How do i fix this?

[kuraki]

Can I?

Canister Damascus. The black line is a solid core of Cru forge v. I know how I did this, wild with my press and one side hotter than the other.

What I don't know is if I can fix it with a hammer. This dip in the middle in particular.

 

[Fred.Rowe]

Damascus has caused more hair lose, here at our shop, than any other project. Good luck with that one. No input other than that.

 

[kuraki]

And I do this to try and keep my hair in. Somewhere in my life I turned down the wrong path.

 

[kuraki]

Right or wrong I think I'm going to grind the outside to follow the core so the entire blade is wonky, then try to forge it flat without crumbling it apart.

Can't see how to forge it straight without getting some material out of the way

 

[kuraki]

Yay that worked. Took a few tries running between the forge and grinder and etch tank but now I've got a rough ground blade with a centered edge and core, with a simple warp.

 

[Salem Straub]

Nice, that's what I was going to recommend you do. Happens often with san mai that a little adjustment like that is necessary. Cool blade! CruV makes the best cores...

 

[kuraki]

Agreed on cfv. That way you don't have to hand finish very much of it

 

[Sharpe5097]

Okay, take some layout dye and cover the entire edge. Now redraw ur line right down the middle. Dead nuts accurate.