Beautiful and stylish, this Kershaw 11 slot Bamboo Knife block is the perfect storage solution for your cutlery collection. The 11 slot Block is able to hold up to nine knives as well as a pair of Kitchen Shears and a Sharpening Steel.

Bamboo is an ideal material for knife blocks because it's 16% harder than maple, making it the perfect material to hold and stand-up to sharp knives. More importantly, bamboo holds the promise of a sustainable, cost effective and ecologically responsible alternative to the widespread cutting of our world's precious timberland. Bamboo is a type of grass that grows to a harvestable height of 60 feet within 3 to 5 years, growing as much as 2 feet per day. It's extensive root system continually sends up new shoots, thereby naturally replenishing itself without the need for replanting.