PSK thickness

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So, just bored and wandering the internet and daydreaming about all the blades I would love to have, and I started wondering about a simple PSK.

It looks like the standard thickness for one is 1/8th...have you ever done one in 3/16s? How well would one cut at 3/16th's? That is to say how much cutting ability is one giving up considering the blade is 1 inch wide. Can the 1/8th handle some decent batonning?

I'm guessing the 3/16th's is overkill considering this is kind of considered a last ditch knife anyway and one would hardly expect it to be optimal for everything you might need.

Anyway, just curious and I saw the forum was slow so thought I would ask.
 
Collin, the 1/8" is standard but I have made them up to 1/4" thick. Anytime you go thicker you will loose slicing ability but not necessarily cutting ability.
Scott
 
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