Very deceiving picture and description. I've purchased bass wood from this brand before and it was much bigger prices for about the same price. I can really use any but one piece of this for what I wanted but not worth the hassle of returning it.
Has four 1x1 inch pieces. I thought it was a 4x4 piece but it was 4 one inch pieces.

First, let me start with my preconceptions:
* I swear I saw somewhere that each set of blocks was 20lbs, which is why I was so excited and bought two. Seemed too good to be true. Should have known better. That's on me.
* Based on that, I expected large blocks. I also expected a total of 40lbs of wood, so that belief kind of makes sense.
* The description indicates that there are "absolutely no knots." You can see a few from my images, in 3 of the 10 blocks.

Here are some realities:
* The images of the product show me the dimensions of each block. I should have been able to tell that there would NOT be 40lbs of wood.
* The wood is still quite high quality. Despite those "knots" I think I am being a little unreasonable in my expectations. Those are surface knots (or just minor imperfections), and I can definitely cut them out.
* I have yet to even cut into one of these blocks. I was so shocked by the size that I am writing a review before I do. After I do, I will write another review.
* I am not a Master of the art of whittling. I'm very much a beginner. These blocks are actually pretty great for me - and there is no way I could personally cut the blocks to this size for practicing.
* Delivery was a day late - but it was really more like 10 hours late (was supposed to be here last night by 9pm, but it arrived early this morning). I don't blame that on the shipper, though, so much as whatever company delivered it. And it was still within what I would consider a very reasonable shipping window. So... no fault there really.
* The size consistency is actually rather shocking. They aren't perfect, but I don't expect wood so perfect I don't want to carve it. I'm impressed.
* The packaging is quite nice, even after shipping. The block sets are definitely gift-worthy.

Additional Thoughts:
* These blocks are worth every cent I paid for them. I'll likely buy a few more sets. Now that I know they are rather small, my expectations are realigned. I like these things.
* To me, the phrase "Complete Whittling Kit" should contain a knife. I'd recommend modifying that wording.
* There are way too many capital letters in the description. Drives me nuts. But that is just me. I still bought two of them, so maybe the description is perfect.
* Another image that shows a size comparison of the whole set against something else would be nice, but to be fair the information is there.

Alright, that's enough explanation I think. In summation, I love these kits and thinking I was getting a bunch of wood is really on me. The quality is quite good, the sizes are fantastic, and the price point isn't very high for what I received. I can't hold the size being smaller than expected against the seller. I apologize for being long winded. It is who I am =).

I love bass wood

Works well for whittling, came as described

great wood