It's the go-to tool for remodeling and demolition. With a recip saw (also called a Sawzall, the brand name of Milwaukee's tool), you can cut through lumber even if it's embedded with nails.

An evolution of their engineering, the new Sawzall M18 cordless lithium-ion cuts up to 30 percent faster than traditional cordless reciprocating saws, and the new patented, gear-protected clutch ...

When the time finally came to buy a Sawzall for my own shop, I chose the biggest, baddest, mofo-in'est Sawzall of them all, the 11-amp Orbiting Super Sawzall. Horsepower is good.