Cutting notches

lowest dollar solution? perhaps go get a coping saw.

You might start by giving more information. I could not figure out which direction your "notches" were to be cut from your description".

Bob

Have you got a chisel? That would work. It sounds like you're trying to cut a dado - a U-shaped cut in the board, rather than an L-shape, on which you could just start cutting right in on the end. Lacking any other tools I'd say your best bet is to continue to cut 1/2" cuts between the original two, leaving a small bit of wood between each cut. Then you can take a butter knife or something and break off the little chunks.

JP

The 1/2" cuts are cross-cuts. The 2 1/4" cuts are rip-cuts which must stop at the cross-cuts.

Make a few more crosscuts between the two ends, knock out the pieces with a hammer and clean up with a chisel. Cutting along the 2 1/4" line with a razor knife or chisel will insure a clean break when you knock off the pieces.

Me either, but my WAG is that the 2 1/4" cut isn't a cross cut.. *g*

Mac