I prefer to cut the waste out. The coursest blades I have found for my Knew Concepts Fret Saw is 12.5 tpi. In pine and poplar, it is slow going to cut the waste on anything thicker than 1/2" thick stock. I was hoping that a courser blade would speed that up, but havent found anything.
* Does anyone have a source for a 9 tpi or a 10?
* Am I even correct in thinking that a courser blade will cut faster?

Another idea I had was to get a KC Coping Saw for Christmas, but I'm not sure a coping saw will cut much faster. (But I do like to cope my moldings and baseboards, so I'd probably get good use regardless.)

What blade or saw do you folks who cut the waste use?

Thanks guys!
Fred