Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Let's start with the fact that these things are GORGEOUS! Excellent craftsmanship and fit/finish. Now to the question of strength. Many folks have inquired how much weight they will hold and do they hold knives firmly. Well, the attached photo should explain it all. I bought 7 of the 20" units for building a display of an historic edge weapon collection... swords, axes, pole arms, spears etc. Suffice to say that these items are far more massive than your typical chef's knives. The single heaviest piece is a 7 pound German bastard sword that connects with two of the knife strips, one near the hilt and one farther down the blade. The hold is superb. I even went so far as to punch the wall adjacent to the display to see if I could dislodge and of the pieces... nope! I was worried that the magnets were not up to the challenge, but boy was I surprised. To be clear, the wall to which the display is mounted is made of tongue and groove cypress, so my substrate is much stronger than drywall. The wall must be able to support whatever the magnets can hold of course. Wow, just wow.