Hollow Grind a knife in MINUTES!

[@arictjlover2093]

You answered so many questions I had about how to make a stock removal knife and even included making handle scales! This video is gold for someone like me, needing the basic help on how to get started.

[@TonySeverioKnives]

Awesome! So glad these vids help someone. Thanks for watching!

[@bobgore1962]

It was so awesome to meet you at Blade Show, and to have the honor of taking the first photo of you, as a JS! Also, I love this video! I don't think I've ever seen another one, that had so many great tips! Thanks for sharing my brother! 💯😎👍🏻

[@TonySeverioKnives]

Yes it was my pleasure as well my friend! I appreciate your support! I’m glad the video helps. I’m working on the kydex sheath build now. 🙂

[@gibsonleather5835]

Congratulations on your Journeyman! You're an outstanding teacher, Tony. Thank you for taking the time to produce these excellent videos. I believe I'll go back and watch this one again.

[@TonySeverioKnives]

Thank you my friend, I appreciate the kind words. I’m glad these vids help someone. 🙂

[@BranimirT-lx4ln]

Congratulations on your J-smith Tony !!!👏🍻

[@TonySeverioKnives]

Thank you my friend! 🙂

[@rondangeli4175]

Neat knife. Congrats on getting your Journeyman rating 'Tony

[@TonySeverioKnives]

Thank you!!

[@josephsedgedtools6464]

Man! That J.S. Stamp looks good!!! Fantastic full build video! I need to build a table for the grinder to hollow with a shelf to prop the blade up!

[@TonySeverioKnives]

Thanks brother, I appreciate you! Yes that table is the ticket for me. Inset into the wheel definitely helps as well. I’m ready to see some guild knives coming out of your shop too!!

[@joelfishness]

Congrats on your Journeyman status, Tony! Thanks for your straight-forward tips that always seem to include the 'why' - hugely helpful for a self-taught newbie like me.

[@TonySeverioKnives]

Thank you my friend! You’re welcome for the tips and I appreciate you watching. 🙂

[@shawneeb54]

Beautiful. Informative, friendly tips. 70 y/o knifemaker really appreciates your approach. New follower

[@TonySeverioKnives]

Thank you sir, I appreciate that! 🙂

[@JPsBladeworks]

Congrats on the journeyman title. Im still debating if i want to test join the ABS and test for my titles. Thanks for the hollowgrinding tips. Great video as always Tony.

[@TonySeverioKnives]

Thank you my friend! I’m glad that part is over for now. Gonna take it slow to the master test. It was a tough ride. 😂

[@cuchillos_medrano]

Congratulations for your journeyman sir, great job 💪💪💪

[@TonySeverioKnives]

Thank you! I’m glad it’s done! 😁

[@sdunca4864]

As always- good and thorough- Bravo my friend- gonna be a good series on your path to master- looking forward to the sheath build as well- thanks for bringing us along for the ride!

[@TonySeverioKnives]

Thank you I appreciate that. I’m gonna really take my time for the master trial. The journeyman test was tough. A lot of us went in there and a handful survived it. I was sweating bullets! 😂

[@RVsbladesnthangs]

Congratulations on your Journeyman!!!

[@TonySeverioKnives]

Thank you!!

[@cae2487]

Congratulations on getting your js stamp tony! I knew you could do it. You made some beautiful looking knives for your testing. Look forward to seeing you work towards your ms in the nexr couple of years.

[@TonySeverioKnives]

Thank you my friend, I appreciate it!

[@S.Vallieres]

Hello Tony, Congratulations on your Journeyman Smith certification, it certainly is a great accomplishment! Thank you very much for this another nice tutorial, I look forward to watching the sheath making one.

[@TonySeverioKnives]

Thank you, I appreciate it! I’m glad you like the vid. Working on the sheath build now. 🙂

[@S.Vallieres]

I've enjoyed all your videos I've watched so far... BTW, when you were at Blade Show, did you attend the class taught by Larrin Thomas/KSN?

[@TonySeverioKnives]

@S.Vallieres thanks! No I did not. I’ve attended a class with him in the past though.

[@S.Vallieres]

@@TonySeverioKnives It was about improving properties through thermal cycling as he did some experiments with AEB-L and MagnaCut. You would have liked it for sure. I hope he will write an article on this eventually...

[@TonySeverioKnives]

@S.Vallieres sweet. I always follow his work. He’s the best.

[@Jasoncohenour]

Great job Tony, Big Fat congrats on getting that JS! I will see you at Louisiana Bladeshow.

[@TonySeverioKnives]

Thank you my friend! It’s a big relief. A lot of stress leading up to that day. Yes, I will see you there!

[@justingoodman5600]

Good looking blades, as usual, Mr Tony! Been thinking about doing some hollow grinds, might be what I need to try them. Looking forward to the sheath, I’m sure you’ll have some tips and tricks. Thanks for the info

[@TonySeverioKnives]

Thank you my friend, I’m glad it helps! Working on the sheaths right now. 🙂

[@DONJUILIO]

I love the straight forward explanations. Very nice knives, thank you for your time.

[@TonySeverioKnives]

Thank you! Thanks for watching! 🙂

[@Mark-oj9to]

Nice work. I like the overall contours of that knife, from pommel to point! Nice.

[@TonySeverioKnives]

Thanks, I appreciate it!

[@tonybryant5524]

A belated congratulations friend. This is a great video of the process start to finish. Great work. I started out free hand hollow grinding and never transitioned to a rest. Perhaps one of these days I'll give it a try!

[@TonySeverioKnives]

Thanks! I use a couple different methods depending on the blade size and shape. These small curved blades are fun to tackle. I grind folder blades the same way. Thanks again brother. 🙂

[@LarryChow-x6l]

I did enjoy this updated tutorial. Congratulations on achieving JS. Great of you to give these lessons. Did notice however that your hands and arms have similar scars to mine. But of course I lack your talent with them. Again, well done.

[@TonySeverioKnives]

Thanks! Yes there’s a lot of miles on the ole body. 😂

[@offcenterforge1098]

Congrats, well deserved!

[@TonySeverioKnives]

Thank you!

[@MASI_forging]

Beautiful job as always 👍👍

[@TonySeverioKnives]

Thank you!!

[@richardbranton190]

That's some fine grinding there my friend 👍 I need to get a wheel for handles mostly. Was that an 8in wheel you were using?

[@TonySeverioKnives]

Thanks brother. Yes this was an 8 inch wheel. The bevels look good on this size knife in my opinion. But the larger the wheel, the easier it is. I highly suggest the largest wheel you can afford. They still look great know matter what size.

[@snow_tacknives2019]

My brother built me a 2x72 sander/grinder, total build custom welding just ordered all the parts. I was telling him we need market it! lol! Its a outstanding design but I've been using it mostly to hog off and polish it has 3400rpm motor, we're replacing it with 1750rpm , he told me if we reduce the motor wheel size it will reduce the 1750rpm down a little more so we ordered 1750, this 3400 is too much speed. Anyway had a couple of questions for you, were attaching a 10" knife wheel for hollow grinds. The top tube my platen slides into the top. It was built with separate lower tube for the table. I've been specializing in 4-1/2" hand grinder to create my hollow grinds but my bro is making me a custom attachment for 10" wheel to attach in front of my table, positioned just off the table. My grinder has 2 attachment tubes which is pretty cool but what I was wondering will the 10" wheel handle 3/4" - 1" wide hollow grinds? also do you hollow grind to zero tolerance or do you create a secondary cutting edge? I was just curious, I think I might need another separate tube attachment so that I can use the 10"wheel without the table. Will I need it more with the table to create the hollow grinds or more without the table for the hollow grinds? Thanks for your time! You do an outstanding job on your knives! I dig you systems and approach, I do similar approaches., I tend to make larger blades and they're a lot of hogging off and work...lol! exclusively stock removal and I use a water spray bottle to keep steel cooled down. Next year I'm shooting for making me a new 625sq foot metal shop adding new lathe, welder, propane forge and oven as well as some specialized grinders. I want a cleaner shop with work desk like yours, my current shop one has dirt floor and outside overhead awning. My new shop I'll have a cement floor and I love working partially outside so I'll have an outside work area with overhead awning roof. Just ran across your YT, I'm sure I'll be back to steal some ideas thanks again!

[@TonySeverioKnives]

Awesome man! A 10” wheel will give you a 3/4 grind height with a 20 thousandths edge thickness then make your secondary sharpening bevel. Hope you get your shop going! Thanks for watching!

[@snow_tacknives2019]

@@TonySeverioKnives 20 thousandths? Ok thanks!

[@TonySeverioKnives]

@snow_tacknives2024 you’re welcome 🙂

[@snow_tacknives2019]

@@TonySeverioKnives What angle do you do your secondary cutting bevel? with a ending 20 thou thickness? ...15 degree, 10 degree? I've been getting around 10-15 degree or sometimes I finish them out to zero like on a straight razor or scandi/convex type.

[@TonySeverioKnives]

@snow_tacknives2024 I target around 17 degrees

[@Anderson-HandForged]

love that style of knife tony i may have to talk you into making me 1 😉

[@TonySeverioKnives]

Thanks! Yes indeed! 🙂

[@hunt_trap_fish]

Ok; just came over from your short. So, 1st mistake on my end was not knowing that this is considered a hollow grind - I thought that applied only to the edge itself. 👍🏼. Follow up question: can I do a hollow grind on a flat platten or is a wheel kind of a must on that?

[@TonySeverioKnives]

A wheel is used to hollow grind. You are cutting a concave bevel with a wheel. The flat platten cuts a flat bevel from the edge towards the spine. But techniques to beveling are the same..

[@Unclelarry766abc]

Hey Tony, first congrats on the Journeyman. I’m new to hollow grinding, so thank you for this video. But what size wheel would you recommend for hollow grinding basic hunting knives? Thanks!

[@TonySeverioKnives]

Thank you! I use an 8” wheel for most but wider blades will need a larger wheel. But the larger the wheel, the easier the grind. And you can grind any blade with a large wheel.

[@bfox89]

Tony, Im new to knife making just got a ameribrade grinder with a platen attachment and small wheel attach. Do you always use a large wheel to hollow grind? Do you ever use a platen?

[@TonySeverioKnives]

Cool man. I use several sizes of wheels to hollowgrind depending on the size of the blade or the style such as a double edge blade design verses a skinner etc. yes I use a platten all the time for flat grinding etc.

[@steelwheel-i3s]

No mask. No gloves. No eye protection. No barrier cream. No PC bullshit ❤

[@TonySeverioKnives]

I did have eye protection. 😁

[@ClenioBuilder]

👏👏👏👏🤜🤛

[@TonySeverioKnives]

🙂🙂🙂

[@ThomasShue]

He is much is a knife like that?

[@TonySeverioKnives]

I’m not taking orders at this time. Thanks.

[@ThomasShue]

@@TonySeverioKnives that’s fantastic. So much business you don’t need any new customers. Good for you!

[@TonySeverioKnives]

It’s a blessing. I have a three year back log. And I may stop customs all together when that’s done. But blessed, yes.