knife blanks
Worth a lookShows a fragmented shelf (top 5 take 19% of clicks), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Competition
Incredible19%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Avg price
Incredible$27.22avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Returns
Great1.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Great140.32avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Brand share
Great47%top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche
Price range
Great$8.10–$103.55cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Market size
Okay$143K$143K/yr · 389K searches
Conversion
Bad1.4%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Growth
Bad-19.8%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, knife blanks is a $143K/yr Amazon United States market (389K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 47% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 59/100.
Data updated Jul 29, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
knife blanks market data
- Units sold / yr
- 6K–8K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $163K–$218K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 1.4%
- Avg BSR
- #596
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 98%
- Sponsored
- 52%
- Out of stock
- 10.2%
- Avg brand age
- 51 months
- Avg seller age
- 156 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (19% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
57 falling
Sellers
81
Top-5 brand share
47%
Top 20: 77%
Top-5 click share
19%
Top 20: 46%
Open market
50%
- SZCO21%
- Morakniv8%
- AMJ Crafts8%
- HAWK KNIVES5%
- Jayger4%
- Mega Blades3%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -19.8% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jan, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×
Top knife blanks search terms
- knife blanks122K/yr
- knife making supplies103K/yr
- knife blank49K/yr
- knife blanks for knife making39K/yr
- knife blade blanks28K/yr
- damascus knife blank21K/yr
- damascus knife blanks10K/yr
- knife blanks full tang8K/yr
- knife blades for knife making8K/yr
Top knife blanks products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Morakniv Knife Blade Blank Classic No. 2 4.1 Long Blade
Morakniv$16.324.6★193 rev
SZCO Supplies Drop Point Blade Hunting Knife 8.5-Inch
SZCO$9.024.3★361 rev
SZCO Supplies Swept Skinner Blade Hunting Knife
SZCO$12.284.6★133 rev
Mega Blades Fexmoo -7249 Custom Handmade D2 Steel Knife Blank Blade For knife making Gray
Mega Blades$18.284.4★26 rev
HAWK KNIVES Damascus Steel Blank Blades Set - 4 Pcs Handmade Full Tang Small Fixed Blade EDC Hunting Knife Blanks Set
HAWK KNIVES$49.834.6★7 rev
Newest
by launch dateHAWK KNIVES Damascus Steel Blank Blades Set - 4 Pcs Handmade Full Tang Small Fixed Blade EDC Hunting Knife Blanks Set
HAWK KNIVES$49.837 rev
Handmade Hand forged High Carbon Steel 1095 Blank Blade Dagger Hunting & camping Knife Full Tang Blank Blade Making Blade Fixed Blade Knife Wholesale Price
Knife Emporium$16.932 rev
Jayger Handmade Bavarian Damascus Blade Blank One-Piece Hand-Forged Steel for Knife Making Hunting Skinning & Crafting 8.66 Overall 3.93 Edge Premium Forged
Jayger$21.887 rev
8-Pack 1095 High Carbon Steel Blanks 12x1.5x0.12 for Knife Making - Professional Grade Knife Making Supplies Perfect for Full Tang Blades
BRULVVR$32.4913 rev
HAWK KNIVES Damascus Steel Paring Knife Blank for Knife Making Full-Tang Handmade 4.5 inch Damascus Steel Blade Blank Kit
HAWK KNIVES$17.4223 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumHandmade Hand forged High Carbon Steel 1095 Blank Blade Dagger Hunting & camping Knife Full Tang Blank Blade Making Blade Fixed Blade Knife Wholesale Price
Knife Emporium$16.935.0★
HAWK KNIVES Damascus Steel Blank Blades Set - 4 Pcs Handmade Full Tang Small Fixed Blade EDC Hunting Knife Blanks Set
HAWK KNIVES$49.834.6★
8-Pack 1095 High Carbon Steel Blanks 12x1.5x0.12 for Knife Making - Professional Grade Knife Making Supplies Perfect for Full Tang Blades
BRULVVR$32.493.9★
Jayger Handmade Bavarian Damascus Blade Blank One-Piece Hand-Forged Steel for Knife Making Hunting Skinning & Crafting 8.66 Overall 3.93 Edge Premium Forged
Jayger$21.884.7★
Mega Blades Fexmoo -7249 Custom Handmade D2 Steel Knife Blank Blade For knife making Gray
Mega Blades$18.284.4★
What buyers say about knife blanks
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“quality is reasonable”
“awesome blade”
“It works as advertised”
“Great looking knife for the price”
“Easy to work with”
“The size is perfect”
“Strong”
“Shape is good”
“design”
“Great material”
What buyers complain about
“wasnt the right size”
“Trash”
“Misleading description”
“the scales were way too small to cover all of the handle”
“Not a good blade”
“Doesnt work”
“But they're terribly expensive”
“Also has trouble doing”
“To much material to remove”
“the blade is too thick”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is knife blanks profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $143K/yr across 110 tracked products. 0 of 16 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -19.8%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (59/100).
- How competitive is the knife blanks niche?
- 57 brands and 81 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 19% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 47% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in knife blanks?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, Advertised Vs Actual Product. The return rate is 1.1%.
- When does demand for knife blanks peak?
- Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.1× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the knife blanks niche?
- Listings span $8.10–$103.55; the average listing price is $27.22 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 140 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.