The Carpentry Show

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• Robin Clevett Answers Your Carpentry Questions: Tools, Pricing, Vans & Traditional Skills

  October 5, 2026 · 38 min

  Robin answers your questions on the tools he couldn’t work without, whether apprentices rely too heavily on power tools, and why traditional hand skills still matter in modern carpentry. He also discusses accuracy, quoting jobs in…

• How Safe Are Your Working Conditions?

  September 28, 2026 · 34 min

  Robin Clevett looks at the dangers of working in hazardous environments and asks whether tradespeople are sometimes being put in situations where safety is being compromised. Robin reacts to the story of a joiner who was left paralysed…

• Could Fitted Interiors Be the Next Big Opportunity for Carpenters?

  September 14, 2026 · 45 min

  Robin Clevett looks at the growing demand for fitted interiors and asks whether carpenters could use their existing skills to move into a new and potentially lucrative area of the industry. Robin is joined by Damian Walters, CEO of the…

• Neurodiversity in the Trade

  September 7, 2026 · 48 min

  Robin Clevett looks at neurodiversity in the trade — from the misconceptions surrounding it to the challenges neurodivergent people can face at work. Robin speaks to neurodiversity specialist Susan Fitzell about the strengths…

• From Broadcasting to Building: Sam Pinkham’s Construction Journey

  August 24, 2026 · 45 min

  Robin Clevett is joined by TV and radio presenter Sam Pinkham, co-founder of Shack, to hear how he has gone from broadcasting to building a rapidly growing construction business. Shack specialises in the architectural design and…

• Archwood Carpentry: Starting Out, Building Skills and Growing a Business

  August 17, 2026 · 52 min

  Robin Clevett is joined by Liam Burry and Tom O'Reilly from Bristol-based Archwood Carpentry to hear how they got started in the trade, developed their skills and eventually came together to build their own carpentry business. After…

• From Gambia To Wales - Updates From The Trade

  August 10, 2026 · 33 min

  Robin Clevett catches up with two previous guests to find out what’s happened since they first appeared on the show. Scott Taylor returns with an update on his long-running work in The Gambia, where he’s spent two decades helping local…

• The Use of AI Within The Construction Industry

  August 3, 2026 · 46 min

  Robin Clevett looks into how tradespeople have integrated AI into their business and working practices so far. Robin talks to Danny Webb, who is an Electrical Contractor that has written books on how to price work and also runs a…