85% of People Get this Wrong Cutting with a Circular Saw

A look at the best way to get perfect freehand cuts with a circular saw.
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5 GREAT GIFT IDEAS!

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2 PRICIER BUT EQUALLY AWESOME GIFTS!

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[BarryHull]

I've used a circular saw since LITERALLY before you were born, and THAT was a great tip. Thank you. Thumbs up!

[EntropicRemnants]

As a casual wood butcher (can't call myself a wood worker lol), little tips like this are priceless. Thanks!

[derekjeffords]

I started this video thinking you were going to tell me I've been doing it wrong. It's a good tip, but I have always done it that way because it just makes sense to me. Lining up the blade and the front of saw with your cut gives better accuracy cause you are aiming with 2 points. It's like rifle sights. The farther the two aiming points are apart, the more accurate you can be.

[ZbyszekJot]

When I bought my saw and started making cuts the thing you showed here turned out to be absolutely intuitive.

[claytoncolgan]

Great stuff! You can't have a straight line without 2 points of reference and you demonstrated that perfectly in order to get the saw tracking right. Even with hand saws, your first 10 strokes are vital when it comes to getting a straight cut all the way down. Great explanation :)

[derikkruger]

I been using a saw for many years. Had two accidents, now have one funny finger. Which compelled me to watch.
Good advice man! Thanks.

[tonymilone]

Best explanation I have seen of how to line up a cut and you didn't take 20 minutes to do it either. 🙂 Thank you!

[JC_]

The idea of not just looking at the saw blade, but looking ahead a few inches also to make sure I’m in line was really a game changer for me when cutting ceramic tiles with a wet saw table. I could suddenly cut easier and straighter when before I was very frustrated at how crooked my cuts were.

[williamwallaceg]

Great advice as always. Knowing the thickness of the blade is critical. Right vs left side cuts can therefore be different, in case exact matching is critical. Awesome tip with the ruler. I’ve now scored the other side of the blade on the leading edge of the guide.

[davidmarkovitch]

When you turn your saw upside, open the guard and start touching the blade you might want to remove the battery first. ( From a 59 years old carpenter who still has all his fingers attached.)

[UTube]

For me cutting along the straight line was always a struggle until I checked a few things. If a straight line feels like a struggle check the straight line mark at the back of your blade and where the rear of the blade and the mark are relative to the drawn line and your technique. Also check pinching from wood compression or lack of support. A pinched blade can force the cut off course. Technique includes overreaching, a poor or uncomfortable standing position, and a slanted view of the cut line. In addition to your great tips marking and checking the lineup and bevel at the start of each day (and after each oops/drop of the saw) this weekend guy learned these and so many more from a lifelong carpenter and framer.
Thanks for your great tips and quality videos.

[CiaranMeagher]

Very handy tip. Thank you! When it comes to circular saws, table saws etc., I am paranoid about safety, kickback, etc., so absorb a lot of these videos in advance.

[terryt]

Thanks. Good and simple video. I liked the technique of lining up the Blade with a ruler to see where the front marker really fell. Ive seen some that were way off. I like to extend my cut lines well beyond the point where the cut stops, farther than you did, so I can use them to guide completely through the whole cut..

[raymondrobinson]

Great tip on using a straight edge on checking blade lineup to notched indicators. Need to do one for 45 angle cut with a circular base plate notches. I have used saws with the notch slightly off. Never thought of using a straight edge. Nice!

[Ratlins]

Great tip and appreciate the advice, I’m horrible at free cutting without a fence guide and angled cuts are a nightmare for me. Thanks

[piggly-wiggly]

That ruler tip makes so much sense it’s no wonder I never thought to do it. The notches in the guide have always been a mystery to me. And of course if you line up the notch with the line, you have to know if the blade is to the inside or the outside of the notch.

[brotherryan]

Something I do right before I pull the trigger is instead of backing the blade up a smidge, I will just tip the saw slightly forward so I don’t lose my spot, then pull the trigger and rock the saw back flat. If I want to be really precise, I’ll exaggerate that motion and plunge-cut the first bit. This is also a good technique for cutting a bunch of random blocks of 2x4s or 2x6s that you don’t need to necessarily measure but want a square cut. You just tilt the saw forward, lift the guard and line the front of the fence(which is a straight line) with the other side of the work piece, then plunge cut. It’s helps you make fast cuts.

[sborton]

THANK YOU ! I have been using circular saws for over fifty years. I gave up on trying to get accurate cuts about 45 years ago and have only been using them for rough cuts ever since. I would always get screwed up as to where to line up the notch, and then would have trouble keeping the saw in line with my pencil mark. That ruler trick set off the proverbial light bulb in my head. Thank you and wish me luck on my next saw cutting endeavour.

[KevinCoop]

I learned as a shop carpenter to put the mark on the line saw rear raised up with the guard pulled up. And the blade over the work. Drop the back of the saw down and set on your line. Lift slightly, start saw and plug cut down into the work. Then move backward if necessary (try to cut to cut complete at plunge) then forward to complete the cut.

[sampendlebury]

Hey man, I just moved into my new house with my girlfriend and we’re pretty tight on money to get guy in to do work, but these videos have helped me so much and we’ve basically done the whole place just though looking at videos on your channel. Thanks brother!