Patent ID: 8561513

Claim:
A miter saw, comprising: a base section having an upper surface for supporting a workpiece to be cut; a holder section standing from the base portion; a saw blade section comprising a circular saw blade for cutting the workpiece, the saw blade section being pivotally movable between an uppermost position and a lowermost position; a saw blade support section for pivotably supporting the saw blade section; a guide bar for supporting the saw blade support section, the guide bar being supported by the holder section, the guide bar extending substantially parallel to the upper surface of the base section; a first handle for pivoting the saw blade section, the first handle being located in an imaginary plane containing a side surface of the saw blade; and a second handle used for carrying the miter saw, the second handle comprising a grip portion to be gripped, the grip portion being maintained in a horizontal direction when the saw blade section is positioned at the lowermost position; wherein the saw blade support section is slidable along the guide bar, wherein the circular saw blade has a rotation shaft and the side surface, the miter saw has a width extending in a parallel direction to the rotation shaft and a length extending in a parallel direction to the side surface, the circular saw blade is positioned in a position in proximity to a center of the width, the guide bar is deviated in the width direction from the side surface by a predetermined distance, and the second handle is positioned away in the width direction from the imaginary plane in which the first handle is located, and the second handle is positioned between the circular saw blade and the guide bar in the width direction.