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They have them in most hardware places and even good pound shops. I actually got a whle set of different shapes from a poundshop.
Understand that a whetstone is different from the gadgets you see in kitchen shops. The pull through gadgets are usually simplified honing steel/ceramic bits angled at 20º for people too lazy to hold a traditional steel for honing their knife.
A whetstone is actually abrasive, it actually grinds your blade into the right shape. WIth this in mind, you should realise that you could totally just use some wet & dry grit paper.
Also, for thinner knives always use a strop. I literally use my belt, works great.