Shun 6-Slot Bamboo Slimline Block (DM0845) accommodates up to six pieces of Shun kitchen cutlery. There are slots for two larger knives and two for medium or small knives. There's even a slot for the honing steel needed for maintaining your edge as well as one to accommodate kitchen shears. The beautiful bamboo block is durable and easy care. A renewable resource, bamboo absorbs very little moisture, so it doesn’t shrink or swell like other hardwoods, making it ideal for kitchen accessories. Storing your Shun knives in this block helps to protect and maintain them but to take even better care of your knives, try a Combination Whetstone , Leveling Stone , and Knife Care Kit .