That saw blade could still be part of the problem. I've seen plenty of folks get wavy cuts because they're fighting a dull blade or one that's set up wrong. Breathing helps, but blaming the tool isn't always wrong. It's usually a mix of user skill and tool condition.

Last year, I tried to cut trim with a saw that hadn't been sharpened since the 90s... looked like a beaver went at it. Learned my lesson about tool maintenance real quick.

What if that rambling mess was actually a creative breakthrough in disguise? Forcing a story from a random object can shake up your usual thinking and lead to fresh ideas. Calling it bad luck might just be avoiding the hard work of digging for gold in the weird stuff.