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When you have room for them in your living room they do for sure :)

the way I do it everything comes out very even, just have to be careful where the pressure is applied at the beginning. I too turn on either side to be sure both are even.

If you do not have a sander, and want to thin the stock, you can use a nice flat surface and sand paper.
I use a granite plate in the sink, tape sand paper on it, tape the blank to my DMT and get...