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From: Rochester, NY
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Actually bending steel tends to work harden it. Upping strength at the expense of brittleness. In reality fork blades have been designed with the after raking condition in mind. This and the many millions of blades, in service for many decade,s that have been raked might suggest how minimally important any changes might be. Andy.