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Reciprocating saw buying guide

Updated: October 2026

You have a fence panel, a pallet, or a shrub that a handsaw will not finish before dark, and the amazon.co.uk shelf is full of sabre-style reciprocating saws that look alike. A reciprocating saw buying guide is the order of checks before the stars: where you will stand, the stroke the listing states, the blades in the box, and the lines that disagree. The [reciprocating saw comparison](/hub/saw-accessories/reciprocating-saw) holds the product table. Prices are amazon.co.uk shelf prices on 15 October 2026. We did not run a lab cut. A qualifying purchase can earn us a commission at no extra cost to you.

You have a fence panel, a pallet, or a shrub that a handsaw will not finish before dark, and the amazon.co.uk shelf is full of sabre-style reciprocating saws that look alike.

Our top picks

Enventor Enventor 850 W 28 mm

Best overall

Enventor Enventor 850 W 28 mm
5.7/10about £41.69
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XIAZIR XIAZIR 21 V brushless kit

Rank 2

XIAZIR XIAZIR 21 V brushless kit
6.3/10about £79.99
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DEKOPRO DEKOPRO 710 W corded saw

Best value

DEKOPRO DEKOPRO 710 W corded saw
6.3/10about £34.99
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On this page
  1. 1.Start with the job, not the wattage
  2. 2.Stroke and the depth claims
  3. 3.The blade in the box is a starter
  4. 4.Read the conflicts and the review count

Start with the job, not the wattage

The first split is whether the saw has to stay near a socket. Corded saws here run about £34.90 to £62.99, cordless kits about £35.89 to £79.99, and the Stanley Fatmax V20 kit is £110. Wattage does not tell you whether the back of the garden needs a lead across a wet path. SGS Engineering treats a trailing cable as a hazard you plan for. Fence boards beside the house suit a corded 710 W saw. Only the Draper 57483 listing states a BS plug, and it states a 3 m cable, though one UK review said about 2 m. WORKPRO’s voltage field says 220 V and does not name a plug. DEKOPRO’s bullets say 230–240 V and UK homes, without naming a BS 1363 plug. UK mains are 230 V, so look at the plug in the box. Lead, RCD, and battery conflicts are on the corded versus cordless reciprocating saw page.

Stroke and the depth claims

Stroke length is the distance the blade travels each cycle. DEKOPRO, Draper, and WORKPRO state 20 mm. Enventor, EZUVITA, and Extbtfor state 28 mm. Tooled-Up treats a typical trade stroke as about 28–32 mm, separate from any cut on these ten tools. DEKOPRO and WORKPRO claim 115 mm in wood and 4 mm in metal. Enventor claims 150 mm in wood. Those numbers are the listings. Stroke is unstated on Rivlox, ABNBO, XIAZIR, and Stanley. A thicker pallet block is where Enventor’s 28 mm stroke and 150 mm wood claim sit beside a review count of only 16.
Enventor Enventor 850 W 28 mm

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Enventor Enventor 850 W 28 mm
5.7/10about £41.69
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The blade in the box is a starter

Most kits include a few blades and call them wood and metal. That is a starter set. WORKPRO lists two 8 TPI wood blades and two 24 TPI metal blades. Enventor lists 240 mm 5 TPI wood blades and a hard case. EZUVITA includes two 240 mm pruning blades. Reviews in this batch describe supplied blades that bend on posts or green wood. Around 5 or 6 TPI takes a bigger bite in rough timber. WORKPRO’s 24 TPI metal blades suit thinner metal, and they clog in a laurel stem. Tooled-Up describes a universal half-inch shank. Shrubs are covered on the reciprocating saw for pruning page.

Read the conflicts and the review count

Read the count in the same glance as the stars. Draper is 4.6 from 108 reviews. Enventor is 4.6 from 16. Rivlox is 4.6 from seven. Stanley is 4.6 from 10. WORKPRO is 4.4 from 542, and XIAZIR is 4.4 from 1,752. Then read the lines that disagree with the title. Stanley’s title says one 2.0 Ah battery and a 2 A charger, while the components line says two 2.0 Ah batteries and a 1.25 A charger. ABNBO’s wattage field says 40 W. WORKPRO’s blade-length field says 152 cm. Draper’s special-features field says Brushless on a corded 710 W saw, and this comparison leaves that label unsettled. DEKOPRO’s rank 1 in this batch is sales, not a cut test. Named roles sit on the best reciprocating saw UK page.

Common questions

Does a 28 mm stroke beat a 20 mm stroke?
On corded listings that state a stroke, 28 mm is the longer travel and 20 mm is the shorter one. Enventor pairs 28 mm with a claim of 150 mm in wood. DEKOPRO and WORKPRO pair 20 mm with a claim of 115 mm in wood and 4 mm in metal. Those depths are listing claims from 15 October 2026. Stroke is unstated on the cordless kits, so they stay out until the page prints the number.
Are the included blades enough?
Treat them as a starter. Reviews here say the free blades bend on posts or green wood, and WORKPRO reviews mention a blade leaving the clamp. Enventor’s eight-blade kit and EZUVITA’s 240 mm pruning blades are more specific than a box that only says wood. You still want a coarse blade of your own if the cut is thicker than a fence board. A universal half-inch shank is the usual UK replacement.
Why do some 4.6 scores have fewer than 20 reviews?
The average and the sample are different facts. Enventor is 4.6 from 16 reviews, Rivlox is 4.6 from seven, and Stanley is 4.6 from 10. WORKPRO’s 4.4 from 542 reviews is a much larger corded record. A small sample can swing after a few more orders. Read the count beside the stars, then check whether the listing’s own fields agree with the title.
Which listing conflicts should I read before I buy?
Start with anything that changes the box. Stanley disagrees on one battery or two, and on the charger rating. ABNBO disagrees on battery voltage and prints 40 W in the wattage field. Rivlox disagrees on strokes per minute and blade count, and one of three written reviews says the blades were missing. WORKPRO’s blade-length field says 152 cm. If a title promised blades and the box has none, the Consumer Rights Act 2015 is the UK route for goods that do not match the description.
Is a sabre saw the same as a reciprocating saw?
On UK shelves the names cover the same straight-blade saw that cuts on a push-pull stroke. SGS Engineering separates that tool from a jigsaw. BS EN 62841-2-11 covers both families in one standard, and the shopping choice stays intact. If the listing shows a D-handle or pistol body and a shoe in front of a straight blade, you are in the set this guide is about.

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Sources

Public UK sources and the ten amazon.co.uk listings in this comparison. Listings captured 15 October 2026. Page updated October 2026.

  1. HSE, hand-arm vibration assessment (retrieved 15.10.2026)
  2. HSE, vibration calculator guide (retrieved 15.10.2026)
  3. HSE RR1182, reciprocating saw vibration measurements (retrieved 15.10.2026)
  4. Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005 (retrieved 15.10.2026)
  5. Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (retrieved 15.10.2026)
  6. BS EN 62841-2-11:2016+A11:2024 (retrieved 15.10.2026)
  7. Electrical Safety First, garden safety (retrieved 15.10.2026)
  8. Frank Key, reciprocating saw hire sheet (retrieved 15.10.2026)