Young man in workshop milling slots for flat dowels in wood. ©  (c) unbekannt / Gstaad Saanenland Tourismus

Fonduecaquelon Lauenensee

Man in a workshop working on a huge wooden fondue caquelon. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 unbekannt / Gstaad Saanenland Tourismus

Fondue caquelon for Lake Lauenen

A man in a workshop mills a large fondue caquelon out of wood. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 unbekannt / Gstaad Saanenland Tourismus

Fondue caquelon for Lake Lauenen

Man screws a piece of metal to a giant wooden fondue caquelon. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 unbekannt / Gstaad Saanenland Tourismus

Fondue caquelon for Lake Lauenen

The screen shows a 3D structure of the giant wooden fondue caquelon. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 unbekannt / Gstaad Saanenland Tourismus

Fondue caquelon

Man in a workshop assembling parts of a large wooden fondue caquelon. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Sven Pieren / Sven Pieren, Anzeiger von Saanen, Gstaad Saanenland Tourismus

Fondue caquelon for Lake Lauenen

A giant wooden fondue caquelon in the workshop ready for removal. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 unbekannt / Gstaad Saanenland Tourismus

Fondue caquelon for Lake Lauenen

Men in a workshop working together to carve a giant fondue caquelon out of wood. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 unbekannt / Gstaad Saanenland Tourismus

Fondue caquelon for Lake Lauenen

Young man in a workshop screwing together parts of a large wooden fondue caquelon. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Sven Pieren / Sven Pieren, Anzeiger von Saanen, Gstaad Saanenland Tourismus

Fondue caquelon for Lake Lauenen

Young man in a workshop planing a wooden board on a green planing machine. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 unbekannt / Gstaad Saanenland Tourismus

Planing the fondue caquelon for Lake Lauenen

Printed plans of the wooden fondue caquelon lying on a table. ©  CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 unbekannt / Gstaad Saanenland Tourismus

Plan showing fondue caquelon at Lake Lauenen

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New Fondue Caquelon at Lauenensee

The new fondue caquelon is manufactured by Burri Zimmerei und Chaletbau. They made their first caquelon 10 years ago. At the moment there are 4 caquelons in the Saanenland. The production time is about 4 weeks.

1. The 3D-Model is created and optimized based on experience.

2. The plans and templates are created and printed.

3. The wood is cut and planed and treated accordingly.

4. The floor and the bench supports are mounted on the scaffold.

5. The boards for around the caquelon are cut to size.

6. A threaded rod is attached in the middle for the table. 

7. The handle for the caquelon can be assembled at the same time.

8. The corners are rounded off to give the caquelon a good rounding. 

9. Mount the support around the caquelon and fix it with glue and screws. 

10. The removable lid of the caquelon has been attached. 

11. Various metal brackets are attached so that everything stays together.