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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 February, 2025: 1.Falcon Tool Company Inc., 2.NORITAKE, 3.DISCO Corporation.
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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 February 2025
Derivation MethodRank | Company | Click Share |
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1 | Falcon Tool Company Inc. |
43.8%
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2 | NORITAKE |
25.0%
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3 | DISCO Corporation |
18.8%
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4 | Gesswein Co, Inc. |
12.5%
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Derivation Method
The ranking is calculated based on the click share within the whetstone 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
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*Including some distributors, etc.
*Including some distributors, etc.
Country | Number of Companies | Share (%) |
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Japan | 2 | 66.7% |
United States of America | 1 | 33.3% |
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K’s Material Co., Ltd.
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Japan Resibon Co., Ltd.
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■Product overview The amazing grinding speed significantly shortens work time, reducing total costs. ■Grinding and polishing is now complete ・Fle...
Japan Resibon Co., Ltd.
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■A wide range of lineup supports a wide variety of workpieces ・A wide range of lineup, compatible with various steel materials ・Suitable for non-...
Sowa Kasei Co., Ltd.
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■Christon Mini A mini-series with a smaller version of Christon. Sizes range from 0.3 x 0.3 mm to 1 x 2 mm and are ideal for fine lapping finishing...
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 - Rubber whetstone suitable for polishing work. ・Due to its excellent self-growth action, clogging is unlikely to occur even with fine g...
Miniter Co., Ltd.
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■Features -A separate type tool used in combination with a mandrail (shaft). ・Since mandrails can be used repeatedly, there is less waste after us...
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...
Miniter Co., Ltd.
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■Features - A special whetstone with ceramic fiber as the cutting blade. We offer a wide range of sizes and particle sizes. ・Please use by attachi...
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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 - Rubber grindstone suitable for grinding work. ・Due to its elasticity, scratches are less likely to occur and uniformly ground noodles ...
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...
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■Features - A special whetstone with ceramic fiber as the cutting blade. We offer a wide range of sizes and particle sizes. ・Please use by attachi...
Xebec Technology Co., Ltd.
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■Summary The rubber binder makes it soft against the workpiece and conforms to its shape. ■Precautions for use The tool will be damaged in the fol...
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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 ...
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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 - A whetstone with moderate elasticity that uses special foamed resin as a binder. ・It has excellent abrasive grain retention ability, r...
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...
Cains Co., Ltd.
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We have a wide range of high-quality, high-precision products manufactured using specially developed abrasive grains such as silicon, ceramic, and ...
Xebec Technology Co., Ltd.
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■Summary Can efficiently polish carbide and hardened steel (SDK, STAVAX, etc.) exceeding HRC57
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