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CATDOG-meow t1_ix6gv4a wrote

Reply to comment by Woodbutcher31 in Skilsaw 77 anniversary edition - bought NIB unused for 35 yr by Hamburgerfinger

I don’t see why all saws arent like this. I mean blade on the left side you are cutting make sense. Why should we be looking over our right shoulder while cuttin with blade on right side

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IKnewThisYearsAgo t1_ix6zx0c wrote

I researched that a few years ago and the opinion was that early circular saws were really heavy, so you didn't want the weight on the cutoff piece. Then they just kept building them that way.

I bought a Bosch that's built backwards from the usual, because like you say, it's a lot easier to use.

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JuneBuggington t1_ix727at wrote

This design of this circular saw has existed relatively unchanged for well over 50 years. People dont commonly refer to all circular saws as skil saws for nothing.

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