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Chubo Knives has 27 damascus kitchen knives in our survey for the United States, priced from $94 to $569. Its chef knives cost a median of $195. The core steel is named on 100 % of its listings and the layer count on 81 %.

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Survey of 14 November 2026
Score
64/100
Price 19/40 · Steel 25/30 · Listing 20/30
Listings
27
United States
Median · Chef
$195
all brands: $206 ▼ −6 %
Steel named
100%
of listings state the core steel
Layers stated
81%
of listings give a layer count
Shown discounted
7%
of listings displayed a crossed-out price

Prices by type

Compared with the median of all brands in the same market. Green: cheaper than the market. Red: more expensive. Grey: within 5 %.

TypenMedian Chubo KnivesAll brands, USLow – High
Damascus chef knife13$195 ▼ −6 %$206$163 – $569
Damascus nakiri3$175 ▼ −8 %$190$153 – $296
Damascus utility knife3$114 ▼ −29 %$160$94 – $139
Damascus santoku2$196 = −2 %$200$164 – $229
Damascus slicing knife2$198 ▼ −34 %$299$197 – $199
Damascus bunka1$219 ▼ −12 %$249$219 – $219
Damascus cleaver1$308 ▲ +120 %$140$308 – $308
Damascus knife set1$392 ▲ +48 %$265$392 – $392
Steak1$109 = 0 %$109$109 – $109

Core steels used

As stated by the seller, among listings that name a steel.

Core steeln%
VG102178 %
AUS10415 %
Ginsan27 %

All 27 Chubo Knives listings

KnifeBrandTypeBladeLayersCore steelPrice
Sakai Takayuki 33 Layer Damascus Paring 80mm (3.1")Chubo KnivesUtility3.1"33VG10$94
Sakai Takayuki 33 Layer Damascus Wa-Steak Petty 120mm (4.7")Chubo KnivesSteak4.7"33VG10$109
Sakai Takayuki 33 Layer Damascus Petty 150mm (5.9")Chubo KnivesUtility5.9"33VG10$114
Sakai Takayuki 33 Layer Damascus Wa-Petty 150mm (5.9")Chubo KnivesUtility5.9"33VG10$139
Sakai Takayuki 33 Layer Damascus Nakiri 165mm (6.5")Chubo KnivesNakiri6.5"33VG10$153
Sakai Takayuki 33 Layer Damascus Gyutou 180mm (7.1")Chubo KnivesChef7.1"33VG10$163
Sakai Takayuki 17 layer Damascus Santoku 180mmChubo KnivesSantoku7.1"17VG10$164
Sakai Takayuki 33 Layer Damascus Kengata Gyutou 190mm (7.5")Chubo KnivesChef7.5"33VG10$172
Sakai Takayuki 45 Layer Damascus Wa Nakiri 160mm (6.3")Chubo KnivesNakiri6.3"45AUS10$175
Sakai Takayuki 17 layer Damascus Gyutou 210mmChubo KnivesChef8.3"17VG10$176
Sakai Takayuki 33 Layer Damascus Gyutou 210mm (8.2")Chubo KnivesChef8.3"33VG10$179
Sakai Takayuki 45 Layer Damascus Wa Gyutou 180mm (7.1")Chubo KnivesChef7.1"45AUS10$185
Sakai Takayuki 33 Layer Damascus Wa-Gyutou 210mm (8.2")Chubo KnivesChef8.3"33VG10$191
Sakai Takayuki 45 Layer Damascus Wa Gyutou 210mm (8.3")Chubo KnivesChef8.3"45AUS10$195
Sakai Takayuki 45 Layer Damascus Wa Sujihiki 240mm (9.4")Chubo KnivesSlicer9.4"45AUS10$197
Sakai Takayuki 33 Layer Damascus Sujihiki 240mm (9.4")Chubo KnivesSlicer9.4"33VG10$199
Sakai Takayuki 33 Layer Damascus Gyutou 240mm (9.4")Chubo KnivesChef9.4"33VG10$206
Sakai Takayuki Coreless Damascus Ko-bunka 135mmChubo KnivesBunka5.3"–VG10$249$219
Sakai Takayuki Kurokage Kengata Santoku 160mm (6.3")Chubo KnivesSantoku6.3"–VG10$229
Sakai Takayuki Kurokage Wa Gyutou 210mm (8.2")Chubo KnivesChef8.3"–VG10$239
Sakai Takayuki Sugihara Damascus Nakiri 165mm (6.3")Chubo KnivesNakiri6.5"33VG10$296
Sakai Takayuki 33 Layer Damascus Chinese Cleaver 195mm (7.7")Chubo KnivesCleaver7.7"33VG10$308
Sakai Takayuki Stag Sugihara Damascus Kengata Gyutou 190mmChubo KnivesChef7.5"33VG10$328
Sakai Takayuki Sugihara Damascus Gyutou 210mm (8.3")Chubo KnivesChef8.3"33VG10$346
Sakai Takayuki 33 Layer Damascus Wa-Steak Petty 120mm (4.7") - 4 pc setChubo KnivesSet–33VG10$436$392.40
Sakai Takayuki Ginsanko Wa Gyutou 240mm (9.4")Chubo KnivesChef9.4"–Ginsan$545
Sakai Takayuki Ginsanko Wa Gyutou 270mm (10.6")Chubo KnivesChef10.6"–Ginsan$569

The score out of 100 is the mean score of the brand's knives, with the same rules as the rankings: price against the median of the same knife type in the same market (40), stated core steel (30), layer count, blade length and handle stated (30). Sets are left out. Brands with fewer than five scored listings get no score. We have not tested these knives.