Another key distinction between the tool and the saw is the design. Makita's 36V Lxt Brushless 14" Cut-Off Saw weighs 35.9 lb, whereas the cut-off tool weighs just 2.6 lb with the battery.

Not to be confused with a cut-off saw, a cut-out tool is like a handheld drywall saw. The cut-out tool and its cousin the speed saw rotary cutter deliver powered cutting with a plunge-enabled saw ...

The MX FUEL™ 14” Cut Off Saw w/ RAPIDSTOP™ has the power of a gas-powered unit, with the ability to take on demanding applications such as cutting reinforced concrete and steel pipe.

The saws many of us grew up using to slice branches off of trees are saws that cut on the push stroke. Pull saws, as their name implies, cut on the pull stroke.