How can Neville be so useless as a carpenter?

totti · Post by **totti** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 1:04 pm

Watching episode one series one last night and it strikes me as strange that Neville could have been so useless as a chippy. I understand the fact he was trained as a bricky but I've worked on many building sites and never have come across someone who couldn't even use a saw properly or would have kicked a hammer off the scaffolding. Most builders can turn their hand to a bit of carpentry to a decent standard if required but it seems poor Nev can't even use a saw without almost losing a hand. Also noticed the bandage was on his right hand which means he must have been using the saw with his left - strange thing to do of you're right handed. Am I being too picky? I think not.....and don't get me started on Dennis's bricklaying.

Lou · Post by **Lou** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 1:52 pm

I watched this episode last week and I thought the same about the saw.
I thought he wrote his postcards to Brenda with his right hand.

terryleather · Post by **terryleather** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 5:18 pm

Barry Taylor wasn't much cop as a spark either whilst we're at it

HerrPfister · Post by **HerrPfister** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 7:50 pm

Ok, Neville's carpentry was poor, but he was a trained brickie. What the hell was Wayne's excuse?!?

terryleather · Post by **terryleather** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 7:57 pm

"Turkin'"?

Musta bin Elbowed · Post by **Musta bin Elbowed** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 10:36 pm

Wayne's bendy saw in Spain is one of the funniest moments of that episode

totti · Post by **totti** » Wed Feb 25, 2015 7:47 am

Moxey rendering the front of Thorneley Manor was another classic. Most of it ended up covering the scaffold boards.

dan slider · Post by **dan slider** » Wed Feb 25, 2015 10:36 am

Wayne must be a good Carpenter, he can spin a hammer like a gun!

Lou · Post by **Lou** » Wed Feb 25, 2015 4:32 pm

Thinking about it, we don't see wayne do any work to speak of really do we? Especially in Spain...

Breaking Away · Post by **Breaking Away** » Wed Feb 25, 2015 5:24 pm

I think that's why they often gave Wayne a book to read instead...

Lou · Post by **Lou** » Mon Mar 02, 2015 3:58 pm

Yeah, carpentry was probably bad for his image......

YouTube · Post by **Auf Wiedersehen, Pet** » Mon Mar 02, 2015 6:04 pm

Moxey rendering the front of Thornely is remarkably bad, and as you say most of it ends up not being on the wall.
Also, I'm not a builder or owt, but it looks a bit stiff to me, needs more water in the mix. Trying to spread it like butter, and the consistency should be more like Marg....

Tracy · Post by **Tracy** » Mon Mar 02, 2015 9:32 pm

Would go with all that Hovis he eats !

mikecullen1978 · Post by **mikecullen1978** » Tue Sep 13, 2016 4:03 am

Well. be popular with the jormans anyway

AlreetPal · Post by **AlreetPal** » Tue Sep 13, 2016 9:01 pm

It makes nee sense about Nev cutting his right hand, as at the beginning of WWTWA? Nev is sawing right handed. Bloody prannock

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