Will this chest work for a service for 16? Are there spaces for the 4 extra knives, in particular?
838106
Hi Elizabeth, This chest will hold all of the pieces for 16 except for the 4 extra knives. I just lay mine down in front of the other silverware pieces in the top of the box. In the drawer below I have all of the serving pieces plus ice tea spoons that I purchased separately. The serving pieces are oversized but fit in nicely by placing butter knives and sugar spoons in between the slots. I just love this chest, it is so beautiful and functional.
838107
Hello Elizabeth. There are slots for 12 knives on the lid as you can probably tell by the picture. Additionally, there are 12 more slots which you cannot see in the picture that are on either side of the base below where the forks and spoons rest. I just put four of my knives there and they fit just fine. I have 12 spoons in my set and I could easily add 4 more. I could fit more forks in the chest as well. And the pull out drawer holds quite a bit. I have 6 serving pieces in there and there's room for more pieces if you can't fit them in the base. Hope this helps.
838108
It depends on the number of additional serving pieces you have. I purchased it for a service for 12 and although it fits not only the service for 12 but some additional extra serving pieces, because some of the serving pieces were oversized and there were so many extras, I had to put them in a different box. However, if you just have service for 16 and the four extra knives, they probably will fit. There is a top and bottom drawer. Love this chest.
838109
Hello Elizabeth. This chest was purchased as a gift so I really can't say if it can hold a setting for 16. I have seen the setting of 12 in the chest and there may be some room for extras. The drawer gives extra space so I'm sure you would find space for the extra 4 knives. Best of luck to you. It's a lovely piece.
283119
Right now, I have 10 knives of various sizes, half of them have somewhat large blades. As others are saying, I could probably fit more. The best part is the flexibility of putting whatever size knife you have wherever it fits, and not being tied to slots. I bought one for my daughter who admired mine when she was visiting during the holidays. She and her friends think it's great.
2003630
Hello, There is more than one seller of this item and currently Amazon is using the other seller's description (which isn't very good). It is a 16 drawer chest. All the drawers are approximately the same size. It's handmade, so there could be very slight variations in size. Hope that helps.Keith - Magoo's General Store, Inc.
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The chest by size is fair and holds three small drawers, not real deep. It would depend upon the size of clothing or things you put in the chest. It is a well made chest, but check on the color to make sure you get the lighter brown not a real dark brown. i was happy with mine, but got a different color. also you have to put the legs on the chest, so expect to put two together. MHS
1781889
Gee, it depends on how wide the blades are. It has 13" of space for knives...that's six 2-inch-wide knives, for instance.
1209996
Yes. At least three slots are 8" deep; one slot is over 11" deep (that holds my longest knife). In addition, I am pleased with the solidity of the product. It doesn't move even when I pull the sharpener steel; other blocks are not substantial enough.
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The chest has a sticker on the bottom that says "Made in China" right on it. I will say nothing has tarnished since April when I put it to use, so I will sing its praises. I think a service for eight will fit beautifully. Twelve and a few serving pieces will work but if you have a lot of serving pieces and things like napkin rings and salt cellar spoons (and the crystal salt dips) you will not have enough room. I would buy it again as I do not have that much to go in it but I do like its performance so far.
815123
Hi. It will depend on the size of the knife. The allowable storage in the drawer is 13"L x4"D X1-1/2" H. There is a divider in the drawer that prohibits storing at an angle. I doubt there is enough room in the top part of the chest. I hope this helps. I do love it and would buy it again.
923122
As I indicated in my review, I barely fit my pistol (fat) handled knives in the lid space reserved for knives. If you feel along the velvet ledge along the bottom of the lid, you will find 12 slits. I shoved my rounded tops down into the slits, so they're upside down. Mine are long, too, and just fit once shoved down. Fortunately, I only have 8 settings; 12 fat knives would not have fit.
1687735
yes, it should be ok I have service for 12 , 5 pieces each, plus cake knife, server, serving spoons and butter knives without any problem. It is a nice piece.
1781890
That depends on the knives. I have 2 8" chef knives, an 8" santoku, a 12" carving knife, and a key chain bottle opener hanging on mine. It still has enough room to add a paring/petty knife.
220389
The drawer has 10 slots which will hold dinner knives although only the two end slots will hold a dinner knife securely. You could place two knives in each of the wider slots if the knives were placed nose to tail in each slot. The nose to tail configuration will also hold the knives in place. Hope this helps. With 24 knives you won't have much room for serving pieces. If I remember correctly there is a two drawer version available.
1603235
Yes. It can fit up to 15 inch knife great. Maybe even a 16 inch as well. Great product! !
1938797
If you lay the complete set of 4 in a single line, you could get 60 or so thin knives in them. However, I don't have 60 thin knives so I put the tip of the blades in one section and the blade closest to the handle on another section. I also put the knives in every other slot so there's plenty of room for the ones with large-handles. I tried many ways to configure the set until I found the best placement of the knives I have. I love the set. I think it saves so much space and is much safer than just laying them in the drawer (and who has space for that!?)
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I think it will. My chest holds my 91 piece Reed and Barton 18/10 Premiere set easily. Top area holds service for 12 and I have serving pieces in the bottom drawer with room to spare.
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I don't think so. It is gorgeous and handy buy to small, it might not have room enough for all 4... Sorry if my answer is not helpful... Cheers!
2283583
By all means store whatever you would like in the block if it fits. There are three of the knife openings/slots that are smaller than the others. These are the 2 on the lowest row & the 1 opening/slot located just above these 2.