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Maybe the problem is between the Stool and the Saw
maybe a better name
Things that I have learned and do not want to forget
work in progress trying to put down some thoughts

Johnson Paste Waxin the yellow canAt least once a week, or any time you feel like the cutting is not going at your normal speed.
Blue Painters TapeDuro GlueI cover everything that I am going to cut with blue Painters tape, I then spray the blue tape with spray adhesive, and spray the back of the pattern with a good coat as well. no patterns seem to come up even after leaving them glued up for a few months.
I do not like covering anything in clear tape. 1st because it's hard to see when you remove it from the wood, 2nd because if you cover a pattern with it sawdust collects between the pattern and the tape and then the pattern comes loose.
General cutting3/4 HardwoodsFlying Dutchman Ultra Reverse #5
for very hard or larger wood then #7
Portraits1/8 Baltic birch
1/4 Oak Plywood		Flying Dutchman Penguin Siler Reverse #1
Stack cut 2 1/8 otherwise it is very hard to cut.
I cannot use round blades have tried several times.
3D1 1/2 woodFlying Dutchman POLAR #5
Use a 3D Scroll Saw Cutting Jig - YouTube
Leave about 1/2" of wood at the base uncut to hold things together. and leave some wood at the top as well.
Drill a starter hole for each side, when finished cutting the sides then cut off the bottom.
To keep things together.  Wrap the wood and pattern in clear packing tape.
After the first side is cut, put on another coat of tape to hold things together.
 1/2 Hardwoods
Flying Dutchman Ultra Reverse #3
Puzzles1/4 Baltic Birch

Flying Dutchman Superior Puzzle blade
I use a 1/8 piece with the pattern over the 1/4 wood that has the Picture glued to it.
I spray a very good coat of Duro glue to both the Picture and to the wood.
then Clear tape to wrap the 2 pieces together before cutting.

FinishingHardwoodsI use General Finishes Original Seal-A-Cell Clear Wipe-on Formula. (The Watco smell lasts to long for me)

I do NOT wipe it on, I give all of my cuts a one minute bath in it, then left on newspaper for about 10 minutes, next I dry them with air compressor and shop paper towels. I then let them air dry for about a week they are ready for the next step.

For trivets that's all they get.

For the rest of my work they get 2 coats of Deft semi-gloss, and then a sanding with 320 and one final coat of deft followed by a rubbing on a brown paper bag