Tool Reviews

A criteria-led guide to choosing a beginner circular saw, judged on shoe flatness, guard action, fence quality and cut-line visibility rather than spec-sheet numbers.

An editorial buying guide to the best cordless circular saw for framing, judged on shoe flatness, depth capacity, bevel detents and battery platform rather than spec sheets.

DeWalt’s ATOMIC line is built for the compact tools you actually reach for all day, judged here on chuck quality, shoe rigidity and detent feel rather than spec-sheet numbers.

A measured look at whether Makita’s 40V XGT platform justifies leaving an established 18V battery ecosystem behind, and who should wait.

Bosch does not try to win every category. In the two or three it owns, nothing else is close.

FUEL is not just “brushless”. It is a three-part system, and understanding it explains why the tools cost what they do.

One battery that switches between 20V and 60V sounded like marketing. Years later it is still the cleverest thing DeWalt has done.