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Plunge-Cutting Circular Saws by David Frane These portable, versatile t the beginning of my career as a finish carpenter, Athere were two common ways to accurately cut finish tools are ideal for breaking sheet goods in the field: with a full-size table saw or with a circular saw and a straightedge. The table saw was fine for down sheet goods on site ripping but not much good for crosscutting; the circular saw ripped and crosscut equally well, but the process was slow because you had to clamp a guide to the stock for every cut. Neither tool had dust collection, and both chipped and scratched delicate material. When Festool introduced the plunge-cutting saw, it sud- denly became a whole lot easier to make accurate cuts in ex- pensive sheet goods on site. In case you’re not familiar with this tool, it’s a circular saw designed to ride on an aluminum guide rail and intended for use with a dust-collecting vac-