This was one of my first projects. Don’t on cheap plywood. I did a lot of small projects just to learn how to turn the wood, which never worked out for me. I didn’t think I was ever going to get it, then I learn to use spirals. Everything got easier for me. Then after listening to some of the YouTube shows, I found that I was not alone and others used spirals too. Then I got a better saw, dewalt, which changed the whole game and really made it easier!!!