0:00:03 > 0:00:05Got to be able to do something with that, haven't I?
0:00:06 > 0:00:09How do you make money for nothing?
0:00:09 > 0:00:11I'll take one and be back for the other.
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.
0:00:19 > 0:00:20They're beautiful.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24That's why entrepreneur Sarah Moore
0:00:24 > 0:00:28wants to get her hands on things before they hit the skip.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33I'm a passionate user, maker and buyer of old stuff
0:00:33 > 0:00:37and I've turned my passion into a moneymaking business.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40I make new stuff out of old stuff and I sell it for profit.
0:00:41 > 0:00:46And with some of the country's elite designers and makers...
0:00:46 > 0:00:48You like to set a challenge for me, don't you?
0:00:48 > 0:00:49Nice!
0:00:49 > 0:00:53..she can transform her finds into desirable...
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Isn't that clever?
0:00:55 > 0:00:56..valuable...
0:00:56 > 0:00:58What an original piece of design.
0:00:58 > 0:01:02..and, hopefully, saleable items.
0:01:02 > 0:01:03Oh, no way!
0:01:03 > 0:01:05If Sarah is successful,
0:01:05 > 0:01:09then she can hand the profits back to the very people who had no idea
0:01:09 > 0:01:12there was cash to be made from their trash.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15Oh, my God! That is amazing!
0:01:26 > 0:01:30Welcome to Bredbury Recycling Centre in Greater Manchester,
0:01:30 > 0:01:33a nonstop hive of activity.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36With the nation becoming more and more aware of the benefits
0:01:36 > 0:01:39of regenerating unwanted possessions,
0:01:39 > 0:01:44one woman is on a mission to turn your trash into hard cash.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48It's a massive site here.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51I've got hundreds of skips, loads of people coming in,
0:01:51 > 0:01:54and I've got to sort out the chipboard from the Chippendale.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59Before you make a beeline for your local tip, take note.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02Sarah's been given special permission
0:02:02 > 0:02:03to seek out three items...
0:02:03 > 0:02:05Anything exciting in here?
0:02:05 > 0:02:09..that she can rejuvenate, repurpose and sell on for profit.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13And it's not long before Sarah spots Barry
0:02:13 > 0:02:16and his car full of tree-trunk treasure.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19You've been cutting that up beautifully, haven't you?
0:02:19 > 0:02:21Yeah. It took me some time, that.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23What kind of tree is it?
0:02:23 > 0:02:24- It's a lime tree.- Oh, OK.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27So has that been annoying you in the garden?
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Yeah, I was cutting it up that size for me son's log burner,
0:02:30 > 0:02:34but it seems lime trees don't burn, don't make good firewood.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37- Oh, really?- It's good for carving or something, but that's about it.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39Really? Can I have a closer look?
0:02:39 > 0:02:41Yeah, of course you can.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43The trouble is, sometimes I take things like this
0:02:43 > 0:02:45and people just laugh at me at the end!
0:02:45 > 0:02:48But I'd love to take a couple of the chunkier bits,
0:02:48 > 0:02:50if that's all right?
0:02:50 > 0:02:54What could you possibly do with a load of freshly cut lime?
0:02:54 > 0:02:56Well, that looks like a great bundle there.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58I'm hoping there might be something that can be done with,
0:02:58 > 0:03:00- you say it's lime?- Yeah.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03Brilliant. OK, well, if I manage to get something done with this
0:03:03 > 0:03:05or make something out of it,
0:03:05 > 0:03:07I'll come and show you what I've done, OK?
0:03:07 > 0:03:10- That'd be fine.- I would unglove... Well, let's have a gloved shake!
0:03:10 > 0:03:12- Thank you ever so much. - Thank you very much.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15- I shall be in touch.- OK, thanks a lot.- Bye-bye.- Bye, love.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19Sarah leaves with a selection of lime logs, and surprisingly,
0:03:19 > 0:03:22Barry's excited at the prospect of seeing them again.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24It'll be good, yeah, it'll be interesting,
0:03:24 > 0:03:27cos she can obviously see things that other people don't
0:03:27 > 0:03:30in her mind's eye, so let's see what happens.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34Fiddlesticks!
0:03:34 > 0:03:36So, a big bundle of wood.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38It's got some redeeming features.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41There's lots of it, that means you can do something with it.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43And a profit would be good.
0:03:45 > 0:03:50Is this a good acquisition or is Sarah barking up the wrong tree?
0:03:50 > 0:03:54Sarah has just the people in mind who will help us decide.
0:03:59 > 0:04:04In deepest West Sussex, Josh and Oli have forged a creative partnership.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11They incorporate natural materials as well as metal, concrete
0:04:11 > 0:04:15and glass, creating handcrafted furniture and sculpted pieces
0:04:15 > 0:04:18with a contemporary style.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20Yeah, definitely love what we do.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22I think we're really lucky in that sense.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27I think what makes us different is that we have got original ideas
0:04:27 > 0:04:30and we have got our own style to bring to the table.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32Josh's background is in woodwork,
0:04:32 > 0:04:34but my background's in graphic design.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37But it's a really nice combination and I think we've got
0:04:37 > 0:04:40some pretty crazy ideas and think quite out of the box.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42I think it does make us stand out from the rest.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47Josh and Oli may be wizards with woodwork,
0:04:47 > 0:04:50but will Sarah's collection of overgrown twigs
0:04:50 > 0:04:52be just what they're hoping for?
0:04:58 > 0:05:01That's her first item packed away nicely.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05Time for Sarah to hunt down something to work on herself.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07I'm looking for the treasure in the trash.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09But sometimes the rubbish, it's just rubbish.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13Oh, you used to be so happy.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19I'll tell you what makes me happy - vanloads of potential items.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22And today it's Andrew's van.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24He's been back and forth a few times,
0:05:24 > 0:05:28clearing out his mother's home, who has sadly passed away.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32Well, that looks like a good van load. What are you up to?
0:05:32 > 0:05:34It is, it's a full van load.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36- Can I have a little root around? - You can have a little root.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40I tell you what's really catching my eye, I quite like your colander.
0:05:40 > 0:05:41The colander for the vegetables?
0:05:41 > 0:05:43Yeah, I quite like that.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46And I'm liking this little collection of copper and pipe
0:05:46 > 0:05:47- and all that. - The old central heating.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50Yeah. And actually, I even like your barbed wire.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52That's security.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54That's security, oh, of course.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56Don't suppose you fancy letting me have a bit,
0:05:56 > 0:05:59- see if I can do anything with it, do you?- You can have a bit, yes.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01- Really?- You can have it, yes.- OK!
0:06:02 > 0:06:03Bit of copper.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07That's fantastic, that one. Look at that.
0:06:09 > 0:06:10Lovely.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12I think that little bundle there.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16Copper pipes, a colander and barbed wire!
0:06:16 > 0:06:19What am I going to make out of that lot, then?
0:06:19 > 0:06:22- A torching helmet.- A what, a helmet?
0:06:22 > 0:06:24- Is it my size? Do you think that would fit me?- Yeah, yeah.
0:06:24 > 0:06:28For such a small head, you've got some big ideas, Sarah!
0:06:28 > 0:06:31I'm going to come back and find you and show you what I've done
0:06:31 > 0:06:33and I'm going to make you eat your words!
0:06:33 > 0:06:35Lovely, yes, we'll wait for that.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38I'm not sure these two gentlemen are convinced.
0:06:38 > 0:06:39But how does Andrew feel
0:06:39 > 0:06:43about letting go of his dear old mum's odds and ends?
0:06:43 > 0:06:48Quite happy. If someone sees something, then, yes.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51I love copper piping, there's heaps of it here.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54And this, all together, I've got to be able to make something good.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56I've got the colander, I've got some wire,
0:06:56 > 0:06:58and I've got this chunky load of copper piping.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01Just got to make sure I make the best out of it.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03I have faith in you, Sarah.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09That's two items down.
0:07:11 > 0:07:12With one still to find.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16But Sarah can't hang about.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22Day is turning into night at a fast pace,
0:07:22 > 0:07:26so it's a relief when John arrives with his little red petrol can.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32- Ooh, that's not going in the tip, is it?- It was going to go in.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34- Really?- Yeah. - I thought that was your work stuff.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36No, no, it's been sitting round,
0:07:36 > 0:07:39it used to be my father-in-law's, but he's no longer with us.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41Oh, it is charming.
0:07:43 > 0:07:44I love it.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48That's all brass up there as well, isn't it? It's a really nice one.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51- And it's still got a bit of typography left, hasn't it? - A little bit.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54It's so appealing, because of its worn look.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58- I see these all the time and this is a really interesting one.- OK.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01I've kind of given up on the normal, new ones.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03The old ones are just so beautiful.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07Yeah, they're a bit more appealing, really, than the plastic ones.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10I would love to take it away and try to make something out of it.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12Yes, certainly. It's only going to go in the scrap, so...
0:08:12 > 0:08:14OK, well, I would definitely like to salvage it
0:08:14 > 0:08:16because I think it's beautiful.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18And the patina on it and, you know, even the rust, I like.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21- So I can have it then? - Yes, you can certainly have it.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25Sarah's obviously pretty keen.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28But what does John think she has planned for it?
0:08:28 > 0:08:30I don't have a clue.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33Honestly wouldn't have a clue. To me it was just a bit of scrap metal.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36So anything she can make is good, really.
0:08:36 > 0:08:42I love this old, beautiful, patinated petrol can.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46Brass lid, lovely handle, original typography on it.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49And I know exactly who I'm going to take this to,
0:08:49 > 0:08:52and what we're going to make out of it.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56Just who is the lucky artisan who'll be carrying the can this time?
0:08:59 > 0:09:02If you have a corner of a room which needs illuminating
0:09:02 > 0:09:06with something quirky, we have just the man for the job.
0:09:06 > 0:09:07Guy Trench.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13Handyman Guy works tirelessly with his band of happy helpers
0:09:13 > 0:09:18to make one-of-a-kind furnishings from...well, anything, really.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23I used to be a North Sea diver and I spent ten years doing that.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25My grandmother was an antiques dealer,
0:09:25 > 0:09:27so I thought I'd try antiques.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30And my wife said to me, Guy, you're good with your hands,
0:09:30 > 0:09:32why don't you cobble together something old?
0:09:32 > 0:09:36And so I got some old bowling balls and turned those into table lamps.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39I thought, if I did bowling balls, why can't I do cricket balls?
0:09:39 > 0:09:42And if I can do a cricket ball, let's try a cricket bat,
0:09:42 > 0:09:45and did a cricket bat. And then I was really on my way.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48Love using reclaimed material, can't beat it.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53If preserving history is your thing, then the old petrol can
0:09:53 > 0:09:57Sarah's salvaged should be right up your street, Guy.
0:09:57 > 0:10:02A successful end to the day at the Bredbury Recycling Centre.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05Josh and Oli will deal with the lime sticks.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09Sarah herself has the eclectic collection of
0:10:09 > 0:10:12copper pipes, barbed wire and colander.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16And Guy will be glad to pep up that petrol can.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20The sun is going down and my work here is done.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23I've had another brilliant day, and I've been scrutinising,
0:10:23 > 0:10:26salvaging and squirreling away some fantastic finds
0:10:26 > 0:10:29that I'm sure are going to make some money for nothing.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38The beautiful county of Sussex is Sarah's first stop,
0:10:38 > 0:10:42where she's brought the collection of freshly cut lime logs
0:10:42 > 0:10:44to deliver to Josh and Oli.
0:10:44 > 0:10:45Lucky lads.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48Well, there aren't many people who will see
0:10:48 > 0:10:51a bundle of twigs as a business proposition,
0:10:51 > 0:10:53so I'm hoping Josh and Oli are among the elite few
0:10:53 > 0:10:56who can turn this lot into something saleable.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01I think the boys may have their work cut out with this one.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03Not exactly a dream delivery.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07- Hello, hello.- BOTH:- Hello.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10- I've got something for you.- Oh. - Shall I bring them round?
0:11:10 > 0:11:12I'm tempted to say there's no need, Sarah.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17- Some logs.- Wow. What's this, then?
0:11:17 > 0:11:20- It's lime. It's fantastic, isn't it? - Oh, OK, cool.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23I know I've seen people who've used natural wood like this that
0:11:23 > 0:11:25- they make stools out of.- Yeah.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27Those kind of three-legged milking stool type things.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30- Yeah, those are quite good.- But I don't know if you've done anything
0:11:30 > 0:11:34else with it or if you can think of anything that might be commercial
0:11:34 > 0:11:36or... You know, we've got to make something saleable out of them.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38I'm sure there's something to be done.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40- THEY LAUGH - No?
0:11:40 > 0:11:44What if we...what if we used it to make a coffee table?
0:11:44 > 0:11:48- Yeah, we've got some big old rounds of beech.- Right.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51Maybe we could introduce that and just use these
0:11:51 > 0:11:55as some sort of leg and make quite a nice coffee table like that.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58- That would be really cool, wouldn't it?- That would be cool?
0:11:58 > 0:12:01Yeah, it'd be cool if you had a big old ring of beech
0:12:01 > 0:12:04with, like, lots of kind of random bits coming out of the bottom.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06- What, like a centipede coming out? - Yeah.- Yeah.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09OK, so it's a bundle of old firewood at the moment,
0:12:09 > 0:12:12but do you think, if you introduced your lovely beech top to it,
0:12:12 > 0:12:14then we're going to make money on it?
0:12:14 > 0:12:19I mean, what kind of price would you want for making a big coffee table?
0:12:19 > 0:12:23Well, I think because we've been saving those bits for so long...
0:12:23 > 0:12:25We need to have a look at the rings as well,
0:12:25 > 0:12:28but maybe like £600 to £700, depending on which one we use.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30OK.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32- That sounds good.- Cool, OK.- Yeah?
0:12:32 > 0:12:35I just think turning that bundle of stuff into something,
0:12:35 > 0:12:38you know, I'm kind of imagining something really beautiful
0:12:38 > 0:12:41that you're going to do, it will be a fantastic process to watch,
0:12:41 > 0:12:43so I'm happy, if you are, if you want to take that on.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45- BOTH:- Yeah. - Go for it.- Brilliant.
0:12:45 > 0:12:46- Thank you.- Thanks for dropping by.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50- I can't wait to see what it looks like.- Yeah, yeah.- Bye-bye.- Bye-bye.
0:12:50 > 0:12:54So, a beechwood coffee table it is. With lime legs.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56Well, that little bundle of sticks
0:12:56 > 0:12:59could become one of our most polished projects,
0:12:59 > 0:13:02but that is a real challenge that those boys have got on their hands,
0:13:02 > 0:13:04and I hope they are up to it.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07They're up to a big challenge.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09Josh can even juggle, look.
0:13:10 > 0:13:14With a hefty budget of between £600 and £700
0:13:14 > 0:13:17and pretty basic raw materials to work with,
0:13:17 > 0:13:21will the bearded dudes really be able to branch out and create
0:13:21 > 0:13:24the classic coffee table they've promised Sarah?
0:13:27 > 0:13:30Just outside Maldon, in the county of Essex,
0:13:30 > 0:13:34is where reclamation expert Guy Trench calls home.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38As long as it's old, I think that's...
0:13:38 > 0:13:42And it's got rust to it and it's got something about its character,
0:13:42 > 0:13:44its history, that's what were looking for.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47In that case, Guy, it's your lucky day.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50Well, this petrol can has got bags of what I suppose
0:13:50 > 0:13:53you could optimistically call character. But...
0:13:53 > 0:13:56Has it got something about it that people will like enough
0:13:56 > 0:13:58to put into their house?
0:13:59 > 0:14:03Guy and right-hand man Keith are going to be the judges on that one.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07- Hi there. Nice to see you again. - Good to see you.- Hi, Keith.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09- How are you doing?- All right.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12- I've got a little something for you. - Oh, that's nice.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14It is, isn't it? We've done a few of these before.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17- Is that a good one, then? - That's a lovely one.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20That's going to look fabulous, absolutely. Table lamp.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22It's lighting, isn't it?
0:14:22 > 0:14:25- It has to be lighting, doesn't it?- Yeah.- OK.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27There's an element about that that says it's too far gone
0:14:27 > 0:14:30to go into somebody's house, so the fact that you are happy to,
0:14:30 > 0:14:32you know, you can see that's got potential...
0:14:32 > 0:14:34Yeah, that is how we like it.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36It's the old-fashioned. It's 1930s.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39It's an old can. It's got plenty of wear.
0:14:39 > 0:14:43The colours... There's a bit of white writing coming through here.
0:14:43 > 0:14:47The darker bit here, it's got marks on it. It will look amazing!
0:14:47 > 0:14:49Really, really pleased with that.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51Brilliant. I love your enthusiasm.
0:14:51 > 0:14:56OK, you've convinced me of the lamp from an old rusty can idea.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58But will the figures add up?
0:14:58 > 0:15:00So it sounds like a bit of work to do on it.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04What kind of price would it be for that made into lighting?
0:15:04 > 0:15:07I think the can - and that will come up really, really well -
0:15:07 > 0:15:09I think will be about £125.
0:15:09 > 0:15:10Yeah, OK.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13And if you would like a shade with it, Sarah, I think,
0:15:13 > 0:15:16if we could do a second-hand one, would that suit you?
0:15:16 > 0:15:18You're talking my kind of language now.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20I mainly shop in the tip, so...
0:15:20 > 0:15:22You might find one in the tip,
0:15:22 > 0:15:26- but that one there I could do for £10 for you.- So £135 all in.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29I think that leaves me some room to make some money on it.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32- I think it leaves you good room. - I think it's in safe hands,
0:15:32 > 0:15:36so, good luck making it over, and I hope it looks great.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39- Thank you, Sarah.- Fantastic. Thanks, Keith. See you soon.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41- See you.- Bye-bye.- Bye-bye.
0:15:42 > 0:15:46Well, Guy has certainly got me all revved up about that old petrol can.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49It looks horrible at the moment, but the game he's talking,
0:15:49 > 0:15:52it's going to look fantastic when it's converted.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57Sarah is full of confidence, but there's a long road
0:15:57 > 0:16:01before this diesel disaster becomes a design delight.
0:16:01 > 0:16:05Although, Mr Bright Side Guy is raring to go.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09It's a great, great, great can. Looking forward to doing this job.
0:16:12 > 0:16:17With a budget of £135, Guy and Keith have their work cut out
0:16:17 > 0:16:20giving the old fuel can a bright new future.
0:16:24 > 0:16:29Back in Sussex, Sarah has discarded the colander and barbed wire
0:16:29 > 0:16:31in order to work on the copper pipes
0:16:31 > 0:16:34that she's hoping can be turned into cold, hard cash.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39I love a bit of copper piping.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42I always think it's going to be brilliant to make something out of,
0:16:42 > 0:16:45until I get a hold of it, and then I find it a little bit intimidating.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47But I have got a plan.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50I'm thinking a candelabra would be lovely,
0:16:50 > 0:16:53because these could be very fine and refined.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56I've actually been inspired by my old gate post.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59This has been lying around for ages,
0:16:59 > 0:17:02and it used to be the farm gate coming into the...
0:17:02 > 0:17:04into the garden, and I'm just thinking,
0:17:04 > 0:17:06if we could use some of the lovely parts of this -
0:17:06 > 0:17:08like the fact that it's got good colours on it
0:17:08 > 0:17:11lots of age to it - and combine it with a bit of copper,
0:17:11 > 0:17:13I might be able to make something beautiful
0:17:13 > 0:17:15to go in the middle of a table.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19First job is to get the old gate post cut to size.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24Sarah wants each candelabra base to stand about a foot high,
0:17:24 > 0:17:27so she should be able to make at least four.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29You know, you just sit there, it's fine.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34I wonder how many dogs have weed on this.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37Well, there is that thought, I suppose.
0:17:37 > 0:17:41Not sure I'd like it on my dinner table, if I'm honest.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43I think the wire brush is the tool for the job
0:17:43 > 0:17:45because I want to enhance all of the grain,
0:17:45 > 0:17:47but get rid of any of those crumbly bits, cos these have to sit
0:17:47 > 0:17:51on a very smart dining room table in the end.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53This is the way forward.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56But not before donning a safety mask.
0:17:56 > 0:18:00Dust and dog wee are never a good combination.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03But brushing will take off the top layer of the bark
0:18:03 > 0:18:05and uncover the natural beauty of the wood.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08So those four, I think, will look lovely,
0:18:08 > 0:18:12but what I've got to do now is introduce...the copper.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16What I'm hoping to do is drill some holes in the sides and have
0:18:16 > 0:18:20the pieces of copper coming up, so they look almost like a cactus,
0:18:20 > 0:18:22and I think the best thing to do is just cut them.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24And then I've got a pipe bender.
0:18:24 > 0:18:28I've never used one of those before, so that could be fun.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31Of course, you'll be very familiar with the instructions provided,
0:18:31 > 0:18:33Sarah, I'm sure.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35I wonder where it bends.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37Or maybe not.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40To use a pipe bender, you should pull the handles
0:18:40 > 0:18:44to force the pipe round the bend. Simple, really.
0:18:46 > 0:18:47It's not that.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52I reckon that bit goes on there.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55Once the pipe is sandwiched between the former and the roller,
0:18:55 > 0:18:59it's forced to bend when the handles are pushed together.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02I guess that just goes like that, and then you pull.
0:19:02 > 0:19:07You can also get hydraulic ones that require a little less strength.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09Maybe we just make one candelabra.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12Come on, use those muscles!
0:19:14 > 0:19:16Brilliant. Oh, it's... Oh!
0:19:17 > 0:19:20That's quite cool. I think I've stretched that a bit.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22That's quite cool, though, isn't it?
0:19:22 > 0:19:27So that, if I make a hole in that, and I just keep going round,
0:19:27 > 0:19:29maybe some lower, some higher,
0:19:29 > 0:19:31I think we'll have a lovely candelabra.
0:19:31 > 0:19:35And I've actually got some copper bits for joining pipes together
0:19:35 > 0:19:37to go on the ends, so when it's done,
0:19:37 > 0:19:41we should be able to get lovely, fat candles coming out of here
0:19:41 > 0:19:44and have a beautiful, high, decorative candelabra.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46SHE SIGHS
0:19:46 > 0:19:52So far, elbow grease is all Sarah's had to invest in the candelabra,
0:19:52 > 0:19:55so any money back from selling them is profit.
0:19:55 > 0:19:59That's if she manages to finish any, of course.
0:20:06 > 0:20:10Not far away, Oli and Josh have made a start
0:20:10 > 0:20:13on the lime-legged coffee table.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16They've been to collect the large beechwood round
0:20:16 > 0:20:18which they've been saving for a special project.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24This is going to be just as it is.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27We'll try and keep the bark on for the top of this coffee table.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30Because it's such a wedge, and obviously we want a nice,
0:20:30 > 0:20:34flat slab as the tabletop, we've just got to figure out
0:20:34 > 0:20:36how we're actually going to flatten it off.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39So we're just running through a couple of options,
0:20:39 > 0:20:40trying to work that one out.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43Option one, the angle grinder.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47It's very effective, but to take a few centimetres' depth
0:20:47 > 0:20:51off the whole surface will take Oli an extremely long time.
0:20:54 > 0:20:58What about using the chainsaw in some way?
0:20:59 > 0:21:01- Just have to be very, very careful.- Yeah.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03Might save a bit of time, though, if it does work.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05I think it's worth giving it a go.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11- Yeah?- Simple.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14For any youngsters watching at home just now,
0:21:14 > 0:21:19customising your skateboard with a chainsaw may look pretty cool,
0:21:19 > 0:21:23but honestly, it's not a good idea, which led to a rethink for the boys.
0:21:23 > 0:21:28We're just trying to rig up some sort of jig where we can slice
0:21:28 > 0:21:32a bit more off the beech with the chainsaw.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34But who knows if it's going to work.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39Looks like your jig needs a rejig to me.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44Oli and Josh decide that a towel for cushioning
0:21:44 > 0:21:46and ratchet straps are the answer.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49Take two.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52Without this bit of wood, their table is toast, and there are
0:21:52 > 0:21:55no second chances if this goes wrong.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57I can barely watch.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06It's going to be nice grain in there, look.
0:22:06 > 0:22:07So far, so good.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10Good luck with the rest, Oli.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12Meanwhile, Josh moves on to the lime logs,
0:22:12 > 0:22:15soon to be table legs, hopefully.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21Right, so I've just finished turning the tenons
0:22:21 > 0:22:23on our three legs.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27I've got to do the final sand on this top first,
0:22:27 > 0:22:32and then I'm going to drill some holes for our legs to slot into.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36So, really, the next thing is to take this beast
0:22:36 > 0:22:38and go stick it through the machine.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50Over in Essex, it's all hands to the pump
0:22:50 > 0:22:54as Guy and Keith get stuck into their latest up-cycling challenge -
0:22:54 > 0:22:59turning a pretty old petrol can into a pretty new table lamp.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02It's got some nice lettering which is coming out now.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04Just gives that little bit of,
0:23:04 > 0:23:05you know, history, it's all original.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08And let's try and keep as much of that on as possible,
0:23:08 > 0:23:10cos I think that's important.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15This is a lovely, distressed-looking can. Here we are.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18We can start suddenly seeing the colours start emerging.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20The red is getting redder.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23It's great just to see things transforming under your eyes.
0:23:23 > 0:23:24It's lovely to see.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29OK, let's try a bit of Jacobean on it, Keithy.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31Jacobean, eh? Nice and dark.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34Look at the colours. Yeah, it's coming up beautifully.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37Just a bit more polish down this,
0:23:37 > 0:23:41trying to get into the grain of that. That's it.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43You're doing a great job there, Keith.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45Just wait, we're not ready yet.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49We're going to have this looking really red in a minute.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52Give it the once-over with a softish rotary brush.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57Great teamwork, this.
0:23:58 > 0:24:02The brass top, which we've just given a bit of life to.
0:24:02 > 0:24:06Wire wool. Got the rest of the can to do now.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09Ah, yes, the lamp fitting.
0:24:09 > 0:24:14For that, Guy calls in the services of qualified sparky, Steve.
0:24:14 > 0:24:18So I think what we'll do is drill a hole straight through
0:24:18 > 0:24:20and we'll put a post in and then we're going to have a shade
0:24:20 > 0:24:22that goes on the top of it.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24What about the base? Is it stable enough?
0:24:24 > 0:24:27I think if we filled that with sand, we should have...
0:24:27 > 0:24:31Fill it up with sand, about this much, that will make it stable.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33Give it some weight. Good idea. OK.
0:24:33 > 0:24:39Young Steve is a dab hand with a drill. He can tap a screw thread.
0:24:39 > 0:24:44I'm tapping a thread in the tube so you can fix the fitting to the top.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48But most importantly...
0:24:48 > 0:24:50- Here she comes.- There we go.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55..he can certify that the electrical work has been carried out
0:24:55 > 0:24:57to the required safety standards.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00All right, that's that bit done. How do you like that?
0:25:00 > 0:25:02Er...
0:25:03 > 0:25:07I don't really like this silver rod coming up here, Steve.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10So, this is an antique ageing fluid
0:25:10 > 0:25:13that we're going to paint on this...
0:25:15 > 0:25:18..and you'll see that it will change colour quite quickly.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22You know, we're trying to keep it as a piece of history.
0:25:22 > 0:25:23We want to try to keep it,
0:25:23 > 0:25:27all the similar looking bits and pieces on it, the same colours.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30We don't want a sharp bit of silver metalwork showing
0:25:30 > 0:25:33on something which is old, because you know it's been added on.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36Let's try and keep everything in character, again, really important.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38Little detail, but really important, I think.
0:25:38 > 0:25:43I'm looking forward to seeing this one shining bright.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51Back at home in Sussex, Sarah is putting the final touches
0:25:51 > 0:25:53to her copper-pipe candelabra.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59So, I think although the copper is looking quite good as it is,
0:25:59 > 0:26:02I want it to look smarter and crisper and a bit more modern,
0:26:02 > 0:26:04so I thought I might try spraying it
0:26:04 > 0:26:06and see if it works well like that.
0:26:08 > 0:26:12Worth a try, I guess. Also a good idea to be outside
0:26:12 > 0:26:16when using spray paint,. You don't want those fumes going to your head.
0:26:16 > 0:26:20That is looking brilliant. Love it.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23Or maybe it's too late in Sarah's case.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32There's no denying she's pretty clever, though.
0:26:32 > 0:26:37She took a pile of old copper pipes and a rotting fence post...
0:26:39 > 0:26:41..and made these.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47Sarah has cleaned and buffed the copper uprights and joints
0:26:47 > 0:26:50with metal polish and sprayed the arms
0:26:50 > 0:26:52with bold and contemporary colours.
0:26:52 > 0:26:56The old gate post that was rotting in her garden
0:26:56 > 0:26:59provides a solid yet rustic base.
0:27:00 > 0:27:04Together, the copper and wood fusion make a real talking point
0:27:04 > 0:27:06for the centre of any dining table.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09I think it was definitely worth pursuing the different colours
0:27:09 > 0:27:11because they look much brighter and smarter
0:27:11 > 0:27:13than that drab, old copper.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17So I think the best thing to do now is get some pictures of them
0:27:17 > 0:27:19and see if anybody fancies a look at them.
0:27:28 > 0:27:33When Sarah first met Andrew, he was armed with an eclectic mix of stuff.
0:27:33 > 0:27:34I quite like that.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37And I'm liking this little collection of copper and piping,
0:27:37 > 0:27:39- all that.- The old central heating, yeah.- And I actually...
0:27:39 > 0:27:41I even like the barbed wire.
0:27:41 > 0:27:45Sarah took away a jumble of items from Andrew's van.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48But she focused on the copper pipes
0:27:48 > 0:27:51and created a collection of cracking candelabras,
0:27:51 > 0:27:54which were quickly snapped up by Leigh Farrer,
0:27:54 > 0:27:58who runs online shop The Salvage Seller from St Albans.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01I think they're amazing. They're gorgeous.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03They're absolutely stunning.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06I think they're going to sell really, really easily.
0:28:06 > 0:28:10Sarah has returned to Greater Manchester to catch up with Andrew
0:28:10 > 0:28:13and to show him what became of his copper pipes.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15Hi, Andrew.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17- Hello, Sarah.- Oh, hi, Andrew. - How are you?
0:28:17 > 0:28:19- I'm really well, how are you doing?- Hello there.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21Lovely to see you again.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23What a lovely little car you've got in there.
0:28:23 > 0:28:27It's my hobby. I hope we're going to have some nice, sunny weather
0:28:27 > 0:28:29- and then it will come out. - Fantastic.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32- You have to look after that kind of thing, don't you?- Yes, yes.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35It wasn't car bits you were dropping off when I saw you
0:28:35 > 0:28:37at the tip, you were clearing out all sorts of things.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39I was, I was, yes.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42Did you think what we might do with all your old stuff?
0:28:42 > 0:28:44I really didn't know.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46I thought I would leave it up to you
0:28:46 > 0:28:49and we'll see what sort of job you do.
0:28:49 > 0:28:51Well, I always love finding copper pipes,
0:28:51 > 0:28:54and it turned out it was something I wanted to work on.
0:28:54 > 0:28:56- I've got some pictures here to show you.- Yes.
0:28:56 > 0:29:00So, are you braced? Because this is how your copper piping
0:29:00 > 0:29:01ended up.
0:29:01 > 0:29:05Oh, right! No, I wasn't expecting that.
0:29:05 > 0:29:10That's an awful lot better than I would have thought.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13You have taken me by surprise, so I think we'll say congratulations.
0:29:13 > 0:29:15I'm really relieved.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17There's always a responsibility,
0:29:17 > 0:29:19that you want to make it into something special.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21- They were received really well. - Good.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24In fact, we created four candelabras that have sold.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26Right, lovely, lovely.
0:29:26 > 0:29:30So I've actually got £100 here for you,
0:29:30 > 0:29:31for your old copper.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34- Really?- Yeah.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37- Didn't she do well?! - HE LAUGHS
0:29:37 > 0:29:41Someone used to say that, didn't they? Yeah, well done, well done.
0:29:41 > 0:29:44- Thank you very much. - It's an absolute pleasure.
0:29:44 > 0:29:46Now, I hope that will come in useful,
0:29:46 > 0:29:47what are you going to do with it?
0:29:47 > 0:29:51It's money to buy something nice, enjoy.
0:29:51 > 0:29:55- I'm not going to spend it on groceries.- Excellent.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57You enjoy whatever you do with that.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00- Lovely to catch up and, yeah, see you at the tip again.- Yeah.
0:30:00 > 0:30:02- Nice to have met you. - Lovely surprise.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04- Thank you, Andy, bye-bye. - Bye-bye.
0:30:08 > 0:30:13Sarah spent £25 in total in transforming the copper pipes -
0:30:13 > 0:30:17£24 on the plumbing parts and £1 on the spray paint.
0:30:17 > 0:30:22They were sold for £125, which leaves £100 profit
0:30:22 > 0:30:24with a very surprised Andrew.
0:30:24 > 0:30:28Well, that was a fantastic reaction to the copper-pipe candelabra.
0:30:28 > 0:30:30I think Andrew definitely approved
0:30:30 > 0:30:33and he's got 100 quid to go and have a good time on us.
0:30:39 > 0:30:43Flushed with the success from the sale of the old copper plumbing,
0:30:43 > 0:30:47Sarah has returned to West Sussex to find out how Josh and Oli
0:30:47 > 0:30:51have got on with the load of lime logs she left them with.
0:30:51 > 0:30:53Let's cover this baby up.
0:30:53 > 0:30:55Yeah, so I'm really excited for Sarah to come cos,
0:30:55 > 0:30:58from the pile of little sticks that she gave us,
0:30:58 > 0:30:59I think we've created something quite cool.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02I think we're pretty happy with the final outcome,
0:31:02 > 0:31:04so hopefully Sarah will be too.
0:31:04 > 0:31:08I love commissioning a table, but leaving 600 to 700 quid
0:31:08 > 0:31:11and a pile of old sticks, that is a real challenge.
0:31:11 > 0:31:13I hope the boys have pulled it off.
0:31:13 > 0:31:18When Sarah picked up the uninspiring limewood sticks,
0:31:18 > 0:31:20they were ready for the skip.
0:31:26 > 0:31:30Oli and Josh have exceeded expectations this time.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32With a cross-section of beech tree,
0:31:32 > 0:31:36they've created a beautiful woodland coffee table
0:31:36 > 0:31:38using the limewood as the legs,
0:31:38 > 0:31:41only three of which touch the ground.
0:31:41 > 0:31:45The rest add a decorative feature, floating as if in mid-air.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51The beech top has been sympathetically varnished and waxed,
0:31:51 > 0:31:55showing the wood's natural characteristic to the full.
0:31:55 > 0:31:59Finally, walnut wooden wedges have been carved and put in place
0:31:59 > 0:32:02to prevent further expansion of the cracks.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04Hello?
0:32:04 > 0:32:08- Hello.- Oh, it's busy around here. How are you doing? Hello.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11- You all right? - Yeah, really well.- Good.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14- Is that it?- This is that. - It's huge.- It is, isn't it?
0:32:14 > 0:32:16- Come on!- Yeah?
0:32:19 > 0:32:21Guys, it's beautiful.
0:32:22 > 0:32:23That is amazing.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28- Well done! That's fabulous. - Thank you.- I love it.- Good, good.
0:32:28 > 0:32:29Are you pleased with it?
0:32:29 > 0:32:33- Yeah, very pleased.- Yeah, we almost don't want to let it go, actually.
0:32:33 > 0:32:35Oh, really? Well, maybe we can do a deal.
0:32:35 > 0:32:37That is so clever.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39It looks like hardly any of it is touching the ground.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41- Is it supposed to be like that? - BOTH:- Yeah.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43There's three legs.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45- It's so interesting, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:32:45 > 0:32:49- Well, this slab of beech is such a nice bit of wood.- It is lovely.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52- So this is the bit you've been saving for ages, is it?- Yeah.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54I love what you've done with these bits.
0:32:54 > 0:32:56They look like a nightmare to do. Are they difficult?
0:32:56 > 0:33:01We make it up and cut it into the shape first,
0:33:01 > 0:33:04- and then you can slice off your keys.- OK.
0:33:04 > 0:33:08And then you have to place your key over the split where you want it
0:33:08 > 0:33:10and really finely draw around it,
0:33:10 > 0:33:13and then you can, using a router, take out the meat of it,
0:33:13 > 0:33:16and then you've got to finish it off by hand with a chisel.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19- Just to get that lovely, sharp, crispy...- Yeah.- ..edge to it.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22So, these ties, it's mainly just a visual thing,
0:33:22 > 0:33:25- making a feature out of the splits. - Yeah. It works really well.
0:33:25 > 0:33:26Have you counted? How old is it?
0:33:26 > 0:33:29No, we haven't actually. It's going to take a while.
0:33:29 > 0:33:30While you're counting that,
0:33:30 > 0:33:32maybe we could discuss some other figures.
0:33:32 > 0:33:34How was the budget?
0:33:34 > 0:33:37- Well, I think we said £600 or £700. - Yeah.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39And I think we'd be happy with £700.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41Well, I think you've done a fantastic job.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43I'm very pleased with that.
0:33:43 > 0:33:47- Good.- So, are you going to help me out with it, then?- Yeah.- No.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49Oh, Josh!
0:33:49 > 0:33:51Some designers would be really stumped
0:33:51 > 0:33:53if you left them with a pile of old twigs,
0:33:53 > 0:33:56but Josh and Oli have completely made that their own.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58Somebody is going to love that table.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00She seemed really chuffed.
0:34:00 > 0:34:01And, like, as are we.
0:34:01 > 0:34:05I mean, this is a great project and I really enjoyed working on it.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08And, yeah, it's something that we love to do as well,
0:34:08 > 0:34:10working with big old slabs like this.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14Sarah's spotted Barry back in Bredbury,
0:34:14 > 0:34:17and he already had a handle on what his wood could be used for.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19It's good for carving something, that's about it.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22Really? Can I have a closer look?
0:34:22 > 0:34:24Yeah, of course you can.
0:34:24 > 0:34:28Sarah was so taken with the lime logs that she took them away.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31In the capable hands of Josh and Oli,
0:34:31 > 0:34:34it became the legs of a wonderful woodland coffee table.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37In order to drum up a sale,
0:34:37 > 0:34:41Sarah advertised the table on social media.
0:34:41 > 0:34:43She has now returned to near Bredbury
0:34:43 > 0:34:47to show Barry what became of his boot full of lime.
0:34:51 > 0:34:52- Hi, Barry.- Hello. How are you?
0:34:52 > 0:34:55- Yeah, I'm really well. Nice to see you.- And you, yes.
0:34:55 > 0:34:58Loving your house. All these lovely old-fashioned details.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00You're not dropping this off at the tip yet, are you?
0:35:00 > 0:35:03No, no, I don't think so. Couldn't afford to replace it!
0:35:03 > 0:35:06So, your big lime tree, that was in the garden here, was it?
0:35:06 > 0:35:08Yeah, yeah. Yeah.
0:35:08 > 0:35:09Blocking all the light out.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11And I took the little bundle of logs,
0:35:11 > 0:35:14I took it off to quite near me, actually, in West Sussex,
0:35:14 > 0:35:17to some great lads called Josh and Oli,
0:35:17 > 0:35:22who love using natural wood in the round and twigs and logs.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24So, what do you think we did with them?
0:35:24 > 0:35:26I'd have thought something nice,
0:35:26 > 0:35:29I'd have thought something like a wind chime.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32I'm sure it's going to be good, whatever you've done with it.
0:35:32 > 0:35:34- I've got some pictures to show you. - Smashing.
0:35:34 > 0:35:39Your lime logs have been put to good use and made into a coffee table.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41Well, that's good, isn't it?
0:35:41 > 0:35:44They have put pretty much all the ones I collected underneath
0:35:44 > 0:35:48to make some legs. Only three of the legs touch the ground.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50- That's brilliant, isn't it? - Do you approve?
0:35:50 > 0:35:53What a good job. Yeah, yeah.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56- Really, really good. - I haven't managed to sell it yet.
0:35:56 > 0:35:59It's one of those pieces I need people to get their hands on
0:35:59 > 0:36:02and really appreciate all the craftsmanship that's gone into it.
0:36:02 > 0:36:03- Yeah.- When I have sold it,
0:36:03 > 0:36:06I'm sure there'll be profit to bring back to you.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09So I don't know... If I can make a bit of money,
0:36:09 > 0:36:12I don't know if you've got any ideas what you might do with it?
0:36:12 > 0:36:15I think something like Teenage Cancer Trust, you know,
0:36:15 > 0:36:18they're always looking for money, them sorts of trusts,
0:36:18 > 0:36:20but Teenage Cancer, I think, yeah.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22That'll be a good stopping point, that.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25OK, well, I'm spurred on even more to try and sell it and I'm hoping
0:36:25 > 0:36:27there'll be a buyer out there who loves it as much as I do,
0:36:27 > 0:36:29cos I think it's a great piece.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31I look forward to you selling it,
0:36:31 > 0:36:33obviously now, I can give it to charity.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35Yeah, great, what a good job, yeah.
0:36:35 > 0:36:36- Smashing.- Thank you ever so much.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39- Thank you very much.- Bye-bye. - Bye now. Bye.
0:36:46 > 0:36:51The coffee table cost £700 to have commissioned from Josh and Oli.
0:36:51 > 0:36:55As yet, it remains unsold, which could mean a potential loss.
0:36:55 > 0:36:59However, I have no doubt that a sale is imminent.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04Well, there's profit be made on that table, and as soon as I've sold it,
0:37:04 > 0:37:08I'll be back in touch with Barry and hopefully handing over a profit.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16In Essex, Sarah is on her way to see
0:37:16 > 0:37:19how Guy has fared with the battered petrol can.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23I think Sarah is going to like this a lot.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25You know, she's a recycler like myself
0:37:25 > 0:37:28and seeing it brought back into another life,
0:37:28 > 0:37:30I think it will tick her box.
0:37:30 > 0:37:31Let's hope so.
0:37:31 > 0:37:36Sarah left Guy with an old, unusable petrol can.
0:37:36 > 0:37:40The metal was rusted and it had holes,
0:37:40 > 0:37:42but for some reason, Guy was over the moon with it.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51And now I can see why.
0:37:51 > 0:37:56The once useless can has become a quirky fully functional table lamp.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00Guy has lost none of the character and has instead
0:38:00 > 0:38:04brought out its features to the full, by treating the metalwork.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08The simple shade complements it perfectly.
0:38:08 > 0:38:12All in all, making it a shadow of its former self.
0:38:14 > 0:38:16- Hi there.- Hi, Sarah.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19- Lovely to see you. - Lovely to see you again.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21That's worked really well.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24- Hasn't it? Yes, hasn't it? - Fantastic.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27Now, it was a good, strong, starting piece, wasn't it?
0:38:27 > 0:38:30But the scale of that is really good, isn't it?
0:38:30 > 0:38:32I think it really does work well.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34It's just lovely to preserve something
0:38:34 > 0:38:36which is a bit of our history.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38It says petrol can on the tin, and it really is.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41But we've saved it from the dump.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43They're not going to be making these again,
0:38:43 > 0:38:45so I'm pleased you like it.
0:38:45 > 0:38:49I know you said you were going to dig us out a £10 shade,
0:38:49 > 0:38:51but I think I left you with £125 for the can.
0:38:51 > 0:38:56- Anywhere near that?- Yes, we're going to do it for £135, you're in budget.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59In budget and in luck, because it's looking great.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01The combination, I like the black with the red.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03- Yes.- It's got a great look.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05You want to pick it up, carry it away
0:39:05 > 0:39:08- and put it on your desk, don't you? I think it's lovely.- Yeah.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11So, why don't you do just that, Sarah?
0:39:11 > 0:39:14- Thank you so much.- Thank you, Sarah, I'm glad you're pleased with it.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16I am pleased with it. Let me take it away right now.
0:39:16 > 0:39:20And hopefully find a buyer desperate to put it on their desk.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24That is a very successful project... in the can.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28I think Sarah felt very happy about that.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30It was something which was pretty ropey,
0:39:30 > 0:39:35but I knew it was going to be a good one when we got our hands on it
0:39:35 > 0:39:37and cleaned it up and electrified it,
0:39:37 > 0:39:40and I think she's going to sell that well.
0:39:41 > 0:39:45From its early days in the tip at the back of John's van...
0:39:45 > 0:39:48It used to be my father-in-law's, but he's no longer with us.
0:39:48 > 0:39:49It's charming.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52To me it was just a bit of scrap metal,
0:39:52 > 0:39:55so anything she can make is good, really.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58..to a revamped lamp.
0:39:58 > 0:40:01It certainly wasn't going to sit on Sarah's shelf for long,
0:40:01 > 0:40:06as regular client Nick from online retro retailers Smithers of Stamford
0:40:06 > 0:40:09was quick to see its potential.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12Very nice. I think someone would like this for their man cave.
0:40:13 > 0:40:17Sarah has travelled to just outside Bredbury to meet up with John
0:40:17 > 0:40:22and show him what became of his father-in-law's rusty old can.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29- Hi there.- Hi.- How are you doing? - Not bad, how are you?
0:40:29 > 0:40:31- Very well, thank you.- Good.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34So, I was trying to remember what you were doing at the tip,
0:40:34 > 0:40:36because not all the stuff going there was yours, was it?
0:40:36 > 0:40:38Not all of it, no. We're downsizing,
0:40:38 > 0:40:41we're moving to a new house, so we had to get rid of some
0:40:41 > 0:40:43of the stuff, and we had some of my late father-in-law's stuff
0:40:43 > 0:40:46here as well, so, unfortunately, needs must, it had to go.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49- OK, so it was the red petrol can... - Petrol can, yeah.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51..that really caught my eye,
0:40:51 > 0:40:53so do you know how long he'd had it, or if he'd used it?
0:40:53 > 0:40:55It's just something that's always been there.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57He had oil in it for his chainsaw
0:40:57 > 0:41:00and it's something that's always been there,
0:41:00 > 0:41:02so it had to go, unfortunately.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04Had you had any thoughts about what we might have done with it?
0:41:04 > 0:41:08No, not really. It's a petrol can, what...?
0:41:08 > 0:41:11But you said you could do something, so we'll see.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14I took it to Essex, to a guy called Guy, actually,
0:41:14 > 0:41:17who specialises in making lighting out of your kind of petrol can,
0:41:17 > 0:41:20and I've got pictures to show you of what he did with it.
0:41:20 > 0:41:24- Oh, right.- Here is your petrol can.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26- Oh, wow.- Do you recognise it?
0:41:28 > 0:41:31Sort of, but I didn't expect you to do that with it.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33It does look pretty rustic, still,
0:41:33 > 0:41:36but it's been transformed into a lovely, lovely light.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38- That looks lovely.- Yeah?
0:41:38 > 0:41:40Do you think your father-in-law would have approved?
0:41:40 > 0:41:43I think he would have done, yeah. That's amazing.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46Well, it is something that has sold.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48I have got £20 profit there.
0:41:48 > 0:41:50- Thank you.- To give to you.
0:41:50 > 0:41:53Thanks very much. I didn't expect any profit.
0:41:53 > 0:41:55Well, yeah, you might get enough
0:41:55 > 0:41:57to put a bit of petrol in your car or something.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00Well, my son's getting married in two weeks, so that will go...
0:42:00 > 0:42:02I'm sure that'll go somewhere to him.
0:42:02 > 0:42:05Maybe you could have a round on us, and just say thank you so much.
0:42:05 > 0:42:07- Enjoy the wedding.- You're welcome.
0:42:07 > 0:42:09- Thanks a lot. I'll try. - That was lovely. Thank you so much
0:42:09 > 0:42:12- for letting us have some of your time today.- You're welcome.
0:42:12 > 0:42:14- All right then. It was great to catch up. Bye.- Thank you. Bye now.
0:42:18 > 0:42:24The petrol can cost £135 to have converted into lighting.
0:42:25 > 0:42:28Sarah sold the finished light for £155,
0:42:28 > 0:42:32and that left John with a profit of £20.
0:42:32 > 0:42:36Well, that old petrol definitely fuelled Guy's imagination,
0:42:36 > 0:42:38and I think John approved of what we did with it.
0:42:44 > 0:42:49Sarah salvaged three items from the Bredbury recycling centre.
0:42:50 > 0:42:55Barry's lime logs now hold up an amazing beech coffee table.
0:42:56 > 0:43:00Andrew's copper pipes became colourful candelabras.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04And John's old petrol can has been transformed
0:43:04 > 0:43:06into motor-themed lighting.
0:43:08 > 0:43:11Well, it never ceases to amaze me what can be done
0:43:11 > 0:43:15with a load of old rubbish, a lot of hard work and a bit of creativity.