A saw blade clamping arrangement for a power tool including a housing, a drive shaft mounted for motion relative to the housing and having a longitudinal drive axis, and a saw blade that is adapted to be releasably interconnected with the drive shaft via the saw blade clamping arrangement for reciprocating motion along a longitudinal axis, the saw blade clamping arrangement further includes: a clamp support base having first and second, saw blade slots (60, 62), the clamp support base being adapted to be coupled for movement with the drive shaft; a first locking member operatively associated with the clamp support base and movable between a locked position, which is adapted to lock the saw blade in the first saw blade slot, and an unlocked position that permits the saw blade to be input to and withdrawn from the first saw blade slot; a second locking member operatively associated with the clamp support base and movable between a locked position, which is adapted to lock the saw blade in the second saw blade slot, and an unlocked position that permits the saw blade to be input to and withdrawn from the second saw blade slot; and a release lever having a user interaction portion, and a locking portion, the locking portion comprising an engaging surface, the release lever coupled to the clamp support base for rotational movement about a pivot axis between a first position and a second position to thereby move the first and second locking members, wherein the release lever is movable between a first position, which is associated with placement of the first and second locking members in their locked positions, and a second position, which is associated with placement of the first and second locking members in their unlocked positions; characterised in that the engaging surface includes a first cam surface and a second cam surface wherein rotation of the release lever from the second position to the first position causes the first cam surface to urge the first locking member at least partially into the first slot and the second cam surface to concurrently urge the second locking member at least partially into the second slot. a clamp support base having first and second, saw blade slots (60, 62), the clamp support base being adapted to be coupled for movement with the drive shaft; a first locking member operatively associated with the clamp support base and movable between a locked position, which is adapted to lock the saw blade in the first saw blade slot, and an unlocked position that permits the saw blade to be input to and withdrawn from the first saw blade slot; a second locking member operatively associated with the clamp support base and movable between a locked position, which is adapted to lock the saw blade in the second saw blade slot, and an unlocked position that permits the saw blade to be input to and withdrawn from the second saw blade slot; and a release lever having a user interaction portion, and a locking portion, the locking portion comprising an engaging surface, the release lever coupled to the clamp support base for rotational movement about a pivot axis between a first position and a second position to thereby move the first and second locking members, wherein the release lever is movable between a first position, which is associated with placement of the first and second locking members in their locked positions, and a second position, which is associated with placement of the first and second locking members in their unlocked positions; characterised in that the engaging surface includes a first cam surface and a second cam surface wherein rotation of the release lever from the second position to the first position causes the first cam surface to urge the first locking member at least partially into the first slot and the second cam surface to concurrently urge the second locking member at least partially into the second slot.