Source: PROFESSIONAL DECK BUILDER Online 10/13/2011
I've worn out a few wormdrive saws in my 38 years in construction. Here on the West Coast, and extending to somewhere in the middle of the country, the worm drive (the term refers to the gear configuration connecting the motor to the blade) is the workhorse of the industry. You generally won't find a "sidewinder" on a Western job site unless one is needed to make left-handed bevel cuts, as on mitered stair stringers. More
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation expands the new wood-cutting SAWZALL blade offering with two new Application Specific blades focused on eliminating key user frustrations. While the recently launched wood-cutting blades appeal to the majority of users by delivering the fastest cuts, most nail durability, and quickest plunge cuts on the market, the new Flush Cut and Rough-In blades fill critical voids in the market by solving problems often encountered in trade-specific applications. More
Rockwell is introducing a saw this spring that may send many circular saws into retirement. It's called the Versacut and this multi-functional mini circular saw is compact and balanced, powerful, precise and easy to manage. More
