Acronym Glossary

I am relatively new to LJ, having joined a little more than 4 months ago. I have been going through every posted project and I’ve favorited over 130 of your completed projects or jigs. I did run across a bunch of acronyms, and I thought it might be helpful to post some of those for other newer members. My hope is that this could become a resource to other LJs.

Please feel free to add or correct any of the listed acronyms.

Lumberjocks Glossary

AC—Arts and Crafts style
ACQ—alkaline copper quaternary
AFAIK—as far as I know
ATB—alternate top bevel
ATC—Anarchist’s Tool Chest
BB—Baltic birch
BBS—big box store
BDT—blind dovetail
BF—board foot or bdft
BFD—big freaking deal
B&G—Blood and Gore, a resource for hand tool information
BLO – boiled linseed oil
BORG—big orange retail giant (specifically refers to Home Depot, but could be Lowe’s or other large retailer)
BORK—bolt-on ripping/riving knife
BS—bandsaw; belt sander; (could be used in another context as well)
BTDT—been there, done that
BTW—by the way
CA—cyanoacrylate (super glue)
CB—cutting board; center band (pen turning)
CCA—copper chromated arsenate
CL—Craigslist
CS—customer service
CNC—computer numeric controlled
CPVC—chloropolyvinyl chloride
DC – dust collection
DAMHIKT—don’t ask me how I know this
DF—Douglas fir
DNA—denatured alcohol; blood/skin left on tools or project
DO—Danish oil
DP—drill press
DT—dovetail
EDH—Eastern dense hardwoods
ER—emergency room
ETJC—estimated time for job completion
EWP—Eastern White Pine
FAS—firsts and seconds (top lumber grade)
FBM—foot board measure
FTB—flat top bevel
FWW – Fine Woodworking Magazine
G&G—Greene and Greene
HF—Harbor Freight
HHG—hot hide glue
HT—heat treated
HVLP—high volume, low pressure
HWBMT—He Who Buys Me Tools
IIRC—if I recall correctly
IMO/IMHO/IMMO—in my humble/modest opinion
KD—kiln dried
KD-HT—both kiln dried and heat treated
LAJ—low angle jack plane
LHG—liquid hide glue
LJ—Lumberjock
LN—Lie-Nielson
LOML—love of my life
LV—Lee Valley
LVL – laminated veneer lumber
MC—moisture content
MDF – medium density fiberboard
MDO—medium density overlay
MEK—methyl ethyl ketone
MT/M&T—mortise and tenon
NELMA—Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association
NOS—new old stock
NYWS – New Yankee Workshop
OC/OS—Oh crap; oh s#$%
OP—original post/poster
OSB—oriented strand board
OTH—ouch that hurt
OTOH—on the other hand
OTP—off topic post
PITA—pain in the a##
PO—previous owner
POS – piece of s#$%
PSA—pressure sensitive adhesive
PT—pressure treated with either CCA or ACQ
PVA—polyvinyl acetate
PVC—polyvinyl chloride
PWN—pine wool nematode
QR—quick release
QSWO – quarter sawn white (red) oak
RAS—radial arm saw
ROS—random orbital sander
RS—rift sawn
RT—router table
SBF—salad bowl finish
SCMS – sliding compound miter saw
SPF—spruce, pine and fir
SS—Shopsmith; SawStop; scrollsaw
SnS—surfaced on n sides (n = 1, 2, 3 or 4)
SWAG—scientific wild a## guess
SWBMT—She Who Buys Me Tools
SWMBO – She Who Must Be Obeyed
SYP—Southern yellow pine
TB—Titebond
TCG—triple chip grind
TG—tool gloat
TK—thin kerf
TMFTOYH—too much freakin’ time on your hands (or other variations)
TS—table saw
TWW – The Wood Whisperer; The Wounded Warrior Project
UHMW—ultra high molecular weight
VFD—variable frequency drive
VS—variable speed
WAG—wild a## guess
WB—waterborne
WIP – work in progress
WTF—Wood Turners Finish
WWMM—Woodworking for Mere Mortals
WWPA—Western Wood Products Association
YMMV—your mileage may vary
ZCI—zero clearance insert
ZCTP—zero clearance throat plate

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