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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 May, 2026: 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 May 2026
Derivation Method| Rank | Company | Click Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Falcon Tool Company Inc. |
43.6%
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| 2 | NORITAKE |
20.5%
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| 3 | Gesswein Co, Inc. |
17.9%
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| 4 | DISCO Corporation |
17.9%
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Derivation Method
The ranking is calculated based on the click share within the whetstone page as of May 2026. 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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Xebec Technology Co., Ltd.
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■Summary Can efficiently polish carbide and hardened steel (SDK, STAVAX, etc.) exceeding HRC57
5 models listed
Naniwa Polishing Industry Co., Ltd.
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■Summary - For sharpening everyday pocket knives, paring knives, outdoor knives used in active situations such as outdoors, small knives, etc. ・Ex...
Japan Resibon Co., Ltd.
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■Cutting wheel for castings that can cut corners ・Ideal for edge cutting of castings such as sprue cutting ・Because I have a strong back, I can c...
Tie Sea Ins
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"Welken" is a significant increase in durability and sharpness. Work efficiency increases at 35% grinding (compared to our company). The grind dust...
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Toyo Polishing Industry Co., Ltd.
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■About vitrified whetstones ・This whetstone uses clay, glass, etc. as raw materials and is fired at a high temperature of 1,200 to 1,300 degrees. ...
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...
Toyo Polishing Industry Co., Ltd.
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■About vitrified whetstones ・This whetstone uses clay, glass, etc. as raw materials and is fired at a high temperature of 1,200 to 1,300 degrees. ...
Toyo Polishing Industry Co., Ltd.
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■Features ・A whetstone used for cutting workpieces. ・Generally, Ф100 to Ф205 are used with a disc grinder, and Ф305 and above are attached to a c...
Marto Co., Ltd.
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■Features This is an all-blade type (no base metal) cutting whetstone manufactured by using white alundum (high-purity fused alumina) as the abrasi...
International Diamond Co., Ltd.
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■Features ・Resin bond has excellent sharpness and can be processed with less chipping. ・Metal Bond can achieve long-life machining due to its str...
Cains Co., Ltd.
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Ideal for ferrous steel materials that are difficult to machine with diamond tools.
Daigen Shokai Co., Ltd.
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■Summary ・Teiken This is a cup whetstone for the band saw side grinder made by Tenryu. - Grain size hardness is 100-P. 2 pieces for 1 car.
TKX Co., Ltd.
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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...
Sowa Kasei Co., Ltd.
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■Daiwa Rabin By making full use of its elasticity, it can provide sharp and excellent polishing. Additionally, the surface can be polished uniforml...
TKX Co., Ltd.
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■Features The PPR whetstone can be used for a wide range of purposes, from rough polishing to final polishing. It can be used for a variety of poli...
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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■Whetstone for grinding castings ・Offset grindstone for casting ・Economical as it does not clog easily and can be used till the end ・Easy to sha...
Toyo Polishing Industry Co., Ltd.
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■Features - Abrasive grains and electrodeposition method: Diamond or CBN abrasive grains are generally used as abrasive grains. - Electrodeposition...
Tie Sea Ins
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Almighty cutting whetstone. For 100 mm grinder. It is also characterized by less burrs and burns. Since the dust is 1/3 (compared to our company), ...
12 models listed
Sanken Aircraft Co., Ltd.
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Ceramic abrasive grains break more finely than regular abrasive grains, so they maintain their sharpness and maintain their sharpness. ■Abrasive g...
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K’s Material Co., Ltd.
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Daigen Shokai Co., Ltd.
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■Summary ・Cup whetstone for band saw side polishing machine manufactured by Tenryu. - Grain size hardness is 100-N. 2 pieces for 1 car.
Oriental Diamond Tool Research Institute Co., Ltd.
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This is a next-generation high-performance metal bond that boasts an excellent grinding removal rate that combines the sharpness of resin bond with...
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 ...
Naniwa Polishing Industry Co., Ltd.
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■Summary ・A twin type set of 2 pieces with the recommended particle size of "Koken Akira". - Smooth sharpening makes it possible to sharpen blades...
TKX Co., Ltd.
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Last viewed: 1 day ago
■Features The VX wheel is a high-efficiency surface grinding wheel with excellent sharpness that allows for easier dressing with a single stone tha...
Bossard Co., Ltd.
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Along with the advancement and diversification of fasteners, tools for construction continue to evolve day by day. Parts and construction methods, ...
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Kuroda Co., Ltd.
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■Features This product uses the highest quality industrial diamonds and uses unique electrodeposition technology to ensure a long-lasting sharpness...
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Daigen Shokai Co., Ltd.
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■Summary ・This is a cup grindstone for the new Daiichi Kikai band saw side grinder. - Grain size hardness is 80-P. 2 pieces for 1 car.
Naniwa Polishing Industry Co., Ltd.
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■Summary - Ideal for those purchasing a whetstone for the first time. A whetstone set with two types of basic particle sizes for knife sharpening. ...
