Greetings,
I just recieved a Japanese Markingknife today, and I'm prettty new to Japanese tools as a whole, hoping someone can help me.
Standard procedure i removed the varnish of it and gave it a couple swipes on the DMT to check the back for flat, most of it is Flat except for the part that matters about the last 2mm on one corner and about 4mm on the other the theres a slight bend that raises that corner up quite a bit.
I have read Toshio Odates book and he does mention to tap it with a hammer over a corner of a hardwood block to bend it down, i tried that but didnt have muhc success. So I'm hoping one of you can help me on how to bend it down or what to do, I'd rather not grind it back that far and i dont wanna lap the back that aggressively either.
Are there any other options or what can i do? It wasnt expensive enough to bother sending it back.