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    List Of Acronyms - Major Update 11/27/04

    Following is a list of woodworking acronyms. Please feel free to send me a PM with additions, modifications, comments, spelling, etc. I’ll update the list as I receive the comments. (Note: not all acronyms listed are strictly woodworking terms, rather used frequently in wood forums).

    If you can’t find the acronym(s) here, try www.acronymfinder.com.

    (Note: acronyms in RED may not be included in some of the other wood forums because of:
    1) objectionable language,
    2) subjective language and/or
    3) subject matters, i.e., forum member names

    Added/Modified 68 items (see items with an *)

    Regards, Joe
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    * Added/Modified since last post

    *NM* - No Message

    AAW - American Association of Woodturners
    AMF - Adios My Friend
    AFAIK - As Far As I Know
    * AGTH - Always Glad To Help
    AHJ - Authority Having Jurisdiction (aka, building inspector)
    ALC - Acrylic Latex Caulk
    * ANI - Automatic Number Identification (as in caller ID)
    * APB - All Points Bulletin
    * ARU - Automatic Response Unit (as in push 1 for service, 2 for complaints,
    etc)
    ASAP - As Soon As Possible
    * ASWR - ??? (could it be answer ?)
    ATAPCW - Adhering To A Politically Correct World
    AWW - American WoodWorkers Magazine

    B/C - BeCause
    BB - Baltic Birch, also Best Buy
    * BDFT - BoarD FeeT
    * BFD - Big Flippin' Deal
    * BFH - Big Friendly Hammer
    BP - Badger Pond - for-runner of SMC (Saw Mill Creek)
    BF - Board Feet
    BIL - Brother-In-Law
    BJ - Biscuit Joiner
    BLO - Boiled Linseed Oil
    BLOG - weBLOG (web log) - online journal of web activity
    BOAT - Bring On Another Thousand
    BORG - Buying ORGanization, Home Depot, Lowe’s, etc, also "A group of different races on the Star Trek Next Generation series that ..."
    BOSS - Delta’s Bench Oscillating Spindle Sander
    BPA - Back Panel Assembly
    BRO - Best Reasonable Offer
    BS - Band Saw
    BTW - By The Way
    * BYOB - Bring Your Own Bottle
    BW - BridgeWood, machine manufacture

    CA - CryanoAcrylate, basically super glue
    * CC - CentiMeters (cm = .3937in, 10cm = mm)
    CCD - Charged Couple Device - chips used in Digital Cameras
    * CDAOWTSIO - ???
    CE - Civil Engineer
    CEFGW - Close Enough For Government Work
    CFIC - Chief Flunky In Charge
    CH - Campbell Hausfield, manufacture of air compressers
    CMS - Compound Miter Saw
    * CNC - Computer Numerical Control
    CNU - ???
    * CPS - CentiPoiSe - measurement of flow (viscosity) as in glue, where 1 cps = water, 1000 cps = honey
    CRS - Can't Remember Stuff
    CS - Contractors (Cabinet, Circular) Saw
    CSMS - Compound Sliding Miter Saw
    CSR - Customer Service Representative
    CVG - Clear Vertical Grain
    CWD - Cool Web Design

    D4 - model number of leigh jig's 24" dovetail jig
    DAMHIKT - Don’t Ask Me How I Know This
    DC - Dust Collector
    DF - Douglas Fir
    DFW - Dallas/FortWorth area
    * DILLIGIFF - Do I Look Like I Give A Flyin' Flip
    * DDC - Dino’s Dust Collector
    DIY - Do It Yourself
    DP - Drill Press
    dpi - Dots Per Inch
    * DW - DeWalt, manufacture of power tools
    * DWJFDI - Don't Wimp, Just Flippin' Do It

    E - Eurekazone, Saw Guide System Company

    F - Festool, Tool Company
    FA - Festoolies Anonymous
    * FAY - For All of You
    FAS - First And Seconds (wood grading term)
    FHB - Find Home Builder
    FIGG - ???
    FIGMO - Forget It, Got My Marching Orders
    FL - Flat Lander (one that works with flat wood, see FW)
    * FMLA - Family & Medical Leave Act
    FMT - leigh jig’s Frame Mortise and Tenon Jig
    FOB - Free On Board
    * FUBBAR - Fouled Up But All Right
    * FUBR - Foulded Up Byond Repair (Reality, Reason, Recall, Recovery, Relief, Restitution, Running)
    FOG - Felder's Owners Group
    FP - Freedom Pen
    FPP - Freedom Pen Project
    FS - For Sale
    FUBB - Fouled Up Beyond Belief
    FW - Flat Worker (one that works with flat wood, see FL)
    FWIW - For What It’s Worth
    FWW - Fine WoodWorking

    * G1S - Good 1 Side
    GCSS - Guided Circular Saw System
    GFCI - Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter
    GNW - Great NorthWest
    * GRAY - as in Porter Cable, power tool manufacture (not an acronym but ...)
    * GRR - ripper and mt splitter (by Micro Jig) (not an acronym but ...)
    * GOLD - as in Powermatic, machine manufacture (not an acronym but ...)
    * GR - Guide Rail
    * GREEN - as in Bridgewood, machine manufacture (not an acronym but ...)
    * GUMP - Graphical User Menu Pop-up

    HD - Home Depot, also Heavy Duty
    HDL - Honey Do List
    HDPE - High Density Polyethylene
    HEMI - HEMIspherically shaped combustion chambers
    HF - Harbor Freight, catalog store
    * HFCD - Harbor Freight Dust Collector
    * HM (Home Magazine, as in woodworking@HM)
    HO - Honest Opinion
    * HOOGAFF - wHoo Gives A Flyin' Flip
    HOA - Home Owners Association
    HRO - Hampton Roads Online (where SawMill Creek lives)
    * HTH - How The Heck, also Hope This Helps, also Happy To Help

    IIRC - If I Recall Correctly
    *IIRYC - If I Read You Correctly
    * IJWFMOML - I Just Wasted Five Minutes Of My Life
    IMBF - It Must Be Friday
    * IME - In My Experience (Estimate)
    IMHO - In My Humble (Honest) Opinion
    IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble (Honest) Opinion
    IMO - In My Opinion, also Initial Money Outlay
    IOW - In Other Words
    IR - Insoll-Rand, Pneumatics Products Company
    * ISA - Industry Standard Architecture (PC software)
    ISC - I Stand Corrected
    ITURRA - Manufacture of Band Saw Equipment (not an acronym but ...)
    *IVROCS - Integrated, Variable, Rotational, Overhead, Clamping System (w/ piece of wood)

    J/P - Joiner/Planner
    JACS - Just Above Congressioinal Standard
    JD - John Deere, maker of farm equipment
    JFS - Just For Starters
    JMHAO - ???
    JOB - Just Over Broke

    KIA - Killed In Action
    * KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid
    KMA - ???

    LB - Leaf Blower
    LFOD - Live Free Or Die
    * LOA - List Of Acronyms
    LOL - Love Of Life, also Laugh(ing) Out Loud
    LOHL - Love Of Her (His) Life
    LOML - Love Of My Life
    LOYL - Love Of Your Life
    * LN - Lie-Nielsen, also Like New
    LV - Lee Valley, catalog of fine hand tools
    Lyptus - (great) new wood from Brazil (not an acronym but ...)

    M&T - Mortise & Tenon
    * MC - Methlene Chloride (Paint Stripper), also Moisture Contents
    * MDF - Medium Density Fiber(board), also Multi-Density Fiberboard (construction)
    MEK - Methyl Ethyl Ketone
    melamite - a hard plastic used for laminated coatings (not an acronym but...)
    * MFT - ???
    MIA - Missing In Action
    MIL - Mother-In-Law
    MM - Mini Max, machine manufacture, also MilliMeter (25.4mm = in)
    * MO - Modus Operandi (latin: mode of operation)
    MOG - Minimax Owners Guide
    MOL - More Or Less
    MSRP - Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price

    NASA - Not Another Supid Accessory
    NEC - National Electrical Code
    NHLA - National Hardwood Lumber Association
    NSL - No Such Luck
    * NTMS - ???
    NYW - New Yankee Workshop

    OBO - Or Best Offer
    * OBS - Oriened Strand Board
    OEM - Original Equipment Manufacture
    OMG - Oh My Goodness (God, Gosh)
    * OMS - Odorless Mineral Spirits
    OSHA - Occupational Safety & Health Adminstration
    * OSRDCHS - Overhead, Supended, Rotational, Dust Collection Hose System
    (w/ string)
    OTDDTR - Out The Door, Down The Road
    OTOH - On The Other Hand
    * OTR - Off The Record
    OWWM - Old WoodWorking Machines

    * P/V - ???
    PB - Polish Brass
    * PC - Personal Computer(s)
    PDO - Personnel Day(s) Off
    PM - PowerMatic, machine manufacture, also Private Message
    POC - Piece Of Cake, also Pile Of Crap
    POLY - POLYurethane i.e., gorilla glue
    POND - badger POND, for-runner of SMC (Saw Mill Creek)
    POS - Parent(s) Over the Shoulder (chat room), also Piece Of S***
    POV - Point Of View
    PPI - Pixils Per Inch
    PSL - Plumb, Square & Level
    PSTN - Public Switched Telephone Network
    * PTO - Power Take Off
    PVA - PollyVinyl Acetates, glue
    PVR - Personel Video Recorder (see TIVO)

    QED - latin for "Quod Erat Demonstratum" or "which was to be demonstrated"
    QS - Quarter Sawn
    QSRO - Quarter Sawn Red Oak
    QSWO - Quarter Sawn White Oak

    RAS - Radial Arm Saw
    * RBL2 - "handle" of a woodnet.net member, a wood forum
    * RED - as in Milwaukee, power tool manufacture (not an acronym but ...)
    RBO - ???
    REA - ???
    REFURB - Refurbished (tool)
    * RFB - Request For Bid
    RFI - Request For Information
    * RICK - "pile of hay", also "pile of wood, stacked, ready for air drying
    (not an acronym but ...)
    RO - Red Oak
    ROFL - Rolling On Floor Laughing
    * ROFLMAO - Rolling On Floor Laughing My A** Off
    ROFLOL - Rolling On Floor Laughing Out Loud
    ROS - Random Orbit Sander
    RSE - Rip Single Edge
    RTFM - Read The Friendly Manual
    * RTF - Rigid ThermoFoil (panel, laminate or veneer)
    RTFP - Read The Friendly Print
    RTFT - Read The Friendly Topic

    S1S - Surfaced 1 Side
    S1E - Surfaced 1 Edge
    S2S - Surfaced 2 Sides
    S2E - Surfaced 2 Edges
    S1S1E - Surfaced 1 Side 1 Edge
    S1S2E - Surfaced 1 Side 2 Edges
    S2S1E - Surfaced 2 Sides 1 Edge
    S4S - Surfaced 4 Sides
    SAL - Siliconized Acrylic Latex
    SBC - Southwestern Bell Company
    SCMS - Sliding Compound Miter Saw
    SCVG - Straight Clear Vertical Grain
    SELECT - Select (wood grading term)
    SF - Square Feet
    SIGG - Sorry, I Gotta Go
    SIL - Sister-In-Law, also Son-In-Law
    * SK - Solar Kiln
    SLLYP - ???
    SLR - Single Len Reflex (camera)
    SM - Service Measure
    SM&N - ???
    SMC - SawMillCreek, also Saw Mill Creek
    SNAFU - Situation Normal, All Fouled Up
    SO - Significant Other
    * SOL - S*** Outa Luck
    SOS - Stuck On Stupid, also Same Old Stuff
    spam - unwanted sales solicitation via internet
    SPAM - registered trade mark of Homel’ canned meat product
    SRL - Single Lens Reflex (camera)
    SS - Scroll Saw, also Single Speed
    SSDD - Same Stuff, Different Day
    SSS - Satelite Saw System (Dino, YCF’s System)
    SWIWTP - She Who I Want To Please
    SWMBO - She Who Must Be Obeyed
    SYP - Southern Yellow Pine

    TAIGFN - That’s All I Got For Now
    TAT - Turn-a-Thon
    TDY - Tour of DuTy, also TempOry Duty
    TEGO - The Eyes Glaze Over
    TIA - Thanks In Advance
    TIVO - A brand of personal video recorder (see PVR)
    * TLA - Telephone Network Adapter
    TOH - This Old House
    TOS - Term Of Service
    TPI - Teeth Per Inch
    TS - Table Saw
    * TSC - Tractor Supply Company
    TTFN - Ta Ta for Now

    UHMWP - Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polyethylene
    URAC - yoU aRe A Champ (Chump)
    URL - Uniform Resource Locator

    VCT - Vinyl Composite Tile
    VS - Variable Speed

    WC - WoodCentral, a wood forum
    * WGAF - Who Gives A Flip
    WTH - What The Heck (Hell)
    WN - WoodNet, a wood forum
    WO - White Oak
    * WRT - With Regards To
    WTB - Want (Wanted, Wanting) To Buy
    * WTH - What The Heck, also "What This ? Help"
    * WVTR - ???
    WWFW - WoodWorking For Women
    WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get

    YADA - Yet Another Dangling Acronym
    YCF - Your Carpenter Friend (Dino)
    * YELLOW - as in DeWalt, manufacture of power tools (not an acronyms but ...)
    YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary

    * ZCI - Zero Clearance Insert
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    Thanks Joseph, that answered a lot of questions I had.

    ETYWTKAABWATA(everything you wanted to know about acronyms but were afraid to ask)
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    here are a few others...

    TARFU - "Things are really fouled up".
    FUMTU - "Fouled Up More Than Usual"
    SUSFU - "Situation Unchanged, Still Fouled Up"
    JANFU - "Joint Army/Navy Foul Up" (Does not really apply here tho)
    FUGAZI - Fouled Up, Got Ambushed, Zipped In
    WOFTAM - Waste of fracking time and money (Home Depot is a real WOFTAM)
    SIGMO - Screw it, (I've) Got my orders

    6Ps - Piss Poor Planning Produces Pitiful Performance

    BOHICA - Bend Over, Here It Comes Again

    Don't you love that great book, Catch-22? It really gives you an insight into military thinking
    Dan
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    A flute without holes, is not a flute. A donut without a hole, is a Danish.

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    Here is an old Navy tirm slightly cleaned up
    FUBAR fouled up beyond all repair
    Those who sense the winds of change should build windmills, not windbreaks.

    Dave Wilson

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    Talking

    My wife is good at preaching this one :-)

    DAISNAID

    Do As I Say Not As I Do

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    My wife is good at preaching this one :-)

    DAISNAID - Do As I Say Not As I Do

    NFG - No Good
    RTFM - Read the manual (an engineering term)
    JFDI - Just Do It
    PFM - Pure magic

    DYGWTHGADYETYS - dont you go where the huskies go and dont you eat that yellow snow (me being silly, not a real one (i dont think))

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