Join Robin Clevett as he takes a look at all the latest topics from the world of woodwork including product launches, top tips, and special guests.Robin will also be joined by some of the biggest names from across the industry giving their view on the latest news and developments.The Carpentry Show on Fix Radio is brought to you in partnership with Festool.
Latest episodes
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36 min
Fire Doors and Door Hanging: Are We Losing a Crucial Carpentry Skill?
Robin Clevett is joined by Steven Hoare of 109 Carpentry and South Wales carpenter Will Griffiths to explore the challenges of door hanging, with a particular focus on fire doors.T…
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37 min
Are Modern Buildings Making Life Harder for Carpenters?
Robin Clevett is joined by Quantity Surveyor Tim Philips and time-served carpenter Jason Joyce to explore how the trade has evolved, whether carpenters now need a broader understan…
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36 min
What Happens When You Come Off the Tools?
Robin Clevett looks into retirement and is joined by fellow tradespeople Danny Madden, Jack Auletta and Gary Banks to discuss their plans for the future, from financial preparation…
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38 min
Robin Clevett Answers Your Carpentry Questions: Tools, Pricing, Vans & Traditional Skills
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 carp…
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34 min
How Safe Are Your Working Conditions?
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…
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45 min
Could Fitted Interiors Be the Next Big Opportunity for Carpenters?
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…
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48 min
Neurodiversity in the Trade
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…
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45 min
From Broadcasting to Building: Sam Pinkham’s Construction Journey
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.Sh…
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52 min
Archwood Carpentry: Starting Out, Building Skills and Growing a Business
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 t…
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33 min
From Gambia To Wales - Updates From The Trade
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…
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46 min
The Use of AI Within The Construction Industry
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 wr…
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32 min
Robin Clevett Chats To Fellow Carpenters About Their Strengths & Weaknesses
Robin Clevett has asked three Carpenters & Joiners to join him and talk about what their best attributes are... and also - what is beyond their skills or they simply don't have the…
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29 min
Robin Clevett Talks To Award Winning Carpenters & Joiners About Their Road To Success
Robin Clevett chats to award winning Carpentry & Joinery business owners about their road to winning their awards and whether it makes a difference to the business. New guest, Ben…
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30 min
Robin Clevett Chats To Builders About Sorting Out The Skills Crisis
Robin Clevett is looking into why and how Builders are taking matters into their own hands as they try to address the skills crisis. Why is there not support coming from industry a…
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37 min
Robin Clevett Looks Into The Recent Heat Wave & Approach To Working In Hot Weather
Robin Clevett chats to ITV Weather Presenter, Alex Beresford about the recent heat waves and what we can expect this summer. Alex also talks about his experiences working alonside…
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23 min
Robin Clevett At The Professional Woodworking Expo 2026 (The Installer Show)
Robin Clevett brings you a show recorded at his zone within the Professional Woodworking Expo as he was joined by students, teachers and mentors to celebrate and showcase skills fo…
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36 min
The Psychology of Pricing Work
Robin Clevett talks to Gary Banks and Derek Barrett about the psychology of pricing work. Robin asks about how they factor their knowledge and decades of building up their skills a…
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37 min
Stuck Between The Customer & The Architect
Robin Clevett looks into the role Tradespeople/Builders and Carpenters can simetimes find themselves in when they take on a job and have to be the go-between or middle man in the w…
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32 min
What Could AI Mean For The Trade?
Robin Clevett talks to fellow Carpenter, David Byrne & Also Fix Radio Presenter, Paul Meenan and asks them about AI, their experiences with AI, Whether it's good, bad, neither and…
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49 min
Robin Clevett Chats To Oli Carter About Adventurous Joinery & RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Robin Clevett chats to Oli Carter who has five years experience exhibiting at the Chelsea Flower Show and takes on very ambitious projects as an 'adventurous joiner'. Oli talks abo…