For the rust, sandpaper progression would be my vote. I usually start with bench stones to get geometry where I want it, then pretty it up with sandpaper.Estate sale $2 pick up. Rusted and bent!
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I know next to nothing of the Sab history over time. My main experience is from the mandatory kit I bought for culinary school in NYC, late 1980's. Bent rusty shown next to the one knife I kept from school, a very overused and underappreciated filet knife.
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For a guy that can sharpen, repair tipped knives, and thin, but no experience with full on restoration, where to start? Mostly, I've no experience with fixing a bend. Not worried about the old filet - I can fix the birds beak and I like the patina.
For the bend, a straightening stick is ideal, like this
https://www.kitchenknifeforums.com/threads/straightening-stick.65063/
Easy enough to make your own if you have the right power tools.
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