One of the most reached-for tools in my garage, the circular saw is an essential tool for DIYers of all skill levels. The circ saw is ber-versatile. If you need any kind of straight cut, a circular ...

Making long, straight, and accurate cuts with a circular saw can be a challenge. Build this simple track jig that serves as a guide for your saw to help make straight cuts every time. A circular saw ...

Cutting long, straight lines across wood or making "rip" cuts with a circular saw is much more challenging than you imagine. Following a crisp line marking the cut through the saw's baseplate notch ...

Most novice do-it-yourselfers feel perfectly comfortable using an electric drill or jigsaw, but nearly all of them are hesitant to pick up a portable circular saw. And that's not surprising when you ...

A circular saw is quite the versatile tool. Like most tools, however, it is only as good as the person using it. I bought my first circular saw in the early 1980s in an effort to speed work around the ...

When I moved a few years ago, I parted ways with my 15-year-old table saw. I planned to replace it once I settled into my new house, but when the time came to build a room divider/bookshelf unit, I ...

Debuting May 1, 2013, is the new Festool plunge cut track saw, TS 55 Req. Here is Festool’s advance rundown on what's new with the saw: • Redesigned riving knife emerges before the saw blade for ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Cordless tools have replaced many of their corded counterparts in modern toolkits, but circular saws have been somewhat slower to make this ...