Heat treating a thin blade

[Whit]

I'm making a small full tang hunter for my old First Sergeant. It's carbon steel, and very thin stock. It's about 3/32" at the spine, so the blade and tip are really thin. I'm concerned about it warping in the quench.
Should I try and edge quench or a full quench? Does either one make warpage less likely? Any other tips I need before I screw this one up?

Thanks

Whit

 

[Mark Williams]

It's hard to say Whit. If it's ground uniformly and you get it heated evenly (no shadows before quench) and have done a stress relieving heat you should be okay either way. Good luck.