> Maybe they would cut just fine without tempering. Wouldn't stay sharp as 
> long, but better than broken, no? And maybe I'll get lucky trying to 
> temper them afterward. It's happened before... I'm more concerned about 
> figuring out a method for applying force in a distributed fashion along 
> the curve.  I know that bends are sometimes corrected using a solid rod 
> in a vice, but that applies a fairly concentrated force to the bent 
> object. A bigger rod would help, but I would need something with a 
> shallow curve about 6 in wide,  Maybe just a softwood jaw in the vice?
> 
> Don, still looking for ideas
Don-If you said how much of the blade length was affected I missed it.  If it's
only the tip ora little more then grinding might be a solution.  Shorter better
than broken also, no?chuck(who last week cleaned, sharpened and fettled a few
pair of flea market scissors)
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