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Circular Saws reviews

Makita DHS630Z review - product image
MakitaDHS630Z

4.7 out of 5 stars252 reviews

The cordless circular saw has come a long way from the underpowered, short-runtime tools of a decade ago. Today's best cordless saws rival their corded counterparts in power, and...

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BLACK+DECKER CS1550 review - product image
BLACK+DECKERCS1550

4.5 out of 5 stars259 reviews

A circular saw is the kind of tool that transforms how you think about DIY. Suddenly, cutting sheet material for a garden shed, trimming floorboards to length during a renovation,...

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Makita MAKHS7601 review - product image
MakitaMAKHS7601

4.4 out of 5 stars256 reviews

Straight, accurate cuts in sheet materials and solid timber are the backbone of almost every woodworking and construction project. Whether you are breaking down full plywood...

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DEWALT DWE575K-QS review - product image
DEWALTDWE575K-QS

4.4 out of 5 stars236 reviews

A circular saw is the backbone of any serious woodworking or construction toolkit. Whether ripping plywood to size, cross-cutting framing timber, or trimming decking boards,...

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DEWALT DCS565N-XJ review - product image
DEWALTDCS565N-XJ

4.7 out of 5 stars175 reviews

Making long, straight cuts through sheet materials, timber framing, or floorboards is a job that quickly exposes the limits of a handheld jigsaw. When precision and speed matter —...

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Makita HS6601J review - product image
MakitaHS6601J

4.5 out of 5 stars163 reviews

When the job calls for cutting timber — and lots of it — few tools deliver speed and straight-line accuracy like a circular saw. Whether you are breaking down sheet materials for...

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Makita 5903R review - product image
Makita5903R

4.4 out of 5 stars159 reviews

There is a point in almost every serious woodworking or construction project where a compact circular saw simply runs out of depth. The timber is too thick, the beam too deep, the...

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Makita DHS782ZJ review - product image
MakitaDHS782ZJ

4.6 out of 5 stars149 reviews

For decades, the circular saw was a corded tool by definition — the power demand of spinning a 190 mm blade through thick timber was simply too much for battery technology to...

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Bosch 06033C7003 review - product image
Bosch06033C7003

4.4 out of 5 stars153 reviews

Not every cut needs the brute force of a full-size circular saw. When you are trimming laminate flooring boards to width, cutting PVC pipe in a tight corner, or making precise...

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Makita 5008MG review - product image
Makita5008MG

4.6 out of 5 stars146 reviews

There is a class of circular saw that does not care about finesse. It is not designed for trimming laminated shelf panels or cutting delicate veneer. It is built for one thing:...

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Broszio Tools Broszio-4003073084522 review - product image
Broszio ToolsBroszio-4003073084522

4.2 out of 5 stars130 reviews

Most DIY projects eventually come down to a single operation: cutting something to the right length. A full-size circular saw is brilliant for ripping sheets of plywood and...

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Makita 5103R review - product image
Makita5103R

4.5 out of 5 stars99 reviews

When you're cutting 100 mm deep through solid oak beams, laminated worktops or stacked sheets of plywood, a standard 165 mm or 190 mm circular saw simply doesn't have the blade...

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STANLEY FATMAX FME380K-QS review - product image
STANLEY FATMAXFME380K-QS

4.1 out of 5 stars83 reviews

Most circular saws are specialists — a wood-cutting blade for timber, a metal-cutting disc for steel, or a diamond blade for masonry. Switching between materials means either...

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DEWALT DCS520NT-XJ review - product image
DEWALTDCS520NT-XJ

4.7 out of 5 stars45 reviews

There is a particular frustration in cabinet making that every woodworker knows: you have measured twice, marked the line with a razor-sharp pencil, clamped a straightedge to the...

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metabo 600855000 review - product image
metabo600855000

4.0 out of 5 stars39 reviews

When you need to cut a straight line through a sheet of plywood, rip a length of timber down to width, or cross-cut a dozen floorboards to the same length, nothing beats a...

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Bosch Professional 06016C1202 review - product image
Bosch Professional06016C1202

4.9 out of 5 stars23 reviews

The circular saw is one of those tools that defines what a workshop or job site can achieve. Once you have used one to break down a full sheet of plywood into cabinet parts in...

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RYOBI 5133002778 review - product image
RYOBI5133002778

4.6 out of 5 stars23 reviews

A circular saw is one of those tools that defines what you can build. With the right saw in hand, a stack of sheet material becomes kitchen cabinets, a pile of framing timber...

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STANLEY FME301 review - product image
STANLEYFME301

4.4 out of 5 stars22 reviews

A circular saw is one of those tools that separates people who dabble in DIY from people who get things built. Once you've used one to break down a full sheet of plywood in under...

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Festool 576163 review - product image
Festool576163

5.0 out of 5 stars18 reviews

Cutting sheet material accurately on a construction site is one of those jobs that looks simple until you try to do it well. A straight edge that slips, a saw blade that wanders...

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Cotchen Cordless Circular Saw review - product image
CotchenCordless Circular Saw

3.8 out of 5 stars23 reviews

A circular saw is the workhorse of any timber project — the tool that turns rough-sawn boards and sheet materials into accurately dimensioned pieces ready for assembly. Whether...

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