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Chisel might do the job though it would need to be sharp and I would worry that that you might get a kind of crushed effect on the impact side and tears on the exit? Don't know tbh.
They're magic screws. Honestly, they just go through anything. And they're super long. And magic.
Actually softwood but this was on the advice of my carpenter daddyo so I'm confident it'll be fine. I've just put the second alcove up - much harder work than the first as the wall was even wonkier so lots of ad-lib sanding to and the walls need a lick of paint now to cover up all the scuffs.. I also managed to split one corner which annoyed me as it took a chunk off the front.
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I was thinking of just using a chisel... but actually the way easier thing to do would be to have the batten sit in the lower corner rather than in the middle, so then using a saw to notch the corner out might work and would leave more material above taking the load. Might try that. Are your battens hardwood then?
Also, those screws just look like regular screws... but if they work then great!