Craftsmanship

Rosjohn Furniture comes from the hands of experienced craftsmen who are skilled in the traditional methods of furniture making. The team includes Glaziers, Carvers, Skivers, and Finishers. We are proud to give you an outline of what each craftsman contributes to the creation of our fine furniture.

The glazier

The Glaziers skillfully cut each pane of glass by hand. This is set within specially prepared wooden bars on the cabinet doors using matching putty. This results in a more attractive finish than attaching the bars over a single large sheet of glass.

The Carvers

Antique furniture is often rich in detailed carving, being typical of furniture from the Middle Ages onwards. Here at Rosjohn we maintain this tradition by the use of state of the art machinery.

The Skiver

Skivering became a feature of fine furniture in England during the 18th century. We like to enhance our desks and bureaus with this attractive and practical decorations. The Skiver is responsible for inserting the leather inlays in the working surfaces which are then embossed and gilded, to create intricately patterned borders.

The Finisher

Our Finishers apply multiple layers of polish to the products to provide a luxurious depth and quality of colour. The furniture is then waxed and burnished until the perfect finishing touch.

Woodland Heritage

The Woodland Heritage was founded by a group of British Traditional Cabinet makers, Rosjohn being one, to promote the importance of timber as a valuable natural resource that is, most significantly, renewable.
Rather than simply concentrating, as many other woodland organisations do, on protecting what woodland remains - the Woodland Heritage focuses on the need to take active steps to dramatically increase our forest cover. The underlying aim is to improve the way in which trees are grown, maintained and harvested in the UK.

A strong environmental argument in favour of this is the fact that it is the young trees which are the 'lungs of the earth' - converting carbon dioxide to oxygen during their vigorous growth. Conversely it is the overly mature and moribund stock which reverses the process.

Timber is the main product of woodland. and if trees are to have a long-term future, then they must have a realisable economic value. There should therefore be no need for apologise from those who are party to responsible timber production. The Woodland Heritage supports the principal of multi-purpose forestry and recognises that the production of quality timber should remain at the core of any management system.