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This section provides an overview for whetstones as well as their applications and principles. Also, please take a look at the list of 4 whetstone manufacturers and their company rankings. Here are the top-ranked whetstone companies as of June, 2025: 1.Falcon Tool Company Inc., 2.NORITAKE, 3.Gesswein Co, Inc..
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A whetstone is, in the broadest sense, a tool, such as "a tool for cutting and polishing rocks and metals."
A whetstone is widely used in a variety of forms, from household to industrial applications.
For home use, a whetstone is commonly used to sharpen kitchen knives, often found in rectangular or block-shaped.
Industrial whetstone is often disk-shaped wheels with a mounting hole in the center that is attached to a power tool.
Whetstones are used in the following applications.
There are various types of bonding agents used in whetstones, depending on the application.
The most commonly used resinoid is made by a process called the "bakelite method."
Next, the principle of how whetstones grind workpieces is explained.
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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.
Disco Corporation is a producer of precision cutting and grinding machines founded in Japan last 1937. Aside from manufacturing services, they also offer maintenance, training, refurbishment, and lease of precision cutting and grinding materials. This company is entirely based in Japan with Tokyo as the location for its Head Office. Its three branch offices are located in Osaka, Kyushu, and Sendai. They also have three plants, two of which are in Hiroshima namely, Kure and Kuwabata, while their Chino Plant is in Nagano.
NORITAKE CO., LIMITED, established in 1904 as Nippon Toki Kaisha, Ltd., is a Japanese manufacturer headquartered in Nagoya, Aichi, specializing in tableware and technological products. The company crafts fine porcelain and bone china Western-style tableware, glassware, and cutlery, catering to residential and commercial settings. The company also offers ceramics in various forms, including electronic ceramic powder and engineering ceramics, thick film circuit substrates, and vacuum fluorescent displays. Other offerings include provides grinding and polishing tools, such as grinding and cubic boron nitride (CBN) wheels, as well as coated abrasives. The company further offers filtration systems and thin cut master (TCM) machines.
Gesswein Co, Inc., established in 1914 and headquartered in Bridgeport, Connecticut, is a distributor of jewelers' tools and supplies. The company offers a wide range of products, including additive manufacturing tools, abrasives, bench tools, burs & drills, casting tools, cleaning tools, dust collection tools, engraving tools, power tools, and more. These products are utilized by professionals in the jewelry and metalworking industries for precision work. Gesswein Co, Inc. also provides various services, such as operations review, product sampling, account maintenance, quality control, and price matching.
Ranking as of June 2025
Derivation Method| Rank | Company | Click Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Falcon Tool Company Inc. |
50.0%
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| 2 | NORITAKE |
20.0%
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| 3 | Gesswein Co, Inc. |
15.0%
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| 4 | DISCO Corporation |
15.0%
|
Derivation Method
The ranking is calculated based on the click share within the whetstone page as of June 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
|
Japan
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2 | 66.7% |
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United States of America
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1 | 33.3% |
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Toyo Polishing Industry Co., Ltd.
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■Features ・Rubber whetstone is a type of elastic whetstone that uses rubber as a binding agent. ・It has a more impact-absorbing effect than resin...
Miniter Co., Ltd.
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■Features - A CBN bar for precision grinding made of ceramic powder compressed and fired at high pressure. - CBN abrasive grains are distributed th...
Miniter Co., Ltd.
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■Features -A separate type fine grinding and polishing tool used in combination with a mandrail (shaft). ・Since mandrails can be used repeatedly, ...
Miniter Co., Ltd.
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■Features ・This is a professional stick whetstone that pursues not only quality and grinding performance but also ease of use. ・We have a rich li...
K’s Material Co., Ltd.
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Japan Resibon Co., Ltd.
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■Two cutting wheels with one stone ・High-spec cutting wheel realized with unique technology ・Achieves industry-leading high cutting force and lon...
Japan Resibon Co., Ltd.
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■"No burning, no rust, no clogging" ・Iron-free, less likely to rust - Cuts well and does not burn steel easily ・Special coating prevents clogging...
Sowa Kasei Co., Ltd.
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Criston Disc is a disc-shaped grinding wheel that uses nano-bonded fibers. The thickness is 0.8mm, making it easy to fit into narrow grooves, makin...
Toyo Polishing Industry Co., Ltd.
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■Features ・PVA whetstone is a spongy elastic whetstone that uses polyvinyl alcohol as a binder. ・The elastic effect makes it easy to finish the m...
Miniter Co., Ltd.
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■Features - A CBN bar for precision grinding made of ceramic powder compressed and fired at high pressure. - CBN abrasive grains are distributed th...
Miniter Co., Ltd.
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■Features - Dressing and truing of various tools. A lineup of dressers that allow you to perform molding tasks quickly and easily. ・A dresser that...
Miniter Co., Ltd.
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Last viewed: 15 hours ago
■Features ・This is a professional stick whetstone that pursues not only quality and grinding performance but also ease of use. ・We have a rich li...
Cains Co., Ltd.
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Grinding and polishing are possible at the same time due to the special bond and abrasive grains inside the elastic body.
JTEKT Grinding Tools Co., Ltd.
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■Features Because of their strength, metal wheels are often used for high-efficiency grinding in the tool and mold fields, ceramics, and aerospace ...
K’s Material Co., Ltd.
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Japan Resibon Co., Ltd.
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■High-performance whetstone that can be used for everything from stainless steel to cast metals. ・Compatible with a variety of steel materials by ...
Japan Resibon Co., Ltd.
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■Offset-shaped double-sided reinforced cutting wheel ・Edge cutting is possible due to the offset shape ・Very long lasting
Sowa Kasei Co., Ltd.
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■Ceramic fiber whetstone A high-strength and highly elastic whetstone created by combining alumina fiber and thermosetting epoxy resin in a well-ba...
Toyo Polishing Industry Co., Ltd.
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■Features ・Magnesia whetstone is a whetstone whose main ingredient is oxidized and chlorinated magnesia. ・It has a good sharpness and minimal gri...
Miniter Co., Ltd.
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■Features ・In order to cover a variety of needs, we have prepared grindstones with various types of abrasive grains, bonding agents, and degrees o...
Miniter Co., Ltd.
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■Features - Dressing and truing of various tools. A lineup of dressers that allow you to perform molding tasks quickly and easily. - This is a dres...
Miniter Co., Ltd.
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Last viewed: 1 day ago
■Features ・This is a professional stick whetstone that pursues not only quality and grinding performance but also ease of use. ・We have a rich li...
Cains Co., Ltd.
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Japan Precision Machinery Works L-JK grindstone set with shaft G0072
JTEKT Grinding Tools Co., Ltd.
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■Features Adopts metal as the binder, has excellent heat resistance and thermal conductivity, and has a long life. However, metal wheels usually ha...
K’s Material Co., Ltd.
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It can be used in a variety of ways, including standing up against walls and improving barrier-free conditions.
Japan Resibon Co., Ltd.
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■Cutting whetstone with overwhelming cutting power - Cuts PC steel quickly and easily with overwhelming cutting power ・Ideal for cutting PC steel ...
Japan Resibon Co., Ltd.
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■Ideal for detailed processing of molds ・Ideal for working in narrow spaces ・Small but long lasting
Sowa Kasei Co., Ltd.
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■Selaton mini A mini series that is a smaller version of Selaton. Sizes range from 0.3 x 0.3 mm to 1 x 2 mm and are ideal for fine lapping finishin...
Toyo Polishing Industry Co., Ltd.
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Last viewed: 1 day ago
■Features ・Ceramic fiber is an artificial mineral fiber whose main raw materials are alumina and silica. - Ceramic fiber whetstones are made using...
Miniter Co., Ltd.
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Last viewed: 7 hours ago
■Features -A cutting tool with excellent cutting ability. - Made of resinoid bond with excellent toughness, this whetstone is safe and sharp even t...
