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Alright, low tech time!
Should I try annealing? What would be a simple way to do it? Is it possible to do it in a wood stove?
To answer your questions in order, yes, in a wood stove or bonfire, and yes.
You want the steel to get up to it's critical temperature and come down s-l-o-w-l-y, essentially this means get it up to a bright yellow heat in the fire and then let it die down (I usually do this in bonfires toss it in, dig it out tomorrow with a magnet) A chisel should work for cutting it out after annealing, but if not consider a hack saw or angle grinder for rough cutting.
I promise nothing on this, try it and see if it works for you.
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