Bingo!

That makes sense Abrasha. I will try that and only annealing prior to
doing the zogan work. Peter, The technique of forging the drawing end
and cutting to a point is brilliant. I will let you know what success
I have. I have many hours to perfect the technique of cutting precise
and uniform cross hatched lines in the steel. This is not a craft for
the impatient. Thanks again for being able to draw from this pool of
knowledge and experience.

You guys are the best,
Fred