Hello everyone, I have only just found out about this board from a member of a very quiet board in the UK.
I have been interested in Fretwork all of my life (and of course general woodwork). My Grandfather used to teach fretwork in the 1920's and sell fretwork tools that he bought wholesale from the great original Hobbies company of Dereham in Norfolk.
My dad who sadly passed away in Nov 2006 was also a Fretworker and Hobbies Fan and made lots of toys and stuff which he sold just after WWII up until the late 1950's when toys were hard to get, as a boy I used to help (lol more like Hinder) him.
I have always been a supporter of the original Hobbies company and over the years have collected 100's of their wonderful plans, I have a Hobbies A1 fretmachine and several Hobbies handframes but nowadays I prefer my Hegner and Diamond machines.
I hope I have not bored people too much with my spiel but I had to say something to introduce myself!
I have been interested in Fretwork all of my life (and of course general woodwork). My Grandfather used to teach fretwork in the 1920's and sell fretwork tools that he bought wholesale from the great original Hobbies company of Dereham in Norfolk.
My dad who sadly passed away in Nov 2006 was also a Fretworker and Hobbies Fan and made lots of toys and stuff which he sold just after WWII up until the late 1950's when toys were hard to get, as a boy I used to help (lol more like Hinder) him.
I have always been a supporter of the original Hobbies company and over the years have collected 100's of their wonderful plans, I have a Hobbies A1 fretmachine and several Hobbies handframes but nowadays I prefer my Hegner and Diamond machines.
I hope I have not bored people too much with my spiel but I had to say something to introduce myself!

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