I've decided on a motorcycle fork design that uses some black smithing elements (twisted hex rod) for my Hossack project. There will obviously be some welding as well. I'm wondering if quenching is a BAD idea for this, assuming I can't properly heat the whole thing as a unit for annealing (which maybe I can do). Being able to quench would speed up my work process a lot, but I don't want to make the structure brittle. Is that even an issue with low carbon steel? If its not an issue, is there still a benefit to annealing the whole unit once I'm done working on it?