The best frame saws, compared.
Top pick: Eclipse 70-CP1R – Highest score in this set, 90, from 4.5 and 1,107 amazon.co.uk reviews, for coping timber. Best value: Eclipse PS51 – Named piercing frame at about £11.99, with 4.2 from 347 reviews, ahead of thin generic samples. Updated October 2026.
A frame saw, as sold on amazon.co.uk, is a hand saw that holds a thin blade in tension in a frame. UK shoppers use that name for two different tools: a jeweller's piercing saw with plain-ended blades, and a coping saw with pinned blades. A gross of blades is practice stock, not proof the frame stays square. How to choose throat, fixed or adjustable, and pinned or plain-ended blades is in the [frame saw buying guide](/hub/power-saws/frame-saw/sub/frame-saw-buying-guide). A jeweller's or piercing saw is a narrow spring frame with wing screws or thumbscrews and plain-ended blades, graded from coarse whole numbers down to fine sizes such as 4/0 and 6/0. A coping saw is a stronger C-frame with a pinned blade, often around 14, and spigots that rotate so the blade can face along the frame. A fretsaw has a deeper throat and the same plain-ended idea, and it is a different comparison. Traditional log bow saws and drywall jab saws appear in Frame Saws bestseller list.
A frame saw, as sold on amazon.co.uk, is a hand saw that holds a thin blade in tension in a frame.
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Eclipse 70-CP1R is the coping saw at about £10.89 with a wood handle, one pinned blade, and a frame that lets you rotate the blade to any angle. The amazon.co.uk line is 4.5 from 1,107 reviews, the largest sample in this category, which is why it carries the top score even though it is a coping saw rather than a jeweller's piercing tool. UK complaints in the file include a handle not square to the frame, an early blade snap, and a saw larger than expected, yet the volume of positive trim work notes keeps the star line high. The surface category is wood, matching skirting and moulding jobs rather than silver sheet. Coping blades are consumables; one blade in the box is a starter, not a season of cuts. It is the top pick for coping in this comparison, and the wrong buy if you typed frame saw while meaning piercing.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You cope skirtings, architrave, or curves in timber and want the reviewed Eclipse.
Less suitable: You pierce jewellery metal and need the PS51 or a plain-ended kit.
Specifications
Common questions
Can the blade be turned?
Yes. The bullets say the blade can be positioned at any angle to the frame. One pinned blade is supplied with the wood-handled frame.
Is this a jeweller's saw?
It is a coping saw for cutting and shaping wood. The surface line says wood. It takes a pinned coping blade, and one blade is supplied.
What complaints are in the UK reviews?
A handle that was not square to the frame, a blade that snapped after a few uses, and a saw that was larger than expected. The star line is still 4.5 from 1,107 reviews.
This generic adjustable jeweller's frame is about £13.99 on amazon.co.uk with 144 plain-ended blades from 4/0 to 2 and a plastic handle. The star line is 4.4 from 28 reviews, which is a thin file next to the Eclipse listings, and one UK note mentions tension dropping after use. The listing says thumbscrews hold the blade and that the gap adjusts, so you can reuse a shortened wire, but the same small screws are what cheaper kits loosen when you overtighten. There is no bench pin, so piercing work wants a separate V-slot peg or a steady vice. The surface line names metal, wood, and plastic, which matches a practice gross rather than a stiff specialist frame. Treat 144 blades as consumables, not as proof the frame stays square. At this price you are buying blade stock and a learner frame.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a first piercing frame plus a gross of practice blades without paying for a pin yet.
Less suitable: You need a bench pin in the same delivery, or a frame with hundreds of UK reviews.
Specifications
Common questions
What does the listing say it can cut?
The surface line says metal, wood, and plastic. The bullets also name jewellery, nameplates, solder plates, woodworking, and crafts.
How many blades are in the box?
144, in sizes 4/0, 3/0, 2/0, 1/0, 1, and 2. The frame is included.
Does the frame adjust?
Yes. The listing calls it an adjustable frame and says thumbscrews secure the blade.
Eclipse PS51 is the fixed piercing saw frame in this set at about £11.99 with a wood handle and one 32 TPI blade supplied. Amazon shows 4.2 from 347 reviews, a mid sample that is still far larger than the generic 144-blade kits with a handful of stars. UK and international texts in the file praise a frame that stays tight and call out supplied blades that were short or missing, which is a packing issue rather than a design flaw. The listing does not describe adjustment for stub blades, so you fit full-length plain-ended replacements only. Junk cells on the page quote 5000 RPM and hundreds of teeth; the same listing says hand powered, so ignore those rows. It is best value among the piercing frames here on price and review depth, and you still need a blade packet and usually a bench pin bought separately.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a named piercing frame for sheet metal and will buy 2/0 or 1/0 blades separately.
Less suitable: You need a coping saw for skirtings, or an all-in-one kit with a pin and 144 blades.
Specifications
Common questions
Does this frame adjust for a broken blade?
The listing does not say it is adjustable. It is a piercing saw supplied with one 32 TPI blade, so you fit a full-length plain-ended replacement.
What is it for, on the listing?
Fine metal work. The surface line says metal and wood. The handle is wood and the frame is described as steel.
Why ignore the 5000 RPM line?
The same listing says hand powered. RPM, a 368 tooth count, and an 11.5 inch blade length conflict with the 12.8 cm frame. They are not features.
The TS-JS144 kit is about £19.99 and bundles an adjustable jeweller's frame, 144 blades, and a V-slot wooden bench pin with clamp. Amazon shows 4.1 from 27 reviews, and the included-components line lists both the pin and the clamp, though the number-of-items row says 2 while the bullets describe three parts. UK review text in the file includes a kit that arrived without the clamp but was still usable, and another buyer who saw the top grip loosen until blades snapped. The wooden handle is a step up from plastic on the bare frame listings, and the blade sizes named run from 1/0 down to 4/0 plus coarser whole numbers. You are paying roughly six pounds more than the frame-only generic kit for the peg and clamp that piercing really needs. If the clamp slips, the fault is the frame, and the Consumer Rights Act 2015 is the route for goods that are not as described.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want pin, clamp, frame, and blades in one box for a kitchen-table start.
Less suitable: You will not trust a clamp that might arrive loose, or you want a fixed Eclipse frame only.
Specifications
Common questions
Is a bench pin included?
Yes. The included-components line lists the saw kit and a V-slot wooden bench pin with clamp.
Which blade sizes does the listing name?
1/0, 2/0, 3/0, 4/0, 1, and 2, described as compatible with 6-inch frames.
What do the reviews say about the clamp?
One UK review says the kit arrived without the clamp and was still usable. Another says the top grip loosened and blades snapped.
Gugxiom lists a curved jeweller's frame with a black rubber handle at about £15.69 and explicitly without a saw blade, so the box is a bare tool until you buy plain-ended wires. Amazon shows 4.0 from 12 reviews, but only two UK texts in the stored file call it sturdy and accurate. Longer notes are from Germany, Spain, and Italy and are not UK buyer evidence. Wing screws top and bottom adjust length for tension, which suits users who already know their preferred blade grade. At nearly sixteen pounds for the frame only, you are paying more than the Eclipse PS51 with a blade included, which makes sense when you wanted the curved bow or the rubber grip. Alloy is named in the materials line while the title denies a blade, so read the included-components line.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You already own blades and want a curved frame with a rubber handle.
Less suitable: You need a first kit with blades and a bench pin in one order.
Specifications
Common questions
Does it come with a blade?
No. The title says without a saw blade, and the included-components line says bare tool.
How is the blade held?
Top and bottom wing screws, with a length adjustment for tension. The handle is hard rubber.
Are the written reviews all from the UK?
Two UK reviews call it sturdy and accurate. Other texts in the stored file are from Germany, Spain, and Italy and are not UK ratings. The star line is 4.0 from 12.
The Taurish-branded 3-in-1 kit is about £22.99 with an adjustable frame, 144 blades from 4/0 to 2, a V-slot bench pin, and a clamp. Amazon prints 4.0 from 1 review, and the stored file carries no review body, so praise and faults beyond that single star are unknown. The listing claims blade lengths from about 2 cm to 14 cm held by thumbscrews, and the clamp is said to fit benches up to 2-1/4 inch thick. You are paying the top of the generic kit band for the same bundle idea as the other pin kits, with a review count that cannot support a pick. Wax appears in the materials line, which matches jewellery and model use rather than skirting boards. If the frame cannot hold tension, return it under the description of the goods you bought.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want the full piercing starter bundle and accept buying with almost no review history.
Less suitable: You need a proven frame and would rather choose the Eclipse PS51 or a kit with dozens of UK notes.
Specifications
Common questions
How long a blade does the listing claim?
About 2 cm to 14 cm, held by thumbscrews.
What bench does the clamp claim to fit?
Benches up to 2-1/4 inch thick. The pin is given as about 8-1/4 by 2-1/4 inch.
Are there written reviews?
The star line is 4.0 from 1 review. The stored file has no review text, so written praise and complaints are not available.
SKYPRO's adjustable frame with 144 blades spans grades 6/0 through 6 at about £13.99, wider than the 4/0-to-2 gross on most kits here. Amazon shows 3.9 from 144 reviews, the largest review file among the generic jeweller's listings, and UK-themed complaints repeat clamps that slip, skew the blade, or refuse to grip, plus packs where individual sizes are not labelled. When the blade stays put, reviewers describe fine cuts, so the frame can work; the failure mode is tension, not tooth count. Spec rows call it corded electric at 4500 RPM while the title shows a wood-handled hand frame, so ignore the power cells. The weight is listed at 230 g, lighter than the pin kits. It is not a pick despite the review count, because clamp slip is a tool fault.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You already tension frames well and want the widest grade span in one gross.
Less suitable: You are a beginner who needs a frame that stays tight through the cut.
Specifications
Common questions
Is it a corded saw?
No. The title and bullets describe a hand frame with a wood handle. The spec row says corded electric and 4500 RPM. That row conflicts with the description.
What blade lengths does the listing claim?
The bullets say 3–14.4 cm. A separate spec cell says 3.14 cm. Those two figures conflict.
What do UK reviews repeat?
Fine cuts when the blade stays put, and clamps that slip, skew the blade, or will not grip. Sizes in the 144-blade pack are not labelled.
This listing is a coping saw frame with five replaceable 14 TPI blades for wood, soft metal, and plastic at about £13.99. It is a coping frame: the blades are coping replacements, pinned at the ends, not the plain wires that clamp in a piercing bow. The stored amazon.co.uk file has no Customer Reviews line, so there is no star count or UK text to lean on, and the score stays at zero. The wooden handle and 250 g weight read like a light trim saw rather than the Eclipse 70-CP1R that dominates this category's review file. Five blades is enough to learn coping joints. It is not the gross of 4/0 wires a silversmith student expects. Treat it as an alternative coping set beside the Eclipse, not as a refill for a jeweller's kit.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You already know you need a coping saw and want spare 14 TPI blades in the box.
Less suitable: You are piercing silver sheet, or you want the reviewed Eclipse 70-CP1R.
Specifications
Common questions
Is this a jeweller's piercing saw?
The title and bullets describe a coping saw frame with 14 TPI blades. Those pinned blades do not fit a jeweller's frame.
Can the blades be changed?
Yes. The listing says the frame holds coping saw blades and that they can be replaced. Five blades are included.
What is the amazon.co.uk rating?
The stored file has no Customer Reviews line, so this comparison does not give it a star score.
Qeunrtiy's kit is about £20.00 and lists a V-groove bench pin with clamp, one adjustable frame, and twelve blades, with fourteen pieces stated in the bullets. There is no Customer Reviews line on the stored amazon.co.uk page, so stars and UK buyer text are unknown. The spec row says ac_dc and unknown batteries beside a hand jeweller's title, which is listing noise, not a mains saw. Treat the tool as manual. The bullets claim you can reuse broken blades, which only works if the thumb tension actually holds, and that is untested here. Twelve blades is a thin pack next to the 144-blade gross listings at similar money. Glass in the materials line should not be read as a cutting claim. Without reviews, this row is a specification comparison only.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You are comparing box contents and will buy only if the price drops or reviews appear.
Less suitable: You want evidence the clamp holds, or a full blade gross in the same budget.
Specifications
Common questions
Is this a corded or battery saw?
The description is a hand jeweller's kit. The spec row says ac_dc and unknown batteries. That row conflicts with the title. Treat it as a hand frame.
What is in the box?
One V-groove bench pin with clamp, one frame, and 12 blades. The bullets say 14 pieces in total.
What is the rating?
The stored file has no Customer Reviews line, so this comparison does not give it a star score.
LuLobtg sells the cheapest full kit in this extract at about £9.99: adjustable frame, wooden V-slot bench pin, clamp, and 144 blades from 4/0 to 2. The stored amazon.co.uk page has no Customer Reviews line, so there is no star rating or UK fault pattern to cite. On the listing it undercuts every other pin-and-blades bundle, including the about £19.99 generic kit with 27 reviews. Thumbscrews are said to secure the blade across an adjustable gap, the same mechanism that slips on SKYPRO when the clamp is soft. Without buyer text you are trading proof for price. If the clamp cannot hold tension, the Consumer Rights Act 2015 covers goods that are not of satisfactory quality. If it holds, the box is the lowest full bundle in this set.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want the full bundle at the lowest price in this set and accept zero review history.
Less suitable: You need reviews before you trust the clamp, or you want a fixed Eclipse frame.
Specifications
Common questions
What is included?
One saw frame, one wooden bench pin, one clamp, and 144 blades in sizes 4/0, 3/0, 2/0, 1/0, 1, and 2.
Is the frame adjustable?
Yes. The bullets say the gap adjusts for blade length and that thumbscrews secure the blade.
What is the rating?
The stored file has no Customer Reviews line, so this comparison does not give it a star score.
Shelf prices, stars and review counts are the stored amazon.co.uk listings in this comparison. There is no laboratory cut. The published score is the star rating times 20, or 0 when the review line is missing. That is why the Eclipse 70-CP1R scores 90, from 4.5 and 1,107 reviews, and the Eclipse PS51 scores 84, from 4.2 and 347 reviews. Three listings, B0GTZ11LCN, B0H75CHBMC and B0H3743M4V, have no review line, so they score 0. The top pick is the Eclipse coping saw on stars and review count. Best value is the Eclipse PS51 piercing frame. The weights below are the buying checks used to read the listings. They are not extra points added on top of the star score.
Blade system
25%Pinned coping blades and plain-ended jeweller's blades do not fit the other frame. Workshop Heaven states that split. A listing is read against the blade ends it actually takes.
Job match
20%Curves in timber and coping mouldings point to a coping saw. Piercing silver, brass, copper, wax or fine model ply points to a jeweller's frame. The star leader can still be the wrong family.
Tension and clamp
20%A slack blade snaps. Adjustable frames can reuse a shortened blade. UK reviews of SKYPRO and some generic kits describe screws that loosen. A fixed frame such as the Eclipse PS51 takes a full-length blade.
Throat and box
15%Cooksongold treats about 75 mm as a general jeweller's throat. A bench pin matters for piercing. A gross of blades is practice stock. A bare frame, such as the Gugxiom, cannot cut until you buy blades.
Review evidence
20%Stars and review counts come from the stored amazon.co.uk line. A missing review line stays at zero. Non-UK review text, including longer Gugxiom notes from outside the UK, is not treated as British buyer evidence.
Buy the blade system and the job before the shelf price. A pinned coping blade and a plain-ended jeweller's blade do not fit the other frame. Curves in timber and coping mouldings point to a coping saw. Piercing silver, brass, copper, wax, or fine model ply points to a jeweller's frame. The published score on each card is the amazon.co.uk star rating times 20, or zero when the review line is missing. It is not a laboratory test.
A frame saw in this category is a hand tool that tensions a thin blade in a frame. On amazon.co.uk that name covers two families. A jeweller's or piercing saw is a narrow spring frame with wing screws or thumbscrews and plain-ended blades, graded from coarse whole numbers down to fine sizes such as 4/0 and 6/0. A coping saw is a stronger C-frame with a pinned blade, often around 14 TPI, and spigots that rotate so the blade can face along the frame.
The highest stars in this set belong to the Eclipse 70-CP1R coping saw. That score is for timber curves and mouldings. Piercing sheet metal needs a plain-ended frame such as the Eclipse PS51. Pinned coping blades do not clamp in a jeweller's bow.
A gross of blades is practice stock. SKYPRO has 144 reviews at 3.9 and repeated UK notes that the clamp slips. The ADJ-SAW-144 has 4.4 from 28 reviews and a UK note that tension dropped. Fit the blade so it pings. Do not tighten wing nuts with pliers.
The Eclipse PS51, SKYPRO, and Qeunrtiy listings mix hand-frame titles with RPM, corded, or ac_dc cells. Ignore those cells. These are not 230 V tools, and the listings are not evidence of UKCA certification. A missing review line on LuLobtg, Qeunrtiy, and the generic coping set stays unscored.
Pinned coping blades and plain-ended jeweller's blades do not fit the other frame. Workshop Heaven states that split. A coping saw, such as the Eclipse 70-CP1R, turns the pinned blade on spigots so it can face along the frame, which suits skirtings and curves in timber. A jeweller's frame, such as the Eclipse PS51, clamps plain-ended blades for silver, brass, copper, wax, and fine ply. Grades run from coarse whole numbers down to 4/0 and, on the SKYPRO gross, 6/0.
A slack blade snaps. Adjustable frames, including ADJ-SAW-144, TS-JS144, SKYPRO, Taurish, Qeunrtiy, and LuLobtg, let you reuse a shortened blade. The small screws also loosen, which UK reviews of SKYPRO and the TS-JS144 clamp describe. The Eclipse PS51 is fixed and takes a full-length blade. Gugxiom adjusts length with wing screws and ships with no blade. Cooksongold's method is teeth toward you, flex the frame, clamp, and listen for a ping.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You need a plain-ended frame and a medium grade such as 2/0 or 1/0 for ordinary sheet, plus a bench pin. The Eclipse PS51 at about £11.99 is the named piercing frame, with 4.2 from 347 reviews and one 32 TPI blade. It does not adjust for a stub blade, and the pin is a separate buy.
You cope skirtings or cut curves in timber. The Eclipse 70-CP1R at about £10.89 is the top pick, with 4.5 from 1,107 reviews, a wood handle and one pinned blade you can set at an angle. Spare pinned blades are consumables. A 4/0 jeweller's wire is the wrong blade for this job.
Thin ply can take a fine jeweller's blade if the work is supported. The generic ADJ-SAW-144 at about £13.99 includes 144 plain-ended blades from 4/0 to 2 and an adjustable frame, with 4.4 from 28 reviews. There is no bench pin, and one UK note mentions tension dropping after use.
The top pick is the Eclipse 70-CP1R at about £10.89. It has the highest score in this set, 90, from 4.5 and 1,107 amazon.co.uk reviews, and the blade can be set at an angle to the frame. It is a coping saw for timber. Pinned blades do not fit a jeweller's frame. Best value for piercing is the Eclipse PS51 at about £11.99, with 4.2 from 347 reviews and one 32 TPI blade. A generic 144-blade frame scores 88 from only 28 reviews, so the value pick is the named piercing frame, and you still buy blades and a bench pin separately.
Eclipse 70-CP1R
Highest score in this set, 90, from 4.5 and 1,107 amazon.co.uk reviews, for coping timber.
Eclipse PS51
Named piercing frame at about £11.99, with 4.2 from 347 reviews, ahead of thin generic samples.
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