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   JeffHeath | Apr 27, 2009 03:28am | #1

   Hopefully Mike Wenzloff will chime in here.  I'm pretty sure that it can be hammered out, or maybe even bent back, depending on the severity, but I'll leave that answer to the saw pro's, which I am not.  I'm just a user.

   Cooke's saw sharpening can certainly get it back in shape for you.  Their website can be googled, as the exact name escapes me right now.

   Jeff

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   Pacmeister | Apr 27, 2009 04:26am | #2

   Thanks, Jeff. I'll check it out

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   cowtown | May 04, 2009 06:47am | #3

   if the bow is in the blade only and theres no visible bend in the back, try lightlly tapping the back with a mallet. Many a curved back saw has been straightened with this simple tip.

    

   Way easier than getting the blade flattened.

    

   Eric in Calgary

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   dkellernc | May 04, 2009 08:29pm | #4

   If you're a member of the SawMill Creek forum (membership is free), there's a huge amount of information on rehabbing saws with bent or kinked blades, warped backs, loose totes, etc...  Just go to the site, click on the "Neanderthal Forum", and take a look at the FAQ thread that's "sticky" at the top.  The information is organized by topic, so you don't have to hunt through the forum with a search tool and potentially miss something important.  In particular, the re-habbing saws thread written by Bob Smalser will have the information you need to remove the bend from your saw.

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   Pacmeister | May 11, 2009 08:38am | #5

   I'm all over it. Thanks.

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   Kel-kat | May 30, 2009 03:10am | #6

   If you google Bob SMALSER he had some excellent online articles on straightening saws.  As well Mark HARREL (I think) who has a business called technoprimitives, its on the web, gets very good reviews for his saw rehab work.

   Scott

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   Pacmeister | May 30, 2009 04:31am | #7

   Thanks, I'll check it out. This saw is an old friend.