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NORITAKE
Gesswein Co, Inc.
Falcon Tool Company Inc.
DISCO Corporation

4 Whetstone Manufacturers in 2025

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 July, 2025: 1.Falcon Tool Company Inc., 2.NORITAKE, 3.Gesswein Co, Inc..

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What Is a Whetstone?

Whetstones

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.

Uses of Whetstones

Whetstones are used in the following applications.

  1. Cutting whetstones
    Cutting whetstones are often used in the plumbing industry.
    A cutter wheel, which is a disk-shaped whetstone, is attached to a pipe cutting machine called a tube cutter.
    The whetstones are rotated to cut the required length of piping work.
  2. Abrasive cloth paper (sandpaper)
    This is an abrasive tool made by bonding abrasives to cardboard, cloth, or other material with an adhesive.

Principle of Whetstones

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.

  • Normal Grinding Process
    In normal grinding, when the sharpness of the abrasive grains is worn, the grinding process becomes dull, the abrasive grains drop off and new grains appear on the surface.

    This ensures the necessary grinding force at all times.
    In this state, chips do not penetrate between the abrasive grains, so the surface roughness of the workpiece is excellent, and high quality can be obtained.
  • Improper Grinding
    If the bond of the whetstones is too soft for a hard workpiece, the abrasive grains will not be able to withstand the workpiece and will break.

    If this happens, the grinding surface will become rough, and the finished surface roughness will deteriorate.

    Conversely, when grinding soft workpieces such as aluminum or copper, chips can get between the grains and deteriorate the sharpness of the workpiece.

    Resistance during grinding increases, resulting in a rougher finished surface.

List of 4 Whetstone Manufacturers

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    • Falcon Tool Company Inc.
      • United States of America Address: 2615 Aero Park Drive Traverse City, Michigan, United States of America

      Manufacturer Overview

      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
      • Japan Address: 13-11 Omori-Kita 2-chome, Ota-ku, Tokyo, Japan

      Manufacturer Overview

      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
      • Japan Address: 3-1-36, Noritake-shinmachi, Nishi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

      Manufacturer Overview

      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.

      Distributor Overview

      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.

Whetstone Manufacturer Ranking

*Including some distributors, etc.

Ranking as of July 2025

Derivation Method
Rank Company Click Share
1 Falcon Tool Company Inc.
50.0%
2 NORITAKE
20.0%
3 Gesswein Co, Inc.
15.0%
4 DISCO Corporation
15.0%

Derivation Method

The ranking is calculated based on the click share within the whetstone page as of July 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

  1. NORITAKE: 4,831

Newly Established Company

  1. NORITAKE: 1904 (121 years ago)
  2. Gesswein Co, Inc.: 1868 (157 years ago)

Company with a History

  1. Gesswein Co, Inc.: 1868 (157 years ago)
  2. NORITAKE: 1904 (121 years ago)

Whetstone Manufacturers in United States

*Including some distributors, etc.

Global Distribution of Whetstone Manufacturers by Country

*Including some distributors, etc.

Country Number of Companies Share (%)
Japan Japan 2 66.7%
United States of America United States of America 1 33.3%

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Abrasive Cut-off Wheels Titanium Cut-off Wheel Aka-Cut Ti20-AKASEL A/S

AKASEL A/S

Abrasive Cut-off Wheels Titanium Cut-off Wheel Aka-Cut Ti20

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■Aka-Cut Ti20 Cut-off wheel optimised for cutting of titanium and titanium alloys with a hardness of 100–350HV (20HRC) .Provides optimal planeness ...


Grinding Stones Al2O3 Grinding Stone Fe40-AKASEL A/S

AKASEL A/S

Grinding Stones Al2O3 Grinding Stone Fe40

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■Al2O3 Grinding Stone Fe40 Aluminium Oxide grinding stone for general grinding.The optimal choice for grinding of ferrous metals guaranteeing absol...


Grinding wheel MG whetstone that is strong for sharpening cutlery such as knives, knives, scissors, sickles, razors, knives, etc.-TKX Co., Ltd.

TKX Co., Ltd.

Grinding wheel MG whetstone that is strong for sharpening cutlery such as knives, knives, scissors, sickles, razors, knives, etc.

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■Features MG (Magnesia) The main ingredients of the whetstone are magnesium oxide and magnesium chloride, and the abrasive grains are bonded togeth...


Resinoid whetstone Naniwa cut F series (for metal)-Naniwa Polishing Industry Co., Ltd.

Naniwa Polishing Industry Co., Ltd.

Resinoid whetstone Naniwa cut F series (for metal)

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■Summary -A cutting wheel that meets standards and has superior cost performance. -A product that will satisfy you with its sharpness, durability, ...


Cutting Whetstone Whetstone Golden Egg (105): 1-Keuke Kenzai Co., Ltd.

Keuke Kenzai Co., Ltd.

Cutting Whetstone Whetstone Golden Egg (105): 1

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Rough whetstone for Unisharp polishing machine 255 x 16 x 25.4 WA60I for Marunaka-Daigen Shokai Co., Ltd.

Daigen Shokai Co., Ltd.

Rough whetstone for Unisharp polishing machine 255 x 16 x 25.4 WA60I for Marunaka

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■Summary A rough whetstone for polishing machines such as planar blades and super-finish blades. There is one for Shinx, one for Takekawa (Amitec),...

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$ 38.35

Abrasive Cut-off Wheels Aka-Cut NF10-AKASEL A/S

AKASEL A/S

Abrasive Cut-off Wheels Aka-Cut NF10

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■Aka-Cut NF10 Cut-off wheel optimised for cutting of non-ferrous metals with a hardness of 50–250HV (10HRC) .Provides optimal planeness and minimal...


Grinding Stones SiC Grinding Stone NF10-AKASEL A/S

AKASEL A/S

Grinding Stones SiC Grinding Stone NF10

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■SiC Grinding Stone NF10 Silicon Carbide grinding stone for grinding of non-ferrous metals.Our grinding stones guarantee absolutely flat sample sur...


DX WHEEL is a grindstone that is strong for grinding non-ferrous metal materials such as carbide and ceramics, and for grinding difficult-to-cut materials such as composite molds.-TKX Co., Ltd.

TKX Co., Ltd.

DX WHEEL is a grindstone that is strong for grinding non-ferrous metal materials such as carbide and ceramics, and for grinding difficult-to-cut materials such as composite molds.

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■Features The DX wheel is a high-efficiency diamond grinding wheel for surface grinding that can be used in the same way as a GC grinding wheel. It...


Resinoid whetstone Metal cutting whetstone <Akaebi> 10 pieces box-Naniwa Polishing Industry Co., Ltd.

Naniwa Polishing Industry Co., Ltd.

Resinoid whetstone Metal cutting whetstone <Akaebi> 10 pieces box

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■Summary ・Resinoid cutting wheel "Akaebi" has been updated, and its life and sharpness have been significantly improved. ・Achieve comfortable wor...


Flat whetstone for bandsaw, blue, 255 x 13 x 60φ hole, for Tenryu sharpening machine AFL100-M-Daigen Shokai Co., Ltd.

Daigen Shokai Co., Ltd.

Flat whetstone for bandsaw, blue, 255 x 13 x 60φ hole, for Tenryu sharpening machine AFL100-M

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■Summary ・Flat type whetstone for Tenryu band saw sharpener. - Grain size hardness is 100-M type. For Tenryu micro sharpener.

Price (without tax)

$ 34.45

Rough whetstone for Unisharp polishing machine 255×16×16 WA60H for Shinx-Daigen Shokai Co., Ltd.

Daigen Shokai Co., Ltd.

Rough whetstone for Unisharp polishing machine 255×16×16 WA60H for Shinx

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■Summary A rough whetstone for polishing machines such as planar blades and super-finish blades. There is one for Shinx, one for Takekawa (Amitec),...

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$ 38.35

Abrasive Cut-off Wheels Cut-off Wheels Aka-Cut 650HV-AKASEL A/S

AKASEL A/S

Abrasive Cut-off Wheels Cut-off Wheels Aka-Cut 650HV

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■Aka-Cut 650HV Cut-off wheel optimised for cutting all types of harder steel, and is especially suited for hardened samples with a hardness of abou...


For high-efficiency surface grinding | Grinding wheel specialized for polishing tool steel and alloy steel VX WHEEL-TKX Co., Ltd.

TKX Co., Ltd.

For high-efficiency surface grinding | Grinding wheel specialized for polishing tool steel and alloy steel VX WHEEL

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■Features The VX wheel is a high-efficiency surface grinding wheel with excellent sharpness that allows for easier dressing with a single stone tha...


Resinoid grindstone Super Disc (for metal)-Naniwa Polishing Industry Co., Ltd.

Naniwa Polishing Industry Co., Ltd.

Resinoid grindstone Super Disc (for metal)

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■Summary ・Pursuing excellent grinding and polishing ability and economic efficiency. ・Excellent safety and durability. ・For general steel materi...


Whetstone for band saw sharpening Teiken 205 x 9.5 thickness x 19.05 WA70N Countersink whetstone-Daigen Shokai Co., Ltd.

Daigen Shokai Co., Ltd.

Whetstone for band saw sharpening Teiken 205 x 9.5 thickness x 19.05 WA70N Countersink whetstone

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■Summary - A dish-shaped whetstone for sharpening lumber bandsaws. - Grain size hardness is 70-N type. ・It depends on the band saw pitch and blade...

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$ 12.35

Rough whetstone for Golden Star polishing machine 255×16×20 Amitec (for Takegawa)-Daigen Shokai Co., Ltd.

Daigen Shokai Co., Ltd.

Rough whetstone for Golden Star polishing machine 255×16×20 Amitec (for Takegawa)

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■Summary A rough whetstone for polishing machines such as planar blades and super-finish blades. There is one for Shinx, one for Takekawa (Amitec),...

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$ 48.75

Abrasive Cut-off Wheels Cut-off Wheels Aka-Cut 500HV-AKASEL A/S

AKASEL A/S

Abrasive Cut-off Wheels Cut-off Wheels Aka-Cut 500HV

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■Aka-Cut 500HV Cut-off wheel optimised for cutting of ferrous metals with a hardness of 250-500HV.Excellent at cutting hardened samples as it is re...


Grinding wheel A grindstone series that is strong for polishing general steel materials, rolled steel, carbon steel, forged products, and cast products.-TKX Co., Ltd.

TKX Co., Ltd.

Grinding wheel A grindstone series that is strong for polishing general steel materials, rolled steel, carbon steel, forged products, and cast products.

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Grinding wheel for raw materials such as general steel, rolled steel, carbon steel, forged products, cast products, etc.


A grindstone that can be used for both dry and wet processing, such as tool steel, alloy steel, bearing steel, etc. V BORON-TKX Co., Ltd.

TKX Co., Ltd.

A grindstone that can be used for both dry and wet processing, such as tool steel, alloy steel, bearing steel, etc. V BORON

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■Features V-Boron is a single stone that can be easily dressed, and is a sharpening stone that emphasizes ease of use. It can easily grind difficul...


Resinoid whetstone Super Disc (for stainless steel)-Naniwa Polishing Industry Co., Ltd.

Naniwa Polishing Industry Co., Ltd.

Resinoid whetstone Super Disc (for stainless steel)

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■Summary - Sharp cutting ability, excellent safety and durability. ・For stainless steel, special steel, heat-resistant steel, steel, etc. ・Binder...


Disc type grindstone for bandsaw red WA70-O-Daigen Shokai Co., Ltd.

Daigen Shokai Co., Ltd.

Disc type grindstone for bandsaw red WA70-O

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■Summary - A dish-shaped whetstone for sharpening lumber bandsaws. - Particle size hardness is a general 70-O type. ・It depends on the band saw pi...

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$ 26.00

Cup whetstone for chipper knife polisher Red WA36-J 205 x 100 x 25.4φ hole-Daigen Shokai Co., Ltd.

Daigen Shokai Co., Ltd.

Cup whetstone for chipper knife polisher Red WA36-J 205 x 100 x 25.4φ hole

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■Summary A cup whetstone for chipper knife polishing machines. Grain size hardness is 36-J.

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Abrasive Cut-off Wheels Aka-Cut 350HV-AKASEL A/S

AKASEL A/S

Abrasive Cut-off Wheels Aka-Cut 350HV

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■Aka-Cut 350HV Cut-off wheel optimised for cutting all types of softer steel,and is especially suited for ferrous samples with a hardness of 200-35...


Grinding wheel that is strong for polishing high carbon steel, alloy steel, tool steel, and hardened steel WA grindstone series-TKX Co., Ltd.

TKX Co., Ltd.

Grinding wheel that is strong for polishing high carbon steel, alloy steel, tool steel, and hardened steel WA grindstone series

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Grinding wheel for hardened steel such as high carbon steel, alloy steel, tool steel, etc.


RCX WHEEL is a grinding wheel that shows its power in double-headed grinding and is strong in machining bearings and piston rings.-TKX Co., Ltd.

TKX Co., Ltd.

RCX WHEEL is a grinding wheel that shows its power in double-headed grinding and is strong in machining bearings and piston rings.

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■Features The RCX wheel is a receramic bonded super-abrasive DDG whetstone that is effective for double-headed polishing where the whetstones face ...


Resinoid whetstone Super Disc (for stone)-Naniwa Polishing Industry Co., Ltd.

Naniwa Polishing Industry Co., Ltd.

Resinoid whetstone Super Disc (for stone)

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■Summary ・Excellent ability to grind and polish non-metals. ・Excellent safety and durability. ・For stone, firebricks, roof tiles, tiles, glass, ...


Cretoishi 255 x 13 thickness x 25.4 WA70N flat whetstone-Daigen Shokai Co., Ltd.

Daigen Shokai Co., Ltd.

Cretoishi 255 x 13 thickness x 25.4 WA70N flat whetstone

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■Summary - A dish-shaped whetstone for sharpening lumber bandsaws. - Particle size hardness is a general 70-O type. ・It depends on the band saw pi...

Price (without tax)

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Cup whetstone for chipper knife polisher Red WA46-J 180×100×25.4φ hole-Daigen Shokai Co., Ltd.

Daigen Shokai Co., Ltd.

Cup whetstone for chipper knife polisher Red WA46-J 180×100×25.4φ hole

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■Summary A cup whetstone for chipper knife polishing machines. Grain size hardness is 46-J.

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Precision Cutting Aka-Cut 1,000HV,150mm-AKASEL A/S

AKASEL A/S

Precision Cutting Aka-Cut 1,000HV,150mm

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■Aka-Cut 1,000HV,150mm Cut-off wheel for precision cutting of very hard steels with a hardness of 500-1,000HV (60HRC) .The cut-off wheel measures 1...








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