Quote Originally Posted by coachmike View Post
The width of the blade.....You don't want anything too big to start out with. Once you get the hang of things you can go to a wider blade if you like. It's all about preferences, some like BIG blades some don't.

Now in my humble opinion I disagree I found a 7/8 or bigger to be easier to handle. I have blades from 3/8 to 15/16th and they are all good. It is just a matter of preferrence as you said. For me bring on the big guys.... lol