It starts long before any customer sees the frame. On a Monday morning Terje picks out the next round of planks from the kiln — looking for straight growth rings, free of knots and pin knots.
Plank, measure, saw
When Terje judges which part of a plank becomes what, he thinks like a model maker. A long straight piece becomes an edge. A shorter piece with a fine grain becomes a front. The offcut is not lost — but we will come back to that.
From plank to finished frame
The joinery is classic handwork: mortise and tenon, pressed together with no screws on visible faces. It is an old technique that lasts a hundred years if it is done right.
The quality check takes its time
Before the frame leaves the factory, it goes through dimensional checks, a glide test and a surface inspection. The margins are small — but that is exactly why a Vossakarmen lasts for several generations.
The same process applies to every other product in the range — but the starting point is always the same pine, and the same requirement for precision.
