Illogical Woodie Tool Names :D :D
Like "thicknesser"
when ya think about it,
it don't make the timber thick at all.
Orta be renamed to "Thinnesser" :rolleyes:
Or
Jig Saw.
Howdya use one of these wif a jig? :rolleyes:
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Illogical Woodie Tool Names :D :D
Like "thicknesser"
when ya think about it,
it don't make the timber thick at all.
Orta be renamed to "Thinnesser" :rolleyes:
Or
Jig Saw.
Howdya use one of these wif a jig? :rolleyes:
....
Or Hammer.
That'd be the bloke that smokes the bacon wooden it?
P
:? :?
Carpenter's Square - the last I heard, a square was defined as having four equal sides!
Drop saw.
:oo:
P
Miter Gauge... how do you gauge a miter with it?
rip saw? does it rip or saw?
A saw, if you've never used one before wouldn't be a see?
The parts of a plane, namely the frog. Where the hell did that come from??
liquid nail:?
Triton workcentre:?
:D
Not a tool, but done with a tool: Arris, aris or harris. Do you put one on or take one off? Where does that come from!?:oo:
Cheers,
A Wongo - does it go, or is it wrong? ;) :D
(We are talking about Woodworking Tools aren't we?)
(Sorry mate, just couldn't resist the temptation) :2tsup:
A Triton - does it go, or is it wrong? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Stuart.
(Wongo is a fine woodworking tool :D)
:2tsup:
Blog or Podcast?????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuart.
Actually Vlog, Blog and Vodcast to be pedantic - I stuck with the more generic terms :D
Butt gauge
awl (all) you only get a little
shockproof tools that aren't
spoke shave .....it doesn't have hair
hacksaw ........ it has a fine cut
worse! Butt CHISEL! OW OW OW!Quote:
Originally Posted by arose62
round barsturd
Scopas chops - now where does that name come from? (it's a type of vice).
Drop saw
Bastard file
Hammer drill
... and a Compass.
What's that about? You can use one to draw circles, or to stop yourself walking round in circles!
P
:?
Technically, it's a pair of compasses.Quote:
Originally Posted by bitingmidge
If I have one of each you're absolutely correct!Quote:
Originally Posted by chrisb691
If on the other hand I only have one compass with which to draw a circle, wouldn't it be a line? The circle drawing one is correctly either a compass or a pair.
Now that really is illogical!
:D :D :D
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The "banjo" on a lathe.
Plays pretty crappe music.
I'll have to think on your logic, for a while. If I ever manage to work it out, then I'll post a suitable riposte. :laughing1:Quote:
Originally Posted by bitingmidge
Depends on who is playing it.:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Terry B
A ball pein hammer. I mean I sometimes miss, but never by that much.
Cheers
Michael
"I see!" said the blind man as he picked up a hammer and saw.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gingermick
At least it is the one name of a tool that grade 8 boys never forget :UQuote:
Originally Posted by Doughboy
Mic-d
You obviously haven't hit yourself hard enough with a ball pein hammer. If hitting yourself with a ball pein does not have the desired effect, try a cross pein hammer - you will be :o
Another strange, rather than illogical, name - bruzz also spelt buzz, which is the correct name for those chisels with the sharp bit bent at 90 in the middle, for doing the corners in mortises. (NO, not the other type, where the edge is bent at 90 the other way - when you drop it on the concrete floor - that is a 8@$^@%&)
I've hit myself pretty hard, but never hard enough to cause ball pain!Quote:
Originally Posted by bsrlee
Cheers
Michael