I just finished making an octagon barrel channel scraper from a mill bastard file per Jim Turpin's video on assembling a Jim Chambers flintlock. It came out good and works really well but I'd like to put about a 45 degree bend in it at about the halfway point of the length of the file. I'm thinking to heat the center with a propane torch until cherry red and the bend it with a hammer and anvil. I know absolutely nothing about metallurgy and was wondering if this will make the file significantly more brittle than it already is and cause any problems. If anyone with experience in these matters could let me know I'd very much appreciate it.
Thanks, Gene