0:00:03 > 0:00:05What are you chucking out today, then?
0:00:06 > 0:00:09How do you make money for nothing?
0:00:09 > 0:00:11Don't throw them, don't throw them.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14The answer could be hiding in the 30 million tonnes
0:00:14 > 0:00:17of household waste we throw out every year.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19Thanks so much for letting me have that.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22That's absolutely made my day. I love it.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25That's why entrepreneur Sarah Moore wants to get her hands on things
0:00:25 > 0:00:28before they hit the skip.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34I'm a passionate buyer, maker and user of old stuff.
0:00:34 > 0:00:37I turned that passion into a moneymaking business.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40I make new stuff out of old stuff, and I sell it for a profit.
0:00:42 > 0:00:46And with some of the country's elite designers and makers...
0:00:46 > 0:00:48What do you reckon to that? It's quite smart, isn't it?
0:00:48 > 0:00:50- Tell me you love it.- I love it.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53..she can transform her finds into desirable...
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Isn't it amazing?
0:00:55 > 0:00:58- ..valuable... - It's quite a statement piece!
0:00:58 > 0:01:01..and hopefully saleable items.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04I'll take you down to the till. That's fantastic.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06If Sarah is successful,
0:01:06 > 0:01:10then she can hand the profits back to the very people who had no idea
0:01:10 > 0:01:14there was cash to be made from their trash.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16Wow, that's amazing.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29Witley Recycling Centre in Surrey
0:01:29 > 0:01:32is a veritable smorgasbord of unloved,
0:01:32 > 0:01:34smashed-up items.
0:01:34 > 0:01:38The range of rubbish coming in here today is fantastic.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41From a bed that's been living in the shed to a chest that's well past its best.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44If I can see potential profit, I'm on it.
0:01:45 > 0:01:50Sarah, who's been granted special permission to be here at Witley,
0:01:50 > 0:01:54is on the hunt for three items from which she can turn a profit.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59It's a tough job, but somebody's got to do it.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01If you say so, Sarah.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03I can think of a few things I'd rather be doing.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06It's not long before Sarah, eagle-eyed as ever,
0:02:06 > 0:02:10spots Vivian unloading the boot of his car.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16- Hello.- Hi.- Is it a new heating system?
0:02:16 > 0:02:18It looks like the remnants of an old one to me.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20Yes, more or less, yes.
0:02:20 > 0:02:21I love copper piping.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24Well, I know copper piping is worth something.
0:02:24 > 0:02:25It's worth something to me,
0:02:25 > 0:02:29because I love the way that even I can use the compression joints and
0:02:29 > 0:02:33things to join it together. Would it be OK if, instead of tipping it,
0:02:33 > 0:02:36to let me have it, so I can see if I can do something with it?
0:02:36 > 0:02:41Yeah, I don't mind where it goes. My wife's Danish. Over there, they do all sorts of architectural things
0:02:41 > 0:02:44in their gardens with all this piping and all that waste stuff.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48Yeah, yeah. I love the way it ages and how it looks and you can polish
0:02:48 > 0:02:52it up or leave it like this. And it makes great things, like lighting.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55You're welcome. I'd like to see the finished result.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59Definitely. If it's OK, I'll keep in touch and show you what I've made.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03- I hope I do it justice, cos it looks like there's a bundle of it here. - Jolly good, OK.
0:03:03 > 0:03:04- Thank you.- Fine.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06There's a lot to live up to with this find,
0:03:06 > 0:03:11what with Vivian being so familiar with recycled copper cast-offs.
0:03:11 > 0:03:15He's bound to have some suggestions for what could be done with them.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18Well, I think she was going to do some artistic work, was she not?
0:03:19 > 0:03:20Is that the idea?
0:03:21 > 0:03:23Vivian, we haven't a clue.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27I love the fact with copper pipe you get all of these joints,
0:03:27 > 0:03:31these compression joints. So, even I can use it like a massive Meccano
0:03:31 > 0:03:34set. So, I think, if this is turned into a lovely,
0:03:34 > 0:03:38luxury interior design item, there's a profit to be made too.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42It's going to take a lot of imagination
0:03:42 > 0:03:45to transform that collection of pipes.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48Fortunately, Sarah knows just the people.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58Say hello to Josh and Ollie.
0:03:58 > 0:04:03Designer-makers, business partners and best friends.
0:04:03 > 0:04:08These boys use naturally recycled materials to create handcrafted
0:04:08 > 0:04:11furniture and high-end interior pieces.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17I definitely love what we do.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19I think we're really lucky in that sense.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24I think what makes us different is that we have got original ideas and
0:04:24 > 0:04:27we have got our own style to bring to the table.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29Josh's background is in woodwork,
0:04:29 > 0:04:31but my background is in graphic design.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35It's a really nice combination and I think we've got some pretty crazy
0:04:35 > 0:04:37ideas and we think quite out of the box.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40Yes, I think it does make us stand out from the rest.
0:04:41 > 0:04:46They do say that two heads are better than one, which is good news,
0:04:46 > 0:04:49as it's going to take some serious brainpower
0:04:49 > 0:04:51to make anything with this little lot.
0:04:58 > 0:05:04With one item found, Sarah now needs to find one item to work on herself.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07And you never know what might turn up next.
0:05:07 > 0:05:11You could guess 1,000 times and you'd still never get there.
0:05:11 > 0:05:12Oh, it's a Resusci Annie!
0:05:12 > 0:05:14It is a Resusci Annie. A very old one.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16Oh, look, extra faces.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18Fantastic.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25As the search continues, Sarah spots another plastic dummy
0:05:25 > 0:05:26poking out of a boot.
0:05:26 > 0:05:31This heron is the sort used to deter other herons from the pond.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33Oh, and that's Richard.
0:05:33 > 0:05:34Now, that's amazing.
0:05:34 > 0:05:35You can't throw that away.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37Oh, yes. They don't work.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39- Have you had it by the fish pond? - Yes, yes -
0:05:39 > 0:05:41I bought it many years ago.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44The heron is quite a bright bird.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47It soon learns that there is no danger from this.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51- Oh, really?- Yes. It might work for a few weeks, but it...
0:05:51 > 0:05:52No, they're too wise for it.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55It's actually been sitting in my garage for a number of years,
0:05:55 > 0:06:00- unused.- Waiting for me, because I think I can do something with this.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03All right! Well, good on you.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05It doesn't involve a fish pond.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08- All right.- So, if it would be all right to have it
0:06:08 > 0:06:09and save it from the tip
0:06:09 > 0:06:13and I think he and I are going to have a lovely time together.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15Good!
0:06:15 > 0:06:17- Thank you ever so much for letting me have him.- My pleasure!
0:06:17 > 0:06:20I shall hopefully keep in touch and show you what I've done.
0:06:20 > 0:06:21- OK.- Thanks ever so much.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23Now, what is she going to do with THAT?
0:06:23 > 0:06:26It seems to me the perfect idea of recycling.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29I don't need it, so somebody else can use it and make something of it,
0:06:29 > 0:06:31that's fine by me.
0:06:32 > 0:06:33I LOVE my new friend.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36What do you think - attractive?
0:06:36 > 0:06:40He's definitely been around a bit, cos I know this would have been all coloured up and stuff.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42But I think because he's got such...
0:06:42 > 0:06:43You know, he is just a heron,
0:06:43 > 0:06:46I think it'd be lovely if I tried to make some taxidermy with him,
0:06:46 > 0:06:49to make him look like a real heron, rather than a plastic one.
0:06:49 > 0:06:53Yeah, because everyone wants an evil, bird-scaring deterrent
0:06:53 > 0:06:55in their living room.
0:06:55 > 0:06:56I think this could be a tough sell.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00That's two items saved from the skip.
0:07:00 > 0:07:05The copper pipes will be refurbished by Josh and Ollie.
0:07:05 > 0:07:06And, the plastic heron -
0:07:06 > 0:07:09well, there's only one person keen to take that on,
0:07:09 > 0:07:12and that's Sarah herself.
0:07:13 > 0:07:17Today has been incredible, with such a diverse mix of items gathered.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20I can't wait to see all that bounty transformed
0:07:20 > 0:07:22into show-stopping money-makers.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30Sarah's first stop is a visit to West Sussex,
0:07:30 > 0:07:33where, in a slightly unassuming warehouse,
0:07:33 > 0:07:37Ollie and Josh are nervously awaiting Sarah's arrival.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44So, we're pretty excited to see what Sarah is going to be bringing.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46Just a little bit nervous.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49She's usually got a knack of bringing some pretty crazy stuff
0:07:49 > 0:07:51- along with her, hasn't she? - Yes, yes.
0:07:52 > 0:07:53There are endless possibilities
0:07:53 > 0:07:55about what you can do with copper pipe.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58Whenever I see it, I always want to pick it up.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00I'm just hoping that Josh and Ollie
0:08:00 > 0:08:02are going to have some original ideas
0:08:02 > 0:08:04- of what I can do with it.- Hopefully,
0:08:04 > 0:08:07it's something that we can see some real good potential in and,
0:08:07 > 0:08:10yeah, make something real nice.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14- Yeah, hopefully.- Having copped a load of the copper tubing,
0:08:14 > 0:08:17and with Sarah seeing endless possibilities,
0:08:17 > 0:08:21the pressure is on to pipe up with some plans to produce a profit.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23- Loads of it.- Yeah.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25It's a good haul.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28In this process,
0:08:28 > 0:08:30it's all about the end product
0:08:30 > 0:08:34and what you can make and then what I can sell it for. So,
0:08:34 > 0:08:37I'm after horrifically commercial stuff
0:08:37 > 0:08:39that's got a great high-end value.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43So, I don't know what kind of stuff you've done with copper before.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46It could be something ornamental.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48Maybe candleholders or something.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51- OK.- Where we could make quite a collection of them
0:08:51 > 0:08:55- that would have quite a good value to them.- That sounds cool.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57So, maybe that could be something we could do.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59We've done something similar in the past,
0:08:59 > 0:09:02where we've just used a little bit of copper and then...
0:09:02 > 0:09:05- on the lathes we've turned, like, a base, or...- OK.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07Or some other wooden element.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11You've got this, kind of, natural verdigris of the copper.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14Yeah, those two textures together are beautiful, aren't they?
0:09:14 > 0:09:17It just works so well together, the colour combinations.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20And I think using all of the copper
0:09:20 > 0:09:23for products like this would be a great use.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26So, the boys are thinking of candle sticks,
0:09:26 > 0:09:30using the copper pipe and adding wood-turned bases.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34With this amount of copper, a whole collection would be possible,
0:09:34 > 0:09:37but it's important to keep costs under control,
0:09:37 > 0:09:40as Sarah is all about making a profit.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44OK, so maybe it's better for me to set you a budget and then you can
0:09:44 > 0:09:46just get crazy with the budget and stop when you stop.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48Yeah, what kind of figure did you have in mind?
0:09:48 > 0:09:51If I left you with 300 quid...
0:09:51 > 0:09:56I think that gives us more freedom to experiment and, you know,
0:09:56 > 0:09:58see what comes out at the end and
0:09:58 > 0:10:00go crazy with it all.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02Crazy sounds great.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05Give me a shout if you've got any problems, if you have any more mad ideas.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07- Just go for your lives, OK? - OK.- Thanks ever so much!
0:10:07 > 0:10:09- All right.- Cheers, Sarah.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11It's nice when you get something like this,
0:10:11 > 0:10:14cos you can experiment with the material.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17There's enough of it here where we really can make a couple of mistakes.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20But, at the end of the day, we can have a really good range,
0:10:20 > 0:10:23a good selection of different products on offer.
0:10:23 > 0:10:24So I think this is good.
0:10:26 > 0:10:27This might sound a bit silly,
0:10:27 > 0:10:30because we're just talking about a load of copper pipes,
0:10:30 > 0:10:32but there is a real sense of excitement in that workshop
0:10:32 > 0:10:35and I cannot wait to see what those boys produce.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39With a budget of £300
0:10:39 > 0:10:42and free range to go crazy,
0:10:42 > 0:10:44what could possibly go wrong?
0:10:54 > 0:10:56Back home, in idyllic West Sussex,
0:10:56 > 0:10:58where wildlife is in abundance,
0:10:58 > 0:11:02Sarah has been inspired with her very own project.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06They say that a bird in the hand is worth two in a bush.
0:11:06 > 0:11:10Perhaps that's where this bird should have been left? In a bush.
0:11:16 > 0:11:21I have been dying to get started on this piece of pond life.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23I have got great plans for him.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27I want to cover him in fabric and turn him into a really high-end,
0:11:27 > 0:11:29taxidermy sculpture.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31I've got the base of an old clock here that cost me a fiver,
0:11:31 > 0:11:33and I've gathered up a bundle of...
0:11:33 > 0:11:35You're going to be tricky, aren't you?
0:11:35 > 0:11:38I've gathered up a bundle of fabric. The right sort of colours, I think,
0:11:38 > 0:11:40to make the heron look really realistic.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43I'm going to start off, I think, by putting some fabric on his beak.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46And begin the transformation.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48Got some general craft glue here, just some PVA.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52Nice, strong PVA glue, and I'm going to paste the fabric on.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55It doesn't matter if I do it on the outside of it. It's just going to be
0:11:55 > 0:11:57a really simple cover-up job.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00Sarah is about to cover this heron
0:12:00 > 0:12:04with coloured fabric to make him look more realistic.
0:12:04 > 0:12:05This, I can't wait to see.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09This isn't completely natural, but I think it'll be pretty effective,
0:12:09 > 0:12:10by the time it's all in place.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18I'm cutting out some little grey, feather-shaped pieces,
0:12:18 > 0:12:21so I can start building up the pattern that the feathers make
0:12:21 > 0:12:24all along this head section and down here.
0:12:26 > 0:12:31I've put layers and layers of little trimmings of linen across this top
0:12:31 > 0:12:34bit here, to try and make it like that fluffy Mohican
0:12:34 > 0:12:36that the heron has.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38I've cut little strips of it like this.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41And if I just lay them on, and layer them up...
0:12:42 > 0:12:44..hopefully, he's beginning to get
0:12:44 > 0:12:46that really menacing heron look again.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48Herons are unmistakable
0:12:48 > 0:12:51in their natural appearance and can be found in
0:12:51 > 0:12:53all areas of the UK all year round,
0:12:53 > 0:12:55as they're birds which do not migrate.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57- Interesting.- Looks more like emu.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03Oh, no. Why do I take these things on?
0:13:03 > 0:13:06Unlike emus, herons eat lots of fish,
0:13:06 > 0:13:09but they're also partial to other small birds,
0:13:09 > 0:13:11small mammals and even rodents.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13Interesting.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16I'm hoping it's beginning to look better.
0:13:17 > 0:13:18I like these feathery bits.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20(But I'm not sure about that.)
0:13:22 > 0:13:24You can buy a little plastic heron, like this,
0:13:24 > 0:13:26for about 35 quid in a pet shop
0:13:26 > 0:13:31to keep the herons away from your goldfish.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33I'm hoping I'm going to make...
0:13:34 > 0:13:35..three times that, at least.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39IF I can make it look good.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44That's certainly the challenge here, Sarah.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46And you still have some way to go.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51With the off-cuts of material sourced for free,
0:13:51 > 0:13:55the only costs so far have been just £7.
0:13:57 > 0:14:02The question is, will somebody actually want it when it's finished?
0:14:10 > 0:14:14Back in West Sussex, the boys have taken Sarah's words
0:14:14 > 0:14:17regarding mad ideas to heart.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19If their plans are anything to go by,
0:14:19 > 0:14:22things are about to hot up around here.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26What we want to do is, probably,
0:14:26 > 0:14:31use some of this bigger pipe to make our candelabras and anything we've
0:14:31 > 0:14:35got left over, then we can melt down to make the joints.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39So, we'll probably chop up most of the skinny stuff,
0:14:39 > 0:14:41cos we want to create, like,
0:14:41 > 0:14:43a solid bar of copper, where...
0:14:44 > 0:14:47..we'd have the bigger tubes coming out of the bar.
0:14:47 > 0:14:51So, that would be our candleholder part.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53And then we're going to turn a wooden base to it as well.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57This is sounding more and more ambitious.
0:14:57 > 0:15:01Josh and Ollie start on their classic candelabras
0:15:01 > 0:15:05by cutting up the copper that they intend to melt down.
0:15:05 > 0:15:10The boys plan to use a method of casting called the lost wax method.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12Although, with a slight twist, on this occasion,
0:15:12 > 0:15:15it will be a lost polystyrene method.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17That works.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19Just a tiny bit.
0:15:19 > 0:15:24The idea is that the desired look of the final item is created using
0:15:24 > 0:15:30polystyrene, which, once in contact with molten copper, burns away,
0:15:30 > 0:15:32leaving an exact-shaped mould.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35With this polystyrene idea, it's not definitely going to work.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37We have tried it a couple of times before
0:15:37 > 0:15:39and managed to get something out of it.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42So, I just hope that it'll work today.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47Not only is this their own method of casting they're trying out,
0:15:47 > 0:15:52but they will also be using their own home-made furnace. Yikes!
0:15:52 > 0:15:55The boys have lined half an oil barrel with heat-resistant cement
0:15:55 > 0:15:58and have built an air duct at the bottom,
0:15:58 > 0:16:01to which a hairdryer will be attached.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04They're about to heat copper to above 1,000 degrees.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06Good luck, guys.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08I've got a feeling it could go really bad.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11- Why?- Once the molten copper gets into this bit,
0:16:11 > 0:16:14it could just run all down these pipes.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18That's absolutely what's going to happen, isn't it?
0:16:18 > 0:16:22So, we either go for it or try and prevent that.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25This is making us look heavily stupid right now.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27To be honest, this is half the fun.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30I mean, if everything went smooth, it would be pretty boring, you know.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32So, this is where it gets interesting.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37Having spotted a flaw in their casting plan,
0:16:37 > 0:16:39the boys choose the prevention route,
0:16:39 > 0:16:42rather than "just going for it".
0:16:42 > 0:16:45By packing sand into the bottom of the pipes,
0:16:45 > 0:16:49the hope is that the molten copper will be prevented from escaping down
0:16:49 > 0:16:51the hollow tubes.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53And it's only until you do stuff
0:16:53 > 0:16:56that you realise where the problems are going to come from.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58Cos you write this down on paper
0:16:58 > 0:17:00and you can't really see that happening.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03So, you've got to actually get out there and do it before you realise
0:17:03 > 0:17:05where the potential mistakes are going to come from.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09If you say so, Josh.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12In such critical operations as this,
0:17:12 > 0:17:16teamwork is everything and clear communication is key.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19MUFFLED VOICES
0:17:20 > 0:17:22THEY SLUR THEIR VOICES
0:17:25 > 0:17:27Yeah, I think it's going all right, isn't it?
0:17:27 > 0:17:28It's heating up pretty quick.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30The pipes just disappear into nothing.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33I know. Yeah, they don't add up to too much.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37Once the pipes have melted down,
0:17:37 > 0:17:40Josh pours the molten copper into the mould.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43Hopefully, this polystyrene mould works.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45The moment of truth, guys.
0:17:47 > 0:17:48Wow, look at that.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51That's cool.
0:17:51 > 0:17:52Sweet.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54I like the green bits around there.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57Yeah, yeah. Hopefully, it'll keep some of that colour.
0:17:57 > 0:17:58It's pretty rough.
0:17:58 > 0:18:02Well, no, it's smooth, but you've got the pipes kind of half showing.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06Yeah, that's come off(!)
0:18:08 > 0:18:11The home-made furnace has worked like a dream,
0:18:11 > 0:18:13melting the copper down.
0:18:13 > 0:18:17The casting, however, has not gone quite to plan,
0:18:17 > 0:18:19so there's still quite a bit of work to be done here.
0:18:22 > 0:18:27So the little bits of pipe that we didn't use for melting down,
0:18:27 > 0:18:30we're looking through and finding the most interesting bits,
0:18:30 > 0:18:34cos we're thinking we can make little candleholders or something
0:18:34 > 0:18:37out of them by turning some wooden bases on the lathe.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40Josh and Ollie don't just mess around with metal.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44They're both skilled woodworkers, and can use those skills
0:18:44 > 0:18:48to fashion ornamental stands the remaining pipes can be placed in
0:18:48 > 0:18:52to create... Yeah, things like that.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54The wood and the metal go really well together, I think.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57Yes, just quite a fun, ornamental kind of thing.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01The wood seems to be a step in the right direction,
0:19:01 > 0:19:03but they've got a long way to go
0:19:03 > 0:19:06if a profit is still to be in the pipeline.
0:19:19 > 0:19:23I've made a real mess here, but I have got some lovely green velvet.
0:19:23 > 0:19:24I'm going to cover this base...
0:19:27 > 0:19:28..with some green velvet.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32So, he looks like he's standing on a beautiful, mossy river bank.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35Finish up here and then he should look fantastic.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40You certainly can't fault Sarah for effort with this one.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46She's managed to turn what was an unremarkable bird-scarer...
0:19:47 > 0:19:50..into a remarkably scary bird.
0:19:52 > 0:19:56When Sarah collected him, this heron was destined for the dump.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59With a little fabric, pots and pots of glue
0:19:59 > 0:20:01and what looks like a bandage,
0:20:01 > 0:20:07he now stands proud, clothed in his plumage of many colours.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11So, hopefully, heron has made a transformation -
0:20:11 > 0:20:15from pond-side predator to top-end taxidermy.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19With the heron all ready to fly the nest,
0:20:19 > 0:20:22Sarah takes photos to show its splendour.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26So, who would want a 2-foot plastic heron?
0:20:28 > 0:20:29Well, they did.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32Perhaps for obvious reasons.
0:20:32 > 0:20:37Surprisingly, this little pub in Havant didn't have its own heron.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39It does now.
0:20:43 > 0:20:48Sarah met Richard holding a heron at the Witley Recycling Centre.
0:20:48 > 0:20:49You can't throw that away.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51Oh, yes. They don't work.
0:20:51 > 0:20:56An ineffectual bird-scarer certainly wasn't about to scare Sarah.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58I think I can do something with this.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01All right(!) Good on you.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04Sarah set about styling the bird.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07And, luckily, knew of a heron-less pub,
0:21:07 > 0:21:09who were keen to take it off her hands.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18Now, Sarah has returned to near Witley
0:21:18 > 0:21:21to update Richard on his old bit of pond life.
0:21:26 > 0:21:27Hi, there.
0:21:27 > 0:21:28- Hi, oh.- Richard!
0:21:28 > 0:21:31- Hello.- Lovely to see you again. - Good to see you again.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34- You're not in your tip kit, are you?!- No. Definitely not!
0:21:34 > 0:21:38I've just come back to catch up with you with your heron.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41- Right.- Well, he's taken flight again. He has been transformed.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43- OK.- I've got a few pictures here to show you what happened to him.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47- Let's see.- So, he was given a new set of feathers
0:21:47 > 0:21:49and he's been...
0:21:49 > 0:21:51completely covered in a linen plumage.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54Goodness! I love the way you've done the feathers here.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56- That's really good.- Oh, thank you.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58You've done a fabulous job, I must say!
0:21:58 > 0:22:01He is being used
0:22:01 > 0:22:03as a decoration for a pub.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05And I have £50 here for you.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07Cor, that's marvellous!
0:22:07 > 0:22:09But I shall give this to charity.
0:22:09 > 0:22:13- OK.- Probably RNID, which is one of the charities I support.
0:22:13 > 0:22:14Oh, fantastic. Well,
0:22:14 > 0:22:17I think that's good news that that heron has been transformed.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20He's out of hibernation and now to support something like that,
0:22:20 > 0:22:23that's lovely. Thank you so much for letting me have your heron.
0:22:23 > 0:22:28- Lovely to see you again.- Pleasure. Thank you for letting me see the end result.- My pleasure, my pleasure.
0:22:28 > 0:22:29- Take care. Bye-bye.- OK, bye.
0:22:34 > 0:22:39The heron transformation cost Sarah just £7 in total.
0:22:39 > 0:22:40£5 for the plinth
0:22:40 > 0:22:42and £2 for the glue.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44And with the new feathered friend
0:22:44 > 0:22:46selling for £57,
0:22:46 > 0:22:50that left a profit of £50 to be handed back to Richard.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53Well, I love it when the projects are a little bit of a surprise.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57And I think Richard was really pleased to see what happened to his heron.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59And I'm pleased that it's got a new home
0:22:59 > 0:23:01and I've handed over some money for nothing.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11With a bird no longer in hand,
0:23:11 > 0:23:15Sarah is heading back to West Sussex to catch up with Ollie and Josh,
0:23:15 > 0:23:19with whom she left a treasure trove of old copper pipes.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22So, I left Josh and Ollie with a mission.
0:23:22 > 0:23:26They had £300 and a pile of copper pipe to transform into something
0:23:26 > 0:23:28saleable that I can make a profit from.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33How did Josh and Ollie feel about Sarah's visit?
0:23:33 > 0:23:35Confident. I'm ready.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37I think she's going to like these. They're pretty fun too...
0:23:39 > 0:23:41Yeah. I think she's going to react well to these.
0:23:41 > 0:23:45Sarah left behind the remnants of an old heating system,
0:23:45 > 0:23:48in the form of a jumble of copper pipes.
0:23:49 > 0:23:53Ollie and Josh have heated and polished, hammered and chiselled,
0:23:53 > 0:23:56and with a lot of trial and the odd bit of error,
0:23:56 > 0:23:58they've created a magnificent, modern,
0:23:58 > 0:24:01stylish range of candlesticks
0:24:01 > 0:24:02and flower holders.
0:24:05 > 0:24:06Wow!
0:24:08 > 0:24:10They are FANTASTIC!
0:24:10 > 0:24:12They are beautiful.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16- They are lovely.- Thank you. - Great grouped together, aren't they?
0:24:16 > 0:24:19- Yeah, yeah.- You've had some fun with that lot, haven't you?
0:24:19 > 0:24:22Let's see those. So, talk me through that.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24How did...? So, what have you done?
0:24:24 > 0:24:25Um...
0:24:25 > 0:24:27- Well...- Yeah, this was a mission.
0:24:27 > 0:24:32The original idea was to use some of the copper pipes to melt down
0:24:32 > 0:24:36and make these, but our set-up is sketchy.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38So, we've made our own furnace
0:24:38 > 0:24:40and it doesn't always work to plan.
0:24:40 > 0:24:42Although our set-up is quite sketchy,
0:24:42 > 0:24:45I think that's what makes them quite nice,
0:24:45 > 0:24:46because they're not very...
0:24:46 > 0:24:50You know, they're all kind of bubbly and that adds to the charm of them.
0:24:50 > 0:24:54Um, I really like the way you have polished and not polished.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57- Yeah.- And you've got that contrast and stuff going on.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00- That ageing, that's what's really beautiful about the copper.- Yeah.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02So we wanted to keep that, but also,
0:25:02 > 0:25:05you know, shiny copper's pretty good to look at as well, so...
0:25:05 > 0:25:06They are going to sell instantly.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10- People are going to make these, people are going to copy you making these.- Yeah.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12When you get hold of one for the first time,
0:25:12 > 0:25:14- you just want to touch it, don't you?- Yeah.
0:25:14 > 0:25:15And get your hands on it.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17I think you've done...
0:25:18 > 0:25:21..really well. 300 quid...
0:25:21 > 0:25:24- ..budget?- Fine for us, yeah.
0:25:24 > 0:25:28- Yeah.- Yeah?- I hope you can make some money off them.
0:25:28 > 0:25:29I'm really pleased with this.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31You're welcome. They were fun to make.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34They are absolutely charming.
0:25:34 > 0:25:38I'd say that's £300 well invested.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41With so little to work with, the boys have created a range that will,
0:25:41 > 0:25:44hopefully, provide a copper-bottomed return.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49She was pretty chuffed with what she saw.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51Yeah. It was really cool.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55I guess it reflects me and Ollie, like, our weird...
0:25:55 > 0:25:57Weird little creative side.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00Yeah. They're just quite nice little things.
0:26:00 > 0:26:04Well, never mind molten metal. Those boys are on fire, aren't they?
0:26:04 > 0:26:07I absolutely love their copper collection,
0:26:07 > 0:26:09and I think there's cash to be made here.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14When Sarah met him at the tip in Witley,
0:26:14 > 0:26:17Vivian had already seen the potential in his copper cast-offs.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20My wife is Danish. Over there,
0:26:20 > 0:26:23they do all sorts of architectural things in their gardens
0:26:23 > 0:26:24with all this piping.
0:26:24 > 0:26:28Sarah took a shine to the cast-off plumbing and Vivian had
0:26:28 > 0:26:30ideas as to what they could become.
0:26:30 > 0:26:34I think she was going to do some artistic work, was she not?
0:26:34 > 0:26:36- Is that the idea?- In the end,
0:26:36 > 0:26:40it was Josh and Ollie with the adventurous artistic ideas.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47Their beautiful collection was quickly snapped up by Nick,
0:26:47 > 0:26:50who runs the online shop Smithers of Stamford.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53- Is it the kind of thing you think you might want to buy?- Yeah,
0:26:53 > 0:26:55definitely. They'd do well on the website, yeah.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57That's got retail potential.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00- Yeah.- That's front cover of serious style magazines.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02- It's got such a great look, hasn't it?- Mm.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04- I want that one.- Yeah?
0:27:04 > 0:27:07- Yeah.- I'll sell it to you, if you want.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10Cheeky. I'll do the jokes around here, thank you.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14With a final cost of £300
0:27:14 > 0:27:17to transform the old copper pipes
0:27:17 > 0:27:20and with Nick agreeing to pay £400
0:27:20 > 0:27:22to take them all,
0:27:22 > 0:27:25that's a neat profit of £100.
0:27:28 > 0:27:29Well, Josh and Ollie certainly
0:27:29 > 0:27:31worked their magic on those copper pipes,
0:27:31 > 0:27:34but, unfortunately, I haven't been able to get hold of Vivian,
0:27:34 > 0:27:35who dropped them off at the tip.
0:27:35 > 0:27:39So I'm going to make sure that the £100 profit
0:27:39 > 0:27:41goes straight to Children In Need.
0:27:47 > 0:27:53Sarah salvaged two unwanted items from the Witley Recycling Centre.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56Vivian's old copper pipes were turned into
0:27:56 > 0:27:58candelabras and candlesticks,
0:27:58 > 0:28:03and the plastic heron has been adorned with a new coat of feathers.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07Well, I was amazed to see what Josh and Ollie did
0:28:07 > 0:28:08with that old copper pipe.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11They literally turned scrap into desirable designer items,
0:28:11 > 0:28:13and with the help of my refeathered friend,
0:28:13 > 0:28:16we even managed to hand over some money for nothing.