The Passing of Skills Between Father & Son

About this episode

The episode discusses the experiences of Dean and Jay Elliott in carpentry and the passing of skills between generations.

Robin Clevett is joined by Father & Son, Dean & Jay Elliott. Dean has had a similar route into the trade as Robin (both only being one year apart in age) and has brought his son Jay into the trade (Known as 'Carpentry By Jay') Jay and Dean talk about the experiences working together and the passing of skills from one generation to another. Dean talks about some notable projects and experiences working for celebrities and Robin compares Jay and Dean's experiences learning the trade, decades apart.

People in this episode

Host: Robin Clevett

Guests: Dean Elliott, Jay Elliott

Topics covered

• skills transfer
• father-son relationship
• carpentry
• trade experiences
• generational learning

Keywords

• carpentry
• skills transfer
• father-son
• trade
• generational learning
• projects
• celebrities

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Carpentry By Jay

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