Illogical Woodie Tool Names

**echnidna** · 16th August 2007, 10:52 PM

Like "thicknesser"
when ya think about it,
it don't make the timber thick at all.
Orta be renamed to "Thinnesser"

Or

Jig Saw.

Howdya use one of these wif a jig?

....

**bitingmidge** · 16th August 2007, 11:00 PM

Or Hammer.

That'd be the bloke that smokes the bacon wooden it?

P

**Skew ChiDAMN!!** · 16th August 2007, 11:06 PM

Carpenter's Square - the last I heard, a square was defined as having four equal sides!

**bitingmidge** · 16th August 2007, 11:08 PM

Drop saw.

P

**Harry72** · 16th August 2007, 11:21 PM

Miter Gauge... how do you gauge a miter with it?

**Sebastiaan56** · 17th August 2007, 07:36 AM

rip saw? does it rip or saw?

**Gingermick** · 17th August 2007, 07:42 AM

A saw, if you've never used one before wouldn't be a see?

**Wood Butcher** · 17th August 2007, 08:39 AM

The parts of a plane, namely the frog. Where the hell did that come from??

**Wongo** · 17th August 2007, 10:29 AM

liquid nail

Triton workcentre

**Andy Mac** · 17th August 2007, 10:39 AM

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!?

Cheers,

**Stuart** · 17th August 2007, 11:22 AM

A Wongo - does it go, or is it wrong?

(We are talking about Woodworking Tools aren't we?)

(Sorry mate, just couldn't resist the temptation)

**Wongo** · 17th August 2007, 11:24 AM

Originally Posted by Stuart.

A Wongo - does it go, or is it wrong?

A Triton - does it go, or is it wrong?

(Wongo is a fine woodworking tool

)

**Stuart** · 17th August 2007, 11:27 AM

**K_S** · 17th August 2007, 03:42 PM

Blog or Podcast?????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Originally Posted by Stuart.

**Stuart** · 17th August 2007, 03:48 PM

Actually Vlog, Blog and Vodcast to be pedantic - I stuck with the more generic terms

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