Cherry is the wood of the future! It looks beautiful and will match your counter tops to boot! This knife block holds your entire set of gourmet knives along with 6 steak knives. The widest knife slots are 2" and it holds 1 steel, 2 large knives, 4 medium knives, 4 smaller knives, scissors, and a set of 6 steak knives. The core of this knife block is Maple and it roughly measures 5 inches wide by 10 inches high by 10 inches deep. Can be made without steak knife slots, for same price. Just order this one and mention that you would like no steak knife slots in the online order form. Usually ships in 1-2 weeks.