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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 September, 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 September 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%
|
Derivation Method
The ranking is calculated based on the click share within the whetstone page as of September 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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Japan Resibon Co., Ltd.
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■Click, that's it. ・Grinding wheel exclusively for the X-LOCK system that can be attached and detached with one touch ・X-LOCK system requires no ...
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 - Ideal for those purchasing a whetstone for the first time. A whetstone set with two types of basic particle sizes for knife sharpening. ...
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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Daigen Shokai Co., Ltd.
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■Summary - Convenient for cutting sheet metal, round bars, pipes, angles, stainless steel products, etc. ・Use with an electric disc grinder. - Sin...
Sowa Kasei Co., Ltd.
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■Crystal fiber whetstone Criston is the highest quality crystal fiber whetstone made using only carefully selected raw materials. The crystal purit...
Cains Co., Ltd.
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Japan Precision Machinery Works L-JK grindstone set with shaft G0072
TKX Co., Ltd.
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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...
SHIN-EI GRINDING WHEELS MFG. CO., LTD.
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Naniwa Polishing Industry Co., Ltd.
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■A sharpness that makes cooking fun A double-sided whetstone with the most important basic grain size, the "medium whetstone", and the "finishing w...
Tipton Corp.
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• Ideal for chamfering tiles, stone, and other materials. • Easy dry polishing is possible by attaching the polishing tool. • Polishing tool Φ80,...
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Daigen Shokai Co., Ltd.
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■Summary Convenient for cutting sheet metal, round bars, pipes, angles, stainless steel products, and more. Use with electric disc grinder. It's su...
TKX Co., Ltd.
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■Features ・Several types of bending elastic products are available to suit a wide range of grinding tasks, and depending on the selection, they ar...
Tie Sea Ins
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This is a new product "Super Masamune Eco", which has become more affordable with the contents of the ultra -high performance and cutting whetstone...
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Japan Resibon Co., Ltd.
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■Mini size of Skill Touch suitable for polishing work in narrow spaces ・Ideal for working in narrow spaces ・Suitable for polishing various steel ...
JTEKT Grinding Tools Co., Ltd.
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■Features A resin bond wheel that excels in high precision and high efficiency machining. Application to high-precision grinding by optimizing abra...
![Super whetstone [with stand]-Naniwa Polishing Industry Co., Ltd.](https://metoree.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/img/products-new/3008026202412042.png)
Naniwa Polishing Industry Co., Ltd.
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■Summary The Super Whetstone is a top-quality whetstone manufactured by Naniwa Abrasive Industry Co., Ltd., which has put together the technology t...
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...
Daigen Shokai Co., Ltd.
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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),...
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...
![Whetstone for knives Ebi-jirushi professional super ceramic whetstone [with stand]-Naniwa Polishing Industry Co., Ltd.](https://metoree.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/img/products-new/3008026202412041.png)
Naniwa Polishing Industry Co., Ltd.
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■Summary This product allows you to quickly and satisfactorily sharpen knives made of hardened steel (such as Aogami No. 2), which is difficult to ...
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...
Tie Sea Ins
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Super high -performance cutting whetstone "Super Masamune" that realizes the best sharpness and durability. It is a cutting whetstone made in Japan...
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Japan Resibon Co., Ltd.
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■Recommended for difficult-to-cut materials such as stainless steel and aluminum ・Excellent performance on difficult-to-cut materials such as stai...
JTEKT Grinding Tools Co., Ltd.
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■Features A resin bond wheel that excels in high precision and high efficiency machining. Application to high-precision grinding by optimizing abra...
TKX Co., Ltd.
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■Features The SSX whetstone, which uses special ceramic abrasive grains, is a whetstone for tools, molds, and precision grinding that has a remarka...
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...
Daigen Shokai Co., Ltd.
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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),...
