Think ...high school woodshop class. This is a completely raw piece of wood, unfinished, with splinters and jagged edges and slots for knives cut into it. I didn't even examine the utensils because the block itself was a disgrace. I wouldn't put this in my kitchen if my kid literally did make it in woodshop and bring it home. You get what you pay for. I'm on a budget, but it's not tight enough to settle for this.