Having cut thousands of pieces of lumber with our trusted 7-1/4" Skilsaw (model 5400-01)—and dropped it off a roof or two as well—we selected it as one of our favorite tools of 2007. It's proved to us time and time again that toughness doesn't always come in expensive packages.
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I agree that toughness does not always come in expensive packages. Sometimes a decent mid-low range saw will match or outlast its more expensive counterparts.
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