Best place to utilize the jack

Using a block in between can slip & or crack.

I rotate one of the high points on the floor jack cup so it locks in with the back of the k-frame lip to help prevent any slippage.

If anything, use something thinner & softer like an old t-shirt or something similar.

Safety first.

Steel can be repaired with a lot less pain than we can be repaired.
Exactly right, never go under one without jack stands.