Well, that's perfectly understandable.

But I used the word "significant" to make a point. If you're merely losing oil between changes and can't figure out why, then this baffle thing strikes me as a red herring. Start by looking at the seals and rings, first....they're far more likely as suspects. And if you have visible signs of leakage, then I still can't see how the baffle could be involved. 

Mr.F: do you know what I'm talking about? Have you seen the cut baffle?

Can't say that I'm sure exactly what you're talking about, but I think I get the basic idea. Even so, its not that easy - some factory baffles appear "cut" but aren't. And many of those on multi-carb HP intakes always have large, stamped cut-outs. Beats me why, but I think we can assume there's no great risk in letting some oil hit the intake, during normal operation.

Would it hurt to locate or fabricate a baffle that doesn't have the cut in it so as to totally elliminate the leak?

I don't see how that would help. Again, I think any "leak" must be considered as a completely separate issue from the baffle. Hope this points you in a better direction.

Mr F