James,
An option for your hole cutting endevours would be to drill a 1" starter hole
and use a hand hole saw...long, narrow pointed blade lets you saw curves might
be quite a bit less work than making those round power hole saws work in a
brace. I must admit to admiring your effort tho!
If you have access to a coarser crosscut saw like a 5 point or 8 point with
more set to the teeth will help in wet wood. A narrow kerf is not your friend
in wet wood.
Keep up the good work and reports!
Brent A Kinsey
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