So far, the knife set seems to be working great!  I didn't want to spend a lot of money because I don't always believe that $ = quality.  I grew up hearing Ginsu commercials so I figured I would give them a shot when my last knives (Farberware) began to rust (from dishwasher usage).  Lesson learned so these will NOT go in the dishwasher!  

They block doesn't seem to be the exact block for the size of the knives in it, but you don't really notice it because they still fit,  are sharp, and the set looks GREAT in my kitchen!