Reply by runswithscissors

Posted on how do I bend a file shank?

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#1 posted 180 days ago

File shanks aren’t tempered like the rest of the file. Just heat it red hot and bend it. As long as the heat doesn’t go any further down the file, it won’t hurt the temper.

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