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At 500 rpm a 100 grit wheel accomplishes initial grinding in seconds so control is the focus for grinder selection not speed a tormek grinder is the ideal tool for initial grinding but at a substantial and unnecessary price one can learn to do this grinding with a cheap slow speed 1700 rpm grinder and there are other options

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How to grind part 6 repairing a damaged edge without burning the steel 02082017 how to grind part 5 grinding the hollow 02012017 how to grind part 4 dressing your grinding wheel for cool running balance and convexity 01252017 how to grind part 3 grinding wheel chemistry and nomenclature 01192017

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Apr 29 2009 the hollow grinding done first is not a necessity it just removes the majority of material making it 10 times easier with much less heat when doing the flats than if i were to start without the hollow grinding making any sense heres a few pics of tapered tangs from the side and from the top

Jan 26 2019 hollow grinding jig discussion in shop talk bladesmith questions and answers started by hotopal nov 7 2017 page 3 of 3 prev 1 2 3 jun 19 2018 41 natlek 3348 jun 9 2015

Mar 31 2016 i just bought a new grinder with a 14 inch wheel on it to do hollow grinding i am running into trouble because i cant see the hollow grind in the blade the wheel is so large it doesnt seem to make a scoop in the blade what size wheel do you guys suggest using to get good hollow grinds

Dec 15 2000 centerless grinding not magic setup of the centerless machine is a much less daunting and time consuming exercise moreover the ability to program grinding and regulating wheel contours using cnc actuated truing attachments eliminates the need for profile cams which take time to manufacture and are usually less accurate

Sharpening stone types preference april 2 used to use sand paper but it got too costly i still grind with sand paper i never liked hollow grinding reply simonm says overall before i made the disc sharpening system i found sharpening a daunting task and didnt care for it much now its fairly simple and requires far less

Hollow grinding necessity or relic just received my new set of chisels from you guys and i understand they need sharpening before theyre ready to use ive learned enough about sharpening to know that i need to hollowgrind the bevels before i hone them just one problem i dont have a grinder can you suggest another way to create a

Just started grinding protection field blocks and it doesnt even have a mastery counter on it which was although not accurate a fair reference point for celestial blades for righteous cross im scared i might just have to go in and grind without any reference point whatsoever with those 3000 blocks

Dec 07 2013 at the harrisonburg show pops james poplin had a new device that was on a bader biii grinder it was a hollow grinding fixture the simplest way to say it is this compares to most hollow grinding jigs the same way a mapp arm compares to a work rest

The included instructions make setting it up seem daunting but there is quite a bit of leeway when it comes to getting an accurate angle so it is quite forgiving i used it to grind an entirely new bevel on a 50 year old chisel and it did not take long at all to get a nearperfect hollow ground bevel on it

Sharpening a hollow ground knife whether you call it a hollow ground or a hollow grind you can sharpen these knives with ease a hollow grind is produced when you

They work extremely well they come perfectly sharp and the hollow grind he puts on them makes it very easy to maintain that sharp edge view our guide to the basics of spoon knife sharpening sharpening kit looking after your tools is very important if

Celebrating 40 years in the knifemaking industry reshape bolster by hollow grinding 500 these tests for sharpness are simple but tuning up the knife to that degree of sharpness can be daunting for the beginner especially if the knife has been used hard or abused

Dec 20 2006 hollow grinding and scary sharp arent mutually exclusive the hollow grind means less steel to sharpen and its a little easier to hold at a proper angle without a sharpening guide try sharpening two chisels one with and one without a hollow grind and see which you prefer

Jan 05 2017 wahmaster laminated micarta different kinds of steel available with different properties that choosing the right steel for the job can be a bit daunting ask any smith and they all have slightly different opinions based read more 0 first attempt at a hollow grind by jeff soule on march 7 2016 1 profile heat treat

Sep 23 2014 i got the hollow grinding made easy jig a few years ago when i bought a used burr king never really used it new the top sells for 419 and the elevator is an additional 200 how about 300 for both shipping from pittsburgh or we can talk about maybe meeting somewhere if im in the

A simple hollow grinding jig this is a jig i threw together from things in my shop that makes it easy to create hollowground knife bevels i would have made an instructable out of it but i dont have any pictures of the process and its pretty easy to see how the thing goes

Determine the height of a hollow or concave grind based on the contact wheel diameter and the steel thickness for makers of razors and knives

One of my editors critics missed the point that in this grinding the entire bevel is being ground all of the bevel hollow right to the edge this grinding renews the edge as well as maintains the hollow grind and bevel angle there are but two operationsgrind hone get dull grind hone get dull repeat

Our slightly smaller version of the tbf maintains all the wicked attributes of the larger knife with an easytocarry size it has the same radical combo grind using flat grinding on the tip for strength and hollow grinding on the main edge for razor sharp use over the years

Hollow grinding daunting hollow grinding your favorite techniques jigs tips jul 05 2011 we all know how daunting hollow grinding is to a novice knife makerere is your chance to pay your skills tips techniques forward to the new generation of knife makerse have all seen a lot and read a lot about hollow grinding