i-Carver

Stu, you should look at leaving "tabs" around the cutout. I know the CW leaves 3 around the entire pattern so that it does not move when it cuts through the bottom of the board.

Usually these tabs are about 1/2 thickness of the wood but it holds them in there until you cut them out with a small saw or something then just sand flush the little nubs you might have left. Would be something to look into if the program will let you put anything like that in.
 
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