Agreed! I am a traditionalist and favor a 2 1/2" simply because I like the proportions. A 3" though still outsells my 2" and 2 1/2" models and allows one to go staright up and down if they want OR do an X-pattern.

I have always speculated that many beginners do most of their nicking when trying to shift the blade sideways at each end os an X. An up/flip/back is one less movement to think about than up/half flip/shift to the side/finish flip/back.

Tony