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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 fretsaw, coping saw, jigsaw or scroll saw. Most fretwork patterns are geometric in design. The materials most commonly used are wood and metal.^[1] Fretwork is used to adorn furniture and musical instruments. The term is also used for tracery on glazed windows and doors. Fretwork is also used to adorn/decorate architecture, where specific elements of decor are named according to their use such as eave bracket, gable fretwork or baluster fretwork, which may be of metal, especially cast iron or 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[edit]

Gable end fretwork
Timber fretwork
Fretwork for a ventilation or light grill
Gable end Fretwork
Fretwork of an anglo concertina.

References[edit]

^ Olver, Elizabeth (2001), Jewelry Making Techniques Book, North Light Books, p. 26, ISBN 978-1-58180-210-8.
^ "Gingerbread Trim". This Old House. 2 February 2007. Retrieved 23 February 2021.

External links[edit]

[1] Olver, Elizabeth (2001), Jewelry Making Techniques Book, North Light Books, p. 26, ISBN 978-1-58180-210-8.

[2] "Gingerbread Trim". This Old House. 2 February 2007. Retrieved 23 February 2021.

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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 [[fretsaw]], [[coping saw]], [[jigsaw (power tool)|jigsaw]] or [[scroll saw]]. Most fretwork patterns are geometric in design. The materials most commonly used are [[wood]] and [[metal]].<ref>{{Citation | last = Olver | first = Elizabeth | title = Jewelry Making Techniques Book | page = 26 | publisher = North Light Books | year = 2001 | url = http://books.google.com/books?id=tqruTvemolwC&pg=PT8 | isbn = 978-1-58180-210-8 | postscript =.}}</ref> Fretwork is used to adorn [[furniture]] and [[musical instrument]]s. The term is also used for [[tracery]] on glazed windows and doors. Fretwork is also used to adorn/decorate architecture, where specific elements of decor are named according to their use. e.g. eave [[Bracket (architecture)|bracket]], gable fretwork or baluster fretwork, and may be of metal, especially [[cast iron]] or [[aluminum]].
+'''Fretwork''' is an interlaced decorative design that is either carved in low relief on a solid background, or cut out with a [[fretsaw]], [[coping saw]], [[jigsaw (power tool)|jigsaw]] or [[scroll saw]]. Most fretwork patterns are geometric in design. The materials most commonly used are [[wood]] and [[metal]].<ref>{{Citation | last = Olver | first = Elizabeth | title = Jewelry Making Techniques Book | page = 26 | publisher = North Light Books | year = 2001 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=tqruTvemolwC&pg=PT8 | isbn = 978-1-58180-210-8 | postscript =.}}</ref> Fretwork is used to adorn [[furniture]] and [[musical instrument]]s. The term is also used for [[tracery]] on glazed windows and doors. Fretwork is also used to adorn/decorate architecture, where specific elements of decor are named according to their use such as eave [[Bracket (architecture)|bracket]], gable fretwork or baluster fretwork, which may be of metal, especially [[cast iron]] or [[aluminum]]. Installing elaborate wooden fretworks on residential buildings, known as [[Gingerbread (architecture)|gingerbread trims]], became popular in [[North America]] in the late 19th century.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gingerbread Trim |date=2 February 2007 |url=https://www.thisoldhouse.com/21017636/gingerbread-trim |publisher=This Old House |access-date=23 February 2021}}</ref>
-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.
+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 ==
-<Gallery>
+<Gallery mode=packed>
+Image:Samuel Sharpe Rebellion.jpg|Gable end fretwork
 Image:Hfr-007.jpg|Timber fretwork
 Image:Ventilation-grille.jpg|Fretwork for a ventilation or light grill
 Image:Westgate fretwork.jpg|Gable end Fretwork
+Image:Concertina fretwork.jpg|Fretwork of an anglo concertina.
 </Gallery>
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