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Now, I like the look of your rubbish.

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How do you make money for nothing?

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I love a little rummage.

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The answer could be hiding in the 30 million tonnes of household waste

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we throw out every year.

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I think I might be able to make something out of that.

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That's why entrepreneur Sarah Moore

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wants to get her hands on things before they hit the skip.

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That's wartime.

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I'm a passionate buyer, user and maker of old stuff,

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and I've turned that passion into a moneymaking business.

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I make new stuff out of old stuff and I sell it for a profit.

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And with some of the country's elite designers and makers...

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-That was brave.

-Oh, the potential!

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..she can transform her finds into desirable...

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A work of art.

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..valuable...

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THEY LAUGH

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..and hopefully saleable items.

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Holy Moley!

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If Sarah is successful,

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then she can hand the profits back to the very people who had no idea

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there was cash to be made from their trash.

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Thank you. I'm astonished!

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Today, Sarah is in Surrey at the Witley Recycling Centre,

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a final resting place for all our old odds and ends.

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But for Sarah, this is an opportunity to take that stash

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and turn it into cash.

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The sun is coming out and the cars are rolling in here.

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I'm patrolling this place to try and find the treasures that are being thrown out

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and make some money for nothing.

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Sarah has been granted special permission from the recycling centre

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to undertake this venture.

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Come on, then.

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She does so with some style and grace.

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And if it's style she's after,

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perhaps Robert's old sewing machine could add a bit of flair.

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Is that going back in the car or into the skip?

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I was hoping somebody would be able to re-use it.

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It's a really sweet little one, isn't it?

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-Do you remember it being used?

-I do. My mum regularly made clothes for us.

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Really? I bet they went down well at school, didn't they?

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No, I didn't dare wear them to school!

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Luckily I had a uniform you had to buy from a shop in Guildford.

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-No.

-Have you got the key?

-Er...

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Not with me. It's probably at home somewhere.

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I'd really like to have a look inside it. Some of them are really

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collectable, some are just decorative.

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But some of them are hundreds of pounds' worth of Singer.

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But you need a key!

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You need a key! Do you want me to have a quick look in my store?

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Yes, if you've got a key, or a screwdriver, that would be great.

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Do you have a second? I'll be back in a moment.

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Where is Sarah going to find a screwdriver at the dump?

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Ah, perhaps in the tool box graveyard

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you'll find in many recycling centres.

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I'm just wondering if there is a little screwdriver

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or anything we can use.

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You know how to pick a lock, too, Sarah?

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-Very talented.

-That might.

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Give that a go, yeah?

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Harder than it looks, eh?

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Right for tight, loose for left.

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I really want to see in here now.

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Oh, good, now it's stuck.

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Would you mind if I took it away as the mystery machine?

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If it is in usable condition or valuable, or I can sell it for you,

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-can I get back in touch?

-That would be super, yeah.

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-Thank you very much.

-Thank you ever so much.

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-Really nice to have met you here.

-You, too.

-Ooh, the mystery machine!

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Sarah is taking a gamble on there being something usable under there.

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From what you can remember, Robert,

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do you think Sarah will be able to make anything from it?

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I don't want to say a doorstop, because that just wouldn't be appropriate!

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Um...

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Maybe a lamp stand.

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Maybe a beautiful lamp stand.

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That would be nice.

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It really is quite exciting what might be under there.

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I just need to find a key so we can find out.

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Well, I know a couple of boys with a key, and the secret for success.

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This is Josh and Oli.

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Best mates who just love to create.

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The pair thrive on taking disused materials

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and turning them into unique handmade furnishings with flair and imagination.

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I'm Josh and this is Oli.

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And we are Forge Creative.

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I think the main thing we love is designing new products and new

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furniture, where you've got that idea

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and you come into the workshop and just see it come to life.

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The sort of thing we'd like Sarah to bring us

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would probably be something with a bit of character, a bit of age to it.

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I think we like something with a bit of a story.

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Like a rusty bit of metal or a weathered bit of wood, something like that,

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that's got a bit of history and character to it.

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Well, we're not sure exactly what it is,

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although it's probably just a sewing machine.

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We are officially off and running today.

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And Sarah's back on the march.

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She's desperately hunting for our next assignment.

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I'm ready.

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I'll take anything, if I can cut it up and make something out of it,

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I'm going to have it.

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Whoa, Sarah is in the zone.

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Glad someone is.

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Is this time for my afternoon nap yet?

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Luckily, Sarah spots some familiar faces.

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John and Barbara - we've met them before and once again

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they might have just the thing for Sarah to save.

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This looks quite interesting - what's that?

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That was my brother's drawing board.

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OK. Was he an architect or something?

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He did train as an architect, although he worked as an engineer mostly.

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He would have used that at home, I think, mainly for doing drawings

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of model boats and model steam engines. He made a lot of models.

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Excellent. Would it be possible to pull it out and have a look,

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see if it's... see what the other side looks like?

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-Hopefully it should be smooth.

-Yeah, that's what I'm thinking.

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It's a shame to chuck it away, really.

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But nobody uses drawing boards these days because everything is done on the computer.

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It's the way of the world nowadays, I'm afraid, John.

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I'm really pleased that I was here when this arrived here

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because I love anything that is old.

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I always think it's so much nicer than anything new.

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It would be nice if somebody had a use for it but unfortunately

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everybody's is chucking out drawing boards now.

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-If it would be something you would let me have rather than going in there?

-Great, yes.

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Thank you very much. I hope I do something with it that does it justice.

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It's charming, I think.

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Charming is exactly right, Sarah.

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Any thoughts from John and Barbara about its future?

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I can imagine it could make a piece of furniture,

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like a very nice table top.

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I think her looking at it with a different eye has made me look at it with different eyes,

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rather than just something that can be got rid of.

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Let's hope she does something good.

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I'm sure she will.

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Good on you, Barbara.

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I know what you're thinking - you're going to be making all sorts of jokes

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about going back to the drawing board, making up new designs,

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but seriously, this is a fantastic find.

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Anything industrial with this chunky look and beautiful surface

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has got to have potential to be transformed into something that makes money.

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It had better, Sarah.

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Or it will be back to the old drawing...

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All right, I won't say it. But I know a lady who may.

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Designer Bex Simon is an artisan blacksmith who can manipulate metal

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into magnificent moneymakers.

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Blacksmithing as a craft,

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it hasn't really changed over the hundreds and hundreds of years

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it's been around.

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We still use fire as a tool, we've got an anvil and a hammer.

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There is something very medieval about it.

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With husband Dave by her side,

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this team produces high-end furniture and bespoke metal commissions.

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My passion for the craft is trying to use it in contemporary ways.

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Still keep it alive and involve it as much as I can with any job that we do.

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Well, I'm not sure how many blacksmithing techniques

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you'll be able to use on this wooden table.

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Two items in the bag,

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and now Sarah is on the prowl for a project for herself.

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So, picture yourself spending all day at the tip.

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I'm starting to worry about your frame of mind, Sarah.

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I know, we're both as bad as each other.

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Nick, save us!

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Anything interesting in your car today?

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I'm throwing away probably the contents of the loft today.

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It's about my 15th trip to the dump. I'm moving house after 25 years.

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25 years of stuff!

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Music to Sarah's ears.

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Hello, hello. I like your china.

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Hi!

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Are you moving? Are you clearing out?

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-Moving house.

-Anything that might be interesting for recycling?

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-That's electricals.

-Electricals, OK.

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Is that going in there?

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That's going in there.

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Nobody wants silver-plate cutlery. I can't give it away.

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It's nicely plated.

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-Yes.

-It's A1, which is best quality.

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Lovely stuff.

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There are beautiful. When did you last use this lot?

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That was my mother's.

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And I've kept it since she died, trying to do something with it.

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But as we are moving, we've got to limit the stuff that we take with us.

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I totally understand that.

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If I could take that bit.

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-You can take that.

-I would love to try and save some of it and do something with it,

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and then, if it's all right,

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to come and show you what I've done or see where it's gone to.

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It would be great to keep in touch,

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but that to me is a bag of history in there

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that I would love to just make sure it can...

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-Whatever you like.

-Brilliant, thank you so much for letting me have it.

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-Good luck with the move.

-Thank you.

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Lift with the legs, Sarah.

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It's so heavy.

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Does Nick have any thoughts about Sarah's plans for his mum's old cutlery?

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I've no idea. I hope she finds a good use for them

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because it breaks my heart to throw some of it away, but...

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nobody wants them any more.

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Well, Sarah certainly does.

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And she looks very happy about it indeed.

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I feel like a very proud mother.

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At the end of a successful day, Sarah has her three items.

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Josh and Oli will endeavour to open this sewing machine box,

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Bex will take on the architect's table

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and Sarah will sort through Nick's family silver-plated cutlery.

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I'm confident that I've saved items that are worthy of transformation.

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It is, after all, at this stage, a game of chance.

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But as far as I'm concerned, game on.

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Now, we travel out into the tranquil West Sussex countryside,

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home to countless horses, sheep and kids on bikes.

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Hey, shouldn't you be in school?

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It's also home to master makers Josh and Oli.

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Sarah is bringing along the mystery box, but what will they find inside?

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I'm sticking with sewing machine.

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I've brought the vintage sewing machine to Josh and Oli

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to see if they can open it up

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and then transform it into something amazing.

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But as I haven't actually seen inside it,

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I'm hoping I'm not about to stitch them up.

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Hello. How are you?

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-OK.

-I've got something for you.

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All right.

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I actually need a hand with it.

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This came to the recycling centre and it doesn't have its key with it,

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so I have never seen inside it.

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-OK.

-I'm hoping it's just...

-Maybe it's not a sewing machine.

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It could be anything in there.

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Really, guys, it's just going to be a sewing machine.

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But, if it's a collectable one,

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some rare models can sell for several hundred pounds, believe it or not.

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Or, it could be just one of the newer electric ones.

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Ah, it's electric!

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I shouldn't have got my hopes up.

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I mean, there are hundreds of these going into the tips every day.

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Unwanted Singer sewing machines

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have become very popular with the upcycling crowd...

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Little light in there.

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..making everything from lighting to desk fans.

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Can the boys come up with something original?

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Can the boys come up with something?

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Anything?

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Hmmm...

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Yes, it's a sewing machine, Oli.

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It would almost be cool to take the whole thing

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apart into the individual components

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and then, like, see what we could do with them.

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Lay them out as like a blueprint, almost.

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What can you put it back into that is completely different and that moves in a funny way or something?

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The only thing I would say, it is really difficult to sail non-functioning things.

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One other option is to go down the route of using the box,

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that might be a way we could make something that would actually be useful and would sell.

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So, if I left you the budget for £250, £300,

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-take it apart and see what happens.

-See what happens.

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And come back and surprise me.

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Yeah, brilliant.

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Thanks ever so much.

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So, boys, you've got carte blanche to do whatever you want.

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Hey! Not that.

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Well, they've sown a few ideas about what they might come up with,

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but that sewing machine is a real challenge,

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so it's going to be a total surprise to see what they make out of it.

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They've set a budget of £250-£300.

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It's a fair chunk of money,

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so Sarah is taking a gamble on the boys coming up with something

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that will be saleable.

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Or coming up with anything at all.

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Near Guildford in the Surrey countryside,

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blacksmith Bex Simon is in her workshop and helped today by husband Dave.

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They're waiting on Sarah,

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who is about to drop off her latest puzzler.

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She does like to challenge us with things, doesn't she?

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She does, she hasn't defeated us yet.

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I'm sure whatever it is, it will speak to us.

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-Yeah.

-Volumes.

-Have a charm

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that will charm us.

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Hi!

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-Come on in.

-Can you guess what it is?

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No, it looks really interesting.

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It's a drawing board.

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-Oh, wow.

-It is a double elephant drawing board.

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-Have you heard of that?

-No.

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Double elephant is an old English paper size

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used in the stationery and printing trades.

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This imperial sizing was replaced by the modern international paper sizes

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such as A4 in 1959.

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Look, you've got the weights and things.

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Yeah, and this lovely slide that would have gone up and down it.

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I was thinking I could leave you with these lovely bits as components

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and I could come back and find an amazing desk!

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How about kitchen unit?

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Maybe an island in the kitchen?

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We've got these lovely bits you could use for hanging pots and pans off it or

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suspending stuff underneath, or knives going through it.

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Would that work?

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I think that would be a good plan for it.

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A freestanding kitchen unit.

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Sounds charming.

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You already have the table top,

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so that means you just have to come up with a base of some kind.

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And that shouldn't cost an arm and a leg, should it?

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What are you thinking about cost-wise it's going to be to make one?

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About £550, six...

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Did you say £550? Great.

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That's lovely. Aim for £550.

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Try and get it done on that. Go for it.

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-See you soon! Thank you.

-Bye.

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That kitchen unit sounds fantastic, and I think it'll be really saleable.

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They are going to give it their own special touch, though, aren't they?

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We are looking at £550 to convert the architect's table

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into a kitchen unit. It sounds quite simple,

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so Bex and Dave will have to use their special touch to make this one a masterpiece.

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In the quiet Sussex countryside,

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Sarah is at home in her cosy farmhouse.

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And she's preparing to start on her own cash-generating conundrum.

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She has a huge collection of old silver-plated cutlery,

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which is desperately in need of further investigation.

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I think the best thing to do is get it all out,

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lay it out and find out exactly what we've got in there.

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But I think there's money to be made here.

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That's the name of the game.

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All the cutlery made should have assay marks on the back -

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these are hallmarks that say where it was made,

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who the manufacturer was, and then what kind of plate it is.

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Silver-plated items are made from a base metal which has been coated

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with a fine layer of precious silver,

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giving a high-class appearance for a lower cost than hugely expensive solid silver.

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It came in different grades, so something like A1 is what you really want,

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which means it had the most silver dipped on to it

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so it's the thickest grade of silver.

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She's finding rather a lot of that A1 grade silver plate.

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And it's cutlery all of the same design.

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I am literally like a kid in a candy store with this.

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I'm hoping if we get a full set of this -

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this is a six-piece place setting -

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and if they've hung on to all the knives

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and haven't chucked anything out, that makes it much more saleable.

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While she collects items from that set,

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she is also finding some other promising pieces.

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They had cutlery back in the day

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that we don't even think about using any more. That's a mustard spoon.

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Don't think anybody uses those much.

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I've got one.

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Of course you do, Sarah.

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It looks like she's in luck with the set of matching cutlery.

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So, that is one full canteen of cutlery there,

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so that is great to have a full set there,

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but even bundles of these other stuff put together and polished up,

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they're going to make some money.

0:19:010:19:03

Speaking of polishing,

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that amount of silverware, it'll be no small job.

0:19:040:19:08

I'm sure it's going to look a lot better when it's all shiny.

0:19:080:19:12

I can see myself in that now, lovely.

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You are, Sarah, you are.

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The only cost involved in this project is a bit of silver polish.

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But, for a collection of cutlery that couldn't be given away,

0:19:260:19:29

I'm not sure bit of polish will be enough

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for people to pay top dollar for them.

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Elsewhere in Sussex,

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let's see if Josh and Oli have finally come up with a plan for the old sewing machine.

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This bit holds your teabag and when you start it,

0:19:500:19:54

it drops it into the mug and then that gives it a good old stir.

0:19:540:19:57

You would get some real good brew off that.

0:19:570:19:59

POP!

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I take it that's a no, then.

0:20:010:20:02

-Let's get this thing apart.

-Righto.

0:20:020:20:04

Josh and Oli begin to dismantle the sewing machine,

0:20:080:20:12

with the biggest screwdriver I've ever seen.

0:20:120:20:14

The hope is that once it's stripped down to its component parts,

0:20:170:20:20

inspiration will strike.

0:20:200:20:22

Somewhere within this is some gold.

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Yes.

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Gold paint, maybe.

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As a backup plan,

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the boys have still got the wooden box the sewing machine came in.

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It might be a safer bet than what they are doing just...

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oh, no, here we go.

0:20:410:20:43

It looks like Oli's come up with something.

0:20:430:20:46

He's made himself a little friend.

0:20:470:20:49

-Josh, I made a robot.

-Oh, sweet.

0:20:490:20:52

Yeah, that'll do. Get Sarah back now?

0:20:520:20:55

Yeah, get Sarah back in and let her see her £300 robot.

0:20:550:20:59

I've got a feeling she's not going to be happy.

0:20:590:21:02

Oh, Josh! Oli spent ages on that.

0:21:030:21:06

Sorry, Oli. Maybe you can make another robot friend with the leftovers.

0:21:070:21:12

Well, it's clear nothing much is getting achieved around here.

0:21:130:21:17

We'll give you some more time to think,

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but you'd better get your thinking caps on and come up with something,

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and quickly. Thank you.

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Back in Surrey, let's hope that Bex and Dave have a clearer plan drawn up

0:21:310:21:36

for the architect's table-cum-kitchen unit.

0:21:360:21:39

Clear as mud.

0:21:410:21:43

OK, so, this is the structure of how it's going to be,

0:21:430:21:47

it's going to be three-leafed, well, two-leafed with a centre bit.

0:21:470:21:52

We are going to split some steel so that's your framework

0:21:520:21:55

and these will be the swinging leaves out, so that's the plan.

0:21:550:22:01

SHE CHUCKLES

0:22:010:22:03

Bit confused, Dave?

0:22:030:22:04

Me too.

0:22:050:22:06

OK, so let's get this up.

0:22:060:22:08

But it sounds as if Bex's plan is to split the table top in three

0:22:080:22:12

to have two drop-leaf extendable sides.

0:22:120:22:15

How did you work that out?

0:22:150:22:17

Super clever.

0:22:170:22:19

As for the base,

0:22:190:22:20

Bex has an intricate design in mind that looks like it will be difficult

0:22:200:22:24

to bring to life.

0:22:240:22:25

She starts by picking out lengths of scrap steel to make into legs,

0:22:250:22:30

cutting them to size using a donkey saw,

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otherwise known as a power hacksaw,

0:22:330:22:35

it drops cutting fluid onto the steel, which helps lubricate and helps protect the saw.

0:22:350:22:41

Once that's done, Bex plans to use the ancient art of splitting

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to bend the legs into shape.

0:22:450:22:48

With blacksmithing, you've got about five or six sort of basic techniques

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that are always used and this thing is one of them.

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Splitting involves first marking the steel with the chisel,

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then the metal is heated...

0:23:010:23:03

..beaten...

0:23:040:23:06

heated...

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-Stop!

-..beaten...

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and you get the idea,

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until the once-solid metal bends like plasticine,

0:23:120:23:14

creating a split down the middle.

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It is such a wonderful craft and it's so exciting, you know,

0:23:190:23:23

watching the chisel going through that hot metal,

0:23:230:23:29

it gives it soul.

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As Bex continues bending,

0:23:320:23:34

Dave starts to make a frame

0:23:340:23:36

that will join the wooden top to the metal legs.

0:23:360:23:40

He welds together steel bars using a filler material

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that forms a pool of molten metal at the join.

0:23:440:23:48

This will cool to make a join

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that is as strong or even stronger than the base material.

0:23:500:23:54

Bex is still bending those legs.

0:23:570:23:59

She's just about done with one of them,

0:24:020:24:04

but she still got another three to do.

0:24:040:24:06

Time is getting on.

0:24:060:24:08

It's going to look nice.

0:24:090:24:12

Ye of little faith.

0:24:120:24:15

Back in Sussex, would you believe it, Josh and Oli have a plan.

0:24:170:24:22

After a lot of head scratching,

0:24:220:24:24

we've decided to use the wooden box to make a mobile barbershop.

0:24:240:24:28

So this will be for a barber who wants to go from door to door.

0:24:280:24:32

They can keep all of their products and scissors in here.

0:24:320:24:35

A barber's kit?

0:24:350:24:37

Excellent. Wait.

0:24:370:24:39

But what is this?

0:24:390:24:40

I thought it would be a real shame just let all of these components go to waste,

0:24:400:24:44

so I'm trying to figure out some kind of little mechanical desk toy

0:24:440:24:48

and, at first thought,

0:24:480:24:50

a little turtle comes to mind because of this guy.

0:24:500:24:54

I'm a little bit lost at the moment,

0:24:540:24:56

I don't quite know if it's possible and how I'm going to do it.

0:24:560:25:00

Yeah, you heard it right.

0:25:000:25:01

Josh is going to make a mechanical reptile desk toy.

0:25:010:25:06

With so much time used up already,

0:25:060:25:08

it will be a race to the finish between the tortoise and the...

0:25:080:25:12

hare.

0:25:120:25:15

I'm going to kind of make a little shell for the turtle and I want this

0:25:150:25:18

big cog to sit on top.

0:25:180:25:20

When you turn this cog, it's going to power...

0:25:200:25:24

this here and so the turtle's head is going to move in and out.

0:25:240:25:29

-Who wouldn't be excited about this?

-Sarah?

0:25:290:25:31

Oli's first job with the barber's kit is to remove all the existing

0:25:320:25:36

varnish with an electric sander, ready for a brand-new finish.

0:25:360:25:41

While Josh has got something special

0:25:410:25:43

he wants to incorporate into the design.

0:25:430:25:47

I got this off my grandad and this was like an old roofing tool,

0:25:470:25:52

so they used to beat lead with it, so that'll be perfect for making

0:25:520:25:56

little gears and pulleys out of.

0:25:560:26:00

Aw, that's sweet! You can dedicate the piece in memory of your grandad.

0:26:000:26:05

-Grandad is still around.

-Oops, sorry.

0:26:050:26:08

Oli's barber box is coming along nicely.

0:26:080:26:11

Can you just come over here and hold these little bits here?

0:26:110:26:14

And even Josh's desk toy is taking shape.

0:26:140:26:18

-Keeps falling off.

-Kind of.

0:26:180:26:21

Oli looks to have his project under control.

0:26:210:26:24

Just needed to tweak it a little bit.

0:26:240:26:26

But the turtle, they've used up so much time already,

0:26:260:26:30

I'm not sure it's going to be worth it.

0:26:300:26:32

Back home at her farmhouse, Sarah is...

0:26:370:26:40

yep, still polishing.

0:26:400:26:42

(Shiny.)

0:26:420:26:43

In amongst the silver-plate,

0:26:440:26:46

Sarah's found a few items that look to be the genuine article.

0:26:460:26:50

That is an 1840 Georgian silver spoon.

0:26:510:26:55

In its own right, that's at least 50 quid sitting there.

0:26:550:26:59

This lot, I'm not quite sure what to do with because I feel some

0:26:590:27:02

responsibility for them.

0:27:020:27:03

But that lot, they are decorative, they are saleable.

0:27:030:27:06

I reckon they are good to go.

0:27:060:27:08

Well, then, let's go.

0:27:080:27:10

When Sarah saw the bag of silver-plated flatware,

0:27:100:27:13

it was headed to the tip.

0:27:130:27:15

But with a bit of elbow grease, she's made them shiny,

0:27:180:27:21

bright and sparkling again.

0:27:210:27:23

Through tirelessly sorting it all,

0:27:260:27:28

Sarah's discovered, among other things,

0:27:280:27:30

a full 50-piece silver-plated dining set

0:27:300:27:34

and a small collection of solid silver pieces, too.

0:27:340:27:37

So, with this lot, Sarah must stand a good chance of making a profit.

0:27:370:27:42

Loads of different things here that need to get photographed,

0:27:420:27:45

made to look special, and put online.

0:27:450:27:47

Oh, I like your china.

0:27:530:27:55

When Sarah stopped Nick at the dump, she pounced on his bag of tableware.

0:27:550:27:59

That was my mother's.

0:27:590:28:01

-Right.

-And I've kept it since she died, trying to do something with it.

0:28:010:28:06

Although it wasn't solid silver,

0:28:060:28:07

Sarah still thought it might be worth a bob or two.

0:28:070:28:10

It's A1, which is best quality.

0:28:100:28:13

And Nick was just happy that it didn't end up in the skip.

0:28:130:28:16

I hope she finds a good use for them because it breaks my heart to throw

0:28:160:28:19

some of it away. But nobody wants them any more.

0:28:190:28:23

Well, Nick, that might not be the case.

0:28:230:28:26

Sarah has shared pictures on social media to see if any

0:28:260:28:29

of the flash flatware would sell.

0:28:290:28:31

And do you know what? Some of it did.

0:28:310:28:34

Sarah's travelled to Pilton in Somerset

0:28:350:28:38

to catch up with Nick

0:28:380:28:40

and she might just have a little surprise for him.

0:28:400:28:42

-Hi, Nick.

-Hello, Sarah.

-Hi there. How are you doing?

0:28:440:28:46

-Very well, thank you.

-When I last saw you,

0:28:460:28:49

you looked like you were at the end of a very long moving process.

0:28:490:28:52

Was it a busy time?

0:28:520:28:54

25 years of stuff.

0:28:540:28:56

I know that you dropped off a big bag of old cutlery

0:28:560:28:59

that you were going to put into re-use, weren't you?

0:28:590:29:01

-Yes.

-And so I had hoped that I would have a good look through it and find

0:29:010:29:05

it was littered with Georgian silver and...

0:29:050:29:08

-I'd already done that.

-..various stuff.

0:29:080:29:10

You had done it, but you'd missed these bits.

0:29:100:29:13

OK.

0:29:130:29:14

I don't know if you'd recognise these.

0:29:160:29:18

I thought I'd saved those knife and fork.

0:29:180:29:21

So those are a beautiful solid silver christening set.

0:29:210:29:25

Yes. That was just the hassle, I think, I missed them.

0:29:250:29:27

-Thank you.

-An absolute pleasure.

0:29:270:29:29

So this stunning Georgian silver spoon,

0:29:290:29:32

something with your family crest on it, I think...

0:29:320:29:34

It's got... Yeah, that's got our name on it.

0:29:340:29:36

That's John Inskip, who was my grandfather's father, so my great-grandfather,

0:29:360:29:41

and he would have been turning in his grave, I expect,

0:29:410:29:43

if he knew I'd thrown it away.

0:29:430:29:45

I've actually got some pictures of the other stuff, just so you could have a look at it.

0:29:450:29:48

Amongst it, there were some old pieces of plate,

0:29:480:29:52

lots of things like jam spoons and things like that, that people don't use any more, do they?

0:29:520:29:56

-That's right.

-Well, I did share the pictures of your cutlery online

0:29:560:30:00

and it turns out some people love a jam spoon

0:30:000:30:02

and really like a fish knife,

0:30:020:30:04

so I have actually got some money to hand over to you as well.

0:30:040:30:07

I've got £205 here for the best of your cutlery.

0:30:070:30:12

That's phenomenal, quite unexpected.

0:30:120:30:14

Is there something that you might do?

0:30:140:30:16

We'll probably give it to the British Heart Foundation

0:30:160:30:19

cos that was the charity that my mother...

0:30:190:30:22

that we gave money to when Mum died, so that will probably go there.

0:30:220:30:25

Thank you very much indeed.

0:30:250:30:27

It was a total pleasure. Lovely to see you again and in your charming new house.

0:30:270:30:30

Thank you ever so much.

0:30:300:30:31

-Thanks very much.

-Bye-bye.

-Bye-bye.

0:30:310:30:34

The total for all the cutlery Sarah managed to sell

0:30:340:30:38

came to £207 and, with just £2 of silver polish to take off,

0:30:380:30:43

that leaves Nick with £205 to donate to charity.

0:30:430:30:47

What's Sarah's done is brilliant.

0:30:470:30:49

I didn't know what to do with the cutlery.

0:30:490:30:52

It was beautiful but I couldn't give it away.

0:30:520:30:55

And she's found homes for it.

0:30:550:30:57

The money is just a bonus and I can use that and give it to the charity.

0:30:570:31:02

Brilliant!

0:31:020:31:03

And now we head back to Sussex.

0:31:100:31:13

When we left them, Oli was getting on well with his box of barber's bits

0:31:130:31:17

and Josh was still tinkering with his toy turtle.

0:31:170:31:20

It's time for Sarah to find out just what they've been up to.

0:31:200:31:24

I see vintage sewing machines at the tip all day long.

0:31:260:31:29

I'm just hoping that Josh and Oli

0:31:290:31:31

have done something inspirational with this one

0:31:310:31:33

to give us all a few more ideas about what to do with them.

0:31:330:31:36

Well, it took them long enough,

0:31:360:31:38

but where once there was a sewing machine...

0:31:380:31:40

..now there's a sleek

0:31:440:31:46

and cool-looking mobile barber's shop.

0:31:460:31:51

The functional backboard is equipped to carry all your barbering

0:31:510:31:55

essentials. Included is a cut-throat razor made from a decorative plate

0:31:550:32:00

from the sewing machine, and a handmade shaving brush.

0:32:000:32:03

To top it all off, the box has a chalkboard paint finish.

0:32:060:32:11

But that's not all, folks.

0:32:110:32:14

Josh made this turtle.

0:32:150:32:18

-Hi, guys.

-Hey, Sarah.

0:32:210:32:24

-How you doing?

-All right, how are you?

0:32:240:32:26

Yeah, really well. What have you been up to?

0:32:260:32:29

This is what we've made with the sewing machine you gave us.

0:32:290:32:31

Oh, no way!

0:32:310:32:33

It looks exciting.

0:32:330:32:34

What's inside it?

0:32:340:32:36

Remember it didn't have a key?

0:32:360:32:37

-Yeah.

-So we made this key so you can unlock it.

0:32:370:32:40

It's a mobile barber's kit.

0:32:400:32:44

It's really beautiful.

0:32:440:32:45

It's so clever.

0:32:450:32:47

You have got a dish for your shaving cream and shaving brush.

0:32:470:32:52

-And we've even made a razor.

-Ohhh! I know what...

0:32:520:32:55

-That's from the front of the sewing machine.

-Yeah!

0:32:550:32:58

Fantastic. That is really clever.

0:32:580:33:01

Lovely. What did you do with the rest of it?

0:33:010:33:03

Well, yeah, I have got a little extra surprise for you.

0:33:030:33:06

-Have you?

-So...

0:33:060:33:08

So, while I was doing that, Josh had his own little project.

0:33:080:33:11

This is a little desk turtle.

0:33:140:33:16

I've always wanted a desk turtle!

0:33:160:33:18

How come I never had a desk turtle?

0:33:180:33:21

That is so funny.

0:33:210:33:22

That is just hilarious.

0:33:220:33:24

So all of the components actually came from the machine.

0:33:240:33:27

The drive belt is off the original motor.

0:33:270:33:29

-Lovely.

-Just, yeah, used all the components that I could.

0:33:290:33:33

Fantastic. I really like what you've done there.

0:33:330:33:36

-Thank you for making something commercial out of the other bit, but...

-What are you saying?!

0:33:360:33:41

A turtle's not commercial?

0:33:410:33:42

OK, so, 300 quid?

0:33:420:33:45

Are we splitting that between that, or have we gone slightly over budget?

0:33:450:33:48

I think... We tried to keep to budget.

0:33:480:33:51

I think we probably put more time in it than what we were going to,

0:33:510:33:54

but we'll call it 300.

0:33:540:33:56

Really? OK, well,

0:33:560:33:58

I think the world's first fully operational desk turtle

0:33:580:34:02

and mobile barber's shop are a triumph.

0:34:020:34:04

-Thank you ever so much.

-Cool, you're welcome.

0:34:040:34:07

Well, I have learned to expect the unexpected every time I come here.

0:34:100:34:13

Fantastic transformation of the old sewing machine and I think there's

0:34:130:34:16

money to be made, even from that desktop turtle.

0:34:160:34:19

Is that going back in the car or into the skip?

0:34:270:34:29

When Sarah enquired about Robert's sewing machine at the dump,

0:34:290:34:32

it brought back painful memories for him.

0:34:320:34:34

-My mum regularly made clothes for us.

-Really?

0:34:340:34:38

Despite not being able to see inside, Sarah wanted it.

0:34:380:34:42

Would you mind if I took it away, as the mystery machine?

0:34:420:34:46

And Robert hazarded a guess as to what it might become.

0:34:460:34:49

Maybe a lamp stand?

0:34:490:34:52

Maybe a beautiful lamp stand.

0:34:520:34:54

Well, I bet even 100 monkeys with 100 typewriters

0:34:540:34:57

wouldn't have come up with what Josh made.

0:34:570:35:01

But the barber's box proved to be a hit and was snapped up by Nick,

0:35:010:35:06

a regular customer of Sarah's, who operates online store,

0:35:060:35:10

Smithers of Stanford.

0:35:100:35:11

Sarah's travelled to Hascombe in Surrey

0:35:150:35:17

to hand over the profits from the barber's box to Robert.

0:35:170:35:21

And she's even got a certain little something for him in that bag.

0:35:210:35:25

-Hi, Robert.

-Hello, hi, Sarah, how are you?

0:35:280:35:30

I'm very well. How are you? Oh, hello, who are you?

0:35:300:35:32

-I'm Skye.

-Hi, Skye, how are you?

-I'm Mia.

-Oh, hi, there, Mia.

0:35:320:35:36

When I first met you at the recycling centre,

0:35:360:35:39

-we couldn't open your sewing machine.

-No.

0:35:390:35:42

And it's odd that I've actually found the key since.

0:35:420:35:44

I wasn't sure if you were coming back so I threw it out,

0:35:440:35:46

probably, what, a month ago, Skye, was it?

0:35:460:35:49

Well, that didn't matter because I've actually taken the sewing machine

0:35:490:35:52

to somebody who, who knew how to get into it.

0:35:520:35:54

Have you thought about something that might be done with it?

0:35:540:35:57

I thought, rather uninspiringly, that you might make it into a lamp!

0:35:570:36:02

My wife thought you might use it as a stand for a coffee table.

0:36:020:36:05

So we're interested or intrigued to see what it might have turned out like.

0:36:050:36:09

I've got some pictures to show you of what they did with your sewing machine.

0:36:090:36:13

So here is a mobile barber's shop.

0:36:130:36:15

-Wow. I love that colour, don't you?

-Mm!

0:36:150:36:19

So it has proved pretty popular and it has sold.

0:36:190:36:21

Oh, really? Oh, fantastic.

0:36:210:36:23

Yeah, so I have actually got £25 here to give to you for your old sewing machine.

0:36:230:36:28

Thank you so much, great.

0:36:280:36:31

This money is going to go to a lovely local charity.

0:36:310:36:34

-So thank you.

-Oh, it's an absolute pleasure.

0:36:340:36:36

That sounds like a great place for that to go.

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Oh, and before I go, I've actually got a little something here as a memento for you.

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Here is the world's first sewing machine desk turtle paperweight.

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-Wow.

-What do you think?

-Cool!

-Do you want to have a turn?

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They saved some bits. They wanted to make something mechanical out of it.

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-I remember this wheel!

-That's so cool!

-My mum sitting at the table turning the wheel around.

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That's really sweet, isn't it?

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It's a memento from your sewing machine and just to say thank you

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-so much for letting us take it away.

-Thank you so much.

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My pleasure. Lovely to have caught up with you.

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-And you, too. Thanks.

-Nice to meet you, girls.

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Josh and Oli 's labour and materials came in at £300.

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With the barber's box selling for an impressive £325,

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£25 can be shared with Robert.

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Well, that really wasn't about the money, was it?

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I think Robert liked what we did with his sewing machine

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and I think he's going to cherish that turtle. Lovely.

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In deepest Surrey, Bex and her husband Dave

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have completed work on their architect's table-cum-kitchen unit

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and they are eager for Sarah's arrival.

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We've got an extra little surprise for Sarah that was Dave's idea.

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-Thank you, dear.

-THEY LAUGH

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Looking forward to seeing Sarah's reaction, really.

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I'm coming back to the drawing board to see what Bex and Dave have managed to do with it.

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Fingers crossed it's a fantastic kitchen unit.

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When Sarah dropped it off,

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the best days of the architect's table had drawn to a close.

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Now Bex and Dave have transformed it into a practical,

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extendable and attractive freestanding kitchen unit.

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The wooden table top has been split in three and hinged to make a

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foldaway surface space.

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All of Bex's hard work crafting the steel base has paid off

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with a geometric, architectural inspired structure,

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which is sturdy as well as beautiful.

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And leaving nothing to waste,

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Dave has used all parts of the drawing table

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to make a quirky and useful cookbook holder.

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But what will Sarah make of it?

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SARAH CHUCKLES

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Hey!

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It's lovely! Oh, and that's the slide.

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Yeah, Dave's added extra, this cookbook stand.

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Oh, that's so clever.

0:39:180:39:20

That is a lovely use of that old piece of material.

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Isn't it cool? It just looks really nice with it.

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How have you done this? Because it looks...

0:39:270:39:29

That is really cool.

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Yeah, we split it and then put the shape into it.

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Basically, we used the theme of architecture for the framework.

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I think as a balanced piece, that is so lovely.

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You guys don't go down the easy route, do you?

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-It's really lovely.

-It's got wheels as well, at the back,

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so you can move it around.

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I absolutely love it.

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This transformation took a lot of work.

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Have they managed to stick to the budget?

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For you, Sarah, it came in on budget.

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I'm really pleased.

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I think it's really beautiful.

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Thank you.

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It's a triumph all round.

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Bex has even found another use for the multipurpose unit.

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My mum wears big, dangly earrings so I feel like my mum!

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You look like a spaniel!

0:40:170:40:19

This looks quite interesting. What's that?

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When Sarah met John and Barbara at the dump,

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she loved the look of John's dad's architect's table.

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He would have used that for doing drawings of model boats

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and model steam engines.

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John was sad to see it go...

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But it would be nice if somebody had a use for it, but, unfortunately,

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everybody is chucking out drawing boards now.

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..but was confident it was in safe hands.

0:40:450:40:48

-Well, let's hope she does something good.

-I'm sure she will.

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You were right, Barbara, she has.

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Sarah was then on a mission to find the kitchen unit in new home.

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She listed it online on sites

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including eBay, Etsy and social media.

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But were there any takers?

0:41:060:41:08

Sarah's now meeting up again with Barbara and John to show them what

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became of their drawing table.

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Hi, there. Hello. How are you?

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Really nice to see you again.

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-And you.

-I saw you last coming to and from the tip.

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I loved the architect's drawing board that you...

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-My dad...

-..brought along.

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-Did you wonder what we might do with it after we took it away?

-Yeah,

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I could see that the piece of wood might be useful, but nobody wants

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drawing tables any more, so...

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I took it to a blacksmith called Bex

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and her partner Dave, and they really wanted to work on it.

0:41:460:41:49

So I've actually got some pictures to show you of how it ended up.

0:41:490:41:52

So they have turned it into...

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-Ohhh!

-Mm!

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-A kitchen island.

-Oh, that's beautiful.

0:41:560:41:58

Dave has made a cookbook stand to go on top of it.

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-Oh!

-Oh, yes, that's very clever. Marvellous!

-So, all together,

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-what do you think of that?

-That's pretty amazing, actually.

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And do you think your father would approve of its re-use?

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I think he would very much approve of the fact it was reused at all.

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I think he would have been horrified that I was taking it to the dump in

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-the first place!

-It is currently up for sale.

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I haven't managed to find a buyer for it yet but I have high hopes it will sell

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and I will make some profit out of it.

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When I have done, I'll be back in touch to share it with you.

0:42:230:42:27

-Well, thank you for being there and for taking it.

-Yes, and reusing it!

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Definitely reusing it. It was lovely to catch up.

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-Thank you so much.

-Yes, bye.

-Nice seeing you again.

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Bex and Dave came in on-budget of £550 but as it is yet to find

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a new home, we might be £550 down.

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But it's a cracking bit of furniture so I'm sure it won't be long

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before it's snapped up.

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Sarah salvaged three unwanted items from Witney recycling centre.

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The bag of cutlery was buffed up and brought back to life.

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The sewing machine was totally reimagined.

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And the architect's table became a freestanding kitchen unit.

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Well, we started off with stuff

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that was destined for the tip and we ended up with items

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that would take pride of place in any home.

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You can't ask for a better result than that.

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