Thread: Tamahagane with other kanji???

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.

I would not look forward to straightening a kamisori but possibly, bending it as they do with knives & swords, may be safer than tapping with a mallet ?
I was thinking a miniature version of the timber device in the vid below may work.
Again there are number of planes that can be affected & it would take a good eye & hand to do successfully.
I definitely agree leaving that razor be is a good idea.

Tutorial on how to fix a bent sword - YouTube