arkansas stone
Worth a lookShows a sweet-spot price point ($38.88 avg), but a small market ($57K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.
Avg price
Incredible$38.88avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Returns
Great1.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Competition
Great37%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Review moat
Good1,282.35avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Price range
Good$6.56–$169.13cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Brand share
Okay78%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Conversion
Okay3.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Growth
Okay+3.0%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad$57K$57K/yr · 45K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, arkansas stone is a $57K/yr Amazon United States market (45K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 78% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 51/100.
Data updated Jul 29, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
arkansas stone market data
- Units sold / yr
- 1K–1K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $39K–$49K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 3.3%
- Avg BSR
- #615
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 93%
- Sponsored
- 58%
- Out of stock
- 9.8%
- Avg brand age
- 69 months
- Avg seller age
- 178 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (37% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
18 falling
Sellers
110
Top-5 brand share
78%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
37%
Top 20: 81%
Open market
19%
- DAN'S WHETSTONE COMPANY, INC.36%
- Best Sharpening Stones21%
- Smith's11%
- Norton7%
- MOVIRON3%
- Bear & Son3%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +3.0% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×
Top arkansas stone search terms
- arkansas stone31K/yr
- arkansas sharpening stones12K/yr
- dans whetstone2K/yr
- arkansas sharpeners377/yr
Top arkansas stone products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Dans Genuine Arkansas Novaculite Soft (Medium) Pocket Knife Sharpening Stone Whetstone 3 x 1 x 1/4 in Leather Pouch MAP-13A-L
DAN'S WHETSTONE COMPANY, INC.$15.204.6★966 rev
Smiths Natural Arkansas Stone
Smith's$14.014.6★86 rev
Arkansas Sharpening Stone Set - Wood Mounted 8
Best Sharpening Stones$72.744.6★645 rev
Arkansas Sharpening Stone Set - Wood Mounted 6
Best Sharpening Stones$62.794.6★645 rev
Genuine Arkansas Translucent (Extra Fine) Pocket Knife Sharpening Stone Whetstone 3 x 1 x 1/4 in Leather Pouch TAP-13A-L
DAN'S WHETSTONE COMPANY, INC.$34.234.6★167 rev
Newest
by launch date
LWCUSNJ 8 pcs Rectangular Shaped Sharpening Stone Sticks Set 5.92inch Green Silicon Carbide Stones Grit Sizes 80#-3000# for Models Metal & Knife Cutting Tools
LWCUSNJ$14.1469 rev
Bear & Son 4 Sharpening and Honing Stone 100% Natural Soft Arkansas Whetstone with Wood Storage Box 2 X 4 X 0.5 (80040)
Bear & Son$18.8120 rev
RUIXIN PRO 8 Pcs Knife Sharpening Stones for RUIXIN PRO RX-008 RX-009 Knife Sharpener Fixed-Angle Kit Professional Whetstone Set Without Base: 180/400/800/1500/2000/3000/5000/10000 Grit
MOVIRON$16.20476 rev
Genuine Hard (Fine) Arkansas Novaculite Knife Sharpening Bench Stone in Wood Box 6 x 2 x 1/2 (Hard (Fine))
Taytools$36.6416 rev
Intelitopia Complete Knife Sharpening Stone Set Dual Grit Whetstone 400/1000 3000/8000 Knife Sharpener with Leather Strop Flattening Stone Bamboo Base 3 Non-slip Rubber Bases & Angle Guide
Intelitopia$29.647,061 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumSmiths Natural Arkansas Stone
Smith's$14.014.6★
Smiths MBS6 6 Natural Arkansas Bench Stone General Purpose Sharpener Straight Edge Knives Tools Broadheads 1000 Grit Fine Sharpening Stone
Smith's$29.654.7★
Genuine Hard (Fine) Arkansas Novaculite Knife Sharpening Bench Stone in Wood Box 6 x 2 x 1/2 (Hard (Fine))
Taytools$36.644.6★
Genuine Arkansas Hard (Fine) Pocket Knife Sharpening Stone Whetstone 3 x 1 x 1/4 in Leather Pouch FAP-13A-L
DAN'S WHETSTONE COMPANY, INC.$21.104.6★
Norton Hard Arkansas Stone Precision Benchstone 4 x 1 x 3/8 Inch Precision Benchstone HB14 Ultra Fine Grit
Norton$51.115.0★
What buyers say about arkansas stone
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Stones appear to be of good quality”
“Sharp Knifes”
“Good deal”
“Just as advertised”
“Easy to use”
“Oil stones work the best”
“instructions are clear”
“boning knives turned out superb”
“Great material and size”
“Nice size stones”
What buyers complain about
“Cheaply made”
“it just doesn't get blades as sharp as I would like”
“$30 price seemed pretty cheap”
“I'm just not strong enough”
“hard to use”
“Followed the rather weak instructions exactly”
“The angle guide dose not work well”
“The set of stones made from kind unknown junk material”
“Too small”
“expected it to break anyways”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is arkansas stone profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $57K/yr across 43 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +3.0%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (51/100).
- How competitive is the arkansas stone niche?
- 18 brands and 110 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 37% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 78% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in arkansas stone?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Sharpness, Value For Money. The return rate is 1.1%.
- When does demand for arkansas stone peak?
- Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the arkansas stone niche?
- Listings span $6.56–$169.13; the average listing price is $38.88 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,282 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.