Black & Decker Alligator Saw

I bought one of these from B&Q when they had them on offer for £79. For an extra £10 you can also get a cordless version. Although not tested, I thought that this was rather a heavy duty device, so the battery life would be pretty useless. I was also quite happy to used it wired, as the cable is pretty long. The purchase was made initially for one task. We had overgrown trees, that needed cutting back. The Alligator looks pretty fearsome. What it basically equates too is a mini chainsaw. It has the blade sort of enclosed, with a scissor action. You grab the two handles, put the blade around the branch you want to cut. Then you use the scissor action to ...  Read the complete review

This saw is one of the finest I have ever seen. Great for the average joe's woodwork. The fine blade will make a precision cut through nearly any sort of wood. If find it extremely hand when cutting akward shapes, as there is little bulk around the side to interfer with the wood. The blade mearsures just over 2 feet in length and is great for cutting large pieces of wood. I think that it is great value for money, and is extremely durable, regarding its density and thickness. I feel that it was a great purchase, and I would buy the same again! ...  Read the complete review

The Black & Decker Alligator is a fixed blade electric saw. The blade length is about 2 foot long and comprises of 2 sets of teeth which move against one another giving a cutting action. The saw is very easy to use, it is quiet, fairly light and does not create too much dust.The real benefit of this is the length of cut - wood up to 2 foot deep / wide can be cut with litle effort. The saw is safe to use, it has a deadman switch and you can control the cut speed, this makes accurate cutting very easy. A very useful tool to have, don't see them that often in the diy shops so they may be discontinued, but spare blades etc are readily ...  Read the complete review