Man, regional differences in nomenclature can be striking. Morris and I are not that far apart but D2S..etc is totally foreign to me. Around here it's S2S, "Surfaced 2 Sides." Or, S2S 1SE..."Surfaced 2 Sides 1 Straight Edge"....etc.

John, I'm wondering if your use of the D2S... etc is common in your profession or, do you see it at your local lumber yard?

Those kinds of differences are one good reason to have an acronym dictionary.

YMMV...your mileage may vary. Usually seen after an explanation of a procedure.

2 hours ago, Gene Howe said:

John, I'm wondering if your use of the D2S...

Gene, we don't use those designations in my region either, we use S2S etc. I just pulled those up because they were in the link that Lew provided. I figured those were mid-west or east coast designations, that are also valuable to have here.

On 9/14/2016 at 8:24 AM, John Morris said:

Gene, we don't use those designations in my region either, we use S2S etc. I just pulled those up because they were in the link that Lew provided. I figured those were mid-west or east coast designations, that are also valuable to have here.

Must be East coast...Midwest is S2S, S4S, etc.

16 minutes ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Must be East coast...Midwest is S2S, S4S, etc.

same here...

20 minutes ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Must be East coast...Midwest is S2S, S4S, etc.

same here in the PNW

DW = Drywall....

AWI = American Woodworking Institute...

Working on the expansion now Stick. Should have a quite a few plugged in tonight.

MDO = Medium Density Overlay...

MDF = Medium Density Fiberboard...

DC = dust collector

CMS = mitre saw

DP = drill press

TS = table saw

 

Are these there already?

On 9/13/2016 at 0:50 PM, Stick486 said:

PIP = Picture In Post

PIP is project in progress

HVAC = Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning...

Acronyms updated, if you see double dashed lines under the acronym, then it's been accepted into the data base. Give the site a half hour to cache and catch up with the updates.

VOI = Voice Of Inexperience...

 

Edited October 6, 20169 yr by Stick486

AHJ = Authority Having Jurisdiction...

On 9/12/2016 at 3:25 PM, Chips N Dust said:

Roll On the Floor Laughing My A#! Off

 

How about SNAFU? That is a technical term.

Done, thanks Chips.

On 9/12/2016 at 9:48 AM, Gene Howe said:

SCMS... sliding compound miter saw

M&T...mortise and tenon

BB...Baltic Birch, usually referring to plywood

Done, thanks Gene

On 9/12/2016 at 9:04 AM, lew said:

One of the things I hated most when moving my professional focus from electronics to computers was having to learn a new, extensive (and sometimes silly) list of acronyms. Sometimes I think woodworkers take this even farther. Example-

 

"Tried the BS to make DT but needed the ROS to trim the WP material. Needed to cleanup the WB of spilled BLO"

 

Why do we need to write in "code" and we're not sending text messages or Tweets!

 

Here's how ridiculous it has become (and this is just one list)- http://www.hobbithouseinc.com/personal/woodpics/_acronyms.htm

Until reviewing that list Lew, I have heard you guys say BORG often around here, and I thought it was an actual retailer called BORG in your neck of the woods, come to find out it's an actual acronym!

On ‎9‎/‎14‎/‎2016 at 6:36 AM, John Morris said:

for the most part they are purely technical for our users who are just starting out, or the passerby who may not be familiar with our industry.

 

On ‎9‎/‎14‎/‎2016 at 6:28 AM, John Morris said:

the acronyms have to be hand entered into our database of acronyms along with the definition, and unfortunately that area is not accessible to our highly valued members.

John, I realize I am coming late to the discussion, and not to be argumentative, but what good is a dictionary of acronyms to "users just starting out, or the passerby who may not be familiar with our industry", if they cannot access the dictionary?   This is good for the administrators, but for those of us "out in the cold", so to speak, we still have to ask someone to define an unfamiliar acronym.