Re: Acronyms & Slang ACRONYMS & SLANG FOR REC WOODWORKING

On 24 May 2007 08:15:00 -0700, GROVER <joseph.golaine@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

You may want to update it a bit.

ACRONYMS & SLANG FOR REC WOODWORKING

The following list was posted several years ago, so it's probably
worth repeating it for those who came later. It's not an exhaustive
list, probably the tip of the iceberg, but you get what you pay for.
No claims are made for its accuracy or political correctness.

Big Box Store Home Depot, Lowe's (others in different localities)

Also known as the borg (reference to Star Trek or some such and the
alien borg that threatened to assimilate us all), which is probably
even more widely used (and less understood) than Big Box Store.

BT3000 Table Saw made by Riobi

Also commonly known as BT3K.

Chop Saw A metal cutting tool, functions like a miter saw

Technically true, except that almost everyone in woodworking refers to
a miter saw (the wood kind, and non-compound, and non-slider) as a
chop saw.

Crapsman Derogatory name for Sears products

But well deserved in many cases.

Deja News searchable archive of NG postings

I believe they no longer exist, being taken over by Google.

FS For Sale

You should probably add other prefixes, such as FA (for auction), WTB
(wanted to buy), OT (off topic), etc.

Neander WW who abstain from the use of power tools

I believe it's generally considered poor form to use acronyms to
define acronyms, particularly when they themselves have yet to be
defined in the list (see also NG).

Norm Norm Abram of the NYW (syndicated WW show on PBS)
Normites follower of Norm and user of dedicated power tools
NYW New Yankee Workshop, seen on PBS, and in abridged versions
On the DIY network

You might mention that some readers are incapable of seeing a
reference to Norm or TNYW without flying into paroxysms of anti-brad
nailer epithets.

It would not upset me to see certain fan sites mentioned in
conjunction with Norm and TNYW.

Orange Tools router bits made by CMP and painted orange

I believe you mean CMT.

Persuader large deadblow hammer

Doesn't have to be a dead blow. Doesn't even have to be a hammer. I
refer you to the phrase "brogan maintenance" which, although brogan is
probably no longer a well recognized name for shoe, means to kick it.

If you're going to mention "persuader" you might also include
"Tennessee smoke wrench" or its variants, as synonymous with applied
(perhaps injudiciously) heat (propane, MAPP, or acetylene).

S4S sanded on four sides

I believe that's actually "surfaced four sides." Usually planed, less
frequently sanded. Also, there are S2S and S3S variants.

TANSTAFL There ain't no such thing as a free lunch

Not enough "As"; count 'em. TANSTAAFL. Every rule of abbreviation,
capitalization, or acronyming requires that if you count one of those
you must count the other, or count neither, which renderes the acronym
unpronouncable (in my view a principle tenet of acronyms)

WW wood working

Popularly known (at least by a couple of us) as "wood-dorking." Ask
your kids or your wife or Tom.

What about "the wreck?" Although if one is here, one probably already
knows that.

Maybe it's not the same as the old days, and the chief practitioner
has wandered away, but at one time it was quite common to supplement
any word which has an alternative Canuckistani spelling with a
parenthetical rendering of that spelling including an aside to David
(as in David Eisan, now, unfortunately, an infrequent visitor, but at
one time perhaps the most successful fisherman on the wreck). e.g.
"that's a nice color (colour, David)."

You can check (cheque, David) with other regulars on that.


--
LRod

Master Woodbutcher and seasoned termite

Shamelessly whoring my website since 1999

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