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Senken has 39 damascus kitchen knives in our survey for the United States, priced from $59 to $395. Its chef knives cost a median of $109. The core steel is named on 97 % of its listings and the layer count on 97 %.

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Survey of 14 November 2026

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Score

77/100

Price 32/40 · Steel 25/30 · Listing 20/30

Listings

United States

Median · Chef

$109

all brands: $206 ▼ −47 %

Steel named

97%

of listings state the core steel

Layers stated

97%

of listings give a layer count

Shown discounted

100%

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 %.

Type	n	Median Senken	All brands, US	Low – High
Damascus knife set	13	$229 ▼ −14 %	$265	$149 – $395
Damascus santoku	5	$109 ▼ −45 %	$200	$99 – $119
Damascus chef knife	5	$109 ▼ −47 %	$206	$99 – $149
Damascus paring knife	4	$66 ▼ −25 %	$89	$59 – $69
Damascus slicing knife	4	$134 ▼ −55 %	$299	$119 – $139
Damascus bread knife	4	$104 = −3 %	$107	$99 – $119
Damascus cleaver	4	$124 ▼ −11 %	$140	$99 – $139

Core steels used

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

Core steel	n	%
VG10	38	97 %

All 39 Senken listings

Knife	Brand	Type	Blade	Layers	Core steel	Price
Shogun 3.5" Paring Knife — Japanese VG10 Damascus Steel with Full-Body G10 Han	Senken	Paring	3.5"	33	VG10	$84$59
Dynasty 3.5" Paring Knife — Japanese VG10 Damascus Steel with Sycamore Wood Ha	Senken	Paring	3.5"	33	VG10	$89$64
Umi 3.5" Paring Knife — Japanese VG10 Damascus Steel with Abalone Shell Handle	Senken	Paring	3.5"	33	VG10	$94$69
Tsunami 3.5" Paring Knife — Japanese VG10 Damascus Steel with Blue Resin Burl	Senken	Paring	3.5"	33	VG10	$94$69
Dynasty 7" Santoku Knife — Japanese VG10 Damascus Steel with Sycamore Wood Han	Senken	Santoku	7"	67	VG10	$139$99
Dynasty 8" Bread Knife — Japanese VG10 Damascus Steel with Sycamore Wood Handl	Senken	Bread	8"	67	VG10	$139$99
Dynasty 8" Chef's Knife — Japanese VG10 Damascus Steel with Sycamore Wood Hand	Senken	Chef	8"	67	VG10	$139$99
Shogun 7" Santoku Knife — Japanese VG10 Damascus Steel with Full-Body G10 Hand	Senken	Santoku	7"	33	VG10	$139$99
Shogun 7" Cleaver Knife — Japanese VG10 Damascus Steel with Full-Body G10 Hand	Senken	Cleaver	7"	33	VG10	$139$99
Shogun 8" Bread Knife — Japanese VG10 Damascus Steel with Full-Body G10 Handle	Senken	Bread	8"	33	VG10	$139$99
Shogun 8" Chef's Knife — Japanese VG10 Damascus Steel with Full-Body G10 Handl	Senken	Chef	8"	33	VG10	$129$99
Umi 7" Santoku Knife — Japanese VG10 Damascus Steel with Abalone Shell Handle	Senken	Santoku	7"	33	VG10	$149$109
Umi 8" Bread Knife — Japanese VG10 Damascus Steel with Abalone Shell Handle	Senken	Bread	8"	33	VG10	$149$109
Umi 8" Chef's Knife — Japanese VG10 Damascus Steel with Abalone Shell Handle	Senken	Chef	8"	33	VG10	$149$109
Black Tsunami 7" Santoku Knife — Japanese VG10 Damascus Steel with Black Resin	Senken	Santoku	7"	33	VG10	$159$119
Tsunami 7" Santoku Knife — Japanese VG10 Damascus Steel with Blue Resin Burl W	Senken	Santoku	7"	33	VG10	$159$119
Shogun 12" Brisket Knife — Japanese VG10 Damascus Steel with Full-Body G10 Han	Senken	Slicer	12"	33	VG10	$169$119
Tsunami 8" Bread Knife — Japanese VG10 Damascus Steel with Blue Resin Burl Woo	Senken	Bread	8"	33	VG10	$159$119
Tsunami 8" Chef's Knife — Japanese VG10 Damascus Steel with Blue Resin Burl Wo	Senken	Chef	8"	33	VG10	$159$119
Umi 7" Cleaver Knife — Japanese VG10 Damascus Steel with Abalone Shell Handle	Senken	Cleaver	7"	33	VG10	$169$119
Dynasty 12" Brisket Knife — Japanese VG10 Damascus Steel with Sycamore Wood Ha	Senken	Slicer	12"	67	VG10	$179$129
Dynasty 7" XL Cleaver Knife — Japanese VG10 Damascus Steel with Sycamore Wood	Senken	Cleaver	7"	67	VG10	$179$129
Umi 12" Brisket Knife — Japanese VG10 Damascus Steel with Abalone Shell Handle	Senken	Slicer	12"	33	VG10	$189$139
Tsunami 12" Brisket Knife — Japanese VG10 Damascus Steel with Blue Resin Burl	Senken	Slicer	12"	33	VG10	$189$139
Tsunami 7" XL Cleaver Knife — Japanese VG10 Damascus Steel with Blue Resin Bur	Senken	Cleaver	7"	33	VG10	$189$139
Tenjin 8" Chef's Knife — Japanese VG10 110-Layer Powder Damascus Steel	Senken	Chef	8"	110	VG10	$199$149
Imperial Collection — Japanese High-Carbon Steel Knife Set with Damascus Patte	Senken	Set	–	–	not stated	$365$149
Shogun 4-Piece Steak Knife Set — Japanese VG10 Damascus Steel • Full-Body G10	Senken	Set	–	33	VG10	$236$159
Umi Steak Knife Set — Japanese VG10 Damascus Steel • Abalone Shell Handles	Senken	Set	–	33	VG10	$236$169
Dynasty Collection Essentials — 3-Piece Japanese Damascus Steel Knife Set	Senken	Set	–	67	VG10	$329$199
Umi Collection Essentials — 3-Piece Japanese Damascus Steel Knife Set	Senken	Set	–	33	VG10	$329$199
Tsunami Collection Essentials — 3-Piece Japanese Damascus Steel Knife Set	Senken	Set	–	33	VG10	$329$199
Tsunami Steak Knife Set — Japanese VG10 Damascus Steel • Blue Resin Burl Wood	Senken	Set	–	33	VG10	$354$229
Dynasty 6-Piece Steak Knife Set — Japanese VG10 Damascus Steel • Sycamore Wood	Senken	Set	–	67	VG10	$369$239
Ronin Collection — Japanese VG10 Hammered Damascus Steel Knife Set with Smooth	Senken	Set	–	33	VG10	$515$265
Umi Collection — Japanese VG10 Damascus Steel Knife Set with Abalone Shell Han	Senken	Set	–	33	VG10	$595$285
Shogun Collection — Japanese VG10 Damascus Steel Knife Set with Full-Body G10	Senken	Set	–	33	VG10	$685$295
Dynasty Collection — Heritage Japanese VG10 Damascus Steel Knife Set with Syca	Senken	Set	–	67	VG10	$845$395
Tsunami Collection — Signature Japanese VG10 Damascus Steel Knife Set with Blu	Senken	Set	–	33	VG10	$845$395

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.