That's a nice moment. I bought it to cut out a project in a picture. It was a hard walnut, 2 1/2 inches thick. The extra length caused a little vibration in the cut and I had to slow down significantly and limit the depth of cut on each pass to get the job done. In fact, I was concerned that the racquet would break if it dangled if I ran too fast. I have no regrets, but this project was about all of that, but I wanted to do it. But I would again