0:00:03 > 0:00:05Now, I like the look of your rubbish.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09How do you make money for nothing?
0:00:09 > 0:00:11I love a little rummage.
0:00:11 > 0:00:16The answer could be hiding in the 30 million tonnes of household waste
0:00:16 > 0:00:18we throw out every year.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21I think I might be able to make something out of that.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23That's why entrepreneur Sarah Moore
0:00:23 > 0:00:28wants to get her hands on things before they hit the skip.
0:00:28 > 0:00:29That's wartime.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34I'm a passionate buyer, user and maker of old stuff,
0:00:34 > 0:00:37and I've turned that passion into a moneymaking business.
0:00:37 > 0:00:41I 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 > 0:00:48- That was brave.- Oh, the potential!
0:00:50 > 0:00:53..she can transform her finds into desirable...
0:00:53 > 0:00:55A work of art.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57..valuable...
0:00:57 > 0:00:58THEY LAUGH
0:00:58 > 0:01:02..and hopefully saleable items.
0:01:02 > 0:01:03Holy Moley!
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 > 0:01:13there was cash to be made from their trash.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15Thank you. I'm astonished!
0:01:28 > 0:01:32Today, Sarah is in Surrey at the Witley Recycling Centre,
0:01:32 > 0:01:36a final resting place for all our old odds and ends.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40But for Sarah, this is an opportunity to take that stash
0:01:40 > 0:01:42and turn it into cash.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50The sun is coming out and the cars are rolling in here.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54I'm patrolling this place to try and find the treasures that are being thrown out
0:01:54 > 0:01:55and make some money for nothing.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59Sarah has been granted special permission from the recycling centre
0:01:59 > 0:02:01to undertake this venture.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04Come on, then.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07She does so with some style and grace.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09And if it's style she's after,
0:02:09 > 0:02:13perhaps Robert's old sewing machine could add a bit of flair.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17Is that going back in the car or into the skip?
0:02:17 > 0:02:19I was hoping somebody would be able to re-use it.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21It's a really sweet little one, isn't it?
0:02:21 > 0:02:25- Do you remember it being used?- I do. My mum regularly made clothes for us.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29Really? I bet they went down well at school, didn't they?
0:02:29 > 0:02:32No, I didn't dare wear them to school!
0:02:32 > 0:02:34Luckily I had a uniform you had to buy from a shop in Guildford.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37- No.- Have you got the key?- Er...
0:02:37 > 0:02:39Not with me. It's probably at home somewhere.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42I'd really like to have a look inside it. Some of them are really
0:02:42 > 0:02:44collectable, some are just decorative.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46But some of them are hundreds of pounds' worth of Singer.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48But you need a key!
0:02:48 > 0:02:52You need a key! Do you want me to have a quick look in my store?
0:02:52 > 0:02:55Yes, if you've got a key, or a screwdriver, that would be great.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57Do you have a second? I'll be back in a moment.
0:02:57 > 0:03:01Where is Sarah going to find a screwdriver at the dump?
0:03:01 > 0:03:03Ah, perhaps in the tool box graveyard
0:03:03 > 0:03:06you'll find in many recycling centres.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08I'm just wondering if there is a little screwdriver
0:03:08 > 0:03:10or anything we can use.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13You know how to pick a lock, too, Sarah?
0:03:13 > 0:03:14- Very talented.- That might.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16Give that a go, yeah?
0:03:17 > 0:03:19Harder than it looks, eh?
0:03:21 > 0:03:23Right for tight, loose for left.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27I really want to see in here now.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31Oh, good, now it's stuck.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35Would you mind if I took it away as the mystery machine?
0:03:35 > 0:03:38If it is in usable condition or valuable, or I can sell it for you,
0:03:38 > 0:03:41- can I get back in touch? - That would be super, yeah.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43- Thank you very much. - Thank you ever so much.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46- Really nice to have met you here. - You, too.- Ooh, the mystery machine!
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Sarah is taking a gamble on there being something usable under there.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51From what you can remember, Robert,
0:03:51 > 0:03:55do you think Sarah will be able to make anything from it?
0:03:55 > 0:03:58I don't want to say a doorstop, because that just wouldn't be appropriate!
0:03:58 > 0:04:00Um...
0:04:00 > 0:04:02Maybe a lamp stand.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04Maybe a beautiful lamp stand.
0:04:04 > 0:04:05That would be nice.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09It really is quite exciting what might be under there.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12I just need to find a key so we can find out.
0:04:12 > 0:04:17Well, I know a couple of boys with a key, and the secret for success.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26This is Josh and Oli.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28Best mates who just love to create.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34The pair thrive on taking disused materials
0:04:34 > 0:04:39and turning them into unique handmade furnishings with flair and imagination.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44I'm Josh and this is Oli.
0:04:44 > 0:04:45And we are Forge Creative.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49I think the main thing we love is designing new products and new
0:04:49 > 0:04:51furniture, where you've got that idea
0:04:51 > 0:04:53and you come into the workshop and just see it come to life.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56The sort of thing we'd like Sarah to bring us
0:04:56 > 0:04:59would probably be something with a bit of character, a bit of age to it.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01I think we like something with a bit of a story.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05Like a rusty bit of metal or a weathered bit of wood, something like that,
0:05:05 > 0:05:07that's got a bit of history and character to it.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11Well, we're not sure exactly what it is,
0:05:11 > 0:05:14although it's probably just a sewing machine.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23We are officially off and running today.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27And Sarah's back on the march.
0:05:27 > 0:05:32She's desperately hunting for our next assignment.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34I'm ready.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37I'll take anything, if I can cut it up and make something out of it,
0:05:37 > 0:05:39I'm going to have it.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41Whoa, Sarah is in the zone.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43Glad someone is.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45Is this time for my afternoon nap yet?
0:05:47 > 0:05:50Luckily, Sarah spots some familiar faces.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53John and Barbara - we've met them before and once again
0:05:53 > 0:05:56they might have just the thing for Sarah to save.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59This looks quite interesting - what's that?
0:05:59 > 0:06:01That was my brother's drawing board.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03OK. Was he an architect or something?
0:06:03 > 0:06:07He did train as an architect, although he worked as an engineer mostly.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10He would have used that at home, I think, mainly for doing drawings
0:06:10 > 0:06:14of model boats and model steam engines. He made a lot of models.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18Excellent. Would it be possible to pull it out and have a look,
0:06:18 > 0:06:22see if it's... see what the other side looks like?
0:06:22 > 0:06:25- Hopefully it should be smooth. - Yeah, that's what I'm thinking.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27It's a shame to chuck it away, really.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30But nobody uses drawing boards these days because everything is done on the computer.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33It's the way of the world nowadays, I'm afraid, John.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36I'm really pleased that I was here when this arrived here
0:06:36 > 0:06:38because I love anything that is old.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40I always think it's so much nicer than anything new.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43It would be nice if somebody had a use for it but unfortunately
0:06:43 > 0:06:46everybody's is chucking out drawing boards now.
0:06:46 > 0:06:50- If it would be something you would let me have rather than going in there?- Great, yes.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53Thank you very much. I hope I do something with it that does it justice.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55It's charming, I think.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58Charming is exactly right, Sarah.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01Any thoughts from John and Barbara about its future?
0:07:03 > 0:07:06I can imagine it could make a piece of furniture,
0:07:06 > 0:07:08like a very nice table top.
0:07:08 > 0:07:13I think her looking at it with a different eye has made me look at it with different eyes,
0:07:13 > 0:07:15rather than just something that can be got rid of.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17Let's hope she does something good.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19I'm sure she will.
0:07:19 > 0:07:20Good on you, Barbara.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24I know what you're thinking - you're going to be making all sorts of jokes
0:07:24 > 0:07:27about going back to the drawing board, making up new designs,
0:07:27 > 0:07:30but seriously, this is a fantastic find.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34Anything industrial with this chunky look and beautiful surface
0:07:34 > 0:07:38has got to have potential to be transformed into something that makes money.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40It had better, Sarah.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42Or it will be back to the old drawing...
0:07:42 > 0:07:45All right, I won't say it. But I know a lady who may.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54Designer Bex Simon is an artisan blacksmith who can manipulate metal
0:07:54 > 0:07:57into magnificent moneymakers.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01Blacksmithing as a craft,
0:08:01 > 0:08:05it hasn't really changed over the hundreds and hundreds of years
0:08:05 > 0:08:07it's been around.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11We still use fire as a tool, we've got an anvil and a hammer.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14There is something very medieval about it.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18With husband Dave by her side,
0:08:18 > 0:08:22this team produces high-end furniture and bespoke metal commissions.
0:08:24 > 0:08:29My passion for the craft is trying to use it in contemporary ways.
0:08:29 > 0:08:34Still keep it alive and involve it as much as I can with any job that we do.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37Well, I'm not sure how many blacksmithing techniques
0:08:37 > 0:08:40you'll be able to use on this wooden table.
0:08:46 > 0:08:47Two items in the bag,
0:08:47 > 0:08:50and now Sarah is on the prowl for a project for herself.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57So, picture yourself spending all day at the tip.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01I'm starting to worry about your frame of mind, Sarah.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04I know, we're both as bad as each other.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07Nick, save us!
0:09:07 > 0:09:09Anything interesting in your car today?
0:09:09 > 0:09:13I'm throwing away probably the contents of the loft today.
0:09:13 > 0:09:19It's about my 15th trip to the dump. I'm moving house after 25 years.
0:09:19 > 0:09:2125 years of stuff!
0:09:21 > 0:09:24Music to Sarah's ears.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27Hello, hello. I like your china.
0:09:27 > 0:09:28Hi!
0:09:28 > 0:09:30Are you moving? Are you clearing out?
0:09:30 > 0:09:35- Moving house.- Anything that might be interesting for recycling?
0:09:35 > 0:09:39- That's electricals. - Electricals, OK.
0:09:39 > 0:09:40Is that going in there?
0:09:40 > 0:09:42That's going in there.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46Nobody wants silver-plate cutlery. I can't give it away.
0:09:47 > 0:09:48It's nicely plated.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52- Yes.- It's A1, which is best quality.
0:09:52 > 0:09:53Lovely stuff.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57There are beautiful. When did you last use this lot?
0:09:57 > 0:09:59That was my mother's.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03And I've kept it since she died, trying to do something with it.
0:10:03 > 0:10:08But as we are moving, we've got to limit the stuff that we take with us.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10I totally understand that.
0:10:10 > 0:10:11If I could take that bit.
0:10:11 > 0:10:16- You can take that.- I would love to try and save some of it and do something with it,
0:10:16 > 0:10:17and then, if it's all right,
0:10:17 > 0:10:20to come and show you what I've done or see where it's gone to.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22It would be great to keep in touch,
0:10:22 > 0:10:24but that to me is a bag of history in there
0:10:24 > 0:10:26that I would love to just make sure it can...
0:10:26 > 0:10:29- Whatever you like.- Brilliant, thank you so much for letting me have it.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32- Good luck with the move.- Thank you.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34Lift with the legs, Sarah.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37It's so heavy.
0:10:37 > 0:10:42Does Nick have any thoughts about Sarah's plans for his mum's old cutlery?
0:10:42 > 0:10:44I've no idea. I hope she finds a good use for them
0:10:44 > 0:10:47because it breaks my heart to throw some of it away, but...
0:10:48 > 0:10:50nobody wants them any more.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52Well, Sarah certainly does.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55And she looks very happy about it indeed.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57I feel like a very proud mother.
0:11:00 > 0:11:05At the end of a successful day, Sarah has her three items.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09Josh and Oli will endeavour to open this sewing machine box,
0:11:09 > 0:11:11Bex will take on the architect's table
0:11:11 > 0:11:16and Sarah will sort through Nick's family silver-plated cutlery.
0:11:16 > 0:11:21I'm confident that I've saved items that are worthy of transformation.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23It is, after all, at this stage, a game of chance.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26But as far as I'm concerned, game on.
0:11:35 > 0:11:40Now, we travel out into the tranquil West Sussex countryside,
0:11:40 > 0:11:44home to countless horses, sheep and kids on bikes.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47Hey, shouldn't you be in school?
0:11:48 > 0:11:52It's also home to master makers Josh and Oli.
0:11:52 > 0:11:58Sarah is bringing along the mystery box, but what will they find inside?
0:11:58 > 0:12:00I'm sticking with sewing machine.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04I've brought the vintage sewing machine to Josh and Oli
0:12:04 > 0:12:06to see if they can open it up
0:12:06 > 0:12:08and then transform it into something amazing.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10But as I haven't actually seen inside it,
0:12:10 > 0:12:12I'm hoping I'm not about to stitch them up.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17Hello. How are you?
0:12:17 > 0:12:19- OK.- I've got something for you.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21All right.
0:12:21 > 0:12:22I actually need a hand with it.
0:12:22 > 0:12:27This came to the recycling centre and it doesn't have its key with it,
0:12:27 > 0:12:30so I have never seen inside it.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33- OK.- I'm hoping it's just... - Maybe it's not a sewing machine.
0:12:33 > 0:12:34It could be anything in there.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37Really, guys, it's just going to be a sewing machine.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39But, if it's a collectable one,
0:12:39 > 0:12:44some rare models can sell for several hundred pounds, believe it or not.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47Or, it could be just one of the newer electric ones.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49Ah, it's electric!
0:12:49 > 0:12:51I shouldn't have got my hopes up.
0:12:51 > 0:12:55I mean, there are hundreds of these going into the tips every day.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58Unwanted Singer sewing machines
0:12:58 > 0:13:02have become very popular with the upcycling crowd...
0:13:03 > 0:13:05Little light in there.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09..making everything from lighting to desk fans.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12Can the boys come up with something original?
0:13:15 > 0:13:17Can the boys come up with something?
0:13:20 > 0:13:21Anything?
0:13:21 > 0:13:23Hmmm...
0:13:23 > 0:13:25Yes, it's a sewing machine, Oli.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28It would almost be cool to take the whole thing
0:13:28 > 0:13:30apart into the individual components
0:13:30 > 0:13:32and then, like, see what we could do with them.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35Lay them out as like a blueprint, almost.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39What can you put it back into that is completely different and that moves in a funny way or something?
0:13:39 > 0:13:44The only thing I would say, it is really difficult to sail non-functioning things.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47One other option is to go down the route of using the box,
0:13:47 > 0:13:53that might be a way we could make something that would actually be useful and would sell.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56So, if I left you the budget for £250, £300,
0:13:56 > 0:13:59- take it apart and see what happens. - See what happens.
0:13:59 > 0:14:00And come back and surprise me.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02Yeah, brilliant.
0:14:02 > 0:14:03Thanks ever so much.
0:14:04 > 0:14:08So, boys, you've got carte blanche to do whatever you want.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10Hey! Not that.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13Well, they've sown a few ideas about what they might come up with,
0:14:13 > 0:14:16but that sewing machine is a real challenge,
0:14:16 > 0:14:19so it's going to be a total surprise to see what they make out of it.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23They've set a budget of £250-£300.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25It's a fair chunk of money,
0:14:25 > 0:14:28so Sarah is taking a gamble on the boys coming up with something
0:14:28 > 0:14:30that will be saleable.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32Or coming up with anything at all.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41Near Guildford in the Surrey countryside,
0:14:41 > 0:14:46blacksmith Bex Simon is in her workshop and helped today by husband Dave.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48They're waiting on Sarah,
0:14:48 > 0:14:53who is about to drop off her latest puzzler.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56She does like to challenge us with things, doesn't she?
0:14:56 > 0:14:58She does, she hasn't defeated us yet.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02I'm sure whatever it is, it will speak to us.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04- Yeah.- Volumes.- Have a charm
0:15:04 > 0:15:06that will charm us.
0:15:06 > 0:15:07Hi!
0:15:07 > 0:15:10- Come on in.- Can you guess what it is?
0:15:10 > 0:15:12No, it looks really interesting.
0:15:12 > 0:15:13It's a drawing board.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17- Oh, wow.- It is a double elephant drawing board.
0:15:17 > 0:15:18- Have you heard of that?- No.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22Double elephant is an old English paper size
0:15:22 > 0:15:25used in the stationery and printing trades.
0:15:25 > 0:15:30This imperial sizing was replaced by the modern international paper sizes
0:15:30 > 0:15:33such as A4 in 1959.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37Look, you've got the weights and things.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40Yeah, and this lovely slide that would have gone up and down it.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43I was thinking I could leave you with these lovely bits as components
0:15:43 > 0:15:48and I could come back and find an amazing desk!
0:15:48 > 0:15:49How about kitchen unit?
0:15:49 > 0:15:51Maybe an island in the kitchen?
0:15:51 > 0:15:54We've got these lovely bits you could use for hanging pots and pans off it or
0:15:54 > 0:15:57suspending stuff underneath, or knives going through it.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00Would that work?
0:16:00 > 0:16:03I think that would be a good plan for it.
0:16:03 > 0:16:04A freestanding kitchen unit.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06Sounds charming.
0:16:06 > 0:16:07You already have the table top,
0:16:07 > 0:16:11so that means you just have to come up with a base of some kind.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14And that shouldn't cost an arm and a leg, should it?
0:16:14 > 0:16:18What are you thinking about cost-wise it's going to be to make one?
0:16:18 > 0:16:22About £550, six...
0:16:22 > 0:16:23Did you say £550? Great.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25That's lovely. Aim for £550.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27Try and get it done on that. Go for it.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31- See you soon! Thank you.- Bye.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35That kitchen unit sounds fantastic, and I think it'll be really saleable.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39They are going to give it their own special touch, though, aren't they?
0:16:41 > 0:16:45We are looking at £550 to convert the architect's table
0:16:45 > 0:16:48into a kitchen unit. It sounds quite simple,
0:16:48 > 0:16:54so Bex and Dave will have to use their special touch to make this one a masterpiece.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00In the quiet Sussex countryside,
0:17:00 > 0:17:03Sarah is at home in her cosy farmhouse.
0:17:05 > 0:17:09And she's preparing to start on her own cash-generating conundrum.
0:17:10 > 0:17:14She has a huge collection of old silver-plated cutlery,
0:17:14 > 0:17:18which is desperately in need of further investigation.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20I think the best thing to do is get it all out,
0:17:20 > 0:17:23lay it out and find out exactly what we've got in there.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25But I think there's money to be made here.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27That's the name of the game.
0:17:32 > 0:17:36All the cutlery made should have assay marks on the back -
0:17:36 > 0:17:38these are hallmarks that say where it was made,
0:17:38 > 0:17:41who the manufacturer was, and then what kind of plate it is.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47Silver-plated items are made from a base metal which has been coated
0:17:47 > 0:17:49with a fine layer of precious silver,
0:17:49 > 0:17:54giving a high-class appearance for a lower cost than hugely expensive solid silver.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00It came in different grades, so something like A1 is what you really want,
0:18:00 > 0:18:03which means it had the most silver dipped on to it
0:18:03 > 0:18:06so it's the thickest grade of silver.
0:18:06 > 0:18:10She's finding rather a lot of that A1 grade silver plate.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12And it's cutlery all of the same design.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16I am literally like a kid in a candy store with this.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18I'm hoping if we get a full set of this -
0:18:18 > 0:18:20this is a six-piece place setting -
0:18:20 > 0:18:22and if they've hung on to all the knives
0:18:22 > 0:18:25and haven't chucked anything out, that makes it much more saleable.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28While she collects items from that set,
0:18:28 > 0:18:31she is also finding some other promising pieces.
0:18:31 > 0:18:32They had cutlery back in the day
0:18:32 > 0:18:36that we don't even think about using any more. That's a mustard spoon.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38Don't think anybody uses those much.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40I've got one.
0:18:40 > 0:18:41Of course you do, Sarah.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48It looks like she's in luck with the set of matching cutlery.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56So, that is one full canteen of cutlery there,
0:18:56 > 0:18:58so that is great to have a full set there,
0:18:58 > 0:19:01but even bundles of these other stuff put together and polished up,
0:19:01 > 0:19:03they're going to make some money.
0:19:03 > 0:19:04Speaking of polishing,
0:19:04 > 0:19:08that amount of silverware, it'll be no small job.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12I'm sure it's going to look a lot better when it's all shiny.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17I can see myself in that now, lovely.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19You are, Sarah, you are.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26The only cost involved in this project is a bit of silver polish.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29But, for a collection of cutlery that couldn't be given away,
0:19:29 > 0:19:32I'm not sure bit of polish will be enough
0:19:32 > 0:19:34for people to pay top dollar for them.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43Elsewhere in Sussex,
0:19:43 > 0:19:48let's see if Josh and Oli have finally come up with a plan for the old sewing machine.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54This bit holds your teabag and when you start it,
0:19:54 > 0:19:57it drops it into the mug and then that gives it a good old stir.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59You would get some real good brew off that.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01POP!
0:20:01 > 0:20:02I take it that's a no, then.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04- Let's get this thing apart. - Righto.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12Josh and Oli begin to dismantle the sewing machine,
0:20:12 > 0:20:14with the biggest screwdriver I've ever seen.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20The hope is that once it's stripped down to its component parts,
0:20:20 > 0:20:22inspiration will strike.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28Somewhere within this is some gold.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30Yes.
0:20:30 > 0:20:31Gold paint, maybe.
0:20:33 > 0:20:34As a backup plan,
0:20:34 > 0:20:37the boys have still got the wooden box the sewing machine came in.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41It might be a safer bet than what they are doing just...
0:20:41 > 0:20:43oh, no, here we go.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46It looks like Oli's come up with something.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49He's made himself a little friend.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52- Josh, I made a robot.- Oh, sweet.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55Yeah, that'll do. Get Sarah back now?
0:20:55 > 0:20:59Yeah, get Sarah back in and let her see her £300 robot.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02I've got a feeling she's not going to be happy.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06Oh, Josh! Oli spent ages on that.
0:21:07 > 0:21:12Sorry, Oli. Maybe you can make another robot friend with the leftovers.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17Well, it's clear nothing much is getting achieved around here.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19We'll give you some more time to think,
0:21:19 > 0:21:22but you'd better get your thinking caps on and come up with something,
0:21:22 > 0:21:24and quickly. Thank you.
0:21:31 > 0:21:36Back in Surrey, let's hope that Bex and Dave have a clearer plan drawn up
0:21:36 > 0:21:39for the architect's table-cum-kitchen unit.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43Clear as mud.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47OK, so, this is the structure of how it's going to be,
0:21:47 > 0:21:52it's going to be three-leafed, well, two-leafed with a centre bit.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55We are going to split some steel so that's your framework
0:21:55 > 0:22:01and these will be the swinging leaves out, so that's the plan.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03SHE CHUCKLES
0:22:03 > 0:22:04Bit confused, Dave?
0:22:05 > 0:22:06Me too.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08OK, so let's get this up.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12But it sounds as if Bex's plan is to split the table top in three
0:22:12 > 0:22:15to have two drop-leaf extendable sides.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17How did you work that out?
0:22:17 > 0:22:19Super clever.
0:22:19 > 0:22:20As for the base,
0:22:20 > 0:22:24Bex has an intricate design in mind that looks like it will be difficult
0:22:24 > 0:22:25to bring to life.
0:22:25 > 0:22:30She starts by picking out lengths of scrap steel to make into legs,
0:22:30 > 0:22:33cutting them to size using a donkey saw,
0:22:33 > 0:22:35otherwise known as a power hacksaw,
0:22:35 > 0:22:41it drops cutting fluid onto the steel, which helps lubricate and helps protect the saw.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45Once that's done, Bex plans to use the ancient art of splitting
0:22:45 > 0:22:48to bend the legs into shape.
0:22:48 > 0:22:53With blacksmithing, you've got about five or six sort of basic techniques
0:22:53 > 0:22:55that are always used and this thing is one of them.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01Splitting involves first marking the steel with the chisel,
0:23:01 > 0:23:03then the metal is heated...
0:23:04 > 0:23:06..beaten...
0:23:06 > 0:23:08heated...
0:23:08 > 0:23:09- Stop!- ..beaten...
0:23:10 > 0:23:12and you get the idea,
0:23:12 > 0:23:14until the once-solid metal bends like plasticine,
0:23:14 > 0:23:16creating a split down the middle.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23It is such a wonderful craft and it's so exciting, you know,
0:23:23 > 0:23:29watching the chisel going through that hot metal,
0:23:29 > 0:23:31it gives it soul.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34As Bex continues bending,
0:23:34 > 0:23:36Dave starts to make a frame
0:23:36 > 0:23:40that will join the wooden top to the metal legs.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44He welds together steel bars using a filler material
0:23:44 > 0:23:48that forms a pool of molten metal at the join.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50This will cool to make a join
0:23:50 > 0:23:54that is as strong or even stronger than the base material.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59Bex is still bending those legs.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04She's just about done with one of them,
0:24:04 > 0:24:06but she still got another three to do.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08Time is getting on.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12It's going to look nice.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15Ye of little faith.
0:24:17 > 0:24:22Back in Sussex, would you believe it, Josh and Oli have a plan.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24After a lot of head scratching,
0:24:24 > 0:24:28we've decided to use the wooden box to make a mobile barbershop.
0:24:28 > 0:24:32So this will be for a barber who wants to go from door to door.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35They can keep all of their products and scissors in here.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37A barber's kit?
0:24:37 > 0:24:39Excellent. Wait.
0:24:39 > 0:24:40But what is this?
0:24:40 > 0:24:44I thought it would be a real shame just let all of these components go to waste,
0:24:44 > 0:24:48so I'm trying to figure out some kind of little mechanical desk toy
0:24:48 > 0:24:50and, at first thought,
0:24:50 > 0:24:54a little turtle comes to mind because of this guy.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56I'm a little bit lost at the moment,
0:24:56 > 0:25:00I don't quite know if it's possible and how I'm going to do it.
0:25:00 > 0:25:01Yeah, you heard it right.
0:25:01 > 0:25:06Josh is going to make a mechanical reptile desk toy.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08With so much time used up already,
0:25:08 > 0:25:12it will be a race to the finish between the tortoise and the...
0:25:12 > 0:25:15hare.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18I'm going to kind of make a little shell for the turtle and I want this
0:25:18 > 0:25:20big cog to sit on top.
0:25:20 > 0:25:24When you turn this cog, it's going to power...
0:25:24 > 0:25:29this here and so the turtle's head is going to move in and out.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31- Who wouldn't be excited about this? - Sarah?
0:25:32 > 0:25:36Oli's first job with the barber's kit is to remove all the existing
0:25:36 > 0:25:41varnish with an electric sander, ready for a brand-new finish.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43While Josh has got something special
0:25:43 > 0:25:47he wants to incorporate into the design.
0:25:47 > 0:25:52I got this off my grandad and this was like an old roofing tool,
0:25:52 > 0:25:56so they used to beat lead with it, so that'll be perfect for making
0:25:56 > 0:26:00little gears and pulleys out of.
0:26:00 > 0:26:05Aw, that's sweet! You can dedicate the piece in memory of your grandad.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08- Grandad is still around. - Oops, sorry.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11Oli's barber box is coming along nicely.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14Can you just come over here and hold these little bits here?
0:26:14 > 0:26:18And even Josh's desk toy is taking shape.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21- Keeps falling off. - Kind of.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24Oli looks to have his project under control.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26Just needed to tweak it a little bit.
0:26:26 > 0:26:30But the turtle, they've used up so much time already,
0:26:30 > 0:26:32I'm not sure it's going to be worth it.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40Back home at her farmhouse, Sarah is...
0:26:40 > 0:26:42yep, still polishing.
0:26:42 > 0:26:43(Shiny.)
0:26:44 > 0:26:46In amongst the silver-plate,
0:26:46 > 0:26:50Sarah's found a few items that look to be the genuine article.
0:26:51 > 0:26:55That is an 1840 Georgian silver spoon.
0:26:55 > 0:26:59In its own right, that's at least 50 quid sitting there.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02This lot, I'm not quite sure what to do with because I feel some
0:27:02 > 0:27:03responsibility for them.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06But that lot, they are decorative, they are saleable.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08I reckon they are good to go.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10Well, then, let's go.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13When Sarah saw the bag of silver-plated flatware,
0:27:13 > 0:27:15it was headed to the tip.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21But with a bit of elbow grease, she's made them shiny,
0:27:21 > 0:27:23bright and sparkling again.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28Through tirelessly sorting it all,
0:27:28 > 0:27:30Sarah's discovered, among other things,
0:27:30 > 0:27:34a full 50-piece silver-plated dining set
0:27:34 > 0:27:37and a small collection of solid silver pieces, too.
0:27:37 > 0:27:42So, with this lot, Sarah must stand a good chance of making a profit.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45Loads of different things here that need to get photographed,
0:27:45 > 0:27:47made to look special, and put online.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55Oh, I like your china.
0:27:55 > 0:27:59When Sarah stopped Nick at the dump, she pounced on his bag of tableware.
0:27:59 > 0:28:01That was my mother's.
0:28:01 > 0:28:06- Right.- And I've kept it since she died, trying to do something with it.
0:28:06 > 0:28:07Although it wasn't solid silver,
0:28:07 > 0:28:10Sarah still thought it might be worth a bob or two.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13It's A1, which is best quality.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16And Nick was just happy that it didn't end up in the skip.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19I hope she finds a good use for them because it breaks my heart to throw
0:28:19 > 0:28:23some of it away. But nobody wants them any more.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26Well, Nick, that might not be the case.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29Sarah has shared pictures on social media to see if any
0:28:29 > 0:28:31of the flash flatware would sell.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34And do you know what? Some of it did.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38Sarah's travelled to Pilton in Somerset
0:28:38 > 0:28:40to catch up with Nick
0:28:40 > 0:28:42and she might just have a little surprise for him.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46- Hi, Nick.- Hello, Sarah. - Hi there. How are you doing?
0:28:46 > 0:28:49- Very well, thank you. - When I last saw you,
0:28:49 > 0:28:52you looked like you were at the end of a very long moving process.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54Was it a busy time?
0:28:54 > 0:28:5625 years of stuff.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59I know that you dropped off a big bag of old cutlery
0:28:59 > 0:29:01that you were going to put into re-use, weren't you?
0:29:01 > 0:29:05- Yes.- And so I had hoped that I would have a good look through it and find
0:29:05 > 0:29:08it was littered with Georgian silver and...
0:29:08 > 0:29:10- I'd already done that. - ..various stuff.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13You had done it, but you'd missed these bits.
0:29:13 > 0:29:14OK.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18I don't know if you'd recognise these.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21I thought I'd saved those knife and fork.
0:29:21 > 0:29:25So those are a beautiful solid silver christening set.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27Yes. That was just the hassle, I think, I missed them.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29- Thank you.- An absolute pleasure.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32So this stunning Georgian silver spoon,
0:29:32 > 0:29:34something with your family crest on it, I think...
0:29:34 > 0:29:36It's got... Yeah, that's got our name on it.
0:29:36 > 0:29:41That's John Inskip, who was my grandfather's father, so my great-grandfather,
0:29:41 > 0:29:43and he would have been turning in his grave, I expect,
0:29:43 > 0:29:45if he knew I'd thrown it away.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48I've actually got some pictures of the other stuff, just so you could have a look at it.
0:29:48 > 0:29:52Amongst it, there were some old pieces of plate,
0:29:52 > 0:29:56lots of things like jam spoons and things like that, that people don't use any more, do they?
0:29:56 > 0:30:00- That's right.- Well, I did share the pictures of your cutlery online
0:30:00 > 0:30:02and it turns out some people love a jam spoon
0:30:02 > 0:30:04and really like a fish knife,
0:30:04 > 0:30:07so I have actually got some money to hand over to you as well.
0:30:07 > 0:30:12I've got £205 here for the best of your cutlery.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14That's phenomenal, quite unexpected.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16Is there something that you might do?
0:30:16 > 0:30:19We'll probably give it to the British Heart Foundation
0:30:19 > 0:30:22cos that was the charity that my mother...
0:30:22 > 0:30:25that we gave money to when Mum died, so that will probably go there.
0:30:25 > 0:30:27Thank you very much indeed.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30It was a total pleasure. Lovely to see you again and in your charming new house.
0:30:30 > 0:30:31Thank you ever so much.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34- Thanks very much.- Bye-bye.- Bye-bye.
0:30:34 > 0:30:38The total for all the cutlery Sarah managed to sell
0:30:38 > 0:30:43came to £207 and, with just £2 of silver polish to take off,
0:30:43 > 0:30:47that leaves Nick with £205 to donate to charity.
0:30:47 > 0:30:49What's Sarah's done is brilliant.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52I didn't know what to do with the cutlery.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55It was beautiful but I couldn't give it away.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57And she's found homes for it.
0:30:57 > 0:31:02The money is just a bonus and I can use that and give it to the charity.
0:31:02 > 0:31:03Brilliant!
0:31:10 > 0:31:13And now we head back to Sussex.
0:31:13 > 0:31:17When we left them, Oli was getting on well with his box of barber's bits
0:31:17 > 0:31:20and Josh was still tinkering with his toy turtle.
0:31:20 > 0:31:24It's time for Sarah to find out just what they've been up to.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29I see vintage sewing machines at the tip all day long.
0:31:29 > 0:31:31I'm just hoping that Josh and Oli
0:31:31 > 0:31:33have done something inspirational with this one
0:31:33 > 0:31:36to give us all a few more ideas about what to do with them.
0:31:36 > 0:31:38Well, it took them long enough,
0:31:38 > 0:31:40but where once there was a sewing machine...
0:31:44 > 0:31:46..now there's a sleek
0:31:46 > 0:31:51and cool-looking mobile barber's shop.
0:31:51 > 0:31:55The functional backboard is equipped to carry all your barbering
0:31:55 > 0:32:00essentials. Included is a cut-throat razor made from a decorative plate
0:32:00 > 0:32:03from the sewing machine, and a handmade shaving brush.
0:32:06 > 0:32:11To top it all off, the box has a chalkboard paint finish.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14But that's not all, folks.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18Josh made this turtle.
0:32:21 > 0:32:24- Hi, guys. - Hey, Sarah.
0:32:24 > 0:32:26- How you doing? - All right, how are you?
0:32:26 > 0:32:29Yeah, really well. What have you been up to?
0:32:29 > 0:32:31This is what we've made with the sewing machine you gave us.
0:32:31 > 0:32:33Oh, no way!
0:32:33 > 0:32:34It looks exciting.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36What's inside it?
0:32:36 > 0:32:37Remember it didn't have a key?
0:32:37 > 0:32:40- Yeah.- So we made this key so you can unlock it.
0:32:40 > 0:32:44It's a mobile barber's kit.
0:32:44 > 0:32:45It's really beautiful.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47It's so clever.
0:32:47 > 0:32:52You have got a dish for your shaving cream and shaving brush.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55- And we've even made a razor. - Ohhh! I know what...
0:32:55 > 0:32:58- That's from the front of the sewing machine.- Yeah!
0:32:58 > 0:33:01Fantastic. That is really clever.
0:33:01 > 0:33:03Lovely. What did you do with the rest of it?
0:33:03 > 0:33:06Well, yeah, I have got a little extra surprise for you.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08- Have you?- So...
0:33:08 > 0:33:11So, while I was doing that, Josh had his own little project.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16This is a little desk turtle.
0:33:16 > 0:33:18I've always wanted a desk turtle!
0:33:18 > 0:33:21How come I never had a desk turtle?
0:33:21 > 0:33:22That is so funny.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24That is just hilarious.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27So all of the components actually came from the machine.
0:33:27 > 0:33:29The drive belt is off the original motor.
0:33:29 > 0:33:33- Lovely.- Just, yeah, used all the components that I could.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36Fantastic. I really like what you've done there.
0:33:36 > 0:33:41- Thank you for making something commercial out of the other bit, but...- What are you saying?!
0:33:41 > 0:33:42A turtle's not commercial?
0:33:42 > 0:33:45OK, so, 300 quid?
0:33:45 > 0:33:48Are we splitting that between that, or have we gone slightly over budget?
0:33:48 > 0:33:51I think... We tried to keep to budget.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54I think we probably put more time in it than what we were going to,
0:33:54 > 0:33:56but we'll call it 300.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58Really? OK, well,
0:33:58 > 0:34:02I think the world's first fully operational desk turtle
0:34:02 > 0:34:04and mobile barber's shop are a triumph.
0:34:04 > 0:34:07- Thank you ever so much. - Cool, you're welcome.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13Well, I have learned to expect the unexpected every time I come here.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16Fantastic transformation of the old sewing machine and I think there's
0:34:16 > 0:34:19money to be made, even from that desktop turtle.
0:34:27 > 0:34:29Is that going back in the car or into the skip?
0:34:29 > 0:34:32When Sarah enquired about Robert's sewing machine at the dump,
0:34:32 > 0:34:34it brought back painful memories for him.
0:34:34 > 0:34:38- My mum regularly made clothes for us.- Really?
0:34:38 > 0:34:42Despite not being able to see inside, Sarah wanted it.
0:34:42 > 0:34:46Would you mind if I took it away, as the mystery machine?
0:34:46 > 0:34:49And Robert hazarded a guess as to what it might become.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52Maybe a lamp stand?
0:34:52 > 0:34:54Maybe a beautiful lamp stand.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57Well, I bet even 100 monkeys with 100 typewriters
0:34:57 > 0:35:01wouldn't have come up with what Josh made.
0:35:01 > 0:35:06But the barber's box proved to be a hit and was snapped up by Nick,
0:35:06 > 0:35:10a regular customer of Sarah's, who operates online store,
0:35:10 > 0:35:11Smithers of Stanford.
0:35:15 > 0:35:17Sarah's travelled to Hascombe in Surrey
0:35:17 > 0:35:21to hand over the profits from the barber's box to Robert.
0:35:21 > 0:35:25And she's even got a certain little something for him in that bag.
0:35:28 > 0:35:30- Hi, Robert.- Hello, hi, Sarah, how are you?
0:35:30 > 0:35:32I'm very well. How are you? Oh, hello, who are you?
0:35:32 > 0:35:36- I'm Skye.- Hi, Skye, how are you? - I'm Mia.- Oh, hi, there, Mia.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39When I first met you at the recycling centre,
0:35:39 > 0:35:42- we couldn't open your sewing machine.- No.
0:35:42 > 0:35:44And it's odd that I've actually found the key since.
0:35:44 > 0:35:46I wasn't sure if you were coming back so I threw it out,
0:35:46 > 0:35:49probably, what, a month ago, Skye, was it?
0:35:49 > 0:35:52Well, that didn't matter because I've actually taken the sewing machine
0:35:52 > 0:35:54to somebody who, who knew how to get into it.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57Have you thought about something that might be done with it?
0:35:57 > 0:36:02I thought, rather uninspiringly, that you might make it into a lamp!
0:36:02 > 0:36:05My wife thought you might use it as a stand for a coffee table.
0:36:05 > 0:36:09So we're interested or intrigued to see what it might have turned out like.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13I've got some pictures to show you of what they did with your sewing machine.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15So here is a mobile barber's shop.
0:36:15 > 0:36:19- Wow. I love that colour, don't you? - Mm!
0:36:19 > 0:36:21So it has proved pretty popular and it has sold.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23Oh, really? Oh, fantastic.
0:36:23 > 0:36:28Yeah, so I have actually got £25 here to give to you for your old sewing machine.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31Thank you so much, great.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34This money is going to go to a lovely local charity.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36- So thank you. - Oh, it's an absolute pleasure.
0:36:36 > 0:36:38That sounds like a great place for that to go.
0:36:38 > 0:36:42Oh, and before I go, I've actually got a little something here as a memento for you.
0:36:42 > 0:36:48Here is the world's first sewing machine desk turtle paperweight.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51- Wow.- What do you think? - Cool!- Do you want to have a turn?
0:36:51 > 0:36:54They saved some bits. They wanted to make something mechanical out of it.
0:36:54 > 0:36:58- I remember this wheel! - That's so cool!- My mum sitting at the table turning the wheel around.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00That's really sweet, isn't it?
0:37:00 > 0:37:03It's a memento from your sewing machine and just to say thank you
0:37:03 > 0:37:05- so much for letting us take it away. - Thank you so much.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08My pleasure. Lovely to have caught up with you.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11- And you, too. Thanks. - Nice to meet you, girls.
0:37:11 > 0:37:16Josh and Oli 's labour and materials came in at £300.
0:37:16 > 0:37:20With the barber's box selling for an impressive £325,
0:37:20 > 0:37:23£25 can be shared with Robert.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27Well, that really wasn't about the money, was it?
0:37:27 > 0:37:29I think Robert liked what we did with his sewing machine
0:37:29 > 0:37:32and I think he's going to cherish that turtle. Lovely.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40In deepest Surrey, Bex and her husband Dave
0:37:40 > 0:37:44have completed work on their architect's table-cum-kitchen unit
0:37:44 > 0:37:47and they are eager for Sarah's arrival.
0:37:47 > 0:37:53We've got an extra little surprise for Sarah that was Dave's idea.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55- Thank you, dear. - THEY LAUGH
0:37:57 > 0:38:02Looking forward to seeing Sarah's reaction, really.
0:38:02 > 0:38:06I'm coming back to the drawing board to see what Bex and Dave have managed to do with it.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09Fingers crossed it's a fantastic kitchen unit.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11When Sarah dropped it off,
0:38:11 > 0:38:14the best days of the architect's table had drawn to a close.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27Now Bex and Dave have transformed it into a practical,
0:38:27 > 0:38:31extendable and attractive freestanding kitchen unit.
0:38:33 > 0:38:37The wooden table top has been split in three and hinged to make a
0:38:37 > 0:38:39foldaway surface space.
0:38:40 > 0:38:44All of Bex's hard work crafting the steel base has paid off
0:38:44 > 0:38:48with a geometric, architectural inspired structure,
0:38:48 > 0:38:50which is sturdy as well as beautiful.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55And leaving nothing to waste,
0:38:55 > 0:38:57Dave has used all parts of the drawing table
0:38:57 > 0:39:01to make a quirky and useful cookbook holder.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03But what will Sarah make of it?
0:39:05 > 0:39:07SARAH CHUCKLES
0:39:07 > 0:39:09Hey!
0:39:11 > 0:39:14It's lovely! Oh, and that's the slide.
0:39:14 > 0:39:18Yeah, Dave's added extra, this cookbook stand.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20Oh, that's so clever.
0:39:20 > 0:39:24That is a lovely use of that old piece of material.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27Isn't it cool? It just looks really nice with it.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29How have you done this? Because it looks...
0:39:29 > 0:39:30That is really cool.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33Yeah, we split it and then put the shape into it.
0:39:33 > 0:39:37Basically, we used the theme of architecture for the framework.
0:39:37 > 0:39:41I think as a balanced piece, that is so lovely.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44You guys don't go down the easy route, do you?
0:39:44 > 0:39:47- It's really lovely.- It's got wheels as well, at the back,
0:39:47 > 0:39:49so you can move it around.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51I absolutely love it.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54This transformation took a lot of work.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57Have they managed to stick to the budget?
0:39:59 > 0:40:02For you, Sarah, it came in on budget.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04I'm really pleased.
0:40:04 > 0:40:05I think it's really beautiful.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07Thank you.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09It's a triumph all round.
0:40:09 > 0:40:13Bex has even found another use for the multipurpose unit.
0:40:13 > 0:40:17My mum wears big, dangly earrings so I feel like my mum!
0:40:17 > 0:40:19You look like a spaniel!
0:40:26 > 0:40:28This looks quite interesting. What's that?
0:40:28 > 0:40:31When Sarah met John and Barbara at the dump,
0:40:31 > 0:40:33she loved the look of John's dad's architect's table.
0:40:33 > 0:40:37He would have used that for doing drawings of model boats
0:40:37 > 0:40:38and model steam engines.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40John was sad to see it go...
0:40:40 > 0:40:43But it would be nice if somebody had a use for it, but, unfortunately,
0:40:43 > 0:40:45everybody is chucking out drawing boards now.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48..but was confident it was in safe hands.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51- Well, let's hope she does something good.- I'm sure she will.
0:40:51 > 0:40:53You were right, Barbara, she has.
0:40:56 > 0:41:00Sarah was then on a mission to find the kitchen unit in new home.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03She listed it online on sites
0:41:03 > 0:41:06including eBay, Etsy and social media.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08But were there any takers?
0:41:11 > 0:41:15Sarah's now meeting up again with Barbara and John to show them what
0:41:15 > 0:41:17became of their drawing table.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23Hi, there. Hello. How are you?
0:41:23 > 0:41:25Really nice to see you again.
0:41:25 > 0:41:29- And you.- I saw you last coming to and from the tip.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31I loved the architect's drawing board that you...
0:41:31 > 0:41:33- My dad...- ..brought along.
0:41:33 > 0:41:37- Did you wonder what we might do with it after we took it away?- Yeah,
0:41:37 > 0:41:40I could see that the piece of wood might be useful, but nobody wants
0:41:40 > 0:41:43drawing tables any more, so...
0:41:43 > 0:41:46I took it to a blacksmith called Bex
0:41:46 > 0:41:49and her partner Dave, and they really wanted to work on it.
0:41:49 > 0:41:52So I've actually got some pictures to show you of how it ended up.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54So they have turned it into...
0:41:54 > 0:41:56- Ohhh!- Mm!
0:41:56 > 0:41:58- A kitchen island. - Oh, that's beautiful.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01Dave has made a cookbook stand to go on top of it.
0:42:01 > 0:42:03- Oh!- Oh, yes, that's very clever. Marvellous!- So, all together,
0:42:03 > 0:42:06- what do you think of that?- That's pretty amazing, actually.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09And do you think your father would approve of its re-use?
0:42:09 > 0:42:11I think he would very much approve of the fact it was reused at all.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14I think he would have been horrified that I was taking it to the dump in
0:42:14 > 0:42:17- the first place! - It is currently up for sale.
0:42:17 > 0:42:21I haven't managed to find a buyer for it yet but I have high hopes it will sell
0:42:21 > 0:42:23and I will make some profit out of it.
0:42:23 > 0:42:27When I have done, I'll be back in touch to share it with you.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30- Well, thank you for being there and for taking it.- Yes, and reusing it!
0:42:30 > 0:42:32Definitely reusing it. It was lovely to catch up.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35- Thank you so much.- Yes, bye. - Nice seeing you again.
0:42:38 > 0:42:43Bex and Dave came in on-budget of £550 but as it is yet to find
0:42:43 > 0:42:47a new home, we might be £550 down.
0:42:47 > 0:42:51But it's a cracking bit of furniture so I'm sure it won't be long
0:42:51 > 0:42:53before it's snapped up.
0:42:57 > 0:43:02Sarah salvaged three unwanted items from Witney recycling centre.
0:43:02 > 0:43:06The bag of cutlery was buffed up and brought back to life.
0:43:06 > 0:43:11The sewing machine was totally reimagined.
0:43:11 > 0:43:16And the architect's table became a freestanding kitchen unit.
0:43:17 > 0:43:18Well, we started off with stuff
0:43:18 > 0:43:21that was destined for the tip and we ended up with items
0:43:21 > 0:43:24that would take pride of place in any home.
0:43:24 > 0:43:26You can't ask for a better result than that.