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51. Robin Clevett On Working Abroad, Setting Up A Business & More

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20 minutes | Friday, 18 June 2021
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
18 minutes | Friday, 11 June 2021
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.
15 minutes | Thursday, 27 May 2021
David Byrne returns to talk tools and social media - Robin has some advice and insight into price conditioning your clients.
18 minutes | Friday, 21 May 2021
Robin Clevett is joined by David Byrne from Cheshire to discuss recent MDF supply shortages, The Wood Butchers Raffle & more.
22 minutes | Friday, 14 May 2021
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.
23 minutes | Friday, 30 April 2021
Robin covers a variety of topics from saws to drunken Amazon purchases and much more.
17 minutes | Friday, 23 April 2021
Robin has an exclusive announcement to share with you, discusses the possibility of having a licensing system in carpentry and joinery and more.
24 minutes | Friday, 16 April 2021
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.
17 minutes | Thursday, 1 April 2021
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.
20 minutes | Friday, 26 March 2021
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.
26 minutes | Friday, 19 March 2021
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.
21 minutes | Friday, 12 March 2021
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.
19 minutes | Friday, 5 March 2021
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.
15 minutes | Friday, 26 February 2021
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.
15 minutes | Friday, 19 February 2021
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.
21 minutes | Friday, 12 February 2021
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.
11 minutes | Friday, 5 February 2021
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.
12 minutes | Friday, 29 January 2021
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.
20 minutes | Friday, 22 January 2021
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.
15 minutes | Friday, 15 January 2021
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!
12 minutes | Friday, 8 January 2021
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!
15 minutes | Friday, 11 December 2020
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.
17 minutes | Friday, 4 December 2020
Andrew Walker, everyone's favourite bespoke carpenter returns with some big news about his business and also offers some advice to a young listener wanting to push on with her carpentry career.
13 minutes | Friday, 27 November 2020
Jim Marshall returns to talk tools and answer some listener questions.
14 minutes | Friday, 20 November 2020
Jim Marshall is a carpenter that invented the Safe Charge, tackling two of a site carpenter's biggest problems with one product- charging batteries and securing them from a thief!Jim also helps Clive answer some listener questions, explains the origins of his invention and how he got started in the trade.
15 minutes | Friday, 13 November 2020
In the second part of Dan's appearance we discuss his podcast in more detail as well as an invention he's in involved with and Clive reads out some of your comments about worst woodworking injuries.
18 minutes | Friday, 6 November 2020
Clive is joined by Dan from the Job & Knock Podcast for the first of a two parter. Dan gives us a detailed rundown of how he found his way into carpentry, the type of work he does and answers some listener questions.
27 minutes | Thursday, 29 October 2020
Andrew joins us again to tackle some messages sent in asking for his expertise in tackling some carpentry queries and questions. Clive and Andrew also discuss the respiratory health of joiners and carpenters with some sound advice from Clive on what to be mindful of.
23 minutes | Friday, 23 October 2020
Sean Matthews, Screwfix Top Tradesperson 2020 joins Clive to discuss his journey to the top, how he got started in carpentry, answering some listener questions, telling us about his business S.M. Carpentry and giving a suggestion of a project for an aspiring carpenter that listens to the show.
11 minutes | Friday, 16 October 2020
Andrew often tackles some mad questions on this show and this appearance is no difference. Andrew also gives his take on whether you can learn carpentry effectively online and talks a little about how he got started in the trade himself.
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51. Robin Clevett On Working Abroad, Setting Up A Business & More
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