This includes fixed and portable, table mounted circular saws. These machines are used in the preparation of workpieces from sheet, board or section material.

Circular Saws – the cutting of large sheets of material to size. Jig saws – the cutting of curved or irregular shapes from wood-based materials.

This type of vertically mounted saw, has a circular saw blade. Used mainly for crosscutting sheet timber materials.

Cross-cut (Mitre), radial arm saw and chop saws all use circular blades.