Ok fuck this. Such a cheap writing. Ig all the weapons and whatever metal shit theyve got and made is just non harden trash. Might as well tell them about grinders. How about telling them about making steel by controlling the carbon content? How about the right furnace design to produce the best heat? or coal? How about the complexity of sword designs by distal tapers and blade geometry? But because this is a jap manga then they would probably prefer the iron folding method and saying that its the best method to make the legendary katana.
Its been a while since i found a story that does this crap.