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Question: I'm unsure what the purpose of the knife compartment Is there a bottom if so am I missing a part? How can I use this it is not clear to me.?
Document: The directions only told about 70% of the story. Some of the pieces didn't fit together properly. Some of the screw holes weren't drilled completely. Two of the holes meant to snugly hold the drawer bottom resting stops didn't hold them at all. There's NOTHING provided with the piece to actually hold knives in the &#34;knife holder&#34; compartment. It's a miracle this thing even stays upright. I definitely won't purchase from this company when it's time to upgrade.
I thought that the directions could have been clearer. Having said that, I'm 75 and managed to put it together mostly by myself. I love the looks of it. The knife holder isn't functional, but that's okay.
If I had know that this piece was only good as a counter top I would have invested in one that was more solid and solely for the purpose of counter space. Now I have a smaller amount of counter space because I can't use the leaf area anymore! I am incredibly disappointed with this piece and DO NOT recommend it is a island/eating combo.
Looks nice. i like the extra fold-away space. I wish the drawer was on tracks. Organizes everything nicely. I don't like the knive storage part. It is strange and does not hold the knives as securely as I would want them to. So I just don't use that part.
No matter how I positioned the drawer frame pieces, I couldn't get the grooves to line up properly. As a result, the bottom of the drawer kind of sags in the middle. I need to put all my silverware in this drawer, so I'm going to have to figure out a way to add extra support to the center.Aside from these complaints, this seems to be a good, inexpensive solution to a lack of kitchen storage.
I was able to get it to work by angling a couple of the screws, though.The piece was not terrible, but overall I have to say I was a little disappointed in fit and finish for the price. At $170, I expected better quality; this seemed like something you'd get for $50 at Target. I'll keep it and use it, but I'm not very pleased with what I got for the money.
They hold the 2 bars that slide out to hold the shelf up to create the additional work area.During assembly I tightened those 2 pieces too tight. Now the bars are difficult to slide but it was my bad.. It might also be an idea also to use wax on the bars so they slide easier. This also goes for drawers etc.I went a step further & used glue in the assembly so you know where I'm at on that.Assembly went well.
oh and I took the knife holder off, there's no bottom to it and the one knife I tried to place there was slanted awkwardly. I get where they were going with this and would have been great had they made it more of a box instead of free-falling. Go ahead and buy it, its great and if you get it free shipping and tax-free like I did even better. I won't give it 5 stars simply because it does have some flaws in the craftsmanship but its expected.
It is made of wood (not composite board), but that wood is laminated with a white vinyl finish, not painted. One of my pieces came with three parallel slits in the laminate that would face out and front. I requested a replacement on the manufacturer's website on a Sunday afternoon and the piece arrived by Priority Mail on Wednesday. The top is lacquered wood, so you will want a cutting board any time you use a knife during prep work.
I actually bought this for my classroom and have really enjoyed it. It's a good height and I love the drop leaf and extra storage. It was a little difficult to put together since the directions were only pictures, but after a couple hours it was together and sturdy  A few pieces were dinged during shipping, but nothing noticeable once it was all together. It looks very nice and clean in person. The knife block is not a typical one,and I probably wouldn't use it in the kitchen.
Answer: We couldn't figure out what the designer had in mind either. We ended up not using it. Something else that we've noticed is that the brackets that hold the drop leaf supports are made of wood. One of the brackets broke within the first week, and the other had signs of cracking. I fashioned simple metal brackets and replaced them (something the manufacturer should have already done).