For people like me, maybe you should add a reminder to be aware of where the electrical cord is before you start a cut. I'm not interested in discussing the reason(s) I'm making this comment.

I'm always amazed how many different things carpenters can do with a classic simple circular saw. Where furniture makers use like 10 different tools, a carpenter can do it all with the circular saw.

This vid is making me reconsider my desired miter saw purchase and just put the money to the circular saw to get me started. 👍🏽

Good stuff. Painter's tape has been key for me on door cuts and also laminate countertops for the DIY projects. Keep the tips coming 🙌

This saw kzfaq.infoUgkx84IcU5pbZd1Qrz8u4-YRLmJax7kdRi7B comes in handy in many ways. When I had a small (dead) tree fall I started the process of disposal by using this saw and cutting off the small branches. Then slowly work on the small trunk with undercutting and letting it fall down. With many trees on acres of land paying for a tree service can be expensive. It also is nice in that it can be used in hard to get areas like along my creek. It's also safer and quieter than a chainsaw. It obviously can't cut down massive trees but it does work fine for small ones or brush. And of course since I already own a Black

Great video. 3 simple effective usable tips. no filler useless tips❤

thanks man , im a dummy trying to learn all this stuff and these tips sure help me .

Your shop layout is very well done. You should do a video about the design and construction. Would love to have something similar, but I need help.

Really enjoy your channrl and have learned alot of new tips, thank you!

I’ll definitely, probably going to keep watching! 😂 Looking good Mr. Bos!

Thanks for the lap demo - I get it now - even tho I've done big notch cuts I've been hesitant to make my own frames using this technique. And probably not the safest but I always clean my notch cuts with a little polish sawing technique altho in this case I'd make a jig for the saw to sit on.

I agree, Richard's red bar! That's a brand name; the generic name is ... "hive tool"!!! My first paying job was working for a honey farm, and we used that tool for everything.

All good information. Thanks very much.

You aren't living until you run a circ saw while on a ladder! 😮

Thanks! Very helpful!

this is the best beginners guide to the CS i’ve seen. well done.

Good info - thank you!

You can also get a splinter free cut by doing a backwards cut @ 1/16 deep first, then full pass forward. I do this habitually even with track saws. Flawless cuts on both edges, no tape needed...

What a terrific channel.

Great video. You should do a video on your shop and how you built those cabinets.

Great video !!!! thanks

Good tips

Never thought to use my Richard's Red for scraping. Maybe you could do a video of 100 things to do with the RR

Nice I did number 1 without watching anything ahead of time. I'm interested in number 2. I've decided to build a shelf that's 16x24 out of 3-2x6's. I was going to just use dowels and glue (I'm experimenting). That type of joint looks really cool and totally unnecessary but may be tough over a 24" edge. I could probably also just rip a 45 along the edge. I don't mind rustic at all but just dowels wouldn't give as smooth as a top.

I'm already subscribed. I can't subscribe any farther!

Hello would you make a video about making the stands on which you are resting the wood you cut in the video. By using circular saw off course. Thankx in advance

Was wondering if you were going to show the tape trick for a clean cut. That's saved me so many times

Brilliant

Wish they have a circular saw contest for money

IN my humble opinion the best tool for flatting out the half lap is farriers rasp (Redtang) - Everyone should have a farriers rasp in their toolbox - so very handy, cost effective and quick.

Great tips 👌

Could you do a frame-less / invisible door install video, at some point down the road? I'm thinking about doing it, just want to see how to, hard it is to install vs a regular door. I want to do every door in my house like that.. jk but there are a couple of rooms where I think it would be great for DIM(y) upgrade project...

Thanks Funny Man. How about a shop tour?

👍👍👍Thank you

Thank you for the tips! One thing I haven't seen is how do you properly cut the long side of a door? I need to take off a small amount 0.25" probably, to fit standard doors to my old house. I'd be afraid of doing that with a circular saw. I was thinking potentially a planar, but those things scare me even more than the circular saw. If you ever do a video on this, it would be awesome! Thank you again!

Yes!

Ahh the "sexy little flat bar"

2:28 the Essential Craftsman calls this technique the *Polish Plane*

I get it for safety, and multiple passes, but can you explain why a shallower blade setting in general produces less chip out?

Questing. I have a 2x6x8. Is there a way to cut it in half corner to corner with any circular saw? So when im done ill have 2 - 8' long triangles with vertical side 2" and the horizontal side 6" then whatever the hypotenuse is. Hope i explained it well enough. I cant seem to get a shallow enough angle with the saw

Man. I wish I had a good life like that.

It’s curious, I love Diablo blades, but you’re in Canada and not using CMT blades, they weren’t always available in the US, I loved them

For the clean cut, does speed of the cut matter? i.e. is it better to go slower on those?

is it possible to lock circular saw into continuously cutting without holding trigger?

I still cant find the old "2426" model of milwaukee OSM for a "deal" price. I want one though.

The first power saw I bought...and my least favorite. I think I'll need to give it another go.

Quick question. You said the blade should stick just a bit out of cutting material. What if I've got stair treads with nosing . Obviously the nosing drops down twice of size of the tread. How to set the blade depth when you've got 2 different sizes in one piece of wood?

Good beginner video. I must admit to being a tad surprised that right after demonstrating the use of the square to make a straight cut with the saw you don't then use the square to make your initial shoulder cut on the half-lap. Weird that. : - )

Man.... what a show off. 😁👍

what glue is it?

What's the saw model from Makita that you are using?

You can get a clean cut if you use the saw in the proper direction, with the larger part of the shoe on the portion of the wood stock that you are not cutting off. This way your saw is stable and you don't get that wobble during the cut and then the major wobble at the end, which makes your end cut crooked. Watch your first cut in this video and slow the video and you'll see what I am talking about. When you cut that 45, you had the saw in the proper orientation. Wait. Everything I just said you covered in the half lap section.

I'm going to have to try some lap joints - i didn't realize they were THAT strong. another youtuber made lapjoins by cutting one of 2 2x4s short by 3-4 inches and then doing the same with another pair. then he screwed them together so they made a 4x4 lapjoint. i thought that was pretty clever but i'm questioning if they're as strong as taking material away from a piece.

Additionally, for step #3, you could score your cutline with a utility knife and straight edge. This will also help your material from fraying or chipping.

Do you know the history of the speed square? Albert J Swanson, it’s a short good read

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I can never get a straight cut, even with a speed square haha

First, and no I didn't cut the line to be here

Well i still have my toes.😅

Second

Dude, were you aware your shop got WAY bigger?

Didn’t follow your own tip on last door cut. Wide plate left hanging

WELL you made a few mistakes with cutting the door . #1 place a straight edge on the line you plan to cut and use a new sharp blade in your razor knife to score the line . #2 when you set up your straight edge to cut the door - always do it so that the widest part of the saws base will be on the door = it makes it much easier to keep the saw laying flat on the door ! keep in mind that its much better to spend a few extra dollars on a high quality blade that you will be using for finish work then to cry your eyes out trying to clean up a horrible cut !

You could have made this video long and confusing, maybe even boring. Thanks for not doing that.

what saw is that?

THANK YOU, so much for explaining all these tips in detail. I am struggling with my circular saw (Bosch... I am in the UK, so no idea is that makes the slightest difference in models and make of saws). I chose Bosch because I had the range and interchangeable batteries, and accessories, etc. Anyway, I struggle to get a straight cut. I notice now that I am watching you, you have a red line on your saw, that tells you exactly where the blade is. My saw has about 4 different lies and I don't think any one of them are actually accurate, the cut ends up between two of the lines?? 🫣. I sent away for a Bosch track guide, and that went back immediately to Amazon, as it was totally incompatible. Next I sent away for a Linear track guide (rods) that I have to create a plate to place the saw on.... that is going to take a week to get here????☹. So in the meantime I thought I would try out the Trend guide that does not need clamps - this may help as it is the messing about with clamps and measuring out for the difference between the blade and edge, etc. I did actually make a piece of wood that is the exact distance between blade and edge so that I could run that along the side of the wood before cutting to ensure the distance is correct. Let's hope something works, or I will be giving up on this saw for good!!!! (Ps The Trend Guide comes tomorrow). so will be trying that out. if it works I will no need the Linear contraption - which is the last resort.

Great info, thanks!