"Bob AZ" wrote in message
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|I am faced with cutting an internal slot in a round wooden hub. Hub is
| 12" long, 2" inside diameter and slot can be only 4 " long. About 3/8"
| square. The slot will not go all the way through. Is there a small saw
| that I could do this with?
|
| Perhaps I should consider using a chisel. The wood is American Elm.

I think I'd try putting a plug in the hole and use a hollow chisel mortiser
to cut the slot. The plug would be there to support the chisel on the open
side of the slot.

John