Would this bug you???

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Glen Juntunen

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As you can see in the picture, the tip of the main blade is slightly bent. It’s on a used Uncle Henry stockman that I recently bought without noticing the bend until the deal was made. Would you leave it be, or take a chance by attempting to straighten it? I’m simply looking for opinions. It’s one of the older USA made Schrades, otherwise I wouldn’t be too concerned about it. Thanks!!!
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I bought a used USA-made junior stockman (897UH) that had some rubbing of the middle blade when closing. I clamped the blade and was able to tweak the alignment with a slight bending. So I guess your blade could be straightened with a careful hammering with the blade on a flat surface. The steel seems to be pretty forgiving (not brittle).
 
It's a pretty simple fix. As LarryG said, lay the blade on a flat surface and hammer it. I have used this technique on old Case knives with bent tips.
 
Yes. If I didn't notice it prior to purchase, the would bother me. I'd also probably try to straighten it. Had I noticed it prior to purchasing and went ahead and bought it anyway, then no, that wouldn't bother me.
 
As mentioned above, it depends on the steel and how many times it was bent and straightened.

Since it is a used, old, knife it is not unreasonable to have this issue.

You could try straightening it and if it snaps off then regrind the point and make it look like new.

It will bother me, slightly.
 
David Mary said:
It's a really easy fix. Just as Larry said:



More like taps, even. And the flat surface needs to be a hard surface like an anvil or the flat part of a vise.
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Wonders if David Mary has an anvil that Wile E. Coyote would be jealous of?

I digress.

It probably is easier than it looks. The nuance you've described is what I'm referring to. I wouldn't know how much or which kind of force to apply.
 
I don't have an anvil. I have an old beat up vise I bought from a friend of the family a decade ago.

Delgadonine said:
It probably is easier than it looks.
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Yes.

Delgadonine said:
The nuance you've described is what I'm referring to. I wouldn't know how much or which kind of force to apply.
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You can never go wrong with starting way too light and only increasing the force little by little, until it works. Check every couple taps. That way you are guaranteed not to overdo it.
 
David Mary said:
I don't have an anvil. I have an old beat up vise I bought from a friend of the family a decade ago.



Yes.



You can never go wrong with starting way too light and only increasing the force little by little, until it works. Check every couple taps. That way you are guaranteed not to overdo it.
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Ah!

Like seasoning to taste when cooking.

Increments!
 
Yes, it would bother me &, if I couldn't return it, I'd try to "fix" it.

I've successfully done as much with other knives (where I caused the damage) w/o any disastrous results (yet).

Knock on wood . . 🤪
 
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100% bothered.

A bent blade bugs me more than anything else on a knife.

Be aware that this appears to be a “double bend”. Tip bent left, just behind the tip bent right.

This will make it trickier and more likely to snap, but I still think you should try. 🍀🍀
 
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