whetstone

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You can maintain your knives at home with a whetstone and a little patience, but many cities also have excellent sharpening options — from specialty shops to culinary stores to hardware counters.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025

Martin’s “A Game of Thrones” series, said, “A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2025

Whatever knife you choose, buy a honing rod, sharpening steel or whetstone.

From Washington Times • Jun. 9, 2023

Over the past two million years huge sheets of ice ground the landscape of central Illinois to a whetstone flatness.

From Scientific American • Feb. 13, 2023

“My great-grampa wore one of those when he went against the army,” Sam said, the sound of his whetstone against steel punctuating his words.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac