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In that case, annealing after forging will still be beneficial, but not strictly necessary assuming that after the last heat, you didn't do a whole lot of working while it was cooling down. 1095...

Sorry I missed the 2nd part of your question. The answer is YES!
After forging you have to anneal. otherwise you are going to grind / drill work hardened steel.
Forging does that, no matter what...

EDIT: First time I missed the second part of your question

Yes, annealing before forging is generally a waste of time with razor sized objects. Because after the first heat and hammering, the...