Global Classic 5-Piece Hashira Knife Block Set

The Essential Global Knives in an Open-Frame Maple Block

The Global Classic 5-Piece Hashira Knife Block Set is for cooks with limited counter space who want the four Global knives that cover most daily cutting. The narrow block stands upright on a small footprint, and its open frame shows each knife’s seamless steel profile.

Why It Works

• Narrow, open-frame block: Light maple and clear acrylic hold the four knives upright in a slim footprint suited to small kitchens and crowded counters.


• Seamless stainless steel: Each knife is a continuous steel form from tip to handle end, with no rivets, seams or wooden scales to crack or trap food.


• Sand-weighted handles: The hollow handles are filled with sand to set the balance, keeping the knives light without making them tip-heavy.


• Convex edge: The blades are ground on both sides to an acute convex edge, which keeps them thin behind the cutting edge for clean slicing.


• No bolster: The edge runs uninterrupted to the heel, so the whole blade can be sharpened.

In the Kitchen

The chef’s knife handles onions, proteins and herbs. The vegetable knife’s straight edge chops cabbage, cucumbers and greens in clean push cuts, and the bread knife saws through crusted loaves and tomatoes. The paring knife covers peeling, coring and trimming in the hand. For a larger block with a utility knife in place of the paring knife, compare the Global Ikasu 5-Piece Knife Block Set.