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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
|
2 | 66.7% |
|
United States of America
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1 | 33.3% |
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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, ...
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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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Naniwa Polishing Industry Co., Ltd.
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■Summary - Provides elasticity and absorbs vibrations. No tapping occurs. ・Low noise and reduced work burden. ・The grooves on the surface that is...
Naniwa Polishing Industry Co., Ltd.
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■Summary ・Binder: B Reinforcement material: F2 (reinforced on both sides) ・Maximum peripheral speed 80m/s (4,800m/min) ・Maintains high safety th...
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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■50mm (actual measurement: 49mm) type of the popular GA series ・Ideal for working in narrow spaces ・Small but long lasting
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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 CBN bar for precision grinding made of ceramic powder compressed and fired at high pressure. - CBN abrasive grains are distributed th...
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The tip is U-shaped with less diamond chips. Economical with amazing cost performance.
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Excellent grinding power. Low price. A general-purpose grinding wheel that can be used in a wide range of fields.
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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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It can be used in a variety of ways, including standing up against walls and improving barrier-free conditions.
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■Features -A natural whetstone with extremely high hardness. ・Used for precision polishing of cutlery, precision measuring instruments, etc.
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 ...
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■Ideal for detailed processing of molds ・Ideal for working in narrow spaces ・Small but long lasting
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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...
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Cains Co., Ltd.
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The diamonds are firmly fixed using a special method, resulting in the best sharpness, high precision, and long life.
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