Woodwork Forums Abbreviations

Following continued requests from new members for explanations of the abbreviations I am starting a post that lists common abbreviations and their explanations. This is going to work similar to the Best of the Best thread. Post your abbreviations and the mods will combine it into one post with the suggestion posts deleted afterwards.

Wood Work Abbreviations

SCMS - Sliding Compund Mitre Saw
BS - Band Saw
TS - Table Saw
DC - Dust Collector
Darkside - handtool use
Darksider - handtool user

General Abbreviations

SWMBO - She Who Must Be Obeyed
DAMHIKT - Don't Ask Me How I Know This
ATM - At The Moment
FWIW - For What Its Worth
IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
BTW- By The Way
TIA- Thanks In Advance

OR

http://www.acronymfinder.com/

Darkside = handtool use
Darksider = handtool user
DAMHIKT = don't ask me how I know this
IMHO - in my humble opinion

What's this,

The Ubeaut Shorthand Thread

What does mean.

Al :)

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Originally Posted by ozwinner

What does mean.

Al :)

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i cant say, one word is blocked out.

btw- by the way
tia- thanks in advance
ty- thank you
s/p- sandpaper
{edit} wip- work in progress

btw, great thread

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Originally Posted by ozwinner

What does mean.

Al :)

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woodies talk forever

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Originally Posted by ss_11000

btw, great thread

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Wouldnt that be btw, gt:confused:

A(l, left off in the interest of this t) :p

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Originally Posted by ozwinner

Wouldnt that be btw, gt:confused:

A(l, left off in the interest of this t) :p

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Not a big fan of acronyms then Al? :D

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Originally Posted by Shedhand

Not a big fan of acronyms then Al? :D

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N.:D

I cant see what is wrong with typing out the whole thing.
Im sure it takes just as long.

A :p

Why re-invent the wheel?

Just go here:

http://www.acronymfinder.com/

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Originally Posted by craigb

Why re-invent the wheel?

Just go here:

http://www.acronymfinder.com/

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But that list doesn't include RITFOTU or GSVLGI. Not, mind you, that I'm any more of a fan of acronyms than Al. ;)

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Originally Posted by ozwinner

N.:D

I cant see what is wrong with typing out the whole thing.
Im sure it takes just as long.

A :p

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When I was an MP i used to sit in on Treasury briefings. I swear there must be a degree in acronyms these people get. I was always interrupting with " does that mean". Fair dinkum in a 50 word pararaph there'd be 34 acronyms. Hate 'em.
I move me and Al form a new Party. WHAP (We Hate Acronyms Party). :D
Any seconders.

Driver can be Whip. AKA The Whip of Whap. :D

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Originally Posted by Shedhand

When I was an MP i used to sit in on Treasury briefings. I swear there must be a degree in acronyms these people get. I was always interrupting with " does that mean". Fair dinkum in a 50 word pararaph there'd be 34 acronyms. Hate 'em.
I move me and Al form a new Party. WHAP (We Hate Acronyms Party). :D
Any seconders.

Driver can be Whip. AKA The Whip of Whap. :D

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Which would, of course, make me the WOW! Whew!:D

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Originally Posted by Shedhand

When I was an MP i used to sit in on Treasury briefings. I swear there must be a degree in acronyms these people get. I was always interrupting with " does that mean". Fair dinkum in a 50 word pararaph there'd be 34 acronyms. Hate 'em.
I move me and Al form a new Party. WHAP (We Hate Acronyms Party). :D
Any seconders.

Driver can be Whip. AKA The Whip of Whap. :D

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Can I join?

TLA

Three letter acronym

Maybe you need to declare an AFZ


Acronym Free Xone

HTH Hope This Helps

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Originally Posted by Shedhand

I move me and Al form a new Party. WHAP (We Hate Acronyms Party). :D

Driver can be Whip. AKA The Whip of Whap. :D

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OKBM

WFA

Woodwork Forums Abbreviations

My favourite:
NFP

Not Fin's Problem (Fin is my nickname at work) :D

W


for WFA:D

WGaFF?

Where an acronym can only stand for one thing (eg SWMBO), it can be irritating but understandable. However, if it stands for more than one thing it can be quite confusing, especially if context doesn't help resolve the issue. For instance is LOL "laughs out loud" or "Love of my Life" (or one of the other 56 meanings that it has? See this link for the LOL list - http://www.acronymfinder.com/af-quer...d&string=exact

RTFM

Read The FAQ'n Manual

From running an IT helpdesk:

PEBKAC (Problem Exists Between Keyboard and Chair)

we could have a woody equivalent

PEBWAF (Problem Exists Between Workbench and Floor)

acronyms should be left where they belong
in the public service so that turkeys can pretend they are clever.
They dont fit in the wood shop.

Acronyms and Jargon are incredibly important to those of us superior woodworkers so that we can display our higher standing and stop newbies from sneaking in and posing as if they are important which they are not because they might tip some of us out of our exalted positions which would not be acceptable.

Thinks it has all been pretty OK with Darkside etc Foilies might be a touch confusing but you get to find out about that stuff at get togethers. Or of course people just ask online and get to find out which goes completely against my decree but then that shows how much chop I have here.

Of course Dusties aren't dusties but really dust collectors and a few that might be a touch misleading but not really an issue is it?

Did I have a reason for posting this? Dunno but it wasted 5 minutes that I wasn't doing anything else with (IWDAEW)

Studley

Pancakes.

Soapbox Studley? :D

Cheesh!!:confused:
Trying to do the right thing by searching, I typed "CA" and got 17 pages of acronyms, including 'Christine Aguilera' and 'Cricket Australia'. Then I decided if the "CA" used in woodwork, and what I'm actually looking for, is listed I may not recognize it anyway.
So in wood-speak will some one please tell me?:mad:

soth

Masoth

Its another word for SG :D

Sorry mate - had to do it!

woodcutta

Gidday

It could mean anything but when I think of CA in relation to woodworking I think of CA Glue (Cyanoacrylate Glue) Trade names:Super Glue, Hot Stuff Glue etc.

..........................Hope this solves the riddle for you

Regards Lou;)

Thanks woodcutta and Lou. I do wish members would not use these shortcuts.

WTHAITA ILTWH

soth

When I asked my neighbour (IT manager for Uni of Canberra) about a problem I had with my laptop he responded with ...


It could be an Eye Dee Ten Tea problem. After a few minutes I said Ok what is with this and how can it be fixed?

His reply..... It is an I D 10 T problem... :mad: :eek:

I was not impressed!

Pete

I don't think I saw FWW anywhere. Would that be because it went missing (#186) Ha Ha Ha:D:D :D Sorry......