bow saw
Skip itA small market ($39K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.5%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Good6.8%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Quality gap
Good4.3★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Good737.75avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Avg price
Good£13.01avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Brand share
Good72%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Price range
Okay£5.82–£20.90cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Competition
Okay67%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Growth
Okay+0.3%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad£39K£39K/yr · 44K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, bow saw is a £39K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (44K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 72% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
bow saw market data
- Units sold / yr
- 3K–3K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- £33K–£39K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 6.8%
- Avg BSR
- #26
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 63%
- Sponsored
- 31%
- Out of stock
- 0.7%
- Avg brand age
- 60 months
- Avg seller age
- 180 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 67% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
12 falling
Sellers
39
Top-5 brand share
72%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
67%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
19%
- Spear & Jackson25%
- STANLEY17%
- AB Tools11%
- GRÜNTEK10%
- Bahco9%
- BARGAINS-GALORE9%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +0.3% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Mar · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×
Top bow saw search terms
- bow saw30K/yr
- bow saws for trees10K/yr
- bow saws4K/yr
Top bow saw products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 16 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Spear & Jackson 3624Z Log Saw 24
Spear & Jackson£10.824.5★516 rev
Stanley 120447 Hack Bow Saw 12-inch STA120447
STANLEY£8.894.3★860 rev
Grüntek Marlin Bow and Hacksaw 610 mm Aggressive Cut Comfort Hand Saw Garden
GRÜNTEK£15.314.4★906 rev
AB Tools 24 Heavy Duty Bow Saw Wood Logs Trees Branches Finger Guard + 6 Blades
AB Tools£12.414.0★806 rev
Heavy Duty 21 Hard Point Bow Saw - Hand Tool DIY Wood Trees Garden Cutting Blade Inch Multi Purpose | Razorsharp Quality Precise Cutting Gardening
BARGAINS-GALORE£5.883.8★72 rev
Newest
by launch date
24 Heavy Duty Bow Saw With 6 Blades for Wood Cutting
Perkin£20.9024 rev
Heavy Duty 30 Bow Saw - Multi Purpose Hand Tool for Household DIY Or Workshop | Cut Wood Trees Garden Cutting Blade Cutter Strong & Durable Woodwork
BARGAINS-GALORE£5.8216 rev
Dunnet Tools 21 Bow Saw
Dunnet Tools£9.7236 rev
Heavy Duty 21 Hard Point Bow Saw - Hand Tool DIY Wood Trees Garden Cutting Blade Inch Multi Purpose | Razorsharp Quality Precise Cutting Gardening
BARGAINS-GALORE£5.8872 rev
AB Tools 30 Heavy Duty Bow Saw Tree Wood Branch Log Cutter with 6 Spare Blades
AB Tools£13.31240 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumStanley 120447 Hack Bow Saw 12-inch STA120447
STANLEY£8.894.3★
Dunnet Tools 21 Bow Saw
Dunnet Tools£9.724.2★
Heavy Duty 21 Hard Point Bow Saw - Hand Tool DIY Wood Trees Garden Cutting Blade Inch Multi Purpose | Razorsharp Quality Precise Cutting Gardening
BARGAINS-GALORE£5.883.8★
Bahco 10-30-23 Bowsaw 30In
Bahco£20.244.8★
24 Heavy Duty Bow Saw With 6 Blades for Wood Cutting
Perkin£20.904.4★
What buyers say about bow saw
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Phenomenal bit of kit”
“Good, sturdy and effective”
“Excellent value for money”
“bought proper one”
“half the time I can't get it to start cutting I've never had this trouble before that being said the grip is comfortable”
“cuts with ease”
“does seem to be of good quality materials”
“This is a nice sized bow saw”
“Very durable and awesome in look”
“The handle is comfortable enough”
What buyers complain about
“Theses are completely flat with no set”
“poor quality blade teeth need adjusting”
“when I used the second one it instantly warped”
“This saw is smaller than the bow saw i've been using for the last several years”
“Even sliding on the safety bit of flexible plastic onto the teeth was very awkward”
“I tried several times, thin branches from a bush and no good”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is bow saw profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £39K/yr across 16 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +0.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (48/100).
- How competitive is the bow saw niche?
- 12 brands and 39 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 67% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 72% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in bow saw?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Flatness, Quality-Overall, Durability. The return rate is 0.5%.
- When does demand for bow saw peak?
- Demand peaks in Mar; the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the bow saw niche?
- Listings span £5.82–£20.90; the average listing price is £13.01 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 738 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.