Pooch has probally about 20 also - his fav is his Ken Onion Shun santako

That's the knife that I drool over, but do not yet own.

Are those magnetic strips for holding the knives? Nice!

Yep, magnetic strips. They are great for getting the knives organized. I've considered putting up one or two more or at least rearranging what I have to maximize space, but I really only need so many knives.

I have 3 go-to knives: a well-balanced Henckles chef's knife, and two Kuhn Rikon paring knives that have a colored blade coating and cover. I also have a Henckles paring knife that I got as a wedding present in 1989. It's been sharpened only once, and is still usable.
The two paring knives have never needed sharpening. The chef's knife is about 3 years old and still hasn't needed to be sharpened.

The rest of the collection includes two other chef's knives and a potpouri of steak knives and others that came with various sets. We just throw them in the knife drawer for storage. I covet a real cork-lined "knife drawer" when we rehab the kitchen.

I probably have about 20, but use maybe 5 more than all the others. My favorites are Henckel, the 8 and 12 in. chef's knives, but I have a Cutco cheese knife that is irreplaceable for cheese and cheesecake, too- neat every time. Also a tiny turning knife I inherited from my grandmother, of untraceable origin which I cannot live without!
I have an electric sharpener, used infrequently, an oilstone, and a couple of steels which I use often. Henckel's hold an edge forever!