Originally Posted by
Bruno
Straightening a 2" piece of laminated steel with differential hardness would be challenging, especially considering that the part near the edge is very thin already. Perhaps you could do it with a wooden hammer and gentle tapping, but because of the shape, you cannot help but transfer a lot of force to the edge, which may not like that kind of abuse.
I'd say that you now have a working, smiling kamisori. If you start hammering, it 'might' turn into a straight kamisori, or it may turn into either a completely crooked kamisori, or 2 pieces of kamisori. :)