Redoing my kitchen in copper accents and my old knives would not do. Very pleased with this set! Have a muted copper color that works perfectly with my teakettle and spoon rest. The wood block is VERY attractive, heavy and weighty. The knives are fine- excellent variety- do wish they included scissors or a space for scissors. These are not my "daily cooking knives" as I have a set I keep in my island because logistically that is where I do most of my cutting and chopping.  Use the steak knives most often, even putting them in the dishwasher (because teens!) and after a few months they still look great.