The more I use this technique, the more I like it. Do remember, however, that I spent a lot of years as a farmer... I have moved down to a lighter ball peen and take about twice as long tapping now. I try to keep the back flat on the anvil as I tap, it's not about bending the chisel tip over, it's about spreading out the steel on the bevel side. A flat back is the only way for me.
