A hand-held power saw has a main housing and two guide housings telescopically interactive with the main housing and having facing open distal extremities. A motor and associated drive pulley are associated with the main housing. Paired idle and alignment rollers are disposed within the guide housings. An endless abrasive wire rope is centrally disposed within the main and guide housings in contact with the drive pulley and paired rollers. The region of the wire rope extending between the facing distal extremities of the guide housings is employed to cut a workpiece.