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Chennai, once known as Madras, is a metropolitan city situated in South India. This 400-sq-km combination of urban towns and various neighborhoods making up Tamil Nadu's capital will truly astound you. It’s one of the major cities of South India, and till today, it retains remnants and fragments of its rich cultural and ancestral history. Chennai is a melting pot of different religions, customs, cultures, and culinary experiences. With its sweltering southern warmth, thundering traffic and presence of exceptional sights, Chennai has frequently been viewed as one of the major tourist destinations among India's four greatest urban cities.
The city is worth visiting if you haven’t already been there. Ou should definitely visit its many galleries and sanctuaries, appreciating flavorfully genuine South Indian indulgences or taking a sunset walk along Marina Beach – the world's second-longest urban shoreline. Chennai also has a promising youth population and is a truly vibrant and energetic city. The years have made Chennai an even more cosmopolitan city. It’s home to many luxurious establishments, and upscale places. Yet despite it all, Chennai continues to remain a city that’s proud of its age-old customs and heritage. The city is also home to carpenters who are some of the keepers of this heritage, and this is reflected in their trade, and in their workmanship.
Building a house can be a dream in the making or a laborious process for quite a few. Right from the planning stage to the design, organizing the manpower to start the process until the final result, your home could take years to build. There are several go-to specialists that are essential for the building process to be set in action. One of them consists of a carpenter. A carpenter is an artist who works with wood. They carve furniture and create intricate designs in them. They build cabinets, tables, chairs, and a number of other furniture items.
Many carpenters specialize in a particular skill set. Some may be fabulous at door installations or some may be great at carving Victorian-era style dining tables. There are carpenters that you call if you want your table fixed and carpenters that you call when you want your dining room remodeled. In a country like India, carpentry is an art-form that’s passed down through generations or is learned through an apprenticeship. There aren’t schools that are dedicated to learning the craft. And most often, the trade is a closely guarded secret by those who are in the profession.
Here are some carpentry styles from around the world. You can even discuss these styles with your carpenter and incorporate some of these aesthetics styles in your house.
Japanese
Japanese carpentry is recognized by its minimalistic design aesthetics, and finely-planed wood surfaces. A portion of the world's longest-enduring wooden structures can be found in Japan, for example, the Horyuji Temple in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, Japan.
Scandinavia
At the time of the Viking era, wood was utilized in the development of nearly everything, including horse shelters, boats, homes and a wide range of structures. Wood was in plentiful and hence became the most popular resource to use as building materials. Scandinavian carpentry design feature the use of wood to create finely carved furniture. Scandinavian carpentry instrument sets, called Mästermyr, include things, for example, tomahawks and adzes, saws, twist drills, draw blades and embellishment irons, checks and etches and records and scratches. For a case of Scandinavian wooden structures, take a look at the Borgund Stave Church in Borgund, Lærdal, Norway.
Spain
Spain is a very diverse. Its history as a ruling empire during the middle ages led to it bringing home different cultures and influences, and this can be witnessed in its carpentry style. Spain’s carpentry style is extremely eclectic and also vibrant and stunning. Although there is no quintessentially “Spanish”style, the most iconic buildings feature curves and arches, painted tiles, wooden doors and gates with iron details and courtyards and patios. Because of their artistic relevance, many architectural sites and even cities in Spain have been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Sites. To get a sense of Spanish carpentry, you should see the interior of the Palau Güell in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
You can discuss some of these styles with your carpenter, and see whether some of them can be incorporated into your home.
Carpenters in Chennai charge depending on the size of the project. If it’s a job that can be dealt with in an hour or so, then the cost could be around Rs. 500 per hour. If you’ve commissioned a carpenter to create a set of furniture items for you, then they could charge you anything from 50,000 to a lakh. For a more bespoke form of service, you’ll have to hire a designer who can help you locate the right carpenter for the job.
