I am satisfied with the quality of the wooden holder. My wife is very particular about these wooden things on her counter. She said this will do great! That makes me happy because I didn’t want the knives to get damaged going in a drawer with our other knives that are perpetually dull from clanking around with one another. 

The chefs knife has a curve that feels great when chopping finely something like cilantro. I will not be using the metal knife sharpener because I have a ceramic honing sharpener and sharpen my knives with a wet stone.