Definition
The okshøvel is a specialised woodworking plane used in Norwegian traditional craftsmanship - particularly wooden boat building and furniture making - to create precise, symmetrical joints where two planks meet and overlap. This type of joint is traditionally called tvimenningOld Norse meaning 'two bound together' - one who solves a task shoulder to shoulder with another., from the Old Norse 'tvi' (two/double) and 'menn' (binding/connection). The okshøvel produces the characteristic curved profile that allows a plank to fit exactly against its counterpart. Wooden boat building is one of Norway's richest craft traditions, and precision in the joints determines whether the boat holds water. It is this image that Tvimenning AS has chosen as the core of its identity: we are those who create precise connections between systems - integrations that hold, joints that do not leak data.