Thickness of a blade

Hi Alois and Jeff!

Im just wondering i have had a few blades, both around 5 mm in thinkness. 7 ply.

I have ordered a new blade i want to try and is about 6 mm. What im wondering is:

Does thickness of the blade make the paddle faster? Does it make the paddle more stiff and harder?

Both blades i have used are both medium in stiffness.

Hi Jace,

It is not so much the thickness but more the type of wood used.