In a city where weekends often revolve around crowded cafés, shopping and screen time, a growing number of Mumbaikars are finding satisfaction in something more hands-on: woodworking. From crafting phone stands and stools to exploring more ambitious projects, these weekend workshops offer participants a chance to learn practical skills, work with their hands and take home something they have made themselves. For many, the experience goes beyond acquiring a new hobby — it is about discovering the joy of creating something tangible.
I help people who enjoy woodworking and teach them how to use basic tools to create different things,” he says. It was a wonderful feeling, almost cathartic, to do something and create a useful thing for my desk,” she says. But once I was there, I met many hobbyists like me, who had come simply for the love of creating something unique,” she says.
For Merwyn D’Souza, a stay-at-home father to an autistic child, woodworking began as a personal pursuit around eight years ago. Over the past five years, he has been conducting weekend workshops for Mumbaikars keen to learn the craft, introducing them to basic tools and helping them turn pieces of wood into useful objects. “One of the reasons I am teaching is that I had no one to guide me when I began. “I have a demanding work life and so, when I came across this weekend workshop, I gave it a try. It was a different experience working with people from different backgrounds, and I created a phone stand, one of the basics. Rajani Nayak, an advertising professional from Chembur, grew up watching her grandfather make wooden stools at home using basic tools. Yet, when she considered signing up for a woodworking class in Mumbai, she was apprehensive. “I felt that perhaps only engineering enthusiasts, architecture students and interior design aspirants would attend such workshops. FROM WEEKEND PROJECTS TO BIGGER CREATIONS You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Mumbai | Silver Rate in Mumbai | Bank Holidays in Mumbai | Public Holidays in Mumbai | Mumbai AQI | Weather in Mumbai | Petrol Price in Mumbai | Diesel Price in Mumbai | CNG Price in Mumbai | LPG Price in Mumbai