How to Use whetstone in a Sentence

whetstone

noun
  • Honing rods do not sharpen knives like a whetstone does, but can keep them sharp longer.
    — Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2020
  • The gamekeeper sharpens the blade with a whetstone and shows him how it is done.
    — Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 9 Apr. 2018
  • What sold me on the Shapton set was the process of wetting the whetstones.
    — Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Hone means to define or sharpen, like grinding a knife on a whetstone.
    — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Take a whetstone, one made of strong mineral from our home soil, and wet it with cool water.
    — Literary Hub, 6 May 2025
  • The cups were plastic, the knives were for cutting butter, there was nay a whetstone in sight.
    — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 22 June 2021
  • Lay the upper portion of the blade's sharp edge against the surface of the whetstone, near its left end.
    — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Depending on the type of whetstone, apply a few drops of oil or water to the stone first.
    — Cindy Daniel, Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Simply stroke the blade along the whetstone until all the marker is removed.
    — Craig Caudill, Field & Stream, 12 July 2023
  • Most kitchen professionals will tell you that the best way to sharpen your knife is with a whetstone.
    — Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Hone your knives once a week, and sharpen them yearly using a whetstone or knife sharpener.
    — Rachel Simon, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Jan. 2023
  • For an at-home solution, most experts tout a whetstone as the best knife sharpener.
    — Sarah Jampel, Bon Appétit, 13 Nov. 2020
  • Similar to knives, the best way to sharpen kitchen shears is with a whetstone, or sharpening stone.
    — Bon Appétit, 16 Mar. 2022
  • So, why is a whetstone the better sharpening option?
    — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 15 Jan. 2026
  • To work on the blade's other side, start at the whetstone's right end and tilt blade in the opposite direction.
    — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 15 Jan. 2026
  • My father had visited and given us some tips on how to dampen the whetstones and sharpen the blade.
    — Cain Burdeau, Fox News, 19 June 2018
  • On her right side was a small oak chest containing a whetstone and flints, and on her left side was a knife and an iron object that could be a key.
    — Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 29 Aug. 2024
  • The trailer starts off with brown dust blowing in the wind, then cuts to an ornate blade being sharpened by a moving whetstone.
    — Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 16 Aug. 2022
  • To sharpen this type of blade, use a damp whetstone and run the blade across it from handle to tip at a 15-degree angle.
    — Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Over the past two million years huge sheets of ice ground the landscape of central Illinois to a whetstone flatness.
    — Steven Phelps, Scientific American, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Yes, using a whetstone takes time and practice—but there are plenty of YouTube videos that can walk you through the process.
    — Sarah Jampel, Bon Appétit, 13 Nov. 2020
  • This can take 10 to 45 minutes, depending on the whetstone.
    — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 15 Jan. 2026
  • One option is to invest in a tool called a whetstone, sharpening stone, water stone, or diamond.
    — Christina Manian, Rdn, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Sharpening a knife on a whetstone mimics the earliest way humans sharpened tools.
    — Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Before sharpening, be sure to read the instructions for your specific whetstones.
    — Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Holding your knife’s handle in your non-dominant hand, rest it on the whetstone with your dominant hand applying light pressure to the flat of the blade.
    — Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
  • For both characters, Parker’s voice sounds sharpened on a whetstone, plaintive but already resigned.
    — Helen Shaw, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2022
  • The key to restoring that perfect onion split is maintaining a sharp knife, though for years, my attempts at using a whetstone were more likely to dull the edge more than sharpen it.
    — Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Automatic knife sharpeners and grinders can take off more material than whetstone sharpening and wear your knives down over time.
    — Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025
  • The chamber where the deer carvings are located held the remains of up to ten people, some of them cremated, as well as a whetstone, a greenstone ax and a flint knife.
    — Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 June 2021

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