Coincidences amaze me, and here's another.
I'm going to buy a new router (Triton TRA001) for woodworking and make a table for it. Before I do anything, I spend a few days online looking for advice. On YouTube, there are lots of router experts, many from England. In making his table, an Englishman spoke of cutting "rebates" into the top of the table. I thought I had either misheard, or the closed captioning got it wrong. Last night, I was watching an American build a table, and he spoke about cutting a rabbet - "Or 'rebate,' as the English would say."
I'm 76 years old, and I had never heard the English say "rebate" instead of "rabbet." Then I hear it twice in one day. Something like that is worth a post on UU.
In the past I have purchased and read woodworking books from the UK and the they do use different words. Same with cars; tyres, boot, prop shaft, offside for wheel location; and windscreen
Two peoples, separated by a common language.
home brewer wrote:
In the past I have purchased and read woodworking books from the UK and the they do use different words. Same with cars; tyres, boot, prop shaft, offside for wheel location; and windscreen
Right, but "rebate" is one I've never heard. And twice in one day?!
jerryc41 wrote:
Right, but "rebate" is one I've never heard. And twice in one day?!
We call them rebates in New Zealand. Always have.
We call the little furry things that dig ankle breaking holes in paddocks rabbets (sic)
Hi! In England it is always a"Rebate," the "Rabbet" is purely for the colonies,where food is sometimes scarce...
Fayle
Loc: Seward, Alaska and Rionegro, Colombia
jerryc41 wrote:
Coincidences amaze me, and here's another.
I'm going to buy a new router (Triton TRA001) for woodworking and make a table for it. Before I do anything, I spend a few days online looking for advice. On YouTube, there are lots of router experts, many from England. In making his table, an Englishman spoke of cutting "rebates" into the top of the table. I thought I had either misheard, or the closed captioning got it wrong. Last night, I was watching an American build a table, and he spoke about cutting a rabbet - "Or 'rebate,' as the English would say."
I'm 76 years old, and I had never heard the English say "rebate" instead of "rabbet." Then I hear it twice in one day. Something like that is worth a post on UU.
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Before you put too much time and effort into building a router table, check out the "woodrat."
It's a bit pricey but it looks awesome. I have never used it so I can't speak from experience.
Anyone here at UHH used this tool?
https://woodrat.com
home brewer wrote:
In the past I have purchased and read woodworking books from the UK and the they do use different words. Same with cars; tyres, boot, prop shaft, offside for wheel location; and windscreen
Don't forget the car's "bonnet." I worked with a woman from England and when we went food shopping for an employee party she asked, "Shall I fetch a trolley?" as we walked into the store. Apparently, Trolley = Shopping Cart.
In 1975 we took a 30 day camping vacation from Kornwestheim, Germany were I was stationed using a 1970 Jaguar ETYPE coupe as transportation. At one campground a young lad came up and asked to look under the bonnet. I suspect the our setup was not typical. We had a luggage rack on top with the spare tyre and wheel and the car was stuffed full of tent, sleeping bags, small bag for both of us, camera equipment, Coleman stove and other items. We drove about 5,000 miles. Parked in downtown Rome to go sightseeing. The car is now in our garage. We no longer use it for camping.
In the uk we call them rabbits 🐇
jerryc41 wrote:
Coincidences amaze me, and here's another.
I'm going to buy a new router (Triton TRA001) for woodworking and make a table for it. Before I do anything, I spend a few days online looking for advice. On YouTube, there are lots of router experts, many from England. In making his table, an Englishman spoke of cutting "rebates" into the top of the table. I thought I had either misheard, or the closed captioning got it wrong. Last night, I was watching an American build a table, and he spoke about cutting a rabbet - "Or 'rebate,' as the English would say."
I'm 76 years old, and I had never heard the English say "rebate" instead of "rabbet." Then I hear it twice in one day. Something like that is worth a post on UU.
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Just for information purposes, On You Tube there is a New Yankee Workshop Video by Norm Abram on how to build a Router Table.
jerryc41 wrote:
I'm 76 years old, and I had never heard the English say "rebate" instead of "rabbet." Then I hear it twice in one day. Something like that is worth a post on UU.
I've seen hundreds of posts from jerryc and have found it doesn't take much of "something" for him to make it "worth a post on UHH".
htbrown
Loc: San Francisco Bay Area
jerryc41 wrote:
Coincidences amaze me, and here's another.
I'm going to buy a new router (Triton TRA001) for woodworking and make a table for it. Before I do anything, I spend a few days online looking for advice. On YouTube, there are lots of router experts, many from England. In making his table, an Englishman spoke of cutting "rebates" into the top of the table. I thought I had either misheard, or the closed captioning got it wrong. Last night, I was watching an American build a table, and he spoke about cutting a rabbet - "Or 'rebate,' as the English would say."
I'm 76 years old, and I had never heard the English say "rebate" instead of "rabbet." Then I hear it twice in one day. Something like that is worth a post on UU.
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Americans also distinguish between dados and grooves, but in English both are a housing joint.
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