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This section provides an overview for oil stones as well as their applications and principles. Also, please take a look at the list of 7 oil stone manufacturers and their company rankings. Here are the top-ranked oil stone companies as of February, 2025: 1.BORIDE Engineered Abrasives, 2.JaincoLab, 3.ChippingAway Inc..
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An oil stone is a stone that is soaked in oil to be used for grinding metals and other materials.
The whetstone used in ordinary households is a water whetstone, which is used to grind kitchen knives by dipping them in water. Unlike water whetstone, oil whetstone is used to grind knives and other metals with oil.
In recent years, synthetic oils specially designed for oil stone have been sold, but in the past, kerosene was used for grinding.
Oil stones are still commonly used in the United States and other countries in recent years.
In the Middle East and inland areas of the United States, water is more expensive than oil. Therefore, oil stones, which can sharpen knives without the use of water, have become the mainstream.
Oil stones are generally used in industrial applications because they are harder than water stones and wear less easily.
Since oil is more lubricious than water, oil stones are made of hard, rough materials.
Water stones are made up of a collection of hard minerals, the same as oil stones. For metals with a rough surface finish, use a coarse-grained grindstone, and for finer-grained surfaces, use a fine-grained grindstone. However, the finer the grain size, the shorter the life of the wheel. Therefore, the wheel should be selected according to the required surface roughness.
There are also standards for the grain size of oil stones, which are numbered according to the average grain size. The rougher the grain size, the smaller the number, and the finer the grain size, the larger the number.
Oil stones come in a variety of shapes. The most commonly used shape is rectangular, but there are also paper-shaped grinding stones similar to sandpaper and cylindrical grinding stones.
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Falcon Tool Company, Inc. is an American manufacturer based in Traverse City, Michigan, providing tools for industrial applications. The company’s product range includes files, commonly used in industrial jewelry, dental, and hobby industries, as well as abrasives and abrasive stones. The company also offers various cutting tools, including carbide burs and tungsten vanadium steel burs, commonly used for deburring, milling, and finishing. It further provides diamond tools, brushes and wood sticks, and related equipment, such as air grinders and air profilers.
BORIDE Engineered Abrasives, founded in 1983 with facilities in the USA, is a manufacturer of abrasive products for industrial and consumer applications. The company's polishing products include polishing stones, mounted points, coated abrasives, air grinders, and sharpening stones used in dry grinding, wet grinding, material removal or roughing, blending or intermediate cutting, or finishing and deburring. BORIDE Engineered Abrasives uses aluminum oxide and silicon carbide in production, and their manufacturing facility is ISO 9001:2015 certified. Their products can be ordered directly from their website or through their network of distributors and suppliers.
JaincoLab, established in 1982, is a reputable manufacturer and supplier of laboratory equipment based in Ambala Cantt, India. With a strong attention on quality, JaincoLab provides a wide range of cutting-edge lab instruments and solutions. The company’s diverse product portfolio includes laboratory glassware, microscopes, educational charts, and more. JaincoLab's devotion to excellence is reflected in its products' precision and reliability, catering to the needs of educational institutions, research laboratories, and healthcare facilities.
ChippingAway Inc., established in 1992 and based in Ontario, Canada, is a manufacturer and supplier of woodcarving and woodburning tools and supplies. Ranging from a beginner's woodcarving kit for all ages, the company offers various hand and power woodcarving tools and woodburning pyrography tools as well as sharpening and honing machines. The products include various carving knives and stones, filers, punches, sanders and heated woodburning pens. The company offers several wood carving books, patterns and DVDs covering all styles of woodcarving such as whittling, in-the-round, relief, and chip carving.
CHN-TOP SCI & TECH CO., LTD., established in 2002 and based in Beijing, China, is a manufacturer of comprehensive solutions for PCD/PCBN diamond cutting tools industries. The company provides CNC grinders, laser cutting, engraving & turning machines, ceramic & diamond grinding wheels, as well as vacuum brazing machine for PCD/PCBN CVD, MD, and other ultra hard tools. It serves accessories like PCD and PCBN blank and oil stone for sharpening and welding flux paste stick, and also offers machining services that include polishing, notching, vacuum brazing, and laser cutting.
RH Preyda, based in Chicago, USA, is a manufacturer of sharpening stones for both industrial and consumer use. The company designs sharpening stones like bench, pocket flattening and deburring stones, water stones and aluminium oxide combination stones for applications like blade maintenance, culinary & food processing, medical, dental and jewellery making. All the stones are quarried within the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas, then cut and finished at the company' factory. The company has developed tactical stones for sharpening blades and triad sharpening system with honing oil used for coarse, fine and medium honing stones used for industrial and kitchen applications.
Applied Manufacturing Technologies, or AMTEC was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Anaheim, California. The company is an ISO 9001:2015 registered manufacturer of printing, robotic part handling systems, assembly machines, and welding tools used in several industries including manufacturing and medical tools. The company’s medical devices division manufactures surgical tools and instruments, artificial joints, needles, catheters, and hearing aids. The company’s industrial division sells lens marking systems, conveyor systems, pad printing systems, and ultrasonic welding systems.
Ranking as of February 2025
Derivation Method| Rank | Company | Click Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BORIDE Engineered Abrasives |
23.5%
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| 2 | JaincoLab |
17.6%
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| 3 | ChippingAway Inc. |
14.7%
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| 4 | CHN-TOP SCI & TECH CO., LTD. |
11.8%
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| 5 | RH Preyda |
11.8%
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| 6 | AMTEC - Applied Manufacturing Technologies, Inc. |
11.8%
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| 7 | Falcon Tool Company Inc. |
8.8%
|
Derivation Method
The ranking is calculated based on the click share within the oil stone page as of February 2025. Click share is defined as the total number of clicks for all companies during the period divided by the number of clicks for each company.Number of Employees
Newly Established Company
Company with a History
*Including some distributors, etc.
*Including some distributors, etc.
| Country | Number of Companies | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|
|
United States of America
|
2 | 50.0% |
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India
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1 | 25.0% |
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Canada
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1 | 25.0% |
165 products found
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Yamato Grinding Co., Ltd.
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Our company has been providing Japanese-made India as an oil-filled OILSTONE, but with the aim of producing even higher quality products, we have f...
Drapas Co., Ltd.
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Arkansas is a natural stone from America.
Mets Japan Co., Ltd.
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■Product specifications From April 2023, "SiC (silicon carbide)" has been designated as a carcinogenic substance. As a result, some companies may n...
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Mets Japan Co., Ltd.
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■Product specifications From April 2023, "SiC (silicon carbide)" has been designated as a carcinogenic substance. As a result, some companies may n...
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Mets Japan Co., Ltd.
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Reflex water-resistant abrasive paper is our most recommended abrasive paper, and it can be fixed by friction simply by attaching a special sheet (...
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Marto Co., Ltd.
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■Summary A water-resistant abrasive paper that does not contain silicon carbide (SiC) and uses alumina (Al₂O₃) abrasive grains. The highly hard alu...
Kuroda Co., Ltd.
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■Summary ・Trusted by mold craftsmen as a pioneer in the industry for 80 years ・For all metals ・A wide variety of products ・At any finishing stage
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Toyo Polishing Industry Co., Ltd.
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■Features ・It is mainly used by hand with an A-grain whetstone impregnated with oil. ・The whetstone has strong strength and is difficult to lose ...
Hara Tool Co., Ltd.
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■Product details Think they're all the same? Once you use it, you will know the difference. American-made "Natural Oil Stone Extra Fine" Arkansas (...
Miniter Co., Ltd.
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■Features ・Special whetstone used for precision polishing of cutlery, parts, etc. - Ideal for polishing blades, deburring and removing burrs from ...
Cains Co., Ltd.
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Ideal for polishing knives, deburring and removing burrs from soft metal materials, etc.
Sowa Kasei Co., Ltd.
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■Pink whetstone with shaft PA light pink alumina It has higher toughness, hardness, and better shape retention than WA, so it has a longer dressing...
Iida Iron Works Co., Ltd.
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PA is for high speed steel. A separate arbor is required to use a flat whetstone.
