In the shear-mode grinding of brittle materials, the performance of grinding wheels is often described as the grinding force, which usually changes during the process. However, it was ascertained that a steady constant grinding force exists under shear-mode grinding of optical glass of BK7. The existence of this constant force results in the following characteristics : 1) no residual stock removal, 2) no necessity of dressing, 3) no cracks in the ground surface. This paper demonstrates experimentally that the constant force is a repeatable deterministic function of grinding conditions including materials and wheel's surface.