Perfect for a knife block. This empty block will fit 14 knives, mostly every essential knives in your kitchen. A great organizer, will fit 3 of 8" chef knife width and length to consider. Will fit 8" bread knife or slicing knife, a 5" prep and santoku will take a slot or 2, as well as 2 paring knife size. Bottom part fits 6 steak knives. That small rectangle hole is for shear and there's a slot for a honing steel at the very top. Great price for a great value accessory in your kitchen.