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  • I need to replace a load of decking. Specifically, I have ordered 21 lengths will need about 20 cm chopped off the end of each. Handsaw? Hire a power saw? Buy a power saw? Get a man in??

    This is the kind of thing that a mitre saw (circular saw blade on an arm that you bring down onto the work-piece) is perfect for.

    You get a straight cut every time, it's got enough grunt to go through the decking, and will in general make your life very easy - especially compared to doing it with a handsaw.

    I was going to offer to lend you mine, but I'm South East London.

    All of the above said, you can do it with a nice sharp handsaw, and they're significantly cheaper- buy a new one, they go blunt fast so don't dig an old one out of the shed.

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