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Masahiro and Seki magoroku which is a brand under Kai contact out to makers across Japan, with various levels of price.
More uradashi or hammering theory
Small pock marks work for more control over the bending of the metal, as opposed to deeper chisel type marks. A deeper mark isn't necessary more effective than a lot of shallower marks. Carbide hammers are helpful to bend the hard steel in the front, to correct microbevels on the ura side of single bevel knives. Hammer where the microbevel would be on the other side, to move such that it just becomes part of a normal more planar ura. Check occasionally by sharpening the back. Very easy to chip... So light taps, and extremely light test taps to sense where to hit and not to hit..
When I tried to correct a microbevel by hammering the iron, it wasn't close enough to the microbevel to bend steel there -- it would just make the whole ura deeper, apexed where the hammer marks were made.
It is possible to bend steel without carbide, like with edge deformation.... Just less controlled
More uradashi or hammering theory
Small pock marks work for more control over the bending of the metal, as opposed to deeper chisel type marks. A deeper mark isn't necessary more effective than a lot of shallower marks. Carbide hammers are helpful to bend the hard steel in the front, to correct microbevels on the ura side of single bevel knives. Hammer where the microbevel would be on the other side, to move such that it just becomes part of a normal more planar ura. Check occasionally by sharpening the back. Very easy to chip... So light taps, and extremely light test taps to sense where to hit and not to hit..
When I tried to correct a microbevel by hammering the iron, it wasn't close enough to the microbevel to bend steel there -- it would just make the whole ura deeper, apexed where the hammer marks were made.
It is possible to bend steel without carbide, like with edge deformation.... Just less controlled