Tag Archives: private label knives

Branded Knives for BBQ Brands

7 inch Damascus vegetable cleaver with red and black G10 full tang handle

We make branded knives for BBQ brands — pitmasters, restaurants, competition teams, sauce and rub labels. There is no minimum on our stock models, so you can order ten or ten thousand. You choose the blade, steel, handle and finish, and we engrave your logo. Most brands start with a chef knife because it sells […]

What It Actually Costs to Launch a Private-Label Knife Line

AUS-10 ajikiri knife horizontal banner view with kurouchi finish and ebony handle

Quick answer: Private-label knife orders start at 100 pieces. OEM — your own design — starts at 300 pieces plus a $100 tooling fee, waived above 500 pieces. Samples run $100–150 per model. Custom packaging costs $1.20–1.70 per single-knife box or $2.70–4.50 per gift set box, plus $70–155 in box tooling. Production takes 25–40 days […]

Damascus Cladding vs. San-Mai: What Should You Actually Stock?

damascus_vs_sanmai_cross_section

Your customers don’t ask for “clad construction.” They ask for knives that sell. So the real question isn’t which one is better — it’s which one moves off your buyers’ shelves and into working kitchens. Both Damascus cladding and San-Mai wrap a hard cutting core in a softer, tougher jacket. Same core idea. But they […]