As Sam Cooke would say, A change gonna come.... in grinds! www.hoffmanblacksmithing.com
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@davidcoats10377 жыл бұрын
I think you hit the nail on the head Liam. So many knives today are built with one thing in mind. To not break under extreme abuse, at the expense of all the other functions a knife should do. Excellent video!
@mbm23557 жыл бұрын
Liam, I know this is a bit clunky, but what about offering both? Flat grind on a Camp/Hunt model (same knife blank, obviously) and Hollow grind on a Field/Stream edition - with the intended uses stated in the description to highlight the different blade geometry. Flat for strength on the Camp/Hunt model and Hollow for slicing/filleting/small game prep on the Field/Stream version. I think this would be a low-impact solution that would do two things: allow you to satisfy the needs/wants of both, and give you sales metrics for the different styles to inform blade grind choices downstream... What do you think? Personal preference: flat for family camping, hollow for hunting/fishing. In terms of pure aesthetics, well.. hollow wins IMHO. But that's just a personal thing.
@rkna17 жыл бұрын
Love the profile of those knives!
@rodneywroten29947 жыл бұрын
beautiful work Sir.
@0neTwo37 жыл бұрын
That's such a wicked looking blade shape!
@janus20596 жыл бұрын
I like the 16" hollow grind! Good compromise.
@TheGoodoftheLand7 жыл бұрын
That wheel is almost as big as your forarms! Seriously, Awesome free hand grind!
@larryblair47656 жыл бұрын
I too use a 16 inch wheel. It is great. I get great sliceing and my knives still preform good on 2x6 chops and rope cuts.
@lukevader28317 жыл бұрын
I had a hollow hunting knife. I really love it for skinning, I liked it too much to try anything else with it though. I would buy one again for sure. I just hardly see them in the shops
@the_lancaster_libertarian7 жыл бұрын
My god that knife has a beautiful shape. It looks to be of practical size and weight as well. I wish I could shell out enough coin to purchase one from you!
@ernestsheffield99767 жыл бұрын
Nice wheel! Damn I wish I had one.
@shanek65827 жыл бұрын
Where'd you get that big beautiful contact wheel?
@lordflick8953 жыл бұрын
8:30 baton thought some wood knots for final testing
@KageStelhman7 жыл бұрын
I'm one for functionality in my blades, if you're just using a knife for a specialized task it should have the grind best suited for said task... i.e. if you're doing light to moderate wood processing you want a flat or convex grind, if processing game (which the Jager seems to be made for) I would want it to cut and slice as good as possible, so with that I would go with a hollow grind ^.^
@Zach.N.W7 жыл бұрын
Where do you get the steel and wood for you axes?
@snay13455 жыл бұрын
Where did you get that thin polish wheel at?
@donbeeler497 жыл бұрын
I think you're on to something.....and are spending a ton of money proving it. I'm interested and will follow your journey.
@mineallmine51497 жыл бұрын
What your thoughts on convex edge?
@bsavage13787 жыл бұрын
I want one.
@nietztsuki5 жыл бұрын
Beautiful knife. That recurve blade design would also look good ground convex. Just say'n. Forrest
@maxguitarhero7 жыл бұрын
Liam I am curious how you like 52100. I have found that for steel commonly forged that 52100 takes the most insane of edges. Keeps it very well too. Maybe something to consider if cutting performance is your top priority.
@MartinHuber_Knives7 жыл бұрын
i like these close up face intros :D
@robertduguay6897 жыл бұрын
Is not your flat ground knife a good slicer? Love the look of the triple hollow ground blade. Just to impatient to wait 18 months for one..
@boediethebuilder9187 жыл бұрын
Wide angle lens?
@life-longpatriot82587 жыл бұрын
I think that it depends on the steel; Hollow would be better with a tougher steel, but for 3V that can be prone to micro-chipping, I wonder if a hollow grind will take 3V past its limit. I would use hollow grind on some of my kitchen cutlery, but I prefer a flat or even convex grind on a multi-purpose blade that might see harder use outdoors.
@life-longpatriot82587 жыл бұрын
I'm looking forward to it Liam!
@BullChops197 жыл бұрын
I prefer the look of the hollow grind, but don't know enough about the differences between the 2 to give an answer that looks deeper than the aesthetic of the blade.
@caseyryan2287 жыл бұрын
In your video on axe geometry you said 35 and 5 degrees. That is 35 degrees from an imaginary line down the center of the axe head, not from the opposing bevel, right?
@michaelandersen54536 жыл бұрын
your way to fucking over the top good. Most people can't ever get to your level of meticulous thought pattern and skill in a life time. Your so much fun to just sit back and enjoy. thank you for taking the time to do so. P.S. If all Americans tried to do their work of skills to the level you do, this country would be on top again. Lets make America great again and slow down and try to do our jobs at the best of our ability and push the foreign countries out when it comes to manufacturing. sorry for getting on my soap box. I know you don't want to here it. Just one of those days :(
@JThyroid7 жыл бұрын
The hollow grind fits the looks of the blade better.
@martinstipp67547 жыл бұрын
New big tools are good. larger hollow profiled more geometry people will notice.
@18JamesBlond7 жыл бұрын
Isn't the flat ground better at slicing than hollow ground? I was under the impression that hollow ground only sliced better up until the spine, which then caused a splitting effect.
@lsubslimed7 жыл бұрын
James Blond - I believe as long as the grinds are taken to the same height, use the same thickness for the blade stock, and taken to the same thickness behind the edge, the hollow has reduced friction during the cut because less of the steel on the bevels will be making contact with the material being cut. When truly comparing grinds, all things really need to be equal. I've seen some vids where three (or so) completely different knives are used to compare cutting ability of the different grinds and those tests are simply invalid, unless of course they are testing the overall knives themselves where there can be a number of different variables.
@stoneage13247 жыл бұрын
Liam, do you, or will you sell a knife with this grind on a straight blade (not recurve) between 4 and 5 and a half inches as a clip point or Bowie point blade? That, in my humble opinion, would be the perfect all around camp, hunting, woodcraft knife. Given a handsome, but not exotic wood handle of walnut, ash, or hickory and that's an heirloom quality knife I'd pony up some money for.
@stoneage13247 жыл бұрын
Also, been watching your channel since Wranglerstar sent me here. You do some great work, man! Keep it up!
@lukaskristensen99527 жыл бұрын
you should try to take the camera a little away from your face.
@atbglenn7 жыл бұрын
Scary thought! lol
@zripster7 жыл бұрын
Those knife grinds are beautiful, but please offer a knife without a recurve.
@neilpetersen52877 жыл бұрын
Hollow
@REAPERMILITIAOUTDOORS7 жыл бұрын
Both lol
@nathanielkelsey17216 жыл бұрын
The difference between a flat ground blad and a hollow ground blade with a 16 INCH wheel is negligible.
@mab08527 жыл бұрын
I own the gamete of knife thicknesses, steels, and profiles. If you break a properly heat treated 3v blade that is 1/8 or better, you were being an idiot. Since its 3v, I say go hollow. With that big wheel, you're getting way more slice than you are giving up in durability. Oh, and you are making it way easier to maintain since you won't be grinding back a big flat bevel at 62 Rockwell every time you have to go to the stone. A strop will keep that sucker hair popping for a long time.
@johngeddes78947 жыл бұрын
1 of each please and no paint cans
@xmip7 жыл бұрын
I think i heard hollow/flat ground. It is supposed to be grind I think. 😉
@clm6525 жыл бұрын
Hollow grinds are for Schrade and posers....same same.
@schmiggachad82895 жыл бұрын
Boi!!! Y yo face so close. P.S. I don’t actually spell like that 😁
@bakdraft65787 жыл бұрын
Does it REALLY matter? Hollow or flat....NOT at all. But we as stupid humans will argue this subject to DEATH........
@ziploc537 жыл бұрын
Kuhl hat.
@GlenTurner1007 жыл бұрын
My knives are work knives, i like the strength.
@mds192387 жыл бұрын
I don't understand tool abuse. If you can't or don't want to carry a small blade for fine work, try and explain how you manage to carry a large blade and then bitch cause you can't get fine control or use out of that large blade.