GROVER wrote:
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.

AFAIK As Far As I Know
Big Box Store Home Depot, Lowe's (others in different localities)
BS Band Saw or Bull Sh_t
BT3000 Table Saw made by Riobi
BTW By The Way
Chop Saw A metal cutting tool, functions like a miter saw
CMS Compound Miter Saw
Crapsman Derogatory name for Sears products
Deja News searchable archive of NG postings
http://www.dejanews.com/
DAMHIKT Don't ask me how I know this
(Read as: I once screwed up the same way)
DIY Do it yourself
DW DeWalt
FAQ Frequently asked questions
FF Face Frame
FS For Sale
FWIW For whatever its worth
FW or FWW Fine Woodworking Magazine
GW Garrett Wade
HF Harbor Freight
HD Home Depot (U.S. largest building supply chain)
IIRC If I recall correctly
IOW In other words
IMHO In my humble opinion
KD Kiln dried
Lowe's Second largest building supply chain in U.S.
MDF Medium Density Fiberboard
Neander WW who abstain from the use of power tools
(Also Neanderthal)
Newbie Someone who shows they have not read the NG that much
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
NG News Group or no good
Orange Tools router bits made by CMP and painted orange
OTOH On the other hand
PC Porter Cable




Persuader large deadblow hammer
POS Piece of sh-t
RAS Radial Arm Saw
ROS Random Orbit Sander
SCMS Sliding compound miter saw
S4S sanded on four sides
SS Scroll saw or stainless steel
SWMBO She who must be obeyed (aka a wife)
SWAG Silly wild ass guess
TANSTAFL There ain't no such thing as a free lunch
TIA Thanks in advance
TS Table Saw
VSR Variable speed reversible
WW wood working
Yellow tools Tools made by DeWalt
YMMV disclaimer (Your milage may vary)

All this and no "skunk ****"???

Wayne

P.S. That would be penetrating oil