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Circular saws ranked by tool length

21 circular saws from Bosch, Makita and Milwaukee, in order of the tool length each maker publishes on its US product page or manual. Lowest first. Figures are as published, not tested by us, and makers do not always measure the same way, so treat close figures as close. Each tool is listed once: a bare tool stands for its kits.

#ModelTool lengthBlade diameter
1 XSH04ZB Makita, bare tool 10-5/8 in 6-1/2 in
2 2521-20 Milwaukee, bare tool 10.9 in 5.375 in
3 2833-20 Milwaukee, bare tool 11.5 in 6.5 in
4 2782-20 Milwaukee, bare tool 12.25 in 5.375 in
5 2530-20 Milwaukee, bare tool 12-3/8 in 5-3/8 in
=6 2631-20 Milwaukee, bare tool 13 in 7.25 in
=6 2731-20 Milwaukee, bare tool 13 in
8 GSH02Z Makita, bare tool 13-1/4 in 7-1/4 in
=9 GKS18V-22LN Bosch, bare tool 13.4 in 6-1/2 in
=9 GKS18V-22N Bosch, bare tool 13.4 in 6-1/2 in
=11 2730-20 Milwaukee, bare tool 13.5 in 6-1/2 in
=11 XSH06Z Makita, bare tool 13-1/2 in 7-1/4 in
13 XSS02Z Makita, bare tool 13-5/8 in 6-1/2 in
=14 2732-20 Milwaukee, bare tool, discontinued 13.75 in 7.25 in
=14 XSH03Z Makita, bare tool 13-3/4 in 6-1/2 in
16 2834-20 Milwaukee, bare tool 14 in 7.25 in
17 XSS03Z Makita, bare tool 14-3/8 in 5-3/8 in
=18 GKS18V-25CN Bosch, bare tool 15.6 in 7-1/4 in
=18 GKS18V-26LN Bosch, bare tool 15.6 in 7-1/4 in
20 GKS18V-25GCN Bosch, bare tool 15.9 in 7-1/4 in
21 XSR01Z Makita, bare tool 17-1/2 in 7-1/4 in

Not ranked: Makita GSH01Z (13 in (spec table; the same page's features also say 12-1/2 in long)). The maker's own figures disagree, so we show them on the model page and leave them out of the order.

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