Style Book

Revised: January 2014 PW Style Book Revised: Jan 2014

Numbers, Measurements • #400-grit (adj) • 30 years (n): a primitive for surfacing and Callouts • #400 grit (n) • #0000 steel wool • #1,000 grit stone • 1-pound cut, 2-pound cut etc. aftermarket (n): the market for parts, accessories and repairs • 40-tooth (adj) (for shellac) • thickness x width x length of a product; also, a secondary • On anything dimensional, • $2,800 (not $2800) • 1 horsepower; 1 hp (1-hp market for a product after the use numerals and birds’ feet, ); spell out ‘horsepower’ primary market; an aftermarket • 2" scale even if it’s an approximation on first reference, then can use for a table , for example • 32" x 48" ‘hp’ abbreviation (this departs from AP style) AIA (abbreviation): American • 4' x 7' 1/4"-20 (machine thread; • 4/4 lumber (reads as “four- Institute of Architects • 2x4; 2x4s (Name for quarter lumber”; refers to rough- 1/4" is diameter, 20 is threads per air-conditioner (n); construction-grade lumber, cut lumber measured by quarters inch) air-conditioning (A/C) (n); usually , generally used for or an inch; do not set as stacked • 70°F (no space; don’t spell out air-conditioned (adj) wall studs; is not really 2" by 4", fractions) on first ref.) air-dry (v); air-dried (adj): a but an estimate of the size used • mid-1800s • 3D (departure from AP) commonly; do not include inch method of seasoning lumber •30mm, 25 cm marks) which permits the sawn , • model 41293 which is usually protected from • 90° (use symbol for degrees, the elements, to dry naturally in both temperatures and angles; • #8 drywall screw A open air do not spell out “degrees;” for • one-by lumber (also two-by, A-A and A-B (adj) ( the symbol, Option + Shift + 8) six-by, ten-by, etc.) air nailer (n): a pneumatic tool grades used by American that drives nails; also called a • $6 a board foot; $.09 a • PC 7518 (Porter-Cable is a Plywood Association nailgun board foot (board foot can be tool manufacturer; their standards.) abbreviated bf) are often named PC ####) air-powered (adj) about: use when referring to aliphatic glue (n): • chapter six (in text) • 75 percent price; do not use ‘around’ technical name for basic yellow • 25cm, 30mm • 9-ply (adj) A/C (abbreviation for air woodworking glue, which • 9dB (decibels; spell out • 45 pounds conditioning) is really a polyvinyl acetate ‘decibels’ on first reference, then • 2-speed, 3-speed, etc. (n): any of the coated (PVA) glue with an aliphatic can use ‘dB’) resin added to extend open • 4 feet , fabrics or other materials • 9'- or 10'-diameter (including pumice, rottenstone time and increase the range of • 12 square inches (write out in • DW 625 (DeWalt is a tool and steel wool) used for temperatures in which it will text, abbreviate 12 sq. ft. when smoothing wood or between- work manufacturer; their tools are appearing in a chart or diagram) often named DW###) coat smoothing of finishes a.k.a. (abbreviation): also • step 3 (as photo label, acetate (n): a clear, plastic- known as • Figure 1-3 (chapter one, third illustration label) illustration) like film used as an overlay or : a type of wood • step three (in text) template for drawings • Figure 1B aliphatic resin glue (n) • 24"-tall by 36"-wide (adj.) acetone (n): a solvent used to • Figure 2-14, A&B (one figure, Allen: trademarked (such as clean wood pitch from two views) • 46 tpi blade Allen-); replace with and tools • Photo 3-12 (chapter three, • 220v (volts) “hex,” unless the Allen brand is acute-angle (adj) 12th photo) • 4"-wide belt being specifically referred to acknowledgement (n); • 10- cord • 10W (SAE oil weight) allergen (n): something that acknowledgements causes an allergic reaction

2 • PW Style all-steel (adj) Arts & Crafts style bar-type (adj) to or used on the top of a also known as: see ‘a.k.a.’ ash: a type of wood (n) ; a benchtop , for example alternate top (blade) (n): asterisks: to denote exceptions/ baseline (n): a reference see ‘ATB’ further info in cutlists. first-*, point from which one begins Bender, Chuck: Popular Woodworking Magazine’s senior aluminum oxide (n): an second-**, third-†, fourth -‡ measuring; usually in reference editor abrasive agent used as grit for ATB (abbreviation); to drawings abrasive () alternate top bevel (blade) (n): base plate (n) bevel (n): instrument consisting of two arms which are adjusted a.m., p.m. use ‘ATB’ second reference basket weave (n); to any angle for drawing angles auger (n): a wood-boring device basket-weave (adj) amp (abbreviation); ampere or for adjusting a surface to be or bit (n): measurement of electronic basswood (n): a close-grained cut to an angle current; usually used in awkward-shaped (adj) wood – heavier than balsa bevel (v): to cut at an inclined reference to power of an – used in carving awl (n): a pointed scribing tool or sloping angle on a workpiece electric motor or circuit; a used to mark layout lines (n): a thin, narrow strip that is other than 90°; also, the 15-amp motor circuit breaker, axis (n); (pl): the center of wood used to seal, reinforce angle itself for example; use ‘amp’ in all point the length of an object or support a joint references bevel-edge (n): the around which the object turns; Bauhaus (adj): school of type of chisel used for paring ampere: see ‘amp’ a rod has a centered axis, thought in architecture that and light chopping; edges are American Plywood where a turned cabriole leg tries to combine technology, beveled to allow access to inside Association: see ‘APA’ may have two axes in order to craftsmanship and design corners of joints develop a tapered or curved aesthetics; founded in 1923 by American-made (adj) beveled (adj): referring to an surface Walter Gropius angle-adjustment (adj) angled surface beam (n): the handle of a square angled-shoulder (adj) bevel-grind (v) as opposed to the blade, or the aniline dye (n) part of a that bevel-ground (adj) annual rings (n): the growth B holds the point beveling (v): to angle a surface rings of a tree backboard (n) bearing-guided (adj) or edge by cutting anti-climb (adj) backlog (n) because: relates to causality bevel-rip (n); bevel ripping (v) antikick (adj) (n): a that only: Because all the parts are bf (abbreviation); board foot: antikickback (adj) is stabilized with a rigid spine small, cut them from one board. measurement based on 1" x along the back of the blade Time is not a factor. ‘Since’ 1' x 1' piece of lumber or 144 APA (abbreviation): American would be incorrect here. square inches of lumber before Plywood Association; use ‘APA’ backstop (n) : a type of wood surfacing; used for pricing and second reference balsa (n): a light, close-grained purchasing lumber wood used primarily in carving belt-driven (adj) apron (n): the part of a table Biesemeyer fence (n): a brand (n) which attaches the base to the Baltic ; Baltic birch name top plywood (n): a high-quality bench grinder (n): motor- bi-level (adj) arbor (n): a motor’s axis or birch plywood made from driven wheels ranging from rotating shaft to which a tool veneer of equal thickness. abrasive to buffing cloth to birch: a type of wood is attached, such as a table saw It has no voids. Widely used perform a variety of sharpening, bird’s-eye (n): a highly blade or a router bit for , it’s also known honing, cleaning and polishing figured cut of maple formed as “Finnish birch.” Unlike arbor-hole (adj) of cutting tools and other metal by conical grain formations domestic plywood, such as which produce random circular arbor-support (adj) (n): a shop-made “apply ply,” which comes in 4' x accessory which is used to hold markings when cut arborvitae (n): landscape 8' sheets, Baltic birch is made in a smaller workpiece stationary BIS (abbreviation): shrubbery 5' x 5' sheets on the principle of friction with British Imperial System; a arc (n) band saw (n): a power saw the workbench measurement system including archetypal (adj) using a continuous-loop blade bench (n): a plane with the inch, foot, yard, mile, pint, powered by two or three wheels quart, gallon, etc. architect’s rule (n): usually a a larger footprint and wider three-sided ruler marked with bar (n): a clamping cutter, e.g. , biscuit (n): a small wafer of different measuring scales device with a long bar used to plane wood which is inserted and clamp the edges of wood when glued to an edge between armchair (n) bench stone (n): another name gluing panels or corners of boxes for a whetstone, which is used to two pieces of wood to be joined arithmetic (adj) during assembly sharpen knives and biscuit (n): a around: do not use when barleycorn (n): an old unit of benchtop (adj): referring to that cuts the hole into which a referring to price; use ‘about’ measure equal to one-third of something which is mounted biscuit (see above) is inserted instead an inch

PW Style • 3 bits (n): boring tools of varying arranged so the grain creates units used to measure the cabinetwork (n): the diameters used with an electric mirror images heating requirements and construction of or a bookshelf (n) insulation of homes cabriole leg (n): a type of turned blade-adjustment (adj) bowing (n): a lumber defect bubinga (n): a type of wood or carved leg that has a graceful blade breaker (n) caused by drying, making the buckeye (adj) sweep in an S-shape and ends in an ornamental foot blade-dulling (adj) wood face bend up along its build-out (n) length like a rocker CAD (abbreviation); computer- blade guard (n, adj) buildup (n): a piece of wood aided design: sometimes bowsaw (n) added to an existing edge to bladelike (adj) CADD, computer-aided design/ box-beam (adj) make it thicker blade-specific (adj) drafting (n): another name build up (v) blade-stabilizer (n) caliper (n) for a with straight, built-in (n, adj) blade tilt (n, adj) interlocking fingers cambium (n): the active, living bullnose (v): to mill an edge to a layer of wood just beneath the bleeding (v): tendency for some boxwood (n): a fine, textured half-round, convex edge bark to release a discharge; dense wood commonly used for bullnose plane (n): concave controllable through the use of carving, turning and bending cam cleats (n) sealers cutter for rounding edges brace (n): structural member camlike (adj) burl (n): a highly figured blind (adj): refers to a recess that augmenting the primary cantilevered (n): a plank or outgrowth on a tree, valued for is not cut completely through a member, usually oblique to the beam fastened or supported turning and figured veneers workpiece; sometimes referred structure; also a driver for an only by a downward force at the to as “stopped” auger bit, formed in the shape of burr (n): a wire-like edge captured end formed on a blade as a result of blind dovetail (n): a dovetail a crank for rotating the bit (as in capital (n): the head of a sharpening joint that does not have the tails brace and bit) column, pillar or piece of and pins cut completely through (n): A straight awl with butcher’s steel (n): a steel furniture (usually ornamented the boards to be joined; may be a chisel tip. rod with a handle used for with crown moulding) a half-blind dovetail in which sharpening knives; also called Bradford pear (n): a type of cap screw (n) only either the pins or the tails chef’s steel, kitchen steel, wood are cut completely through the sharpening steel carbide (n): a combination of brad-point drill (n): a twist drill iron, carbon and an alloy metal board butternut: a type of wood having a center spur to guide (usually tungsten) used to make blind-nailing (v) the bit in an advancing pilot (n): type of joint hard and brittle, but long- blind spline (n): a spline inset hole where two square edges, sides or lasting material used for cutting in a blind , of a length ends meet brad-point bit (n): a twist drill edges of bits and blades that stops short of exposing having a center spur to guide buttonhead screw (n) carbide-edged (adj); carbide- either the dadoed groove or the the bit in an advancing pilot tipped (adj): having a carbide spline that fits between the two hole tip or coating on a bit or blade jointed pieces at the ends brand-new (adj) carcase (n): the frame or blind tenon (n): a tenon fully C structure of a cabinet; change enclosed by a mortise cut in a Brazilwood (n): a type of wood C (abbreviation): Celsius all appearances of ‘carcase’ (the mating member break (v): to remove a sharp cabinetmaker (n): a skilled British variation of ‘carcass’) (n): a small plane corner edge of a board, usually woodworker who builds carcinogen (n); for trimming joints or end grain; by sanding; also known as “ease” fine furniture; not to be carcinogenic (adj) the bevel on the cutter always breakfront (n) used interchangeably with faces up. Low-angle versions carpet-tape (v) (n): an open “woodworker” excel at trimming end grain. mortise-and-tenon joint in casement-type (adj) cabinetmaking (n) bloodwood (n) which the mortised piece is casepiece (n) cabinet saw (n): a type of board foot (feet) (n): see ‘bf’ open on the end like a fork casework (n) table saw, usually industrial bridle-type (adj) boiled linseed oil (n): linseed grade, characterized by a 3- cast iron (n, adj) oil in which enough lead, British Imperial System (BIS): horsepower or larger motor, caul (n): a piece of wood used manganese or cobalt salts have see BIS trunnions that attach to the to distribute pressure when been incorporated to make the British Thermal Unit; BTU base of the machine rather than clamping oil harden more rapidly when (abbreviation): see ‘BTU’ the underside of the top, and a (n, v): a plastic substance spread in a thin coating BTU (abbreviation); British totally enclosed base used to seal seams and leaks; the bookcase (n) Thermal Unit: the quantity cabinetmaker (n): a skilled act of using caulk; one usually bookmatched (adj), bookmatch of heat required to raise the woodworker who builds fine with a caulking gun (n): refers to pieces of temperature of one pound of furniture and cabinets CCA (abbreviation): chromated sequentially cut wood which are water one degree Fahrenheit; cabinetry copper arsenate

4 • PW Style C-clamp (n): a type of clamp cheek-to-cheek (adj) clockwise (adj, adv) confirmat (n): an assembly that uses a fixed, C-shaped bar chef’s steel (n): a steel rod for close-fitting (adj) screw for cabinets of man-made and a screw; watch for instances sheet goods sharpening knives; also called close grain (adj): wood having of cee-clamps; British will use butcher’s steel, kitchen steel, small-pored or fine-cell contact cement (n): a solvent- “G-clamps” or “G-cramps”; sharpening steel structure; also referred to as based cement that is applied change all to “C-clamp” cherry: a type of wood “fine-textured” to both surfaces to be joined cedar (yellow cedar, cedar of and allowed to dry; adhesion is : a type of wood CNC (abbreviation): computer Lebanon): a type of wood immediate upon contact of the (n): a style of numerical control; usually used Celsius: see ‘C’ two surfaces decorative carving in which a as an adjective: CNC router or cope (v): to saw a negative center board (n) specific configuration of chips CNC routing profile in one piece to fit the center lap (n): a large dado cut are removed, as opposed to (n) positive profile of another, halfway into the thickness of a shaving wood collet (n): a socket or casing usually in moulding part to form half of a frame lap chipboard (n): a slang term; do that holds a tool on a cope- (v) joint not use; it’s a board composed or arbor; e.g., a collet holds the centerline (n): reference to the of chips of wood glued together; router bit on the spindle saw (n): a type of hand saw which holds a thin blade real or imaginary point running also called waferboard and column (n): a vertical taut in a metal frame; used for through the center of a piece; flakeboard, though there are freestanding support member usually marked in drawings with slight differences between the cutting thin wood; use instead combi drive: a system for a symbol three, based on chip sizes of “fret saw” driving that incorporates Corian®: artificial -like center point (n): reference to chipbreaker (n) more than one type of drive material that can be worked the real or imaginary point chiseling (gerund form of the indentation in the screw head like wood; the generic to be which is the exact center of a verb “to chisel”) so it can be driven by several attached is “solid-surface piece different drivers (don’t use; flag chisel-shaped (adj) material” or “solid surfacing: center-rule (n): a measuring for editor) chop saw (n): a conversational device where the center of the cornice (n): the moulded and name for a power , (n): an ruler is indicated with a zero; projecting horizontal piece that which is a type of all-metal, adjustable square that used to find the center of a piece crowns architectural structure that pivots on an arm and has can measure 90° and 45° angles. corrugated (adj): having center-sawed (adj) an adjustable angle fence It is perhaps the most-used a rippled face; may refer to cfm (abbreviation): cubic feet (and most dropped) tool when chromated copper arsenate (n) cardboard or even aluminum per minute joints. chuck (n): the part of a power and steel roofing materials chain saw (n): a gas- or electric- comb-type (adj) tool (such as a drill) that grips counterbore (v): a method of powered saw which uses a series compound angle (n): a cut the shank of a bit or cutter recessing a screw by a of teeth affixed to a chain made from setting two angles, chuck key (n): the tool which is hold larger than the head of the neither at a right angle, to the chairbuilder (n) used to tighten the chuck screw and then a smaller hold workpiece chairlike (adj) circle-cutting (adj) for the shank and thread compound miter (n): a cut chairmaker (n); chairmaking counterbored (adj) clamp (n): a device to hold work where the blade path is not (n, adj) in process perpendicular to the wood’s end counterclockwise (adj, adv) (n): a measuring clamp block (n): a block of wood or edge and the blade tilt is not (v, n): To cut a device that contains a length that helps distribute clamp force 90° to the face cone-shaped recess in a pilot or of string and colored chalk to the joint’s gluing surfaces compound miter saw (n): a clearance hole that allows a flat- powder; the string is stretched when correctly sized power miter saw that pivots on head screw to seat flush or below taut and snapped, resulting in a clamp knob (n) an axis as well as the arm; some the surface; also, the hole itself. line of chalk dust on the piece cleaner-looking (adj) also slide along rails, called a countertop (n): can be made (n, v); chamfered sliding compound miter saw from wood or solid-surface (adj): a beveled or grooved edge; cleanup (n); clean-up (adj) compression (n): force on wood materials such as Corian® always 45° clearance hole (n): a hole for a that pushes the fibers in on cove (n): a recessed hollow cut changing-radius (adj) screw that allows the shanke themselves, or a joint in on itself into the edge of a board by a and threads to pass through checks; checking (n): splits in router or shaper; the bit of cutter without biting the wood computer-aided design: see the end grain of a piece of wood; ‘CAD’ that makes a cove indicates improper drying cleat (n): narrow board or strip cove base (n): the flooring wall used as a support computer-controlled (adj) cheek (n): the face of a tenon, or accessory, usually of plastic, conifer (n); coniferous (adj): center lap or end lap; the long- climb-cut (v): to cut a board in which acts as a baseboard referring to any evergreen tree grain walls of a mortise; or the the opposite direction your tool covering the seam between the or shrub bearing cones: , long-grain mating surfaces of is designed for; very dangerous, wall and floor; sometimes called yews, etc. dovetails and their pins or box- but acceptable for some tasks a mop guard joint fingers

PW Style • 5 cove-cutting (v) turning and carving dado-spacing (adj) double-check (v) coving (n): concave moulding cup (v): the action of a board to (n) double-click (v) for a transition from vertical to warp across its width, usually dB (abbreviation): decibels double-flute router bit (n): a bit horizontal opposite the direction of the dead-blow (n) which has two identical profiles crawl space (n): the small rings at 180° to each other; reduces deadman (n) space beneath a floor, above a cup-side down (adv) chatter, as the bit is in contact décor (n) ceiling, or behind a wall that curve-cutting (adj) with the wood twice as often may offer just enough room to degree use ° symbol to denote curved-edge (adj) double-sided (adj) crawl through; sometimes used dentil (n); dentil-type (adj): one double square (n): a square as a storage space or access to custom-made (adj) of a series of small, rectangular which can prove 90° angles with plumbing and wiring cutaway (adj) blocks forming a moulding, its inside and outside corners creosote (n); creosoted (v): a cut line (n) especially under a cornice and whose blade sometimes brownish, oily liquid distilled cut off (v) depth gauge (n): a measuring slides within a metal beam so it from coal tar used to preserve cutout (n, adj) device which measures the can be used as a depth gauge or wood; most commonly exposed depth of a recess or hole marking gauge outdoor timbers, such as cutterhead (n) depth of cut (n) double-stick or double-sided (adj) railroad ties; it is no longer cutting gauge (n): a marking legal to use because of health device identical to a marking desktop (adj) Douglas : a type of wood concerns gauge, except that the cutting dimensional conflict (n): a dovetail (n); dovetailer (n): a crocus cloth (n): an extremely gauge cuts at a mark with a knife situation where the long grain fan-shaped interlocking joint fine abrasive used at the final blade whereas the marking of the jointed parts is glued or dovetail bit (n): specialty bit for stages of rubbing a finish, gauge scratches one with a pinned perpendicularly and interlocked joints metal point the natural fluctuation in the usually with rubbing oil (n): an dimension of wood across the crooking (n): a lumber-drying cutting list (n): a interlocking joint consisting of grain is restricted defect which causes a lateral comprehensive list of all the at least one flaring mortise and bend in a board needed parts for a project, dimensioned (adj): referring tenon; can appear in a number crossarm (n) including the name of to lumber that has been cut to of ways: through, mitered, each piece needed, and the standard dimensions rabbeted-through, half-blind, cross beams (n) dimensions of each piece; disc grinder (n): a power tool blind crossbow (n) sometimes includes a diagram (handheld or stationary) which dovetail key (n): a piece of of the boards from which the cross brace (n); cross bracing turns a grinding wheel wood which is dovetailed on pieces can be cut to indicate (n): a support connecting two disc (n): a power tool both ends and is set into a blind how much lumber must be other members (handheld or stationary) which mortise in order to strengthen purchased crosscut (n, v, adj); crosscutting turns a sanding wheel the joint cutting-height (adj) (n): A cut perpendicular to the disk (n): use only when referring dovetail saw (n): a fine-toothed, grain of a board. cyanoacrylate glue (n): the to a computer diskette, not a narrow kerf backsaw technical generic name (n): a saw used for compact disc or disc sander or dowel (n); doweling (v): a for Super Glue; a type of crosscutting; its teeth look like grinder cylindrical length of wood used adhesive that bonds because of small knife points, as its teeth DIY; (abbreviation) do-it- for making joints by inserting a polymerization rather than the are sharpened with a beveled yourself; do-it-yourselfers: do length into two corresponding evaporation of a carrier agent, edge not use; use ‘home woodworker’ holes and gluing with clamp such as water or a solvent, as cross (n) pressure with (aliphatic resin) dog (n): an object which holds a cross grain (n); cross-grained workpiece stationary by friction doweling (n): any number of cyma (n) (adj); cross-grain (adv) rather than by clamping; commercially available devices cross lap (n) commonly referred to as “bench to assist with placing and dogs” drilling of dowel holes cross section (n); cross-section (v) D dogleg (n, adj): something dowel pin (n): a small cylinder having a sharp angle, as a dog’s of wood that is inserted and cross supports (n); cross- dado (n, v); dados (n, pl); rear leg glued between two parts in supports (adj) dadoed (v); dadoing (v): a three- do-it-yourself; mating holes to create or cross-threaded (adj) sided trench cut across the grain of a board do-it-yourselfers: see ‘DIY’ reinforce a joint cross tie (n) dado head, dado cutter, dado do’s and don’ts dowel-pinned (adj): a joint or crotch (n): the part of a tree attachment press fit or glued set (n): either a single blade or a double-beam (adj) where there is a V-split in the set of blades and chippers than where dowels provide the later double-blade (adj); double- trunk; this wood is sometimes cuts dados strength between two joined highly figured and is valued for bladed (adj) parts dado-cut (adj)

6 • PW Style down spouting (n): the metal dust-producing (adj) in an L or T orientation (not to fair (n): a smooth blending or PVC piping through which be confused with an end-to-end of pieces joined to form a water from gutters along a roof is lap, or ) curvature carried to the ground end (n) fan-cooled (adj) drainpipe (n) E end miter (n) FAS (abbreviation); firsts and drawboring: a technique by earlywood (n): the part of end panel (n) seconds: lumber grade requiring which a joint is pulled home a tree’s annual growth ring the worst side of the board to be end stop (n) when a peg is hammered that grows in the spring; more than 83.3 percent clear through it into slightly offset characteristically larger than end table (n): a small table made and the board be at least 6" wide holes in the parts the latewood part to facilitate at a height to accommodate use and 8' long. from a living room chair or sofa (n): a blade with the high demand for sap flow in fascia (n); fascia board (n): a flat a handle at each end used for the spring end-type (adj) piece used as moulding; also, a shaving surfaces earplugs (n) engineer’s square (n): a horizontal piece covering the Dremel: brand name for a rotary : a type of wood precision metal square with a joint between the top of a wall fixed blade for proving 90° and the overhanging eaves tool edge-boring (adj) Engler, Nick: Popular fast-cutting (adj) dressed (adj): planed smooth edge-dulling (adj) during the finishing process Woodworking magazine feather joint (n, adj) edge for edge (adv) contributing editor dressing (v): the process of featherboard (n): a safety device edge-gluing (v): gluing together turning rough lumber into a English-made (adj) comprising of flexible fingers long-grain edges of solid wood, smooth board with flat, parallel epoxy (n); expoxies (pl): a that hold a workpiece against or any edge of plywood faces and straight, parallel edges type of adhesive that requires the fence or table during a cut; that are square to the face edge-join (v) a compound and a catalyst to often constructed by cutting a drill-driver or cordless drill- edge lap (n): a notch in the edge form the adhesive number of slots in the end of a driver (n) of a board halfway across its etagére (n): free-standing board. width that forms half of an edge drill press (n): a drill head and shelves; open on all four sides feather-spline (adj) lap joint motor mounted on a vertical Eurohinges (n) fence posts (n) edge miter (n) column aligned with an European-style (adj) fence-mounted (adj) adjustable worktable mounted edge-sanding (v) eccentric (adj) fence-to-blade (adj) on the same column edge to edge (adv) expanding-stack (adj) fiberboard (n): any of a number driveshaft (n) element (n): a basic shaped part extralong (adj) of different man-made wood drop cloth (n): a plastic or cloth of a joint: either a dado, , products which are comprised sheet or tarp used to cover groove, pocket, square or angled eyeballed (v) of bonded, compressed wood something, such as a floor or cut, or combinations and eyesore (n) fibers; can be in the form of furniture, in order to keep the modifications of these Masonite, medium-density object clean ellipse (n); ellipses (pl) fiberboard (MDF), or a number drop leaf (n); drop-leaf (adj): : a type of wood of other applications; not to be a table extension which is F confused with particleboard permanently attached to the e-mail (n): electronic mail (do not use E-mail) F (abbreviation); Fahrenheit fiberglass (n): glass-reinforced table, but is either folded down plastic; abbreviated GRP or slid out of the way when it is enamel (n): name given to color face (n): the widest part of the fiddleback (adj) not in use finishes with a high board as measured across the grain figured (adj): which dry-fit (v, n); dry-fitting (n) content, similar to varnish in handling and protection face frame (n); face-frame (adj): is not straight or relatively dry rot (n): a decay of seasoned wood glued together forming straight; can be swirled, bird’s wood caused by fungi which enclosed-base (adj) one or more usually rectangular eye, etc. leaves a soft cellular skeleton end block (n) openings that cover the front figured veneer (n): veneer cut drywall (n): structural covering end cap (n): moulding which fits edge of a carcase from a portion of the tree where of wall studs; made of hardened over the edge or end grain face miter (n) the grain pattern is distorted gypsum plaster pressed between end-cut (adj); end-cutting (v) file (n): hardened steel tool in two paper layers; also called face plate (n): a wood-lathe end for end (adv) many configurations cut with wallboard and plasterboard; attachment to support the ridges to abrade away material Sheetrock is a brand name end grain (n); end-grain (adj, turning block adv): the end of a board where from the workpiece ductwork (n) face-to-face (adv) the pores are exposed file card (n): a stiff brush used to dust collection (n, adj) factory-supplied (adj) end lap (n): a rabbet across a clean files Fahrenheit: see ‘F’ dust-free (adj) board’s face at its end which filler (n): a heavily pigmented forms half of a frame lap joint fail-safe (adj)

PW Style • 7 preparation used for filling and rings; it appears highly figured be capitalized garden-variety (adj) leveling off the pores in open- flat-ground (adj) Forstner bit (n): a type of bit gateleg table (n): a type of pored woods flathead (screw) (n): a screw used to bore flat-bottomed and table with drop leaves that are (n): either a small square which has a flat head, as generally larger holes supported by a leg that swings part of a moulding or a small opposed to rounded; also called four-faced tenonmaker out; it is sometimes hidden as rectangular strip one leg cut in half, half of which a countersunk four-square (n) fillister plane (n): a type of is moved to support the leaf (v); flat-sawn (adj): (n, adj): a type plane which cuts a rabbet and gauge-mounted (adj) another name for plain-sawn of construction that employs perhaps a profile lumber, which is lumber cut on an outside frame containing an GFCI (abbreviation): ground- fine-cutting (adj) a tangent to the annual growth interior panel; allows for wood fault circuit interrupter fine-point (adj) rings movement, as opposed to solid glazing point (n): a small brad finest-grain (adj) flat-stock (adj) panel construction used for holding panes of glass in place fine-tipped (adj) flat-surfaced (adj) frameless (adj) gloss finish (n): (not ‘glossy fine-tune (v); fine-tuning (n); flat-topped (adj) free span (adj) finish’) a or enamel fine-tuned (adj): to adjust to a flex-shaft or flexible shaft (n) freehand (v, adj, adv): drawing that contains a relatively low more accurate degree or cutting without the aid of a Flexner, Bob: Popular proportion of pigment and dries guide or template finger joint (n); finger-joint Woodworking Magazine to a sheen or luster (adj): an interlocking joint contributing editor freestanding (adj): standing on glue up (v); glue-up (n); glue- similar to a dovetail joint but its own without support from flight (n): a series of steps ups (n, pl): the act of assembling with straight tenons; also called another structure; generally in without a landing parts with glue and clamps fingerlap joint or box joint reference to a shop which is not flip-out (adj) gluejoint bit (n) finishing area (n) part of one’s basement or garage flip-up(adj) gouge (n): a chisel-like turning Finnish plywood (n): another french curve (n): a template for flitch (n): one-quarter of a log; or carving tools with a curved type of plywood used drawing curves also thin, flat-sawn sheet veneer edge for furniture building French (n): a with a gathered in the order sliced series of rectangular glass panes grain (n): usually refers to firsts and seconds: see ‘FAS’ from a log extending the length of the texture, porosity or figuring of Fitzpatrick, Megan: Popular flock (n, v); flocking (n): wool door wood Woodworking Magazine’s editor/ or cotton refuse used to stuff grain pattern: the visual content director fret saw (n) furniture; the act of using flock appearance of the wood grain; (n): intricate detail fixed-base router (n): router or flocking types include flat, straight, curly, cuts, usually done with a scroll whose base cannot be moved floodlight (n) quilted, rowed, mottled, crotch, up or down during operation, saw or fret saw floor plan (n) cathedral, beeswing and bird’s but can be adjusted prior to (n): a blade on a stout eye operation (opposite of “plunge fluorescent (adj) handle used to split wood Greene & Greene (adj): when router”) flush-fit (v) front-looking (adj) used to refer to the style of (n): a device for flush-trimmer bit (n) full-depth (adj) furniture supporting work during flush-trim (adj) full-length (adj) groove (n): a three-sided trench machining fluting (n): parallel patterns full-scale (adj) cut with the grain of a board flange (n): a rib or rim plowed into the surface of ground-fault circuit for strength, guiding, or full-size (adj) furniture members interrupter (GFCI) (n): a type attachment to another piece; full-width (adj) of circuit breaker, usually part e.g., a flange for a pipe may flare flywheel (n) furniture maker (n): one of the outlet, that shuts off the at one end to receive another foam-core (n): a form of who makes furniture; do not circuit as soon as the circuit is pipe or fixture polystyrene plastic encased use interchangeably with grounded incorrectly, as when between two layers of paper flat-based (adj) “woodworker grabbing an electrical appliance used for building models; in while standing in water flat-bottomed (adj) larger form, often used in furring, furring strip (n): flat-ended (adj) insulation thin strips of wood attached guesswork (n) to a surface to a form of a level flat-feet washers (n) fold-down (adj) guide block (n) nailing surface, such as for flat finish (n): a plain or other fold-up (adj) wallboard or paneling guide fence (n) finish that contains a high follow-through (n) guide rail (n) proportion of pigment and dries guide wheel (n, adj) to a flat or lusterless finish foolproof (adj) gusset (n): a triangular block to flat grain (n): lumber cut footboard (n) G strengthen the joining of two tangent to the annual growth Formica: a brand name, should

8 • PW Style members assembled at an angle or a notch cut in the edge; also tenon sell home-improvement supplies gypsum wallboard (n): drywall another name for lap joints headboard (n) Home Depot: for store names (do not use ‘plasterboard’) (n): a type of drill headroom (n) like this, use the generic “home which operates by turning a center” heartwood (n): mature wood crank on the side of the drill to that forms the spine of a tree homegrown (adj): native or turn the bit; not to be confused characteristic of a particular Heating Venting Air H with a bit and brace area Conditioning (n): see ‘HVAC’ hacksaw (n): a handsaw that hand drill (n); hand-drilling (v) homemade (adj) heavy-duty (adj) holds a blade at both ends and hand-cut (adj) hone (n); honing (v): to sharpen has a handle at one end; usually height-adjustment (adj) hand-feed (n); hand-feeding (v) hookup (n): refers to the used for cutting metals hemlock: a type of wood handgrip (n) location or act of connecting half-blind dovetail (n): a hex-driven cap screws (n) to a utility such as water, sewer, dovetail joint in which the pins hand hammering (n) hex-head screw (n): a screw telephone and electricity do not go completely through handheld (adj) with a hexagonal socket which, the other board horizontal boring (v) (n) in turn, screws or bolts with the (n) half-circle (adj) handmade (adj) same shape socket horsepower; hp (abbreviation) half-lap (adj) handplane (n, v); handplaning hex machine screws (n) (n): a measurement of work (n): a type of cutting device that half-lap joint (n): a type of joint hex wrench (n): an L-shaped, power equivalent to 746 watts; shaves wood with a blade held in which the two boards to be hexagonal metal bar used to determined by multiplying in place at a fairly steep angle; joined have their thicknesses turn screws or bolts with the voltage by amperage; use there are many kinds (block reduced at the point of the joint same shape socket ‘horsepower’ on first reference so that they overlap in such a plane, bailey plane, bullnose : a type of wood and ‘hp’ thereafter way the joint is as thick as the plane, , , original board thickness; can bench plane, scraper plane, highboy (n): a tall chest of housed: a situation where one appear in a number of ways rabbet plane) drawers with a legged base part is enclosed fully or partially by another; a specific family of - cross lap, glazing-bar lap, hand-powered (adj) high-efficiency (adj) oblique lap, corner lap, mitered joints handrail (n) high-friction (adj) corner lap, T-lap and dovetail hp (abbreviation): horsepower; lap joints hand-split (adj) high-impact (adj) use ‘horsepower’ on first half pin (n): in dovetail joints, handsaw (n); hand sawing (v) high-performance (adj) reference and ‘hp’ thereafter the two outside pins of a row, handscrew (n): a type of clamp high-quality (adj); higher- Huey, Glen D.: Popular named because they are angled that uses two parallel pieces of quality (adj) Woodworking Magazine only on one side (not because wood connected at both ends by High-Volume Low-Pressure: managing editor they are half the width of threaded rods with handles; it see ‘HVLP’ HVAC (abbreviation); Heating others) can clamp odd-shaped items highboy (n): a tall chest of Venting Air Conditioning half-blind dovetail (n): a hand-tapping (v) drawers with a legged base (n) relating to the installation and maintenance of dovetail joint in which the pins hand tensioning (v) hinge-mounted (adj) do not go completely through heating, ventilation and air- (n); hand tooling (n); the other board hold-down (n, adj): something conditioning equipment hand-tool (v, adj) used to fasten an object in place half-lap joint (n): a type of joint HVLP (abbreviation) High- handwheel (n) in which the two boards to be holdfast (n): a bench accessory Volume Low-Pressure (adj): a joined have their thicknesses handwork (n) used in a dog hole to secure a type of sprayer system generally workpiece. reduced at the point of the joint (n): a type of used for finishing in which so they overlap in such a way fiberboard which is tempered to hole saw (n): a type of saw with a large volume or material is that the joint is as thick as the have greater strength teeth arranged around the sprayed under low air-pressure bottom of a cylinder used for original board; can appear in hard hat (n) a number of ways (cross lap, cutting larger holes hardwood (n): the wood from glazing-bar lap, oblique lap, holidays (n): areas void of paint any number of flowering, fruit- corner lap, mitered corner lap, or varnish unintentionally I bearing or nut-bearing trees T-lap and dovetail lap) skipped during application I-beam (n): a steel structural harewood (n): British for half-round (adj) hollow-ground (adj): a concave- support sycamore which has been cut blade that requires less effort halfway (adj) turned gray because of the use imbuya (n): a type of wood to cut but has a less-durable edge halving: in lap joints, a general iron sulphate in-and-out (adj) hone (v): to sharpen term for a wide rabbet or dado haunch (n): a secondary index: a reference to a fence cut halfway into the wood face shoulder cut into the edge of a home center (n): use to refer to (usually large, chain) stores that

PW Style • 9 used to position a cut or bit, or connecting pieces of wood that has been dried in a kiln, an end lap, center lap or an the act of alignment together through a variety of often to a moisture content of 6 edge lap, used in lap joints; also industrial-grade (adj) means, including using glue percent to 12 percent called a ‘halving’ and mechanical fasteners, industrial-quality (adj) Kingwood (n) lap joint (n): another though generally understood overlapping joint in which one industrial-size (adj) knob-handled (adj) as the use of interlocking or piece of wood, the thicker of the knock down (v): to disassemble infeed (n, v): the point or act corresponding wooden joints two, has its thickness reduced to of inserting a piece into the (n): the usually knockdown (adj): a piece accept the full thickness of the machine; such as a saw, planer stationary shop tool that makes of furniture that can be other board or jointer disassembled quickly; you may a uniform, square surface by lap-type (adj) (n, v): the material or act removing thin layers of material see it abbreviated as “KD”; (n): a tough, straight- of inserting smaller pieces into until the whole board is square change all instances of “KD” to “knockdown” grained, European grooves cut in a workpiece jointer-mounted (adj) knockdown joint (n): a joint large-/largest-diameter (adj) inshave (n) (n): a type of plane that is assembled without glue large-/larger-size (adj) (n): a or 3-D used to square long edges and can be disassembled and latewood (n): the smaller picture made of wood; do not jointer/planer (n): a stationary reassembled if necessary portion of a tree’s annual use interchangeably with machine that operates as both a knot (n): in lumber, the portion growth ring that grows through “” jointer and a planer of a branch or limb of a tree that the summer and early fall Internet: not ‘internet’ jointer-support (adj) appears on the edge or face of latex (n): water-borne synthetic Ireland, Kevin: Popular jointing (v) the piece rubber or plastic used in Woodworking Magazine’s joint-sanding (v) knot-free (adj) and adhesives publisher judgment (n) koa: a type of wood lath (n): thin wood strips isometric drawing (n): image generally used as a structural drawn in three-dimensional kraft paper (n): a strong paper base for plaster in walls form on a 30°/60° axis using or paperboard made from wood true-scaled dimensions along pulp lathe (n): machine used for the axes K turning wood on an axis kerf (n): the wood removed by a isometric projection (n): same lathe chisel (n): any of a variety saw blade between the piece you as above, except foreshortened of handheld woodcutting keep and your offcut to appear more natural as L tools with sharpened metal viewed key (n): an inserted joint- lacewood: a type of wood blades in long wooden handles; locking device, usually made of supported on a lathe’s tool rest it; its: use when referring to lacquer (n): a spirit or organic wood a company name; do not use varnish (such as a shellac) or layout (n); lay out (v): either the ‘they’ or ‘their’ keyhole bit (n): a special T- a number of synthetic organic design of a project or the act of shaped router bit that cuts an coatings that forms film as the putting it on paper ivorywood (n) extruded T path inside the carrying solvent evaporates leach (v); leachable (adj): to wood thickness ladderback: a type of chair back draw out as if by percolation (n): a narrow, laminate (v): adhering one left-hand (adj); J fine-toothed handsaw used for workpiece to another (as a left-handed (adj) cutting short radius curves veneer to another surface) or (n): a medium-sized, left-tilt (adj): referring to keyless chuck (n): a type of constructing solid pieces by general purpose plane the direction a table saw chuck that has either a rubber gluing together thin strips of blade tilts when moved from jarrah: a type of wood or checkered steel grip which is wood, usually in a curved form perpendicular to make an jatoba: a type of wood used in place of a chuck key to laminate (n): a glued build-up angled cut tighten the chuck; usually found jelutong: a type of wood of thin layers of resawn wood or length joint (n): a joint which on more modern jig (n): a device that aids plastics, such as Formica makes one longer wood unit out in doing repetitive tasks kick back (v); kickback (n): laminated bending: not of two shorter ones by joining consistently the action of any number of ‘lamination bending’ them end to end woodworking machines to laminating (v): the bonding lengthwise (adj) jigmaking (n) throw the workpiece back together of multiple layers of (n): a power tool using toward the operator. It usually less than: use when referring wood; used to achieve greater a vertical, reciprocating blade; occurs when wood gets caught to quantities: This project costs strength and thickness as well used for cutting different kinds between the rip fence and the less than $300 to complete. Use as for decorative purposes of materials depending on the blade. Splitters – and a dose of ‘under’ when referring to a type of blade used; use instead of common sense – can prevent Lang, Robert W.: executive spatial relationship. “saber saw” these. editor of Popular Woodworking let-in (v): a term for a housing magazine joinery (joinerwork) (n): kiln-dried lumber (n): lumber joint accepting the edge of one lap (n): a type of cut, whether board into another

10 • PW Style leveling (v) (n): a hammer with a well when wood is quartersawn forms an angled joint Lexan: brand name large head used for driving melamine; melamine- miter gauge (n): a device another tool or for striking a light-colored (adj) laminated (adj) that slides in a tabletop slot surface without marring it; MDF (abbreviation); Medium- paralleling the blade of a table lightweight (adj) generally made of wood, plastic, Density Fiberboard: spell out saw or band saw with a pivoting (n): a type of leather or brass on first reference, then use protractor head and fence wood; more commonly called manageable-size (adj) ‘MDF’ to facilitate crosscutting at different angles maneuver (v) MDO (abbreviation); Medium- lineup (n); line up (v) man-made (adj): avoid using Density Overlay: spell out on (n); miter jointed link belt: generic name for an this term when possible first reference, then use ‘MDO’ (adj phrase): a joint formed by adjustable V-belt attached to connecting two corresponding many-sided (adj) microadjust (n, v); pulleys in stationary machinery miters many-toothed (adj) microadjustable (adj); linseed oil (n) microadjustment (n) miter saw (n): a handsaw used margins (n): edging or borders, in conjunction with a miter box; lip (n): a glued-on or micron (n): a unit of measure sometimes extended for mill a power saw, similar to a circular overhanging border of wood equal to one-millionth of a work saw, which cuts miters liquid-cooled (adj) meter marking gauge (n): an mix-up (n) load rating system (n) adjustable device with a steel midcentury (adj) mm (abbreviation); pin or knife which marks a midpoint (n): the point on a line lockjoint bit (n): 45° miter bit millimeters: there is no space single layout line parallel to a segment which is equidistant interlocks parts of a drawer face between the number and the wood edge from the two endpoints locknut (n) abbreviation: 7mm (n): any knife, mid-rails (n) loft (v): to lay out in a full-size mock-up (n): a model of a or a particular named style drawing the lines and contours; midrange (n) project, either scaled-down or of knife, that is suitable for typical in midway (adj) full-size scribing layout lines long-extension (adj) mill (n); (v): the act molly bolt (n) markup (n) long-grain (adj): wood cells that of cutting a workpiece to its more or less (adv) grow parallel to the center of the marquetry (n): a form of inlay intended size and shape in which pieces of veneer are more than: use when referring tree; when glued together this mill marks (n) to quantities. Use ‘over’ grain forms the strongest bond cut into shapes and are inserted into another piece of veneer, millimeters: see ‘mm’ when referring to a spatial low-angle (adj) which is then laminated to millwork (n) relationship. low-friction-bearing (adj) another surface; do not use mineral spirits (n): paint mortise (n, v); mortised (adj); low-/lower-grade (adj) interchangeably with ‘intarsia’ thinners and brush cleaners (n): a recess cut into a piece to receive a tenon or some low-tech (adj) Masonite: a trademarked type made as derivatives of oil of fiberboard kind of hardware, such as a lock luan (n) mini lathe (n) or a hinge mason’s hammer (n) lumber (n): the product of the Minitrack: use T-track (n); mortise- Masur birch: a type of wood and mill not mirror-image (adj) and-tenon (adj) further manufactured other McConnell, Don: Popular mismatch (adj) mortise marking gauge (n): a than by sawing, resawing and Woodworking magazine device with two adjustable steel passing lengthwise through contributing editor Mission-style (adj) pins which mark two layout a standard planing machine, miter (n); mitering (v): a surface Medium-Density Fiberboard: lines parallel to a wood edge crosscutting to length and see ‘MDF’ forming the beveled edge of a matching joint moulding (n): a wood strip Medium-Density Overlay: see (usually with a carved profile) lumberyard (n) miter box (n): a device in which ‘MDO’ used for ornamentation or a piece of wood is held securely finishing; change any spellings measuring point (n): in and a saw is set at an angle to of ‘’ to ‘moulding’ perspective drawing, the the wood in order to cut a miter distance from two vanishing movable (adj) M points along the horizon line miter clamp (n) mullet (n): a test piece for machine oil (n): light-grade oil equal to the distance of the mitered half lap (n): a half-lap testing frame and panel used for lubricating machine vanishing point to the station joint in which the ends of the parts point board are mitered mullion (n): a center stile that separates panes or panels inside madrone burl: a type of wood medium-grit (adj) mitered mortise (n): a mortise a frame mahogany: a durable, medium- medullary ray (n): a cellular that is not cut square to the multidepth (adj) textured, straight-grained structure in wood that runs surface of the workpiece, which wood widely used for furniture, through the grain and shows multilevel (adj) carving and veneer

PW Style • 11 muntin (n): a strip that centers; i.e., it is 16" from the machine particleboard (n): any number separates panes of glass in a sash center of one stud to the center of out-of-parallel (adj) of man-made building the next stud materials made from particles Murphy bed; Murphy-style bed out-of-square (adj) oddball (adj) or bundles or particles of wood outrigger (n) bonded together with glue and odd-shaped (adj) over: spatial relationships: The pressure; includes strandboard, N offbeat (adj) work passes over the router. Use waferboard and chipboard off center (adv); off-center ‘more than’ when referring to parting tool (n): lathe chisel set (n): a large metal pin (adj); off-centered (v) quantities. sharpened to a V, used for which comes to a point used cutting, grooving or separating to set a nail slightly below the offcut (n, adj): a waste piece of overarm (n, adj) wood from turning surface of the wood lumber, usually what is cut off over-bearing (n): a type of from the original piece partway (adv) naphtha (n) router bit which carries the off-season bearing above the cutter; a pass-through (n) natural finish (n): a transparent flush-trim over-bearing is (n): an S-shaped profile paste filler (n): a common wood finish that does not seriously particularly useful in template ogee bit (n): a bit which cuts an filler, in paste form, which must alter the original color or grain work of the natural wood ogee profile be reduced before application overlay (n): commonly a veneer ogee router bit (n): a router bit pastime (n) newfangled (adj) used for decoration when that cuts an ogee profile Ni-Cad (abbreviation); applied to a surface pattern-following (adj) oil stain (n): a stain formed by nickel-cadmium (n): a type of overrun (n) pattern-grade (adj) mixing oil-soluble dyes in an oil rechargeable battery patternmaker (n) or oleoresinous base oversanding nickel-cadmium (n): see ‘Ni- pawl: a holding device Cad’ old-style (adj) oversize (adj) PDF (n, v): Portable Document nickel metal hydride (n): see old-times (n) ovolo: a shape created by a router bit File (do not spell out on first ‘NiMH’ on center (adj): see O.C. reference) NiMH (abbreviation); nickel on-end (adj) peavey (n): a lever used in metal hydride (n): a type of one-direction (adj) logging which consists of a rechargeable battery one-way (adj) P pivoting arm and a metal spike; no-brainer (n) do not use ‘peavy’ open-grained (adj): wood pad cutting (v): or stack cutting nonbinding (adj) pecan: a type of wood having large pores; coarse- padauk: a type of wood non-petroleum-based (adj) textured wood PEG (abbreviation); palm-grip sander (n) nonporous (adj) open-slot mortise (n): a mortise polyethylene glycol (n): a panel (n): a large wood surface, stabilizing chemical used to nonresinous (adj) made in the end of a board used sometimes made out of several in a bridle joint treat green lumber in place of Norway : a type of wood boards glued edge-to-edge standard seasoning processes OK: not ‘okay’ or ‘o.k.’; always nosing (n): tread projecting panel-cutting (adj) pegboard (n): fiberboard which beyond the face of the riser use ‘OK’ paneling (n, v): either a series has a series of holes drilled orbital sander (n): a type of notch (n): a dado cut into the of finished boards or a veneered at regular intervals; used in finishing sander where the edge of wood that is part of or plastic laminated sheet of conjunction with hooks to hold motor’s energy is converted to an edge lap joint if it extends plywood used as a wallcovering items on a wall; also called ‘perf halfway into the wood width minute circles, which causes board’ sandpaper to abrade a surface panel-sizing (adj) nylon-bristle (adj) Peg-Board: trademarked; pan head screw (n): a type of orientation: the positional unless specifically referencing sheet metal screw which has a relationship between parts in a this brand, use the generic head that resembles a cake pan joint — parallel, end to end or ‘pegboard’ ‘I,’ crossed, L, T and angled with a slightly rounded top O -press transfer (n) O.C. (abbreviation); on (n): see paper-thin (adj) perimeter-shaping (adj) center (adj): on center; setting ‘OSB’ parallel-adjustment (adj) perspective, angular: view two points so that they are OSB (abbreviation); oriented parallel-arm-type (adj) equidistant from a center point: drawn to one side or the other strand board (n): a type of parallel-edged (adj) drilling two holes 14" on center particle-type board which has from the nearest corner, means drilling the holes in line 7" larger bundles of particles and parenchyma (adj): short cells in creating different angles of from the center of the workpiece intentionally lays the strands in trees which function primarily divergence and foreshortening so that they are 14" apart; the a particular direction to make in themetabolism and storage of toward the vanishing points phrase ‘on center’ is also used the board stronger plant food materials perspective, parallel: view when spacing studs or slates: outfeed (n, v, adj): the point Parrish, Al: Popular drawn with both sides flanking wall studs are usually set on 16" where the workpiece exits a Woodworking magazine the nearest corner converging at photographer 12 • PW Style the same angle and measuring planer (n): a power tool that driving a nail. This decreases racking: the tendency of a the same distance toward the planes lumber the chance of splitting the joint to loosen and change its vanishing points plane tree (n) wood. angle, usually in relation to a structure that compensates with Peruvian walnut (n): a type of Plexiglas: a brand name prefabricated (adj) a change in the other joints, wood preglued (adj) (n): small for like a rectangle changing into a Pessell, Daniel: Popular holding objects or for bending press fit: a description of two parallelogram Woodworking magazine art or cutting wire mating parts, as in a joint, radial-arm saw (n): a power director where parts fit snugly without plow plane (n) tool that consists of a motor petroleum-based (adj) requiring force to mate ply (n); plies (pl): one of a series and blade that are suspended phenolic, phenolic resin (n): a of layers; sometimes used as pressure-treated lumber (n): above the table from an arm resin or plastic used in coatings follows: 3-ply, 5-ply, etc. wood that has been treated that pivots at the rear and upon or adhesives that becomes with preservatives under plywood (n): any of a number which the motor slides permanently rigid when heated considerable pressure of types of man-made building rail (n): the horizontal member or cured materials made of a number of pricey (adj) of a frame, such as a door, Phillips screw, (n): plies laminated together pro (n): acceptable replacement window or face frame a screw having a cross-slotted p.m. (don’t use P.M. or pm or for ‘professional’ rail-and-stile bit: a router bit head or the corresponding PM) problem-solving (adj) or matched pair of bits used to screwdriver pocket (n): any hole or socket PSI (abbreviation): pounds per form mating edges of door rails Phillips drive: a method of of various shapes that fit mated square inch; spell out in first use, and stiles engaging a screw head with its joint parts then abbreviate as shown raised-panel door (n): a frame- mated driver by a cross-shaped and-panel construction door indentation in the screw head polyethylene glycol: see ‘PEG’ pullsaw (n) of which the panel has a raised Phyfe, Duncan polyurethane (n): any of a pulpwood (n): wood used in profile variety of polymers used in rigid making pulp for paper pigeonhole raker tooth (n): a tooth type (as in Plexiglas), foam (as in purpleheart: a type of wood pilot-bearing guide: a part of a Styrofoam or foam rubber), or on some circular saw blades push- (adj) router bit resin (as in finishing products) which is flat across its top so it pilot hole (n): a hole drilled to forms push-down (adj) can be used to make tolerably flat-bottomed grooves or waste receive a screw’s threads that polyvinyl (adj): relating to a push shoe (n) reduces splitting and increases material even by repeated passes polymerized vinyl compound, push stick (n): a hand-held across it accuracy such as plastics or safety device used for pushing random-orbit sander: may also pin (n): the part of a dovetail wood past a cutter to keep the polyvinyl acetate glue (n): see be called ‘orbital sander’; be joint whose dovetail shape is hands away from the blade PVA consistent on the end of the board and fits PVA (abbreviation); polyvinyl polyvinyl chloride (n): see PVC rare-earth magnet (n) between the tails; a screw or acetate glue (n): white glue dowel used to reinforce a joint pomele : a type of wood (n): hardened steel tool PVC (abbreviation); polyvinyl Ponderosa pine: a type of wood with many cross sections into pin knot (n): a very small knot chloride (n): a fairly rigid which teeth (or bar clamp) (n): poplar: a type of wood vinyl polymer generally used one end of the clamp jaws is porous (adj); porosity (n) as a conduit in electrical or rattail (n) attached to the head of standard Porter-Cable: a brand name; plumbing applications rattan (n) metal pipe or bar stock while manufacturer of tools rays (n): storage cells in living the foot is cam-cleated or trees used for nutrients, oriented slipped into various slots Portland cement (n): a type of cement which sets and hardens horizontally, vertically or in pith (n): the central core of cells under water Q pockets radiating from the within the heartwood which is quadralinear (adj); do not use center of a tree, crossing radially posterboard (n) weak and susceptible to fungi ‘quadrilinear’ its growth rings post-formed (adj) pivot-bolt (adj) razor-sharp (adj) post-rail joint (n) plain-saw (v); plain-sawn (adj): ready-made (adj) wood cut tangential to the precision-cast (adj) rebar (n): iron-reinforcing bar annual growth rings; also called precision-cut (v) R used to construct concrete flat-sawn precision-locking (adj) rabbet (n, v); rabbeted (adj); forms plane (n); planing (v): a hand rabbeting (v): a two-sided precision-machined (adj) rebate: do not use as a substitute tool used to carve thin slices trench cut on the edge of a for ‘rabbet’; rebate is the British from a board to straighten or precision-made (adj) board form square a surface or edge precision mill (v) rabbet plane (n): an edge plane recoil (v) predrill (n): to drill a hole before for producing a rabbet

PW Style • 13 recorcinol steps or rungs S adjustment of jigs and fixtures, record-keeping (n) riving (adj) the tooling, and the use of tools saber saw (n): another name to get a desired outcome rectangular-shaped (adj) Robertson drive (n): a for a jigsaw, which is a handheld reduced-scale (adj) Canadian screwdriving system power tool that employs a that engages the screw by shadow line (n) redwood: a type of wood vertical reciprocating blade mating its driver to a square hole shake (n): either a type of hand- (n): raised parallel sandblast (v, n): the act of in the screw head (use ‘square cut shingle used for roofing convex beading on furniture abrading a surface with particles drive’) or siding or a defect in wood members sprayed at a high speed roll tensioning (n) in which there is a separation relay-type (adj) sandpaper (n) rolltop (n) along the grain between annual replaceable (adj) sapwood (n): new wood which growth rings Roman ogee (n) surrounds the heartwood resaw (v); resawn (adj): to cut Shaker (adj); Shaker-style (adj) root (n): the portion of a screw a board along its length and sassafras (n) length below the head that has Shanesy, Steve: Popular width to yield thinner boards satinwood (n) threads on it Woodworking Magazine’s former (v): sides of surrounding sawbench (n) publisher; now a contributing rose of Sharon (n): Asian frame exposed by a panel editor shrubbery saw blade (n) or member set in from the shank (n): the shaft of a bit or (n) (n) outermost plane cutter that is gripped in a tool by (n) ribbon-cut (or plain cut) (adj): rotary-peeled, rotary-cut a chuck or collet (adj): lumber that is cut and not saw-kerf (n): the slot which is wood cut on the quartersawn shank-bearing cutter (n) section forming alternating surfaced cut by a saw blade shaper-made (adj) light and dark or other opposing rough-cut (v, adj): to cut an sawmill (n): either a machine patterned stripes approximate length that is setup which cuts lumber from shave horse (n) ridgepole (n): the center somewhat longer than an exact logs or a business which does (n): force which pulls or beam running the length of cut this pushes at a glueline or overloads a structure which creates the rough-edged (adj) sawn a part to break it off peak of the roof rough-size (v) sawtooth sheathe, sheathing (v): the act of covering a framework with rift-cut (or rift-sawn) (adj): roundhead or roundhead screw sequoia wood, including veneer, cut at panel of plywood (n): a screw which has a head scale-down (n) 45° to the growth rings that is rounded sheet-cutting (adj) scarf joint (n): lap joint over right-angle (adj) sheet good (n): Man-made roundover (n, adj); round over area greater than the width for wood product, such as plywood, right-hand (adj); right-handed (v): a bit or cutter that cuts the joining long members end-to- particleboard or medium- (adj) corner off the edge of a board end giving it a rounded edge density fiberboard (MDF) right-tilt (adj); right-tilting Schwarz, Christopher: Sheetrock: a trademark name (v): referring to the direction a routed slot (n) Popular Woodworking magazine for a type of plasterboard; tab table saw blade tilts when router table (n): a table to contributing editor (former use ‘drywall’ instead, unless a moved away from perpendicular which a router is mounted editor) specific reference is being made to the saw table inverted with the bit coming scribe (v): to transfer lines to a to Sheetrock, the brand rim-cutting bit (n) through the surface; the replacement member or pattern sheet stock (n) rip circular saw blade (n) workpiece is then moved using dividers or a circle against the stationary bit shelf-hole (adj) (n): a cut parallel to the scroll-cut (adj); scroll-cutting grain of a board rpm, rpms (abbreviation): (v) shellac (n, v): a type of finish revolutions per minute derived from an organic rip fence (n): the moveable scrollsaw secretion of the lac bug; found guide on a table saw that’s rub down (v); rubdown (n) Sears: do not use ‘Sears in a variety of forms: liquid, parallel to the blade against rubber-faced (adj) Roebuck,’ use just ‘Sears’ granule and flake which boards are referenced run (n): horizontal distance seasoned (adj) shim (n, v): a thick wedge of when making a rip cut occupied by a ladder seesaw (n) wood used to fill a gap or make ripping-width (adj) R-value (n) self-fed (adj); self-feed (v) a surface level; the act of using ripsaw (n); rip sawing (v): a saw ryoba saw (n): a ; a shims or making something semicircle (n) which rips a board; the act of two-edged saw level: as in ‘shim up the floor ripping a board semigloss (adj) Ryobi: brand name; tool joist’ rise (n): total height spanned by manufacturer set screw (n) shiplap steps or a ladder settle (n): a big, wooden couch shoplight (n) riser (n): vertical front between setup (n, adj.); set up (v): the shop-made (adj): referring to arrangement of a workpiece, the

14 • PW Style something which is made in single-blind (adj) called the sill or floorplate marking gauge level and 45° one’s shop, as opposed to being single-click (v) (colloquial) miter purchased; generally used in single-cut (adj) sole-type (adj) square cut (n) reference to jigs, fixtures and solid-steel (adj) shop furniture single-direction (adj) square-corner (adj) solid-wood (adj) Shop Vac (n): brand name; single-pass (adj) square drive screw (n): a type of screw which has a square recess always use ‘shop vacuum’ or single-point (adj) space-saving (adj) to turn it ‘wet/dry vac’ single-roller (adj) spade bit (n): flat woodworking bit for high-speed drilling of square-shouldered (adj) short grain: long-grain whose Sitka spruce: a type of wood fibers are cut across and left so larger diameter holes; the width square-template (adj) skew chisel (n): a carving or short that the material becomes can be ground to non-standard square-tipped (adj) fragile and won’t hold together turning chisel that has a cutting diameter edge that is not perpendicular square, try (n): fixed 90° small spall (v): to break up or reduce short run (n) to the sides of the chisel; it can square, inside/outside by or as if by chipping with a shoulder (n): the perpendicular angle left or right squeeze-out (n) hammer; to break off chips or face of a step cut, such as a Skil or Skilsaw: brand name; scales; exfoliate Stack, Jim: Popular rabbet, which bears against a use the generic ‘circular saw’ Woodworking Books mating joint part to stabilize spallation (n) slash pine: a type of wood acquisitions editor the joint special-purpose (adj) slide-along (adj) stainless steel shouldered tenon: reducing speed-reducing (adj) sliding bevel (n): a tool with a stamped-steel thickness to form a projection spiral-upcut bit (n) (tenon) some distance in from changeable angle between its stanchion (n): an upright bar, end or edge blade and beam spline (n): a narrow strip post, or support (as for a roof) of wood that is glued in slipcase (n) standard-issue (adj) shoulder-width (adj) corresponding grooves to join shutoff (n, adj) slipstone (n): a type of pieces of wood star-handled (adj) sharpening stone sideboard (n) splinter-free (adj) start block (n) slot drive: a driving system for side rigger (n) split (n): a situation where the station point (n): viewer screws that mates the driver to wood material has broken along position in perspective drawings side to side (adj) a straight-grooved indentation the grain (n); staved (v): to crush or silica (n): silicon dioxide; found across the head spokeshave (n): a type of plane break inward; to drive or thrust in quartz and sand; used as an slot mortise (n); slot mortising or drawknife that is drawn by away abrasive (v) two handles and planes concave steam-bend (v) silicon (n): a nonmetallic slotted-head screw/screwdriver or convex steam-bent (adj) element which is used (n): a type of screw which has a spoon-like (adj) frequently as in alloys and single straight slot in its head; steamroller (n) electronic devices the screwdriver for turning such spotlight (n) steel-framed (adj) silicon carbide (n): a very a screw spring clamp (n): moderate steel wool (n): an abrasive hard, dark compound of silicon slower-cutting (adj) tension (therefore clamps material composed of strands of and carbon that is used as may be needed) to hold parts smaller-diameter (adj) steel shavings an abrasive, a head-resistant between spring-tension fingers coating and in electric resistors small-parts (adj) while gluing step-by-step (watch out for the common typo small-shop (adj) spring-loaded (adj); spring- step collar (n): a wooden or ‘silicone carbide’) metal device placed on a small-/smallest-size (adj) loading (adj) simple-to-make (adj) to gauge the hole depth smooth-cutting (adj) sprung joint (n): an edge or since: means ‘at a time between step cut (n); step-cut (v) smooth-edged (adj) width joint that has been then and now.’ Essentially, a planed slightly hollow to step-offs smooth-running (adj) correct use of ‘since’ would compensate for future moisture sticker (n, v): a narrow piece of be: Since Bosch stopped selling (n): the action of a planer loss at the ends of the board wood used to separate planks biscuit , the market has or jointer to pinch and mar the which could shrink open the which are being dried; the act of been flooded with copies. Bottom end of a board joint; a bogus technique using stickers line: Time has to be involved snug-fitting (adj) square, adjustable (n): bevel to use ‘since.’ However, in some stick-on (adj) softwood (n): the wood of any guide with locking nut cases, ‘because’ also would be stiff-bristled (adj) coniferous tree square, ’s (n): fixed acceptable if causality also is stile (n): the vertical member 90° angle involved. soleplate (n): the lower plate of of any frame, such as a door, a studded partition upon which single-bag (adj) square, combination (n): window or face frame the bases of the studs rest; also adjustable head allows outside/ stock-controlling (adj) single-blade (adj) inside angles, depth gauge, stock-supporting (adj)

PW Style • 15 stop-block (n) sugar pine (n) template-routed (adj) driven into a hole in a board so stop-cut (n) Super Glue (n): a brand name; tenon (n, v); tenoning (v): the that a bolt can be fastened to the wood; used in knockdown stop-dado (n) use the generic ‘superglue’ rabbeted edge that is inserted into a matching recess, called a construction story pole (n): a layout stick that surefire (adj) mortise toenail (v): the act of driving a shows the actual-sized project surface (v): to plane or make nail at an angle through a board parts in section view smooth tension (n): force on the joint or wood that pulls it in opposite to attach it to another surface straight bit (n): a router bit with directions (done at an angle because of a straight cutting edge a tight space where a hammer test-cut (n, v) straight-blade cannot be used effectively, or to T test fit (v) straightedge (n); straight- attach a piece perpendicular to table saw (n): a type of texture (n): density, or the lack another piece) edged (adj): any of a variety of stationary, arbor-driven circular measuring devices that have a thereof, of the cellular structure tongue and dado (n): a type of saw which is set below a table of wood square, straight side; may or may upon which the workpiece is cut mortise-and-tenon joinery in not be marked with a measuring T&G (abbreviation): don’t use; which there is a rabbeted edge system table-mounted (adj) use ‘tongue-and-groove, tongue fitted into a groove straight-flute router bit (n): a tabletop (n) and groove’ tongue-and-groove (n, adj): bit which has a straight profile takeouts (n) that: Use ‘that’ to introduce abbreviated T&G, or sometimes and is used for cutting straight tail (n): the part of a dovetail essential clauses – that is, parts ‘tee and gee’; do not use ;T&G’ edges joint whose dovetail shape is of the sentence that would alter or ;tee and gee’ straightforward (adj) cut into the face of a board and its overall meaning if removed. (n) No comma should precede straight-grained (adj): the which fits around the pins toolless (n) ‘that.’ Correct: There are many grain pattern that results when tailstock (n): the movable part pieces of hardware that are needed toolmaker (n) annual rings are perpendicular of a lathe that slides on the bed to complete this product. tooth-edged (adj) to the face and run parallel to and contains the dead center. thermoplastic glues: glues that the edge tambour (n): a type of sliding top center (n); top-center (adj) soften when heated, rehardened straight-line (adj) door that employs a number top-heavy (adj) when cooled straight-running (adj) of narrow strips meeting in a top-of-the-line (adj) thermosetting glues: glues that loose and are totally enclosed fan-cooled: see straight-sided (adj) will not soften with heat attached to a piece of cloth and TEFC strand board (n): a type of set in a track they or their: when discussing tpi (abbreviation); teeth per particle-based material which a company do not refer to it as (n) inch (adj): a method by which has bundles of particles bound ‘they’ or their’ – company names taper (n): a cut with the grain saw blades are classified; e.g., by glue are singular nouns and take ‘its,’ that gradually angles along the 46 tpi blade; spell out first strop (n): a device, usually such as ‘its ’ board edge instead of running reference, use tpi thereafter leather, used to hone the edge parallel to it T-hinge (n) of a blade tracheid (n): simple cell taper rip (n, adj) thin-kerf (adj) structure of a tree which subassembly (n) T-bevel (n) three-dimensional (adj) provides sap conduction and subbase (n): an threefold (adj) general support interchangeable, replaceable TC (abbreviation); triple-chip transverse (adj): perpendicular part of a router which rests on blade (n): use ‘triple-chip blade,’ throat plate (n) do not abbreviate as ‘TC’ to the center line the workpiece; often is made through-bolt (n); throughbolt of a clear acrylic plastic and : a type of wood (v) tread (n): horizontal area of a step or rung may have an oblong shape tear-apart through-tenon and a handle to accommodate tear-free (adj) treenware (n): utensils carved different routing tasks throwaway (adj) from wood, such as spoons tear-out (n); tear out (v): the subcontractor (n): a specialized thumbscrew (n) chipping of an edge along the triangle marking: a marking laborer, such as an electrician, tilt-adjustment (adj) kerf system that uses a simple plumber, finish carpenter, tilt-out (adj) triangle shape for marking wood mason, etc., who is hired by teeth per inch: see TPI to keep project parts sorted out time-consuming (adj) the contractor of a job to do a TEFC (abbreviation); totally triangular-shaped (adj) specific assignment on a job site enclosed fan-cooled (motor): tingeing (v): to color with a slight shade or stain trim-sanding (adj) subdivision (n) spell out on first reference, use TEFC thereafter T-nut (n): a socket with a true-running (adj) subflooring (n) Teflon: a brand name threaded interior which is true-to-scale (adj) substrate (n) template-guided (adj) truing (v): the act of making subtable (n)

16 • PW Style true, as in square, flat, ‘less than’ when referring to instead of ‘vertical grain’) to fit a wedge that will increase concentric or balanced; or to quantities V-groove (n) its diameter in order to make restore to an original shape the dowel fit a hole tightly underbevel (v) vibration-free (adj) trunnion (n): a pin or pivot on wedged mortise and tenon (n): undercut (v) -Grip (n); brand name; which something can be rotated a tenon having a notch cut into underlayment (n) generic alternate is ‘locking or tilted its end so that a wedge can be underside (n) pliers’ try miter (n): a woodworker’s inserted to make the tenon fit V-notched (adj) testing device for 45° angles undersized (adj) the mortise tightly; usually done void-free (adj) with a through-mortise (n): a woodworker’s unfixed (adj) testing device for 90° angles unplugged (adj) vs. (abbreviation): versus (OK wedge-shaped (adj) to use ‘vs.’) that sometimes follows upcut spiral bit (n) wedge-type (adj) specifications requiring only its V-shape (n) well-sharpened (adj) inside corner to be square up front (adj) well-tuned (adj) T-shirts (n) up-and-down (adj) wenge: a type of wood T-slot (n) uplifting (adj) upscale (adj) W Western red cedar: a type of T-square (n): a straightedge wood which has a crosspiece; used for upside down (adj) waferboard (n): a type of wet/dry sandpaper (n) drawing parallel lines usable (adj) particleboard which has larger, wet/dry vacuum (n): alternate tubular-rail-style (adj) flat bundles of particles for ‘Shop Vac’ tuck-pointing (v, adj) wainscotting (n, v): to line with or as if with boards or paneling; whet (v); whetstone (n): to tulip poplar V or as a noun referring to those sharpen; something that tulipwood v (abbreviation) for volt boards sharpens or makes keen tune up (v); tune-up (n) vacuum-actuated (adj) wallboard (n): another name for which: Ninety-five times out of tung oil plasterboard 100, ‘which’ should introduce a vanishing point (n): point non-essential clause – that is, a turnery, turning (n): referring wall-hung (adj) where the lines of an item part of the sentence that could to work done on a lathe drawn in perspective converge waney-edged (adj): has bark be removed and the meaning of twin tenon (n) varnish (n, v): a coating that on it the sentence wouldn’t change. twist bit (n): a drill bit provides a hard, usually clear, warm-colored (adj) In these cases, ‘which’ is comprising a cylindrical shank finish warp-free (adj) proceeded by a comma. Correct: Make the cut on your band saw, with helical flute to carry away V-belt (n) wastebasket (n) which is a nice machine to have the material, its end is shaped V-block (n) in a conical angle that forms water-based stain (n) in the shop. Incorrect: There cutting edges V-carriage (n) waterproofing (n): a chemical are many pieces of hardware twist drill (n): a drill bit veining (n): grooves cut into a used to enhance a material’s which are needed to complete this comprising a cylindrical shank workpiece ability to shed water product. with helical flute to carry away veining bit (n): rounded flute for waterstone (n) winding sticks (n): two straight, the cut material; end is shaped decorative routing, scrolling WD-30, WD-40: trademarked mated sticks that are placed on in a conical angle, forming Velcro: brand name type of penetrating and the edges of opposite ends of cutting edges a board and sighted across to veneer (n, v): a thin sheet lubricating oil prove the flatness of the lumber; twisting (v): a drying defect in of wood used in a variety web clamp (or band clamp) (n): do not use ‘ sticks’ lumber that causes it to twist of applications, including fabric strips with cam cleats so that faces at each end of the marquetry, lamination, to hold the clamped assembly, width joint (n): a joint which board are in a different plane covering lesser cuts of wood, such as chair legs, in even makes a unit of the parts by two-cut (adj) constructing plywood compressing while gluing joining them edge to edge to increase the overall width of vernier caliper (n): a measuring web construction (n) two-faced (adj); two-faced wood tenon (n) device that has a main scale web site; not website or Website width-setting (adj) twofold (adj) with a fixed jaw and a sliding jaw Web site (as Web is short for with an attached auxiliary scale wind power (n) two-handled (adj) ‘World Wide Web’) versatile (adj) wedge (n): a slice of wood Windsor (adj) vertical grain: lumber milled glued into a kerf in the end of wing nut (n) so that a cross section of annual a through-tenon; sometimes Winterthur (n) growth rings appear with the interchangeable with ‘key’ U wishbonelike (adj) under: spatial relationship; use grain lines parallel on the face wedged dowel (n): a dowel of the board (use ‘quartersawn’ having a notch cut into its end

PW Style • 17 wobble-blade (adj) workshop (n) wobble-free (adj) work space (n) wobble-type (adj) workstation (n) woodboring drill bit (use ‘spade worktable (n) drill’) (n): a flattened piece of worktop (n) tool steel with sharp, beveled wormhole (n) edges flanking a brad point aligned with the round shank that fits in a high-speed drill chuck Y woodcarving; woodcarver yew: a type of wood wood chisel (n): hand pressure or struck with a mallet, the chisel blade is a flat bar of tool steel sharpened with one side Z beveled and honed for surface penetration carving zebrawood (n) woodcutter (n) zero clearance (n); zero-clearance (adj) woodenware (n): utensils and other objects made of wood; can zigzag (n, adj) also be called ‘treenware’ wood-faced (adj) wood-handled (adj) wood-like (adj) wood movement: the tendency of wood to expand and contract across the grain as its moisture content fluctuates in response to changes in relative humidity wood-planing (v) wood pulp (n) woodshop (n) (n) woodturning chisel (n): see ‘lathe chisel’ woodwork (n) woodworker (n): someone who works with wood; do not use interchangeably with ‘carpenter,’ ‘cabinetmaker’ or ‘furniture maker’ woodworking (n): any activity that involves working with wood – particularly building items with wood – but not home or other building construction workbench (n) workday (n) work-holding (adj) workout (adj) workpiece (n) workplace (n)

18 • PW Style Most Common PW Errors Jumpline Rules • We use often the word “okay” instead of “OK.” • We don’t use a jumpline on the TOC. “OK” is AP style. It’s never OK to use “okay.” • We don’t use a jumpline when the source page is a righthand page • When we discuss a company, we refer to the company as “they” and the target page is the lefthand page in the next spread. or its product as “their” product. Company names are singular nouns and take “its,” such as “its biscuit joiner.” Plain old grammar rule. We all make this mistake a lot. Capitalization Guidelines • We use “since” when we mean “because.” • All principal words should be capitalized in headlines and Another grammar rule. “Since” means “at a time between then subheds. This includes the first and last words of a headline, and and now.” Essentially, a correct use of “since” would be: “Since all nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs and subordinating Bosch stopped selling biscuit joiners, the market has been flooded conjunctions (if, because, as, that, etc.) with copies.” Bottom line: Time has to be involved to use “since.” However, in some cases, “because” also would be acceptable if • Do capitalize the first word after a colon if what follows is a causality also is involved. complete sentenec. “Because” relates to causality only. Example: “Because all the parts • Articles (a, an, the), coordinating conjunctions (and, but, or, are small, cut them from one board.” Time is not a factor. “Since” nor, for), and prepositions of any length, are to remain lowercased. would be incorrect here. However, if any of these are the first or last word of the headline, • We use “which” and “that” incorrectly. they should be capitalized. We follow AP style on this rule. • If you have an abbreviation in your headline that is normally Ninety-five times out of 100, “which” should introduce a non- lowercase, it should be left lowercase, particularly abbreviations for essential clause — that is, a part of the sentence that could be units of measure. removed and the meaning of the sentence wouldn’t change. In these cases, “which” is proceeded by a comma. Correct: “Make the cut on your band saw, which is a nice machine to have in the shop.” Incorrect: “There are many pieces of hardware which are needed to complete this product.” Use “that” to introduce essential clauses — that is, parts of the sentence that would alter its overall meaning if removed. No comma should precede “that.” Correct: “There are many pieces of hardware that are needed to complete this product.” • We incorrectly use “over” when we mean “more than” and “under” when we mean “less than.” “Over” and “under” are spatial relationships. Correct: “The work passes over the router.” Use “more than” and “less than” when referring to quantities. “This project costs less than $300 to complete.” • When referring to an approximate price, use “about” instead of “around.”

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