Skil

SKIL Power Tools is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Robert Bosch GmbH and is a leader in portable electric power tools and accessories serving the do-it-yourself consumer and professional construction markets.

SKIL can trace its heritage to the invention of the circular saw by Edmond Michele in 1924, which led to the development of the SKILSAW circular saw Model 77 in 1937. Now referred to as “the saw that built America,” the Model 77 set the industry standard for handheld worm-drive circular saws which remains in production almost unchanged today. In an example of a genericized trademark, portable circular saws are often still called Skilsaws or Skil saws.