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Sugi Cutlery has 43 damascus kitchen knives in our survey for the United States, priced from $125 to $835. Its chef knives cost a median of $288. The core steel is named on 100 % of its listings and the layer count on 7 %.

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Survey of 14 November 2026
Score
51/100
Price 14/40 · Steel 27/30 · Listing 10/30
Listings
43
United States
Median · Chef
$288
all brands: $206 ▲ +39 %
Steel named
100%
of listings state the core steel
Layers stated
7%
of listings give a layer count
Shown discounted
0%
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 Sugi CutleryAll brands, USLow – High
Damascus chef knife20$288 ▲ +39 %$206$170 – $675
Damascus utility knife6$168 = +5 %$160$125 – $255
Damascus bunka6$195 ▼ −22 %$249$140 – $335
Damascus kiritsuke5$365 ▲ +41 %$259$235 – $835
Damascus santoku4$175 ▼ −12 %$200$135 – $325
Damascus nakiri2$268 ▲ +41 %$190$180 – $355

Core steels used

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

Core steeln%
VG101330 %
SG21126 %
Aogami819 %
SRS1337 %
Ginsan37 %
SLD37 %
ZDP-18912 %
AUS1012 %

All 43 Sugi Cutlery listings

KnifeBrandTypeBladeLayersCore steelPrice
Hatsukokoro Kumokage B2 Petty 150mm : Blade onlySugi CutleryUtility5.9"–Aogami$125
Tsunehisa Ginsan 3 Hanmered Damascus Santoku - Blade OnlySugi CutlerySantoku––Ginsan$135
Hatsukokoro Hikari SLD Damascus petty 130mmSugi CutleryUtility5.1"–SLD$135
Hatsukokoro Kumokage B2 Bunka 180mm : Blade onlySugi CutleryBunka7.1"–Aogami$140
Custom Hatsukokoro Kumokage B2 Petty 150mm : KingwoodSugi CutleryUtility5.9"–Aogami$160
Tsunehisa Ginsan 3 Hanmered Damascus Bunka - Blade OnlySugi CutleryBunka––Ginsan$165
Ittetsu Damacus Gyuto 210 mm VG10 StainlessSugi CutleryChef8.3"–VG10$170
Hatsukokoro Hikari SLD Damascus Santoku 170 mm - EbonySugi CutlerySantoku6.7"–SLD$170
Hatsukokoro SG2/R2 150mm Japanese Petty : Ryuhyu Kurozome - Blade OnlySugi CutleryUtility5.9"–SG2$175
Hatsukokoro Kumokage B2 Gyuto 210mm : Blade onlySugi CutleryChef8.3"–Aogami$175
Tsunehisa AUS10 45 layer Damascus Gyuto 210mm - Western HandleSugi CutleryChef8.3"45AUS10$175
Nigara Hamono VG10 Damascus Tsuchime Bunka 180mm - Blade OnlySugi CutleryBunka7.1"–VG10$180
Nigara Hamono VG10 Damascus Tsuchime Nakiri 165mm - Blade OnlySugi CutleryNakiri6.5"–VG10$180
Nigara Hamono VG10 Damascus Tsuchime Santoku 180mm - Blade OnlySugi CutlerySantoku7.1"–VG10$180
Hatsukokoro Hikari SLD Damascus Gyuto 195 mm - EbonySugi CutleryChef7.7"–SLD$180
Kajiwara Ao 2 KU Damascus Petty 150 mmSugi CutleryUtility5.9"–Aogami$195
Tsunehisa VG10 Suminigashi Hammered Western Gyuto 240 - Blade OnlySugi CutleryChef––VG10$195
Hatsukokoro SG2/R2 180mm Japanese Bunka : Ryuhyu Kurozome - Blade OnlySugi CutleryBunka7.1"–SG2$210
Nigara Hamono VG10 Damascus Tsuchime Gyuto 210mm - Blade OnlySugi CutleryChef8.3"–VG10$210
Hatsukokoro SG2/R2 210 Japanese Kiritsuke Gyuto : Ryuhyu Kurozome - Blade OnlySugi CutleryKiritsuke9.4"–SG2$235
Hatsukokoro SG2/R2 210mm Japanese Gyuto : Ryuhyu Kurozome - Blade OnlySugi CutleryChef8.3"–SG2$235
Hatsukokoro SG2/R2 240mm Japanese Gyuto : Ryuhyu Kurozome - Blade OnlySugi CutleryChef9.4"–SG2$250
Hatsukokoro SG2/R2 240mm Japanese Kiritsuke Gyuto : Ryuhyu Kurozome - Blade OnSugi CutleryKiritsuke9.4"–SG2$250
Yoshimi Kato VG-10 Hammered Damascus Petty 150mm - Honduran Rosewood and blackSugi CutleryUtility5.9"–VG10$255
Tsunehisa Nawame Ginsan 3 Damascus Gyuto 240Sugi CutleryChef––Ginsan$275
Shigeki Tanaka VG10 33 Layer Damascus Gyuto 210mmSugi CutleryChef8.3"33VG10$275
Kajiwara Ao 2 KU Damascus Gyuto 240mmSugi CutleryChef9.4"–Aogami$300
HADO SG2 SHIOSAI URUSHI KO-BUNKA 135mmSugi CutleryBunka5.3"–SG2$315
Custom Tsunehisa VG10 Damascus Hammered Western Gyuto 240 - Double dyed big leSugi CutleryChef––VG10$325
Takeshi Saji R2/SG2 Damascus Santoku 180mm - blade onlySugi CutlerySantoku7.1"–SG2$325
HADO SG2 SHIOSAI URUSHI BUNKA 180mmSugi CutleryBunka7.1"–SG2$335
Tsunehisa SRS13 Damascus Gyuto - Blade Only | Sugi Cutlery · 210 mmSugi CutleryChef8.3"–SRS13$340
Tsunehisa SRS13 Damascus Gyuto - Blade Only | Sugi Cutlery · 240 mmSugi CutleryChef9.4"–SRS13$355
Yoshimi Kato VG-10 Hammered Damascus Nakiri 170mm - Honduran Rosewood and blaSugi CutleryNakiri6.7"–VG10$355
HADO SG2 SHIOSAI URUSHI Kiritsuke Gyuto 210mmSugi CutleryKiritsuke8.3"–SG2$365
Yoshimi Kato VG-10 Hammered Damascus Gyuto 210mm - Honduran Rosewood and blackSugi CutleryChef8.3"–VG10$375
Tsunehisa SRS13 Damascus Gyuto 210 mm - Ocean Storm | Sugi CutlerySugi CutleryChef8.3"–SRS13$400
Yoshimi Kato VG-10 Nishiiji Damascus Gyuto 240 - Blade onlySugi CutleryChef9.4"–VG10$425
Takeshi Saji R2/SG2 Damascus 240 Gyuto - blade onlySugi CutleryChef––SG2$465
Masakage Kiri VG10 Damascus Gyuto 240mm – Yoshimi Kato Forged Chef Knife (AmboSugi CutleryChef9.4"49VG10$595
Sukenari ZDP189 Damascus GyutoSugi CutleryChef––ZDP-189$675
Tadokoro Nakagawa Aogami B1 Damascus Kiritsuke 255 (240) mm - Blade OnlySugi CutleryKiritsuke––Aogami$800
Tadokoro Nakagawa Aogami 1 Damascus Kiritsuke 255 (240) mm - Mirror Finish | BSugi CutleryKiritsuke10"–Aogami$835

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.