Wrecklish - A Guide For The Non-Native Speaker

"Planner", "Planar", "Planer" - All of these refer to a machine that
is used to thickness and surface lumber. They may be used
interchangeably but the local preference is for "Planner". Some would
insist that a good "Planner" would make his infeed and outfeed
"Planar" with the bed of the "Planer" but these sorts don't last long
around here.

"Jointer", "Joiner" - Also terms that can be swapped indiscriminately
without fear of reprisal. To those who would say that a "Joiner" can
use a "Jointer" but that most "Jointers" lack the intellect to use a
"Joiner" properly, most Wreckers would merely say, "Feh!".

"Mantel", "Mantle" - This one is obviously a fielder's choice although
the origin is cloaked in mystery. It is said by some that a "Joiner"
may wear a "Mantle" whilst building a "Mantel", while one who would
wear a "Mantel" might have a Christ Complex, or at least be
uncomfortable at parties. Ancient references suggest that Mickey
Mantle, while capable of building a Mickey Mantel, could not construct
a Mickey Mantle, at least out of wood. Then again…

"Advice", "Advise", "Vice", "Vise" - Certainly all victims of the same
root structure, these are properly used as follows: "I went to the
Wreck to solicit "Advise" about the proper selection of a "Vice" and
having been "Adviced" by the cognoscenti, I avoided the "Vise" of
misapplication." Sparkling in its clarity, that.

"Board Foot", "Bored Foot" - Whilst one is a unit of measure equal to
144 cubic inches, the other is what happens to a pedestrial appendage
that is used as a hold down on the drill press. Which is which is a
matter of hot debate.

"Tenon", "Tendon" - While it is entirely proper to say "He severed his
"Tendon" while cutting his "Tenon", it is also perfectly fine to say
"He severed his "Tenon" while cutting his "Tendon". Don't worry about
this one it hardly ever comes up.

"SawStop" - A device which has been proven to make safe the cutting of
hotdogs on the tablesaw. The Hotdog, Wurst, Weiner and Kielbasa Cabal
is said to be pushing for its required use on all future tablesaws.

"Spontaneous Combustion" - A theory proposed by the those who insist
that dust collection piping that is made of plastic will lead
inevitably to shop explosions of nearly nuclear force. (cf:
parthenogenesis.)

"Norm", "Roy" - Greek gods cloaked in the motley of modern usage. The
"Normites" make use of "'Lecktricity" (see below) while the "Royds"
eschew all modern devices, save "BandAids", which are specifically
included in their rituals and are, in fact, the common sign of the
brethren, so that they may know each other at WoodDorking Shows.

"'Lecktricity" - Although thought to be in the firm grip of science by
most, Wreckers have proven this to be a fecund area of debate and
opinion. When soliciting "Advise" about "'Lecktricity", one must
always be sure that it is "UL Approved", rather than "URL Approved".

I must humbly beseech you to accept my apologies for the
incompleteness of this guide and reference. I would hope that Messr.
Eisan of Canukistan would enshrine this poor beginning in the Holy FAQ
as a living document - to be added to and amended as the members see
fit.



I remain, Your Obedient Servant In WoodDorking,



Regards,
Tom.

"People funny. Life a funny thing." Sonny Liston

Thomas J.Watson - Cabinetmaker (ret.)
tjwatson1ATcomcastDOTnet (real email)
http://home.comcast.net/~tjwatson1

Tom Watson wrote:

Wrecklish - A Guide For The Non-Native Speaker
snip 'o classic Watsonisms

Clean up crew to Groggy's monitor please!

snip

I must humbly beseech you to accept my apologies for the
incompleteness of this guide and reference. I would hope that Messr.
Eisan of Canukistan would enshrine this poor beginning in the Holy FAQ
as a living document - to be added to and amended as the members see
fit.


Hi Tom,

I'm glad to see that you are not out on New Year's Eve
wasting your time partying around - better to
entertain us wreckers anyway.

You can't find this kind of entertainment on the
tube.

Thanks & Happy New Year!

Lou

And for those new to the group, what is the origin of 'Borg'? Where does
that word come from? ... Big orange retail giant?

Matthew

"Tom Watson" wrote in message
...
Wrecklish - A Guide For The Non-Native Speaker

"Planner", "Planar", "Planer" - All of these refer to a machine that
is used to thickness and surface lumber. They may be used
interchangeably but the local preference is for "Planner". Some would
insist that a good "Planner" would make his infeed and outfeed
"Planar" with the bed of the "Planer" but these sorts don't last long
around here.

"Jointer", "Joiner" - Also terms that can be swapped indiscriminately
without fear of reprisal. To those who would say that a "Joiner" can
use a "Jointer" but that most "Jointers" lack the intellect to use a
"Joiner" properly, most Wreckers would merely say, "Feh!".

"Mantel", "Mantle" - This one is obviously a fielder's choice although
the origin is cloaked in mystery. It is said by some that a "Joiner"
may wear a "Mantle" whilst building a "Mantel", while one who would
wear a "Mantel" might have a Christ Complex, or at least be
uncomfortable at parties. Ancient references suggest that Mickey
Mantle, while capable of building a Mickey Mantel, could not construct
a Mickey Mantle, at least out of wood. Then again.

"Advice", "Advise", "Vice", "Vise" - Certainly all victims of the same
root structure, these are properly used as follows: "I went to the
Wreck to solicit "Advise" about the proper selection of a "Vice" and
having been "Adviced" by the cognoscenti, I avoided the "Vise" of
misapplication." Sparkling in its clarity, that.

"Board Foot", "Bored Foot" - Whilst one is a unit of measure equal to
144 cubic inches, the other is what happens to a pedestrial appendage
that is used as a hold down on the drill press. Which is which is a
matter of hot debate.

"Tenon", "Tendon" - While it is entirely proper to say "He severed his
"Tendon" while cutting his "Tenon", it is also perfectly fine to say
"He severed his "Tenon" while cutting his "Tendon". Don't worry about
this one it hardly ever comes up.

"SawStop" - A device which has been proven to make safe the cutting of
hotdogs on the tablesaw. The Hotdog, Wurst, Weiner and Kielbasa Cabal
is said to be pushing for its required use on all future tablesaws.

"Spontaneous Combustion" - A theory proposed by the those who insist
that dust collection piping that is made of plastic will lead
inevitably to shop explosions of nearly nuclear force. (cf:
parthenogenesis.)

"Norm", "Roy" - Greek gods cloaked in the motley of modern usage. The
"Normites" make use of "'Lecktricity" (see below) while the "Royds"
eschew all modern devices, save "BandAids", which are specifically
included in their rituals and are, in fact, the common sign of the
brethren, so that they may know each other at WoodDorking Shows.

"'Lecktricity" - Although thought to be in the firm grip of science by
most, Wreckers have proven this to be a fecund area of debate and
opinion. When soliciting "Advise" about "'Lecktricity", one must
always be sure that it is "UL Approved", rather than "URL Approved".

I must humbly beseech you to accept my apologies for the
incompleteness of this guide and reference. I would hope that Messr.
Eisan of Canukistan would enshrine this poor beginning in the Holy FAQ
as a living document - to be added to and amended as the members see
fit.



I remain, Your Obedient Servant In WoodDorking,



Regards,
Tom.

"People funny. Life a funny thing." Sonny Liston

Thomas J.Watson - Cabinetmaker (ret.)
tjwatson1ATcomcastDOTnet (real email)
http://home.comcast.net/~tjwatson1

On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 19:59:43 -0500, Tom Watson
wrote:

"SawStop" - A device which has been proven to make safe the cutting of
hotdogs on the tablesaw. The Hotdog, Wurst, Weiner and Kielbasa Cabal
is said to be pushing for its required use on all future tablesaws.

I've heard that meat was organizing a union to address OSHA to make
SawStop mandatory on all butcher shop circular and band saws.

A side of beef was handing out leaflets in front of my local grocery
store in a peaceful informational picket this weekend.

Barry

On 01 Jan 2005 10:27:22 GMT, otforme (Charlie Self)
wrote:

Tom Watson posts:


Wrecklish - A Guide For The Non-Native Speaker

I can't believe I didn't see "rabbet vs rabbit"!

I must have missed it, surely I did, Tom? I only saw Charlie Self's
full quote-

James

"brocpuffs" wrote in message
...
On 01 Jan 2005 10:27:22 GMT, otforme (Charlie Self)
wrote:

Tom Watson posts:


Wrecklish - A Guide For The Non-Native Speaker

I can't believe I didn't see "rabbet vs rabbit"!

Don't forget to include "rebate" with them.

--
Nahmie
Those on the cutting edge bleed a lot.

Matthew:
And for those new to the group, what is the origin of 'Borg'? Where does
that word come from? ... Big orange retail giant?


That term was actually coined right here on rec.wood and in
only the last couple/few years/right here in front of most
of us. Reason I go on about it is very seldom have we been
there at the inception of such a thing. Anyway, it has
spread and pretty universally used in the wooddorking
community (other wooddorking forums).

I can't remember who it was who first introduced it but he
did come back once and made a stink about proper credit.

Oh, as for meaning, Google Star Trek.

UA100

In article ,
says...
"Planner", "Planar", "Planer" - All of these refer to a machine that
is used to thickness and surface lumber.

I have a plain plane that uses no lektricity. My plain plane plainly
planes planar.


Nice work, Tom!

--
Homo sapiens is a goal, not a description

"Unisaw A100" wrote in message

I can't remember who it was who first introduced it but he
did come back once and made a stink about proper credit.

How time flies: http://tinyurl.com/42skr


--
www.e-woodshop.net
Last update: 11/06/04

"Tom Watson" wrote in message
...
Wrecklish - A Guide For The Non-Native Speaker

"Spontaneous Combustion" - A theory proposed by the those who insist
that dust collection piping that is made of plastic will lead
inevitably to shop explosions of nearly nuclear force. (cf:
parthenogenesis.)

I read that somewhere on the internet so it must be true.

But you got me laughin pretty good here.

Now back to joining my mantle with tendons.
SH

Tom Watson wrote in
:

Wrecklish - A Guide For The Non-Native Speaker

snip of a good espalation

I must humbly beseech you to accept my apologies for the
incompleteness of this guide and reference. I would hope that Messr.
Eisan of Canukistan would enshrine this poor beginning in the Holy FAQ
as a living document - to be added to and amended as the members see
fit.


If not Sir David, then perhaps Luigi of the Yukon...

Patriarch

Swingman wrote:
How time flies: http://tinyurl.com/42skr



Is that the oldest instance of the term and is it attributed
solely to Eddie Munster, i.e., him the one?

UA100

Sounds like a rare event. ! Was it well done or just bull ?

Pat


On Sat, 01 Jan 2005 14:08:24 GMT, Ba r r y
wrote:

On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 19:59:43 -0500, Tom Watson
wrote:

"SawStop" - A device which has been proven to make safe the cutting of
hotdogs on the tablesaw. The Hotdog, Wurst, Weiner and Kielbasa Cabal
is said to be pushing for its required use on all future tablesaws.

I've heard that meat was organizing a union to address OSHA to make
SawStop mandatory on all butcher shop circular and band saws.

A side of beef was handing out leaflets in front of my local grocery
store in a peaceful informational picket this weekend.

Barry

"Unisaw A100" wrote in message
Swingman wrote:
How time flies: http://tinyurl.com/42skr

Is that the oldest instance of the term and is it attributed
solely to Eddie Munster, i.e., him the one?

AFAIK, him the one... also most probably who you were referring to about
taking the credit in a subsequent post a couple of years ago.

--
www.e-woodshop.net
Last update: 11/06/04

On Sat, 01 Jan 2005 18:17:01 -0500, SawDust
wrote:


Sounds like a rare event. ! Was it well done or just bull ?

It was a rare occasion! Very moooving.

Barry

Norman D. Crow wrote:

I can't believe I didn't see "rabbet vs rabbit"!

Don't forget to include "rebate" with them.

Isn't that a real term? I can find tons of examples of it in the context of
putting a "rebate" onto a frame, but I didn't find it in any of the three
woodworking dictionaries I googled up. I've been operating under the
impression that it was a real term. Have I been tricked by the
semiliterate denizens of the Wreck?

--
Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan
Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621
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http://rosegarden.sourceforge.net/tutorial/

On Sat, 01 Jan 2005 22:29:33 -0500, Silvan
wrote:

Norman D. Crow wrote:

I can't believe I didn't see "rabbet vs rabbit"!

Don't forget to include "rebate" with them.

Isn't that a real term? I can find tons of examples of it in the context of
putting a "rebate" onto a frame, but I didn't find it in any of the three
woodworking dictionaries I googled up. I've been operating under the
impression that it was a real term. Have I been tricked by the
semiliterate denizens of the Wreck?

I believe the real speakers of English (or the speakers of real
English) (or perhaps real English speakers) use "rebate" where we
would use "rabbet".

Tim Douglass

http://www.DouglassClan.com

writes:
Norman D. Crow wrote:

I can't believe I didn't see "rabbet vs rabbit"!

Don't forget to include "rebate" with them.

Isn't that a real term? I can find tons of examples of it in the context
of
putting a "rebate" onto a frame, but I didn't find it in any of the three
woodworking dictionaries I googled up. I've been operating under the
impression that it was a real term. Have I been tricked by the
semiliterate denizens of the Wreck?

rebate (rabbet) A groove or recess cut into the edge of a board to
receive the edge of another piece.

Source: Construction Dictionary, 2nd printing 1979, published by Greater
Phoenix, Arizona Chapter #98 of The National Association of Women in
Construction. (P.O. Box 6142, Phoenix, Arizona 85505), Library of Congress
Catalog Card No. 78-54448

Comments: This dictionary started out as spiral bound book for the female
office staff to have terms used in construction clearly defined and built
up to be a dictionary in demand all over the country. I purchased mine
(628 pages) in 1980 and have not updated it, but more has been added to it
through the years in subsequent editions. It's amazing what is in it,
things not found in any other dictionary, truly a work of those who work
in the field. In addition to definitions, etc., it has measurement
references and various construction-related sketches.

Webster's ain't agonna have "Lu-Re-Co," "lump hammer," "plate bearing
test," or "Rosie O'Moore" (slang for a door). Neither will Webster's have
"frick" which is a McDonald's term used in their construction contracts
meaning to move one line item to another phase of the construction (like
from drive up to lobby). Yup, the fast-food restaurant chain.

Glenna

"Silvan" wrote in message
...
Norman D. Crow wrote:

I can't believe I didn't see "rabbet vs rabbit"!

Don't forget to include "rebate" with them.

Isn't that a real term? I can find tons of examples of it in the context
of
putting a "rebate" onto a frame, but I didn't find it in any of the three
woodworking dictionaries I googled up. I've been operating under the
impression that it was a real term. Have I been tricked by the
semiliterate denizens of the Wreck?

So is "rabbet". I just thought we should get all the spellings,
mis-spellings and mis-meanings included.(LOL)

--
Nahmie
Those on the cutting edge bleed a lot.

On Sat, 01 Jan 2005 22:29:33 -0500, Silvan
wrote:

Norman D. Crow wrote:

I can't believe I didn't see "rabbet vs rabbit"!

Don't forget to include "rebate" with them.

Isn't that a real term? I can find tons of examples of it in the context of
putting a "rebate" onto a frame, but I didn't find it in any of the three
woodworking dictionaries I googled up. I've been operating under the
impression that it was a real term. Have I been tricked by the
semiliterate denizens of the Wreck?


I was introduced to the term rebate (alt spelling of rabbet) sometime
in the early eighties....

On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 19:59:43 -0500, Tom Watson
wrote:

snip:
SWMBO: She Who Must Be Obeyed. The person responsible for assigning
project work and approving expeditures for tools to complete same.


Wrecklish - A Guide For The Non-Native Speaker

Regards,
Tom.

"People funny. Life a funny thing." Sonny Liston

Thomas J.Watson - Cabinetmaker (ret.)
tjwatson1ATcomcastDOTnet (real email)
http://home.comcast.net/~tjwatson1

In article , Tom Watson
wrote:

"Planner", "Planar", "Planer" - All of these refer to a machine that
is used to thickness and surface lumber. They may be used
interchangeably but the local preference is for "Planner". Some would
insist that a good "Planner" would make his infeed and outfeed
"Planar" with the bed of the "Planer" but these sorts don't last long
around here.

According to Delta's sticker, I have a TP300 Planner, not a TP300
Planer as I thought. Never noticed before.

I can take a pic and post it if anyone needs proof.

;-)

On Sun, 02 Jan 2005 09:24:29 -0700, s calmly ranted:

I was introduced to the term rebate (alt spelling of rabbet) sometime
in the early eighties....

It's dem Brits what done it. 'Tis a Pommy term.

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[makesawdust]

Here's another one:

Snipe (noun) - The illusive bird we chased deep in the woods at night with paper bags in our youth, (commonly referred to as "snipe hunting") that, as adults, we commonly find perched on the edge of freshly planed boards.