In article ,
chris French wrote:
Works very well - ideal for cutting a floorboard across the middle of a
joist without risk of hitting a pipe. You don't need to even make a hole
to start it - you start with the blade horizontal and just lower it into
the board.

Yep, i used to use a circular saw , but now use this technique with a
Jigsaw. You have a bit more control than with the circular saw.

Also, if lifting floorboards which are to be covered afterwards, you can
cut round the original nails, which you can't really do with an circular
saw. Of course if ripping T&G, a straight line might be more useful. ;-)

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