Haha I actually did use a knife to scribe a dent to place the saw at to help me start the cuts but I just suck at sawing 😂 And yes I will use a thinner wood next time, this was just because it was the only piece I could easily get square to start with. The miter saw we have on loan has the shittiest blade so I couldn’t cut up a thinner board to use. I’d definitely do some patching up if I were to use this for something but this is just a practise piece and I want to just leave it as is to look back on if I ever get better 😂