WELCOME to IAP!!!
Try this link
http://www.penturners.org/forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=4227
Here's the list from that thread (some may have been repeated a few times [
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Products:
BLO - Boiled Linseed Oil
CA - Cyanoacrylate, or Super Glue/Krazy Glue
DNA - Denatured Alcohol (also known as methylated spirits in some other countries)
DO - Danish Oil
FP - Friction Polish or Fountain Pen, depending on its use
HPP - Hut Plastic Polish
MM - MicroMesh
PR - Polyester Resin
PVA - Poly Vinyl Acetate - white wood glue and is used to seal walls, as a primer
PW - Paste Wax
RW - Rennaisance Wax
SW - ShellaWax
TO - Tung Oil
TSW - Trade Secret for Wood
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Pens:
CB - Centerband
FP - Fountain Pen or Friction Polish, depending on its use
RB - Roller Ball
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Tools (General):
BS - Band Saw or (context)
CMS - compound Miter saw
DC - Dust Collector
PSI - Per Square Inch - generally used in terms of pressure, as in 15 PSI (15 pounds pounds per square inch)
TPI - Threads per Inch or Teeth per Inch, depending on context
TS - Table saw
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Tools (Lathe):
HS - Headstock
TS - Tailstock
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Woods:
AOW - Australian Olive Wood
BEB - Buckeye Burl
BOW - Bethlehem Olive Wood
BxEB - Box Elder Burl
GOW - Greek Olive Wood
JOW - Jerusalem Olive Wood
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Suppliers/Retailers:
AZS or AS - Arizona Silhouette (http://www.arizonasilhouette.com/ )
BB - Bill Baumbeck, of Arizona Silhouette
BORG - Big Old Retail Giant or Big Orange Retail Giant
CS - Craft Supplies USA (see below)
CSUSA - Craft Supplies USA (http://www.woodturnerscatalog.com )
CSUK - Craft Supplies UK (http://www.craftsupplies.co.uk )
NESL - New England Specialty Lumber Supply(http://www.newenglandspecialtysupply.com/ )
POC - Pens of Color (http://www.pensofcolor.com )
PSI - Penn State Industries (http://www.pennstateindustries.com )
WC - Woodcraft (http://www.woodcraft.com )
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Pen turning projects:
FPP - Freedom Pen Project (http://www.freedompens.org )
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TXT Speak:
B2B - Bushing to Bushing
BTW - By the way
DAMHIKT - Don't Ask Me How I Know This
HTH - Hope This Helps!
IMHO - In my Honest/Humble Opinion
IMNSHO - In my not so humble/honest opinion
LOML - Love of My Life
MBH - My better half
OMG - Oh my gosh!
OTOH - On The Other Hand
ROFLMAO- Rolling on the floor laughing my a$$ out
ROTFL - Rolling on the floor laughing
RTFM - Read the F**** Manual
RTMD - Read the manual, dummie!
SWHTM - She who handles the money
SWMBO - She who must be obeyed
