Thin blades are great for slicing, but then again so are kitchen knives.....I like the thick blades to drive into skulls or rib cages of chip through a rock if need be or cut through a roof of a car or pry a door open. If you want a thin blade for kitchen duty by an Old Hickory...... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> Make em thick...short or long blades!!!!