Classic Ikon was designed to marry style and functionality from handle to tip. The 2/3rd bolster allows you to sharpen the whole length of the blade 14-piece block set comes with a wide variety of useful knives. The set includes : 3.5-in. parer for peeling and paring4.5-in.Utility is the perfect size for small slicing jobs6-in. sandwich knife is useful in carving and slicing 6 x4.5-in. steak knives8-in. Bread Knife for cutting those crusty loaves of bread8-in. Cook's Knife for chopping and dicing17 slot block to store your Classic knivesCome Apart kitchen shears for trimming herbs or a variety of other house hold choresWusthof Classic knives are made in ""The Cutlery Capital of the World"", Solingen Germany. Skilled German workers aided by the most modern perform each manufacturing step to exacting standards, computer guided equipment. Some of our precise steps are done robotically and utilize the same machinery that are used to produce very well known Swiss Watches. It is this balance of German technology and old world hand craftsmanship that is the secret of how each W??STHOF knife is created. Known the world-over for it is unique and uncompromising quality, Wusthof uses a special blend of German steel through out the whole length of the knife. The ingredients of this steel are proudly etched on each blade. Wusthof not only uses the best materials to make a fine knife, but it