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wrote:
How would you go about cutting a notch in a regular 2x4 stud
across the grain, so that the notch is 1.5" into the grain
and 3.5" along it? (i.e. to embed one 2x4 crosswise into
another).

I guess a jigsaw could be used but it seems that there's
got to be a better way. What tool should be used to make
this cut?

Take a circular saw and make a cut at the outside margins of the required notch,
then smack the center material between the two cuts with a hammer. The chunk
will break of pretty cleanly but you can dress it up a little more if you need
to with a chisel.

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Mortimer Schnerd, RN

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