Rocking circular saw

Rocking circular saw， in particular for cutting firewood to length， with at least one stationary cutting tool， preferably in the form of a saw blade (3) rotatable about a horizontal axis， which is arranged on a frame (4) which is provided with a protective housing (7) assigned to the cutting tool ， and with a rocker (5) pivotally mounted on the frame (4) about an axis parallel to the axis of the cutting tool， which is provided with a receiving channel (12) accessible from above for receiving cuttings (22)， characterized in that the rocker (5) with a pivotable cover device (20) covering the upper access side of the receiving channel (12) and with a for Engagement with cut material which can be brought into the receiving channel (12) and which can be actuated from the outside of the receiving channel (12) and is pivotable， is provided， and that the cover device (20) and hold-down device (21) are decoupled in terms of movement and can be moved relative to one another in the hold-down or cover direction， the hold-down device (21) having an actuating arm (30) protruding from a hold-down bracket (29) and having an assigned through slot (35) of a swivel cover (25) forming the cover device (20).