Circular saws are used for straight, vertical cuts in wood, and can also tackle Corian worktops, laminates and aluminium. Users can choose between a variety of blades to cut different materials and to vary the types of cut. Circular saws are also known as rip saw, or Skil saws.

• The subsequent criteria needed for choosing a circular saw is the diameter of the blade to determine the depth of cut. The more popular diameters tend to be 190mm & 235mm.