Think your right mate,entry has changed. Near impossible to get any one to take you and show you the ropes and unfortunately we don't all start with 26 years experience. I can see why timeserved gets his back up but if no one is willing to take keen individuals on then what options are there out there? To say he is no longer learning can't be true,surely he must come across a problem that he has never come across before or a new tool that has been introduced? You overcome your problem with your professional approach as a skilled craftsman but ultimately you still learn from it. My uncle ( I think he must have a good 45 years experience)told me he learns every day as as a plasterer you come up against problems and as a plasterer you overcome them and that's what makes you a plasterer.
feckinel George there can only be so many problems???? gulp!!!!:RpS_crying: