Woodworking and Do It Yourself (DIY) home improvement and repair is full of jargon. It can be difficult to know what people are talking about and what tool is supposed to be used for what job. You may have heard people refer to a skill saw or a circular saw and not really understand what they mean. So, circular saw vs skill saw, what is the difference?<\/p>\n
Skill saw\u00a0 vs circular saw: In short a <\/b>Skill saw is a type of circular saw<\/em>. In the past people used to use the term skill saw to mean the same as circular saw. This is because ‘Skill saw’ the company was one of the early makers of circular saws and brand skill saw was used to mean the same as a circular saw. Nowadays skill saw (actually spelled Skilsaw)\u00a0still make circular saw but there are many other companies that make them too.<\/b><\/p>\n A circular saw is a broad category of saws and a skill saw is a tool manufacturing brand Skil<\/a>\u00a0that was previously called “Skilsaw” and to this day still have the trademark “Skilsaw” on its circular saws.<\/p>\n During the 1930s, Skil released the Model E Skilsaw, the first generation saw with a worm drive.<\/p>\n Check out a SKILSAW SPT77W-01 7-1\/4-Inch Worm Drive Circular Saw here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Initially skill saw name was commonly used to mean a ‘worm drive’ circular saw but later was also used as a name for all types of circular saws including the sidewinder models. However, sidewinder models were developed by Porter Cable which is a completely different company.<\/p>\n Related:<\/strong>\u00a0Worm drive vs sidewinder (direct drive) vs hypoid circular saws<\/a><\/p>\n A circular saw is a power operated hand saw that uses a toothed or abrasive spinning disc blade to cut through various materials. A drill hole saw attachment (like this Dewalt 18 piece hole saw set<\/a>) and ring saw also use a rotary motion but are different from a circular saw.<\/p>\n Related: <\/strong>What is a circular saw<\/a><\/p>\nDifference between circular saw and Skill saw<\/h2>\n
What is a circular saw used for?<\/h2>\n