Just found this forum, I have been a member of the scrollsaw section of UK workshop for some time where I use the same scrimper name as here.
My fret-sawing roots go back to the 1920's when my Grandfather was a keen fret-worker who ran a shop selling fret-working tools and other interesting things, he also taught fretwork to interested youngsters, I still have a lot of the old Hobbies and Handicrafts fret-work designs that he collected together with his Hobbies A1 treadle machine.
My dad also was a fret-worker and I used to help him in the late 1950's when he made toys and other fretwork items to sell, I was just a young lad then but I have always been interested in fretwork and particularly the original Hobbies company of Dereham.
I own three powered fretsaws, a Hegner Multicut 2S Variable, a Diamond (British made machine) and a cheapo saw that was given to me. I also have the Hobbies A1 treadle machine and several Hobbies hand-frames.
As well as fretwork I also do lot's of other woodwork mostly making things from scrap wood (hence my name Scrimper) I love making whirligigs and have quite a few around our gardens.
I hope my chatter is not too boring to people here, it's not easy being a newbie!
