Thread: Warped blade

I have gotten a few that were bowed pretty bad. Usually they have a frown in them from people trying to hone them without rolling it. I put a smile into the blade so I can hone around the fact that it won't sit flat. I use straight strokes on the side that has the toe and heel touching the hone at the same time when lain flat. On the side that rocks on the hone I use a rolling x.

I hone away the metal at the toe and heel that prohibits the middle of the blade from touching the hone. There's probably a better less wasteful way but this is the only solution I have found without actually taking the warp out of the spine to correct the blade not being straight.

Much easier to hone around a bent spine then a bent blade, though I may have misinterpreted your post.

I would love to see gssixgun's take on this.