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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Many people see the circular saw as a rough and tumble cutter and don’t tap its full potential for making highly accurate cuts. It’s true, the tool’s primary use is cutting framing lumber for home ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Combining the portability of a circular saw with the accuracy of a table saw, track saws are one of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 track saw may not be a common tool, but for a number of tasks (like cutting sheet material for partition walls) it offers unbeatable speed and accuracy. There are plenty of models available at a ...

While there's a bit of wiggle room, proper DIY demands precise measurements. While nature (and your local lumber yard) provides all the raw materials you could need if you're creating something new ...