Fretwork
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Fretwork is an interlaced decorative design that is either carved in low relief on a solid background, or cut out with a
aluminum. Installing elaborate wooden fretworks on residential buildings, known as gingerbread trims, became popular in North America in the late 19th century.[2]
Fretwork patterns originally were ornamental designs used to decorate objects with a grid or a lattice. Designs have developed from the rectangular wave Greek fret to intricate intertwined patterns. A common misconception is that fretwork must be done with a fretsaw. However, a fretwork pattern is considered a fretwork whether or not it was cut out with a fretsaw.
Computer numerical control
(CNC) has brought about change in the method of timber fretwork manufacture. Lasers or router/milling cutting implements can now fashion timber and various other materials into flat and even 3D decorative items.
Fretwork is often used in Squeezebox type instruments to allow air to pass in and out of the instrument while shielding the action board.
Gallery
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Gable end fretwork -
Timber fretwork -
Fretwork for a ventilation or light grill -
Gable end Fretwork -
Fretwork of an anglo concertina.
References
- ISBN 978-1-58180-210-8.
- ^ "Gingerbread Trim". This Old House. 2 February 2007. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
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