How do I make a Smart Folder that targets search in a specific location...

...that is NOT my Home folder or "This Mac"?
Beavis2084

Navigate to the folder you want to search in the Finder. Hit Command-F and then select the folder you are in--it will be right next to This Mac (and why This Mac is the default rather than the folder you invoke the search in is beyond me). You can only have one search location, unlike Tiger where you could do a search on multiple locations. And why they left that out I'll also never know.
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