Advice on tang bending - W & B wedge
I've got an old Wade & Butcher near wedge that appears to have had the tang deliberately bent at some time and I'm looking to get it returned to something approaching the original shape, if possible. My first thought was to unpin it, clamp the tang in my biggest vise (as a heat sink), heat the bend with a propane torch, and try to uncurl it. However, since we're dealing with high carbon steel here, I'm afraid of cracking it or damaging the heat treatment of the rest of the blade. Anyone have any experience with this kind of thing?
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