dark brown. If I had known that it was not going to be near-black, I would have ordered the maple instead. (In my last house, I had a maple knife bar but decided to try the more expensive Wenge wood only because I thought it would match my knives.)If I had ordered a maple or other light wood and thus known what I was getting, I would have given it five stars. As it is, I deducted one star for the color (which matches neither my knives or my cabinets). I thought of returning it, but decided I really needed a knife rack in my new home.

This is a great knife holder. I recently got a new Chefs, utility, and paring knife and wanted something that wouldn't hurt the blades as could my previous metal bar.Quality construction and I don't notice any real dead spots other than a small one where the screw holes are.The only possible ding I could give this is for the plugs. While they fit tight it's almost too tight. I had to use a rubber mallet to get them in flush. To those complaining about the plugs not matching up perfectly with the grain of your holder, that really shouldn't be an issue. In order for that to happen they would need to make sure that each and every plug cored out of the wood used was also from that exact piece. They would also need to make sure every person who purchased these actually put the plugs in to match the grain exactly the right way. It's a knife holder. Sheesh.I bought the 18" so I wouldn't have to use the drywall anchors and could just go straight into the studs 16" apart. Love it and it looks great too.

I used to have an ugly knife block that took up too much room, so I decided to get a magnetic knife strip. I've read that the cheaper metal ones scratch and dull knives, so I went with a wooden one. This company offers different types (colors) of wood to match your decor.The item arrived in a timely manner and well packaged. Included were screws and drywall anchors. It even smelled good out of the package. It took me all of 15 minutes to install (I have a drill and a torpedo level). Really easy and straightforward installation.The strip itself holds my knives very securely and frees up a bunch of counter space that my old knife block used to take up. The strip works extremely well throughout the length of the product.

Excellent craftsmanship. Hard wood, looks like photo, magnet just the right strength to hold securely without sticking. I noticed that the makers took the extra step of adding small magnets on the outsides of the screw holes so the magnetism goes all the way to the edge of the board (see photos). Very thoughtful feature that gives you an added 1.5 inches of usefulness on each end.Also comes with wood plugs for the screw holes for a cleaner finish. 10/10 would recommend.Note: I got the 20 inch model. A few more bucks but well worth it imo - holds all my knives and metal utensils.

I put a lot of consideration into the design and function of my new kitchen. It is smallish and every space is important. I love the knife strip, it holds a variety of amazing knives that also took me forever to decide upon. This strip not only functional and holds 6 large knives, very well. This strip is a great addition to my kitchen!

Amazing addition to my kitchen and compliments my Shun knives beautifully.