I say to each his own... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> There's plenty of thick and thin blades out there for everybody. I like them both and use different thicknesses for different things. Thick or thin, you use what you got when you need it, and if someone doesn't like a sharpened pry bar then they shouldn't buy one. That's one of the things I've come to appreciate here lately about Busse family blades. The ASH-1 and AD are a great examples where we've been given a choice of thick or thin...or both! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />