Measuring Up Podcast

Measuring Up Podcast


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#022: Special Delivery!
March 11, 2019

All sorts in today's show. Andy's MDF story, how accurate do you need to be in woodworking? Vans vs trucks, roof racks, Are trades people allowed to live in new houses? Bigger workshops, Makers Central, phew... AND we're asking the question,

#021: What’s Your Poison??
February 24, 2019

Welcome back to Season 3 of the Measuring Up Podcast! Did you miss us? We missed you all and we especially missed chatting about wood! Today we're discussing the challenges of fitting 2 hours of information in to a 15 minute video and how YouTube is sl...

Episode 020: SketchUp, Fusion 360 and Amazon Reviews
December 30, 2018

Welcome to the last show of Season 2! We're chatting about all sorts today. Andy finally has a new phone so we're chatting a bit about tech. Are Amazon reviews broken? We hear about review scams encountered in the run-up to Christmas.

Episode 019: We’re Not Ready. Merry Christmas 2018!
December 23, 2018

It's Christmas Eve 2018 and the penultimate episode of this season! Peter's had to cut MDF himself like some sort of animal and has even made some proper joints in actual wood. In the run-up to Christmas it's all hands on deck to get customer jobs fini...

Episode 018: Hoarding, MDF & Packaging Projects
December 09, 2018

Hoarding often goes hand-in-hand with woodworking - whether it's tools or materials it's just part of the job. Today we're having a bit of a chat about the implications of hoarding. We also discuss MDF and are asking the question,

Episode 017: Brexit Clickbait… and Joinery Apprenticeships
November 25, 2018

We've had quite a bit of follow-up about the state of joinery education and apprenticeships... and we're not much further forward. Keep the comments coming and we'll get to the bottom of this! There's a new 'Contact' link on the web site.

Episode 016: More Space or More Time?
November 11, 2018

Whole mix of joinery stuff on today's show! We've got a bit of follow-up on the joinery education discussion and sadly no follow-up on the women in construction side. We're also chatting about slippy glue joints, clamps, lack of space vs lack of time,

Episode 015: Joinery Education and Women in Construction
October 29, 2018

We're delving in to two BIG topics today. We often get asked about the importance of being a qualified or 'time served' carpenter so we're chatting about the current state of woodworking education in the UK in 2018.

Episode 014: Cheap Tools vs Pro Tools – Tool Vanity?
October 14, 2018

We're talking about a whole load of little topics today. From buying larger tools and the pros and cons of going second hand, through to cheap tools vs expensive tools and how that impacts your business image. We also chat about air tools,

Episode 013: Business Web Site, Tax & Record Keeping
September 30, 2018

Today we're talking about the importance of having a business web site and why it should be the hub of your business. We're also chatting about the dreaded business admin - from tax and accounts through to a very brief overview of our own business stru...