I am attempting to compound cut a pattern similar to Steve Good's pattern "Jesus" on one side and "Lives" on the other. I tried cutting it from pine, poplar then bass wood. I have tried Olson skip tooth, Pegas MG and several others all in various sizes and various saw speeds. I find the bass wood cuts the easiest but still very slow and needing far too much feed pressure. I'm a slow scroller but my friend Danny passed away a couple of days ago. He had just turned 80. Now I'm worried. I'm 80 and not in the best of health. I'm worried I may not live long enough to finish cutting this pattern. Jim Ern made the pattern for me and I would like to see it to fruition. I need advice on possible blades others use. Now I'm looking at ordering Pegas Super skip #7, #9 and #10 blades. Any and all suggestions will be appreciated.