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NAMIKAZE | VG-10 Damascus Kitchen Knives at 60±2 HRC

Name: NAMIKAZE | VG-10 Damascus Kitchen Knives at 60±2 HRC
Brand: NAMIKAZE
Rating: 4.3 (11 reviews)

Chef 8", santoku 5" and petty 3.5" — three Japanese blades ground to 12–15° per side and clad in 67 layers of Damascus steel.

Created by NAMIKAZE · Launched Jul 28, 2026 · Closes Sep 11, 2026

Source: public Kickstarter page · all funding figures & images via KickstarterView on Kickstarter →

Raised

$3K

Goal $611

Backers

11

4 data points

Funded

434%

Goal hit ✓

Time Left

43 days left

BackerLens analysis

🟡 Below the Product Design category average. This project has hit 434% of its goal, while the average live Product Design project on Kickstarter sits at 829% (48% below the category).

Early Momentum: 50 / 100 — medium potential. Project is in its first 37 hours, so the score reflects funding-velocity-per-hour rather than 24h trend.

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Funding trend

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Backer growth

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Funding curve story

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Hit goal in 1 hour.

Late-surge pattern — momentum built up in the campaign's second half.

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Hours since launch37h

Funded so far434%

% per hour11.84%

Backers11

Staff pickNo

FORECAST

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~$26K

Predicted to fund 4305% of goal

○ Low confidence (early)

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NAMIKAZE | VG-10 Damascus Kitchen Knives at 60±2 HRC

Chef 8", santoku 5" and petty 3.5" — three Japanese blades ground to 12–15° per side and clad in 67 layers of Damascus steel.

Created by NAMIKAZE · Launched Jul 28, 2026 · Closes Sep 11, 2026

Source: public Kickstarter page · all funding figures & images via KickstarterView on Kickstarter →

Raised

$3K

Goal $611

Backers

11

4 data points

Funded

434%

Goal hit ✓

Time Left

43 days left

BackerLens analysis

🟡 Below the Product Design category average. This project has hit 434% of its goal, while the average live Product Design project on Kickstarter sits at 829% (48% below the category).

Early Momentum: 50 / 100 — medium potential. Project is in its first 37 hours, so the score reflects funding-velocity-per-hour rather than 24h trend.

Compare against 268 other live Product Design projects →