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WTF is “Fretwood”?

I was reading through Paul Hasluck’s book Cabinet and Joinery from 1907 and came across a term I am unfamiliar with. It is from the section on making serving trays. Page 352: “The base, which is a piece of 1/4-in. thick figured oak fretwood, already planed, should be neatly rounded on the edges.” What exactly…


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