In the Factory they Alter (
Bend ) the Scales to Suit the Bend in the Blade...Personally I Do Not See the Point in Farfing about with an Old Bent Blade for re Scaling...Some are Bent at the Tang Area & Can be Trued Up Some by using Heat at the Tang when Stripped Down & Hammering it Flat or Man Handling it ...BUT Many Blades are Bent from the Blade itself....There are Variables in Bent Blades..
At the price of SRS on EBAY is it Worth the Bother...Me I Would Dump it Unless its a Project You Wannna Take Up...Thats Me Talkin...Sometimes its More Bother n Time than its Worth...
Contra to Popular Opinion Some Vintage SRs Had Awful Factory Grinding Issues...For Example...Bengals Sheffield are Popular & I have Honed Many of Em Bent Like a Banana from the Factory...
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Billy