I am, above all, a Carpenter. This is a trade which has stuck with the human species ever since we fell from the trees. We are still very reliant on using timber for our survival. I feel privileged to be able to make a living with this renewable product.

The moon landings would never have happened unless there was a person behind a mallet and chisel. Today, as we understand more about our environment and the need for renewable material, Carpentry will rise again as such a necessary skill and profession. To call it a trade undermines its importance.

I was brought up on a poultry farm on the edge of Keynsham, which is situated mid-way between Bristol and Bath, in the UK.   READ MORE

The show was orginally broadcast on Thursday 22nd December at mid-day, on both BBC Radio Somerset and BBC Radio Bristol.

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