Robin Clevett voices some of his concerns about his end of the market to Steve Radley from CITB, Robin's plans for utilising social media to encourage more young people to become apprentices and grants and schemes available to micro business owners that you might not be aware of
Robin is joined by his previous apprentice Carl to reminisce about their experiences on-site over the years, Carl talks about how health issues have created challenges in his career and some of the work he now does in Norway
Robin Clevett reflects on several of his most successful apprentices that have joined him at different times, different ages and have therefore had different experiences on-site. What is the ideal age and circumstance for an apprentice to become a success and continue to pass along the skills and passion that you've passed to them
Robin Clevett discusses the key skills needed to become a Carpenter/Joiner, How to spot these in new apprentices on-site and once you do how to keep those apprentices motivated and interested in the trade
Robin Clevett talks about his past week, pet peeves when it comes to dealing with building merchants and covers a recent batch of questions sent into the show
Robin Clevett is joined by carpenter/joiner David Birrell from Scotland. David lost both his legs while serving in Afghanistan. He discusses the tough journey through rehabilitation and how joining the trade has helped him manage his PTSD
Robin goes into more detail about how he got into the trade, some of the challenges involved and covers recent messages sent into the show
Tim from The Restoration Couple joins Robin to discuss YouTube, the content on his channel, challenging projects and plans for the future
Robin Clevett gives an overview of what to be conscious of when setting up your business from scratch and also discusses working abroad and answers more messages recently sent into the show
Robin returns to discuss the current timber supply shortages and what robin thinks will happen next. Also, how to cover costs, manage profit margins & keep clients happy with rising costs. Air vs. Electric Sanders and more.
David Byrne returns to talk tools and social media - Robin has some advice and insight into price conditioning your clients.
Robin Clevett is joined by David Byrne from Cheshire to discuss recent MDF supply shortages, The Wood Butchers Raffle & more.
Robin is joined by Chris Keel - Screwfix Trade Apprentice 2020 - to discuss his path to winning that accolade, favourite tools and experiences learning his trade.
Robin covers a variety of topics from saws to drunken Amazon purchases and much more.
Robin has an exclusive announcement to share with you, discusses the possibility of having a licensing system in carpentry and joinery and more.
Robin Clevett is joined by Lee Dunne - a site carpentry lecturer at Andover College. Lee gives some insight into what the new T Levels involve, the challenges of teaching during the pandemic, why you should consider teaching the trade and Robin gets to some messages sent into the show recently.
Robin Clevett is back to cover some questions and messages sent into the show after voicing his opinions on what he thinks the pay scale should be in carpentry & joinery.
Robin Clevett discusses a news story he picked up on recently and breaks down the costs of being a self employed carpenter/joiner. Also, how to manage your finances and why people in the trade should be paid more.
Robin is joined by Institute of Carpenters President Geoff Rhodes to discuss the importance of bringing new people into the trade, what the IOC can offer you as a carpenter/joiner, his career in the trade and Robin answers some questions sent into the show.
Robin Clevett is joined by Institute of Carpenters student member, Tim White who is a second year apprentice attending college in the peak district. Robin offers some advice to Tim, answers some of his questions and follows up on some messages sent into the show last week.
Robin Clevett answers tonnes of questions sent in by listeners and YouTube fans. You'll learn all sorts about your Carpentry Show host and get some really good insight too.
Robin Clevett discusses tools. Some of his favourites, things he thinks have improved over time as well as his past week & questions sent into the show.
Meet your new Carpentry Show host Robin Clevett. Robin will tell you how he got started in the trade right up until the past year, his YouTube channel, inventions and more.
Andrew Walker joins Clive to discuss his 2021 so far - all his latest projects, development with his workshop and answers some listener questions with Clive.
Oli Lee returns to discuss his business 'With Bear Hands' in a little more detail and also discuss some of his favourite aspects of working on bespoke carpentry projects.
Oli Lee joins Clive for the first of a two part interview on the show. In this part Oli discusses working at Aardman Animations in Bristol and what led him to leave and start up his own bespoke carpentry company With Bear Hands.
David Murray from MEDITE joins Clive to discuss some of their incredible products, how MDF gets from the tree to your workshop, sustainability and Clive answers some of your questions sent into the show.
Robin Clevett returns for another chat with Clive to discuss how he first started in the trade, his favourite tools, more about his YouTube videos and Clive also answers your questions sent in last week!
Robin is a Carpentry YouTuber with a wealth of knowledge, experience & skill. He joins Clive to discuss the challenges of last year, Robin's start in carpentry, how his YouTube channel started, what made it a success and more!
Andrew returns for one final time in 2020 and reflects on the year and challenges it brought about for many people in carpentry. Andrew also answers some listener questions sent in.
