Product Overview

For premium kitchen knife brands, differentiation should come from more than adding a logo to a standard chef knife.

This 8-inch 67-layer AUS-10 Damascus chef knife combines a performance-oriented material specification with a highly recognizable visual design, making it particularly suitable for European and North American brands developing premium private-label kitchen knife collections.

The blade features 67-layer Damascus construction with an AUS-10 core, specified at 60±2 HRC, together with visible Damascus layering and a distinctive forged-texture appearance.

It is paired with a stabilized wood and resin handle, creating a natural-meets-modern design that stands apart from conventional black G10 or standard wooden handles.

With an approximately 17.8 cm blade, 4.6 cm blade width, 2.5 mm thickness, 31.5 cm overall length and a weight of approximately 197g, the knife combines substantial construction with a compact Japanese-inspired profile.

For B2B buyers, this creates three marketable product stories in one SKU:

Technical Specification + Visual Blade Character + Signature Handle Design

And because the product can serve as an established manufacturing platform, buyers can develop it around:

Your Logo → Your Packaging → Your Brand → Your Market

without necessarily investing in completely new tooling from the first order.

Product Specifications

Final dimensions, hardness tolerance, Damascus appearance, handle color range and other production specifications should be confirmed against the approved sample before bulk production.

Core Advantages

01. 67-Layer Damascus + AUS-10 Core

One of this product's strongest advantages is that buyers don't have to rely solely on words such as “premium” or “high-end.”

The material story is specific:

67-Layer Damascus Steel → AUS-10 Core → 60±2 HRC

This gives distributors, retailers and private-label brands concrete specifications that can be incorporated into catalogs, product listings and retail packaging.

However, professional procurement should never evaluate a knife by steel name alone.

Final performance depends on the complete manufacturing system:

Steel + Heat Treatment + Blade Geometry + Grinding + Edge + Quality Control = Final Performance

This is particularly important for B2B buyers who need consistency across hundreds or thousands of units—not just one impressive sample.

02. Damascus + Forged Texture Creates Strong Visual Recognition

The blade doesn't rely on a single visual element.

It combines visible Damascus layering with a more rugged forged-texture appearance, creating contrast across different areas of the blade.

For a retail product, that distinction can become commercially valuable across:

Amazon Hero Images • DTC Websites • Retail Displays • Catalogs • Product Videos • Premium Packaging

The goal isn't simply to make the blade decorative.

The goal is to make it recognizable.

When buyers are comparing dozens of chef knives online, recognizable visual characteristics can help a private-label product avoid looking like another generic SKU.

03. 60±2 HRC Creates a Measurable Quality Specification

The specified hardness is 60±2 HRC.

For procurement buyers, this is useful because hardness is a measurable production parameter rather than purely subjective marketing language.

During sample approval and mass-production QC, hardness requirements can therefore form part of the technical specification.

This helps move the buyer-supplier conversation from:

“Is this a good knife?”

toward:

“Does the production batch meet the specification we approved?”

That is a much stronger basis for long-term OEM cooperation.

04. Stabilized Wood + Resin Handle Creates a Signature Product

The handle is one of the strongest visual differentiators of this model.

Rather than using another conventional black G10 or standard wood handle, it combines stabilized wood with resin, producing a natural-meets-modern aesthetic.

This makes the knife particularly suitable for:

Premium Retail Collections • DTC Brands • Gift Programs • Boutique Kitchenware • Signature Knife Collections

The combination also creates a clear visual hierarchy:

Damascus Steel

↓

Forged Blade Character

↓

Stabilized Wood

↓

Colored Resin

↓

Premium Brand Presentation

For private-label brands, that is much stronger than relying on the logo alone to differentiate the product.

05. Strong Hero-SKU Potential

Not every knife in a collection needs to play the same role.

This model is particularly well suited to becoming a Hero SKU—the product that attracts attention to the broader collection.

A buyer could structure a range like this:

Signature 67-Layer AUS-10 Damascus Chef Knife
→ Premium hero product

Standard Damascus Chef Knife
→ Core premium-volume product

10Cr15MoV Chef Knife
→ Professional mid-range product

5Cr15MoV Chef Knife
→ Mainstream/value product

This creates a clear product ladder rather than a catalog full of knives competing at the same price and positioning.

Designed for Premium OEM & Private Label Programs

SENMIAO FUJIANG currently positions its OEM system around premium Damascus kitchen knives, multiple handle combinations, logo engraving and branded/gift packaging for international kitchen brands, distributors and e-commerce sellers. Its website specifically references stabilized wood and resin among its current material directions.

For this product, buyers should be given two clear development routes.

Existing Platform + Your Brand

Private Label MOQ: From 300 pcs

Suitable for buyers who want to use an established product platform while developing their own:

Logo + Packaging + Brand Presentation + Selected Configuration

This is particularly useful for new and growing brands because it reduces initial development risk.

Exclusive Design + New Tooling

MOQ: From 500 pcs

Suitable when the buyer requires proprietary structural changes or new tooling/molds.

The sourcing logic becomes simple:

Want to launch faster and test the market? Start from an existing platform.

Want an exclusive proprietary product? Move into fully customized development.

Your current homepage also states that most private-label projects start around 300 pieces depending on blade style, handle and packaging requirements.

Who Is This Product Designed For?

This model is particularly suitable for European and North American kitchen knife brands, importers, distributors, wholesalers, Amazon sellers, Shopify/DTC brands, specialty cutlery retailers, premium kitchenware stores and gift suppliers.

It is especially relevant for buyers who don't want to compete exclusively on low price.

Instead, the product provides four differentiation layers:

Material Specification
67-Layer Damascus + AUS-10

Performance Positioning
60±2 HRC

Blade Identity
Damascus + Forged Texture

Handle Identity
Stabilized Wood + Resin

That combination makes it suitable for a premium or signature product position.

What Value Does This Product Offer B2B Buyers?

The important sourcing question isn't:

“Can I buy a Damascus knife cheaper somewhere else?”

For a serious private-label program, the better question is:

“Can this product create enough differentiation and margin potential to justify a place in our collection?”

This model addresses several commercial concerns.

Clear Technical Story

67-Layer + AUS-10 Core + 60±2 HRC provides a more concrete product story than simply advertising “premium Damascus steel.”

Strong Visual Differentiation

Damascus layering, forged texture and stabilized wood/resin create multiple recognizable visual features.

Premium Brand Positioning

The product naturally fits premium e-commerce, specialty retail and gift-oriented collections.

Lower Initial Development Risk

Buyers can begin with an existing platform rather than developing every component from zero.

Private Brand Ownership

Custom logo and branded packaging allow the product to be presented around the buyer's brand. SENMIAO FUJIANG's current OEM offering includes private-label logo and packaging customization.

Scalable Development

Begin with one hero product, validate market demand and then expand successful design elements into a broader knife collection.

The development path becomes:

Select → Customize → Sample → Validate → Launch → Scale

Addressing Common B2B Buyer Concerns

“Will Every Stabilized Wood & Resin Handle Look Exactly the Same?”

Not necessarily.

Natural wood grain and resin distribution can create visual variation between handles.

For bulk production, this should not be ignored—it should be managed as a specification.

During sample approval, buyers can establish an acceptable range for:

Main Color → Wood/Resin Ratio → Overall Tone → Surface Finish → Major Visual Defects

This helps preserve the handmade/natural character while reducing unwanted batch inconsistency.

“How Can We Verify the AUS-10 Core and Hardness?”

For serious B2B projects, material and hardness requirements should be written into the confirmed product specification.

Hardness can be checked against the agreed HRC range during production QC, while steel verification requirements can be discussed according to the buyer's project and inspection needs.

This is much more reliable than relying only on the product title.

“Will Bulk Production Match the Sample?”

This is why we recommend establishing a Golden Sample.

Before mass production, confirm:

Blade Dimensions → Damascus Appearance → Forged Texture → Hardness Requirement → Handle Appearance Range → Assembly → Logo → Packaging

The real objective isn't:

One Perfect Sample.

It is:

Repeatable Quality Across the Production Batch.

“Can We Add Our Own Logo and Packaging?”

Yes.

Logo engraving and branded packaging are part of SENMIAO FUJIANG's current private-label offering.

For this particular model, premium packaging is worth considering because the product's material and handle design give it stronger gift and flagship-product potential.

B2B Purchasing Process

01 — Send Your Requirements
Provide your target market, expected quantity, logo, packaging requirements and requested customization.

02 — Confirm Product Configuration
Confirm steel, blade specifications, handle, logo, packaging and customization level.

03 — Sample Development
Produce a physical sample for evaluation.

04 — Golden Sample Approval
Confirm dimensions, blade appearance, hardness requirement, handle appearance range, logo and packaging.

05 — Mass Production
Production proceeds according to the approved specifications and commercial terms.

06 — Quality Inspection
Check key characteristics against the approved production requirements.

07 — Packaging & Shipment
Products are packed according to the confirmed retail configuration and prepared for shipment.

The objective throughout the project is:

What You Requested → What You Approved → What We Produce → What You Receive

SENMIAO FUJIANG's current website similarly presents a workflow covering blade and handle selection, logo confirmation, packaging customization, sample production and bulk OEM manufacturing.

Looking for a 67-Layer AUS-10 Damascus Chef Knife Manufacturer?

If you're sourcing a 67-layer Damascus chef knife, AUS-10 core kitchen knife, stabilized wood and resin handle knife, OEM Damascus knife or private-label premium chef knife for Europe or North America, send us your project requirements.

For a faster quotation, provide:

Target Market + Quantity + Logo File + Packaging Requirements + Required Customization

This information also matches the core project details requested through SENMIAO FUJIANG's current quotation form.

Build Your Signature Damascus Collection with SENMIAO FUJIANG

67-Layer Damascus | AUS-10 Core | 60±2 HRC | Stabilized Wood + Resin | Private Label from 300 pcs | Custom Logo & Packaging