0:00:03 > 0:00:06Ooh, just before you throw those away...
0:00:06 > 0:00:09How do you make money for nothing?
0:00:09 > 0:00:11- Can I have it?- You can have it, yes.
0:00:11 > 0:00:16The answer could be hiding in the 30 million tonnes of household waste
0:00:16 > 0:00:18we throw out every year.
0:00:18 > 0:00:22Now, this is one seriously unusual tip find.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24That is why entrepreneur Sarah Moore
0:00:24 > 0:00:28wants to get her hands on things before they hit the skip.
0:00:30 > 0:00:34I'm a passionate user, maker and buyer of old stuff.
0:00:34 > 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 sell it for profit.
0:00:42 > 0:00:46And with some of the country's elite designers and makers...
0:00:46 > 0:00:48These were going to be thrown away, seriously?
0:00:48 > 0:00:50I love it, love it, love it.
0:00:50 > 0:00:54..she can transform her finds into desirable...
0:00:54 > 0:00:55It looks brand-new.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57..valuable...
0:00:57 > 0:00:59You are joking?
0:00:59 > 0:01:02..and hopefully saleable items.
0:01:02 > 0:01:03That is a triumph!
0:01:05 > 0:01:08If Sarah is successful, then she can hand the profits back
0:01:08 > 0:01:10to the very people who had no idea
0:01:10 > 0:01:14there was cash to be made from their trash.
0:01:14 > 0:01:15That is amazing!
0:01:28 > 0:01:32Today, Sarah finds herself in Altrincham, near Manchester,
0:01:32 > 0:01:35home to this delightful recycling centre.
0:01:35 > 0:01:36A stool that's not cool,
0:01:36 > 0:01:38a three-piece suite that is anything but,
0:01:38 > 0:01:40or a cabinet and that's just had it,
0:01:40 > 0:01:43can all be transformed into stunning items
0:01:43 > 0:01:46with that wow factor to make some money for nothing.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54Yes, it's Sarah's mission to seek out three items that can go
0:01:54 > 0:01:59from unwanted and tired to sought-after and desired.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01Sarah, queen of tips.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04Her Majesty has special permission to rummage here
0:02:04 > 0:02:08and it's not long before she's sniffed out her first curio
0:02:08 > 0:02:10in Luther's boot.
0:02:10 > 0:02:15- Hello, hello.- Oh, hello. - Big clear-out? Garage, is it?
0:02:15 > 0:02:16Well, moving home,
0:02:16 > 0:02:19so this is the start of getting rid of a load of rubbish.
0:02:19 > 0:02:20How long have you got till you move?
0:02:20 > 0:02:23- Well, we have probably a couple of weeks or so.- Oh, really?
0:02:23 > 0:02:25- So the pressure's mounting? - Definitely.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28- This is just the start, you know. - It's a good start. What's that?
0:02:28 > 0:02:33Well, it used to be the father-in-law's. He died recently.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36- What is it?- Well, it's just an old ammeter-type thing.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38- He used to work for Shell. - Oh, really?
0:02:38 > 0:02:40In the electrical department.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44He was 97 years of age, so it could be quite old.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47You don't see stuff like that any more!
0:02:47 > 0:02:51An ammeter is used for measuring the strength of an electrical current.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54Nowadays, it fits in the palm of your hand,
0:02:54 > 0:02:57but this one has its own carry case.
0:02:57 > 0:02:58It was destined for the tip,
0:02:58 > 0:03:01but, you know, if you can make use of it, make use of it.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04- Do you know something? I would love to have that.- OK.- Brilliant.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06- Thank you so much.- OK.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08It's like a handbag, look.
0:03:08 > 0:03:13Oh, that is a SHOCKING idea! Get it? Voltage, shocking?
0:03:13 > 0:03:15Oh, all right, I give up.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18But Luther's pleased to see the back of it.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20To me, I've got enough old stuff at home.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22And don't need any more, thank you very much!
0:03:26 > 0:03:29I love my new ammeter. Have you seen it?
0:03:29 > 0:03:33Look at it. It's a stunning little piece of industrial equipment.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36I know exactly who to take this to
0:03:36 > 0:03:38to make this into something fantastic.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45If you like lamps made from all sorts of crazy stuff,
0:03:45 > 0:03:47Guy Trench is your man.
0:03:49 > 0:03:54Handyman Guy works tirelessly with his band of happy helpers
0:03:54 > 0:03:58to make one-of-a-kind furnishings from...well, anything, really.
0:04:00 > 0:04:04I used to be a North Sea diver, and I spent ten years doing that.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06My grandmother was an antique dealer,
0:04:06 > 0:04:08so I thought I'd try antiques.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10My wife said to me, "Guy, you're good with your hands.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12"Why don't you cobble together something old?"
0:04:12 > 0:04:16And so I got some old bowling balls and turned those into table lamps
0:04:16 > 0:04:19and I thought, if I can do bowling balls, why can't I do cricket balls?
0:04:19 > 0:04:22And I thought, if I can do a cricket balls, I'll just try a cricket bat!
0:04:22 > 0:04:25I did a cricket bat and then I was really on my way.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28I love using reclaimed material. You can't beat it.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33With Guy and his gang lined up,
0:04:33 > 0:04:37it looks like the old ammeter will be electrified once again.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47One down with to two go and Sarah's struggling.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51If I could make things out of polystyrene and cardboard...
0:04:51 > 0:04:52I'd be on to a winner.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58Luckily, it looks like Andrew's boot is going to offer a better bounty.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01What else have you got in there, then? Got the kitchen sink...
0:05:02 > 0:05:05- You're chucking those out? - I was going to weigh them in.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07What does weighing them in...?
0:05:07 > 0:05:09- I'll take them to the local recyclers...- Yeah?
0:05:09 > 0:05:12And they'll give me money for them as scrap metal.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15Andrew's well aware that scrap metal merchants locally
0:05:15 > 0:05:18will only offer around 5p a kilo.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21So with that lot of old-school science lab stools,
0:05:21 > 0:05:23he could make...ooh, 50p!
0:05:23 > 0:05:25I love them.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29So he might just be better off taking a gamble on Sarah
0:05:29 > 0:05:31and her moneymaking plans.
0:05:32 > 0:05:33Where are these from, then?
0:05:33 > 0:05:36I used to work in a school - they were original lab seats,
0:05:36 > 0:05:38- I think they were.- Yeah, yeah.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40They're the same, they're just rusty.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43- We don't mind a bit of rust.- No? - No, they're lovely.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46- So what will you do with these? - I'm not going to tell you.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49But I'm good to come back and show you. Brilliant.
0:05:49 > 0:05:50I shall take those away.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53- I am really chuffed with those, thanks ever so much!- All right.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55- Bye-bye.- Bye!
0:05:55 > 0:05:59I'm pretty sure Andrew won't regret giving those stools to Sarah
0:05:59 > 0:06:01rather than selling them for scrap.
0:06:01 > 0:06:05But does he think Sarah and the stool will have a good chemistry?
0:06:05 > 0:06:08You can use the tubular steel in those shapes and weld them
0:06:08 > 0:06:11together to make all sorts of endless possibilities.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18Hmm... Not very comfortable at the moment, but one day
0:06:18 > 0:06:21these stacking stools are going to be fantastic again.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24There's seven of them, so there's money to be made here.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26We just need to find the right person who loves this retro look
0:06:26 > 0:06:29to update them. And I think I know who that is.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37Say hello to Josh and Oli, designer makers,
0:06:37 > 0:06:39business partners and best friends.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46These boys use natural and recycled materials to create
0:06:46 > 0:06:50handcrafted furnishings and high-end interior pieces.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58We kind of joined forces in 2013 and started working together.
0:06:58 > 0:07:03The best thing about working here is probably when you have a new idea
0:07:03 > 0:07:05for something and you can just kind of come in,
0:07:05 > 0:07:06you've got all the tools you need,
0:07:06 > 0:07:08you can sit down with your sketchbook.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10I mean, the feeling that you get
0:07:10 > 0:07:12when you make something actually original,
0:07:12 > 0:07:15and it's come from your mind and you then take that idea
0:07:15 > 0:07:19and bring it into the physical world, yeah, it's an amazing thing.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21I just hope that amazing feeling
0:07:21 > 0:07:25will extend to her newly acquired science lab stools.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35We're two down and three is the magic number for Sarah,
0:07:35 > 0:07:39as the next item she finds will be all hers.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43What people throw away drives me nuts.
0:07:43 > 0:07:44See, wing nut, get it?
0:07:45 > 0:07:47Will you get on with it?!
0:07:47 > 0:07:51Sure enough, she soon spots Les, whose boot full of bags
0:07:51 > 0:07:54is like a lucky dip to our Sarah.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57So talk me through what's in here. Anything I might be interested in?
0:07:57 > 0:07:59- What's in there?- Haven't got a clue.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03Here you are. Just take it out and have a look.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06- I might like some of this stuff. - It's up to you, love.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09- You can take what you want. - These are quite sweet.- What's that?
0:08:09 > 0:08:10Oh, the coat hangers.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14Only Sarah could get so excited about a load of old hangers.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18Hopefully, she can find something just a bit more interesting.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21There seems to be a coat hanger theme going on here.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25- Well, it looks that way, doesn't it? - Oh, my word, more?
0:08:25 > 0:08:26Ridiculous!
0:08:26 > 0:08:30Les is sorting through his recently departed uncle's belongings.
0:08:30 > 0:08:31- How old was he?- He was 90-odd.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34And he just loved hoarding things, did he?
0:08:34 > 0:08:37- Well, that's what people do, isn't it, duck?- I do.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40Les isn't one for standing round chatting, so it's up to Sarah
0:08:40 > 0:08:44to see if she can dig out anything other than hangers.
0:08:44 > 0:08:45Oh, there goes Les.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48It's like being underneath a Christmas tree here.
0:08:48 > 0:08:49There you go, kids.
0:08:49 > 0:08:53Bags of hangers! Merry Christmas!
0:08:53 > 0:08:55Lovely. Thank you very much for letting me have a little rummage.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59If I find anything interesting, can I keep in touch?
0:08:59 > 0:09:01- You do what you like. - Oh, lovely!
0:09:01 > 0:09:03Les clearly has a lot to get through,
0:09:03 > 0:09:08so Sarah's grabbed a few choice bags for a longer rummage on her own.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12Oh, wow! Look in here.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16Let me guess, more hangers?
0:09:21 > 0:09:24Metres and metres of old fabric.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26It's quite narrow, that means it's old.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29Anything that's 30 inches wide, old fabric, is sort of 1940s,
0:09:29 > 0:09:32from when they made things on the narrow loom.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35But I think there's huge potential here to turn a profit.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37And I'd love to have a go at making some projects out of this.
0:09:37 > 0:09:41And with that, Sarah has her three items.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45Guy and his team will jump to it with Luther's ammeter,
0:09:45 > 0:09:49Josh and Oli will experiment with Andrew's science stools
0:09:49 > 0:09:51and Sarah will go the extra yard
0:09:51 > 0:09:55with the metres and metres of Les's fabric.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58Today, I managed to gather yet another unusual hoard of items
0:09:58 > 0:10:00which I think, once re-imagined,
0:10:00 > 0:10:03stand a real chance of making some money for nothing.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10Near Maldon, in rural Essex, is the workshop of antiques
0:10:10 > 0:10:13and reclamation mastermind Guy Trench,
0:10:13 > 0:10:16who, with the support of his assistant Keith,
0:10:16 > 0:10:21is a hugely talented trash-tackler with a bit of a liking for lighting.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23Always looking forward to seeing Sarah.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26She brings quite interesting things to me.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29I love things that come out of skips, totally worth nothing
0:10:29 > 0:10:31and when I get hold of it, hopefully
0:10:31 > 0:10:33I can make it worth something to somebody else.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37He might get a shock when he sees what she's chanced with this time.
0:10:37 > 0:10:41Well, I have to say this is one of the quirkier items that I've saved.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44Who knows what Guy might be able to make out of it?
0:10:45 > 0:10:50- Hello, hello!- Hi, Sarah. - Lovely to see you.- And you, my dear.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52I've got a little something
0:10:52 > 0:10:54and I don't know if you can do anything with it.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57But have you seen anything like that before?
0:10:58 > 0:11:01I don't know what you've brought me this time.
0:11:02 > 0:11:06Oh! It's an altimeter? A meter.
0:11:06 > 0:11:10- Keith!- Hello? - Come and look at this.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12- Hi, Keith.- Hi, Sarah, how you doing?
0:11:12 > 0:11:14- Yeah, really well, how are you? - Good, thanks.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16- What do you reckon to that?- It's quite smart, isn't it?- Isn't it?
0:11:16 > 0:11:19Whether it can actually be put to any good use is...
0:11:19 > 0:11:23well, is a problem I'd like to leave to you.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25That's right, Sarah, pass the buck!
0:11:25 > 0:11:30I think this, polished up, would look really good.
0:11:30 > 0:11:31- Don't you think, Keith?- Yeah.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34This out here is all patina, it's lovely.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38And I think we could just work the lovely waxes into this
0:11:38 > 0:11:39and you'll get a lovely colour there.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42Round the outsides, a bit of leather polish on there?
0:11:42 > 0:11:44It will look good, won't it?
0:11:44 > 0:11:47Yes, yes, it'll look nice. But what could it be?
0:11:47 > 0:11:49- Um...- And make it into lighting?
0:11:49 > 0:11:52Make it into a light, of course, yeah. Definitely a lamp.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55A lamp, of course. Why aren't I surprised?
0:11:55 > 0:11:57In terms of converting it,
0:11:57 > 0:11:59are you thinking it would stand on something?
0:11:59 > 0:12:03- Um... What about a wall light? - Yeah.- I don't know.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07Once that's cleaned up, half shade on it...
0:12:07 > 0:12:10Because that's in your eye when you walk into places. Boof!
0:12:10 > 0:12:11"Boof" indeed.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13But there's a spark of inspiration from Keith too.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16I'm wondering whether you'd get a little LED or something in there
0:12:16 > 0:12:19- to light that up.- That's a nice idea.- Yeah?- Might be able to do it.
0:12:19 > 0:12:24- What kind of money am I looking at? - I think about £125.- OK.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26- Um...- I'm really happy to leave it with you.- Yeah.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29Just do what you can, turn it into something functional
0:12:29 > 0:12:30and saleable, then, you know,
0:12:30 > 0:12:33I'm not going to be able to go wrong on that. That would be great.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37- Lovely, always a pleasure. - Lovely to see you again.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39- Take care, Keith, nice to see you. Bye-bye!- Bye-bye!
0:12:41 > 0:12:44Well, that ammeter is going to look amazing
0:12:44 > 0:12:46when Guy has finished with it.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50He's certainly the man to put a bit more energy back into that ammeter.
0:12:50 > 0:12:54And Sarah's empowered Guy to get creative.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57If we can get maybe an LED or light inside it.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59Yep, I think you've got a great wall light.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01She's done well on her skipping this time!
0:13:01 > 0:13:04Sarah's probably not in the mood for skipping,
0:13:04 > 0:13:09having committed a hefty £125 to the project for Guy
0:13:09 > 0:13:11and his team's labour and materials.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13They're going to have to give it quite a finish
0:13:13 > 0:13:16if Sarah's going to sell it on for a profit.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23In the West Sussex countryside, near the small village of Halnaker,
0:13:23 > 0:13:26designers Josh and Oli are anticipating Sarah's arrival.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29Just a little bit nervous.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32We could have a situation in which we just don't know what we're doing.
0:13:32 > 0:13:33She's usually got a knack
0:13:33 > 0:13:36- of bringing some pretty crazy stuff along with her.- Yeah, yeah.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38I don't know what you mean(!)
0:13:38 > 0:13:39I know loads of different people
0:13:39 > 0:13:41who might be able to take on these stools.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44But I'm after a really handmade quality to them
0:13:44 > 0:13:46and some emphasis on craftsmanship.
0:13:49 > 0:13:50Hello?
0:13:50 > 0:13:53- Hiya! Look what I've got!- Wow.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56- There's good news - there's more, hold on.- OK, cool.- Nice.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01- I've got seven.- OK.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04Are you bragging or complaining, Sarah?
0:14:05 > 0:14:07What do you think of them?
0:14:07 > 0:14:10- I think they're great, yeah.- Yeah? First impressions, all right?
0:14:10 > 0:14:13- It's really nice.- I mean, all they need is just some freshening up
0:14:13 > 0:14:17- and some nice wooden tops.- I think that's the key, nice wooden tops.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20I was thinking that you might just put a bit
0:14:20 > 0:14:22of recycled old plank or something.
0:14:22 > 0:14:27Charming! To be fair, Sarah, you did bring recycled old ironmongery.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30So I'm sort of hoping that they would look really lovely
0:14:30 > 0:14:33and high-end and somebody wants to buy them to go around their...
0:14:33 > 0:14:35breakfast bar or something like that.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37Well, she's ambitious, I'll give her that.
0:14:37 > 0:14:41I think the contrast between the old flaky paint and rusty metal
0:14:41 > 0:14:43and a new sort of polished hardwood top,
0:14:43 > 0:14:45I think that would look really smart.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48I would probably have one of those in my kitchen diner or whatever.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50Well, funny you should say that, you may be able to.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53Because there are seven here and, from my experience,
0:14:53 > 0:14:54things normally sell better in pairs.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57So I was thinking maybe we should just do six of them.
0:14:57 > 0:14:58Hear that, Josh?
0:14:58 > 0:15:02Just doing six out of the seven stools leaves a set of spare
0:15:02 > 0:15:05dirty, rusty legs for you! You lucky fella!
0:15:05 > 0:15:06So what wood would you use?
0:15:06 > 0:15:08I would say we would go and buy some new planks,
0:15:08 > 0:15:11maybe walnut or oak, sycamore, maple?
0:15:11 > 0:15:13I don't know... Yew? That's pretty crazy.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16Easy, tiger! You're not on Name That Tree.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19I'm really happy for you to get to the wood yard,
0:15:19 > 0:15:20see what looks best and just go for it.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23So that'll be the stool tops looking lovely,
0:15:23 > 0:15:25with carefully selected hardwoods.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28But surely those rusted legs will need a lot of work?
0:15:28 > 0:15:30Whenever you put new stuff and old stuff together,
0:15:30 > 0:15:32if you keep it quite smart,
0:15:32 > 0:15:34then you can get away with having a bit of rust.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36It's going to be cheaper than if you have to spend hours
0:15:36 > 0:15:38polishing each frame, isn't it?
0:15:38 > 0:15:40She's always got her eye on the bottom line.
0:15:40 > 0:15:41Speaking of which...
0:15:41 > 0:15:43Money, though. How much is it going to cost?
0:15:43 > 0:15:48I would say we could probably get the tops for £15 per top.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51And I mean, if we don't spend too long on the frames,
0:15:51 > 0:15:55just maybe a coat of lacquer or wax or something...
0:15:55 > 0:15:5745 a stool, then?
0:15:59 > 0:16:02- £45 each gives me a nice margin to make a bit of money on them.- OK?
0:16:02 > 0:16:06- Yeah.- 45?- We'll try and sort that them.- Done deal.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09Excellent! I think they're going to look smashing.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14That's a fantastic reaction.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17I can't wait to see half a dozen beautiful stools
0:16:17 > 0:16:21that are really fit for purpose using some lovely new materials
0:16:21 > 0:16:24to make them just look really crispy. Perfect.
0:16:25 > 0:16:31After a thorough inspection, Josh and Oli are nearly on the same page.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34- I think they've got a lot of potential...- Just imagining them
0:16:34 > 0:16:39- with a nice walnut top or something. - I like them as a range, though.
0:16:39 > 0:16:43- The idea of having a different top on each stool.- On each one?
0:16:43 > 0:16:45I reckon. I think that'd be really cool.
0:16:45 > 0:16:49Well, I'm sure they'll have worked it out by the next time we see them.
0:16:49 > 0:16:54Sarah's looking for a set of six stools at a cost of £45 per stool
0:16:54 > 0:16:57for the wood and Josh and Oli's labour,
0:16:57 > 0:17:00making a grand total of £270.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04But will those rusty legs undermine the sumptuous wooden tops
0:17:04 > 0:17:06that they have planned?
0:17:12 > 0:17:17At her home in Sussex, our material girl Sarah's itching to get started
0:17:17 > 0:17:20on that bundle of old cloth she unravelled earlier.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24Having a whole bundle like this is really exciting.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26And it's really lovely stuff.
0:17:26 > 0:17:31So I'm planning to turn this lot into fantastic scarves,
0:17:31 > 0:17:36those big wraparound ones that are really commercial at the moment.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38First she carefully measures the...
0:17:38 > 0:17:41I'm just going to make up the sides, there's just so much fabric here.
0:17:41 > 0:17:42Oh, no, my mistake.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44First she grabs some scissors,
0:17:44 > 0:17:46makes an educated guess and starts cutting.
0:17:49 > 0:17:50Perfect.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52Oof! Lucky guess!
0:17:52 > 0:17:54And after another hour or so,
0:17:54 > 0:17:57she's very accurately chopped up the lot.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59Right, so there's 15 scarves here.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03So I'm going to get these through the washing machine
0:18:03 > 0:18:05and then get them dyed.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12I can't wait to see what these look like in different colours.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16Sarah's using off-the-shelf cold water dyes.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18With just some water and salt,
0:18:18 > 0:18:21you can create vibrant colourfast tones.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24You can dye pretty much any natural fabric with these powders.
0:18:24 > 0:18:25Come to help?
0:18:25 > 0:18:29She is aiming for a range of vibrant spring colours,
0:18:29 > 0:18:31some of which are working really well.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33That's looking hot.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35Others, less so.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39That's so not blue. It's supposed to be ocean blue.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43As it happens, I quite like the purple. It's going to be all right.
0:18:43 > 0:18:44Time for green.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49I'm not sure I'm quite ready for tropical green.
0:18:49 > 0:18:50It's really green.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54Sarah adds a little yellow dye for a less Incredible Hulk
0:18:54 > 0:18:57and more halcyon springtime feel.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59Now, that's a proper spring green.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01Kind of looks like moss.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04Bramble's adding her own distressed look.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08Make yourself at home on the silk, Bramble.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11That's how it's done commercially, you know!
0:19:12 > 0:19:16After a quick dry and iron, it's time for the fiddly bit.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18So this is where the fun really begins.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20Lots of little details on it.
0:19:20 > 0:19:21Go to town with tassels and ribbons
0:19:21 > 0:19:24and make them all have their own personality, really.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26Sarah's going to roll the edges of the scarves
0:19:26 > 0:19:28and add some colourful embellishments.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31Snip little sections...
0:19:31 > 0:19:32So they're about that long,
0:19:32 > 0:19:35wrap it really tightly round and then tie it.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39And then I can just sew a little line of those
0:19:39 > 0:19:41along some of the ends of the scarves.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43I think this is going to take ages.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46But all these fantastic colours together,
0:19:46 > 0:19:49I think they're going to sell.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53That's one tassel done. Just another 300 or so to go.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55If only Bramble could lend a paw.
0:19:56 > 0:20:00Sarah's spent just £10 so far on these three packs of dye.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02But with so much sewing to get through,
0:20:02 > 0:20:04she'll have to enlist some help,
0:20:04 > 0:20:06which will all add to her costs.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14In Maldon, Guy's getting to grips with the old ammeter,
0:20:14 > 0:20:16and he's got some new plans.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19What we'll do is we'll put two little bulbs
0:20:19 > 0:20:20on the tops of each here.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24I think that will look quite quirky and cool.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26But before he gets stuck into the electrics,
0:20:26 > 0:20:30Guy still has that scruffy wooden box to restore.
0:20:31 > 0:20:32Keith?
0:20:32 > 0:20:35He's a great delegator!
0:20:35 > 0:20:38On this one here, we need your expertise on cleaning it.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42And he's calling in expert number one.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46First, Keith's attacking that ugly paint mark
0:20:46 > 0:20:48with a scalpel and some paint stripper.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50See, already you can see it starting working.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53It's already starting to slightly bubble up the varnish work.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55Here we go, it's coming off nicely.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58Now that black mark is almost invisible now.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00But before Keith attacks the rest of the box,
0:21:00 > 0:21:03Guy's keen to have a look at that leather handle,
0:21:03 > 0:21:06which is bolted to the inside.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08You never know what might be behind here.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11We don't think it's ever been off the back since it was made properly.
0:21:11 > 0:21:12Let's have a look.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15I'm on tenterhooks. What might be in there?
0:21:15 > 0:21:18A gold sovereign? Hidden Enigma codes?
0:21:20 > 0:21:24- Well, there's nothing inside it apart from the mechanism.- Oh...
0:21:24 > 0:21:27- There is some scribbling there. - Oh, it's a bit of writing, isn't it?
0:21:27 > 0:21:29There's a date in here.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31- 8/3/37.- Well!
0:21:32 > 0:21:35With the handle now free, Guy can give it some love,
0:21:35 > 0:21:38while Keith strips the rest of the box.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40Now, what I'll put on this now is a bit of leather cream.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43Whoops-a-daisy!
0:21:43 > 0:21:45Yes, we will just work that into the strap.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49Just let that dry off for a little bit longer.
0:21:49 > 0:21:50Then we will give them a bit of buff.
0:21:50 > 0:21:54And Keith's hard work on that wood has Guy inspired.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57Sometimes it's very satisfying just working with a bit of wood.
0:21:57 > 0:22:01Suddenly it all comes alive and it's becoming beautiful again.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03It is so simple to do, anybody can do this.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05But it's a great joy to do it, as well.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07Isn't that right, Keith?
0:22:07 > 0:22:09With all the varnish stripped,
0:22:09 > 0:22:12Keith polishes the wood with some clear beeswax.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17Oh, that's great-looking.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20You've done a brilliant job on that.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23Look, the leather strap has come up well, as well, hasn't it?
0:22:23 > 0:22:25Yes, Guy, we know you did that bit.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29With the box looking tiptop, it's time to light it all up.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31Call in expert number two.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33This time it's electrician Steve,
0:22:33 > 0:22:36who starts by making a small hole for the mains wire.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39OK, you want to stick with the...
0:22:39 > 0:22:42I think the old silk wire is definitely important,
0:22:42 > 0:22:46- it's keeping it in character. - It is a nice look.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48While Steve works his electrical magic,
0:22:48 > 0:22:52Guy is starting to get excited about what Sarah will think.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55I think when she sees this, she's going to go "Whoo!
0:22:55 > 0:22:58"I can make some money on this." It could be in all sorts of places.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02It just looks old-fashioned tech brought to life.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04We need to find some more of them.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07Yes, 1930s ammeters are easy to come by(!)
0:23:07 > 0:23:11Perhaps a few more months at the dump, Sarah.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14Right, OK. Put the old workings back in.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17With Steve adding two old-fashioned filament bulbs to the top,
0:23:17 > 0:23:21the rebirth of that ammeter is almost complete.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23Wow. Yeah!
0:23:26 > 0:23:30Over 100 miles away in Sussex, Josh and Oli are making a start
0:23:30 > 0:23:34on the rusty legs for the set of six old science stools.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36Should hopefully be quite a simple project.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39What we are going to do is try and leave the paint on there
0:23:39 > 0:23:41and just take off the rust,
0:23:41 > 0:23:44and hopefully get some really nice patina on the steel.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48Josh and Oli are keen that as much of the limited budget as possible
0:23:48 > 0:23:50goes into the wooden tops,
0:23:50 > 0:23:52so they are just giving the legs
0:23:52 > 0:23:55a quick rubdown with acetone and abrasive pads.
0:23:55 > 0:23:59Hopefully, that will remove the rust but leave the paint.
0:23:59 > 0:24:03So now I'm just putting on some furniture wax.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07It'll make it look a lot better and feel kind of silky smooth as well.
0:24:07 > 0:24:08It's looking good now.
0:24:08 > 0:24:10Some bits are really nice.
0:24:10 > 0:24:15Yeah, really happy with that. I think that's turned out well.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18They've achieved the Holy Grail of the clean-dirty look.
0:24:18 > 0:24:22Well played, lads. Now for the stool tops.
0:24:22 > 0:24:26Josh has secured a pile of English hardwoods.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30We are going to put a different slab of wood on each of the stools.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34So we've got oak, sycamore, that's a bit of yew.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36This is London plane.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38That's ash.
0:24:38 > 0:24:42And this bit's English walnut.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44And we're slightly worried about the English walnut,
0:24:44 > 0:24:46because it's got a bit damp.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49Hopefully that's all good inside.
0:24:49 > 0:24:50Let's have a look, shall we?
0:24:53 > 0:24:57Josh cuts a likely-looking section from the main piece.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01And it promptly splits. Ah.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04Obviously we've lost quite a big chunk there.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07It's just a case of trying to get a big enough piece
0:25:07 > 0:25:09in order to make a stool top out of it.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12Happily, there's just enough left.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14Josh gets the wood down to the right thickness,
0:25:14 > 0:25:16still hoping that it holds together.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20It's a beautiful bit of wood.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23It is, er, full of character, as you can see.
0:25:23 > 0:25:28If by character, you mean it's got large cracks in it, Josh.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30We'll be able to make a feature out of the splits and stuff like that.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32Right...
0:25:32 > 0:25:35While Josh finishes that piece of troublesome walnut,
0:25:35 > 0:25:37Oli makes a start on the next piece.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41- This is yew wood.- ME wood?
0:25:41 > 0:25:44- And everyone goes, me wood? - Would I? I would.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47It's not you wood. It's yew wood.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50I WOULD woodwork with yew wood, would you?
0:25:50 > 0:25:52Enough! It's just a type of tree.
0:25:52 > 0:25:56While Oli tackles that yew, Josh puts the first stool together
0:25:56 > 0:26:00using that filled and polished up English walnut.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02But will all that lovely wood be enough
0:26:02 > 0:26:04for that high-end sheen Sarah's after?
0:26:04 > 0:26:07It's one down, five to go.
0:26:07 > 0:26:13OAK-ay, it's PLANE to see that there's lots syca-MORE for YEW to do.
0:26:13 > 0:26:14Crack on.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21Sarah's back at home working hard to get those scarves finished.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25Having already tussled with her tassels for hours on end,
0:26:25 > 0:26:28Sarah's bitten the bullet and enlisted help.
0:26:28 > 0:26:32She's roped in her sometime assistant Ian, among others,
0:26:32 > 0:26:34to get them all done.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36As she's aiming for a high-end product
0:26:36 > 0:26:40and a high-end price tag to match, she is confident that spending a few
0:26:40 > 0:26:45more pounds on labour won't take too much of a dent out of the profits.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48- Put a tassel on each corner. - Beautiful.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50So what do you reckon one can charge
0:26:50 > 0:26:53for a hand-tasselled, hand-dyed scarf?
0:26:55 > 0:26:59Sarah's chosen the best 12 pieces of material to finish,
0:26:59 > 0:27:02and soon her tassel odyssey is complete.
0:27:04 > 0:27:08Sarah found a jumble of discarded old material in a plastic bag
0:27:08 > 0:27:10destined for the skip.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18Now they're sumptuous and vibrant scarves
0:27:18 > 0:27:20that wouldn't look out of place on a catwalk.
0:27:23 > 0:27:26With a bit of dye, some leftover thread and a lot of hard work,
0:27:26 > 0:27:30they've been transformed into a gorgeous spectrum
0:27:30 > 0:27:31of springtime loveliness.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36Well, I am really pleased with these.
0:27:36 > 0:27:40They're bright, they're beautiful, and I think they're rather lovely.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42And I've got a good idea about where to sell them.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45I need to position them up here in terms of cost, because I want
0:27:45 > 0:27:49them to be seen as a lovely, luxury item, which I think they are now.
0:27:52 > 0:27:56At the recycling centre in Altrincham, Sarah met Les while
0:27:56 > 0:28:01he was trying to throw out a load of his uncle's old coat hangers.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04There seems to be a coat hanger theme going on here.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07- Well, it looks that way, doesn't it? - Oh, my word, more?
0:28:07 > 0:28:09I know! Ridiculous.
0:28:09 > 0:28:13Among all of Les's uncle's rubbish was a bag of old fabric.
0:28:14 > 0:28:18Sarah chopped it up, dumped it into some dye
0:28:18 > 0:28:23and tied on a load of tassels to create some sublime scarves.
0:28:23 > 0:28:28They proved a perfect fit for Cowdray, Sarah's local farm shop,
0:28:28 > 0:28:29who bought all 12.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32The colours are absolutely beautiful. And the fact
0:28:32 > 0:28:35they've been handmade from something that was otherwise going
0:28:35 > 0:28:38to be thrown away really fits in with the ethos behind our business.
0:28:38 > 0:28:40And they're already in demand...
0:28:40 > 0:28:43- I love that deep purple.- So do I.
0:28:43 > 0:28:46..but not quite for what Sarah planned.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48I'd use it for a tablecloth.
0:28:49 > 0:28:51Each to their own.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56Now Sarah's back in Altrincham with some loot for Les.
0:29:00 > 0:29:02- Hi, there, Les.- Hiya, love. Hiya. Are you all right?
0:29:02 > 0:29:05- I'm very well, how you doing? - Fine, duck, thanks very much.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07You were hard at work last time I saw you.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10- You had got loads of stuff coming to the tip.- That's right.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13So, some of it was yours, but some of it belonged to your uncle.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16- Is that right?- That's right, yes. - In one of the bags, there was
0:29:16 > 0:29:18actually some fabric that I was interested in.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21I've got a picture of it to see if it's something you remember.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24I don't remember, but it would be brilliant to see it.
0:29:24 > 0:29:28That was in there, it was lots of really long strips of fabric.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30- Some of it was silk.- Fantastic.
0:29:30 > 0:29:32So do you want to see what we did with it?
0:29:32 > 0:29:34Yes, please, if you don't mind.
0:29:34 > 0:29:36I would like to see what you've done with it.
0:29:36 > 0:29:40- We turned them into scarves. - It just shows you, doesn't it?
0:29:40 > 0:29:43That's incredible, that. Oh, it's brilliant, that. That's fantastic.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45You wouldn't think of doing something like that.
0:29:45 > 0:29:46They looked really good.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49And we took them to a local farm shop and they bought all of them.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51- Did they really?- Yeah, and they bought them at a profit,
0:29:51 > 0:29:54- so I've got a little bit of money to share with you.- Brilliant.
0:29:54 > 0:29:55Well, you can't refuse that, can you?
0:29:55 > 0:29:58I tell you what, I've actually got £160 for you.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00Never?! Blimey, Charlie.
0:30:00 > 0:30:04- Is that unexpected? - That is unexpected, that.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07I mean, just imagine how much more stuff just goes in that skip...
0:30:07 > 0:30:11- in them skips every day.- Don't say that, keeps me awake at night.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14I bet it does. That is brilliant, that, love. Thanks very much.
0:30:14 > 0:30:15What might you do with that?
0:30:15 > 0:30:18Well, it's going to put a new exhaust on my car.
0:30:18 > 0:30:23- 2,500.- Oh, seriously?!- Serious money.- That is a nightmare.
0:30:23 > 0:30:27- Well, I'm...- No, that's brilliant, that will go well towards it.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30- Well, that's great news.- Thank you very much. That's much appreciated.
0:30:30 > 0:30:34I hope to see you again down there. See what else I can give you.
0:30:34 > 0:30:35I hope the car's all right.
0:30:35 > 0:30:37Oh, that'll be all right. Thanks very much.
0:30:37 > 0:30:38- Bye-bye.- Bye-bye now.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45Well, I really enjoyed turning something plain and boring
0:30:45 > 0:30:47into something luxurious and lovely.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50And it sounds like the product came just in time for Les
0:30:50 > 0:30:52with his massive car bill.
0:30:54 > 0:30:59Sarah spent £10 on materials, and another 30 for additional labour.
0:30:59 > 0:31:0312 scarves were bought by the farm shop at £200,
0:31:03 > 0:31:07giving Sarah profit of £160 for Les.
0:31:10 > 0:31:15In Maldon, Guy's basking in the warm glow of a job well done.
0:31:15 > 0:31:18I am looking forward to Sarah seeing this piece.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22I think she's a bit of a techy girl. It just looks really different.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24I think she's going to really love it.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27When Sarah saw the ammeter at the tip,
0:31:27 > 0:31:32it was a broken old electrical curio on its way to a landfill grave.
0:31:35 > 0:31:40Now it's been resurrected as a unique piece of lighting,
0:31:40 > 0:31:43which would suit anyone with a love of vintage tech.
0:31:44 > 0:31:49The old-style filament bulbs on top emit a gentle, cosy glow,
0:31:49 > 0:31:54which is complemented by the LED backlighting behind the old dial.
0:31:54 > 0:31:58Guy's team has perfectly trodden that fine line between authentic
0:31:58 > 0:32:02and modernised to give it a quirky, steampunk charm.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05Both Guy and I were really enthusiastic about this piece.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08I can't wait to see what he's managed to do with it.
0:32:11 > 0:32:12Oh, Guy!
0:32:14 > 0:32:19- Hello, Sarah, lovely to see you again.- Isn't that stunning?
0:32:19 > 0:32:23- Do you like it, do you? - Oh, that's a gem, isn't it?
0:32:23 > 0:32:24I'm really pleased with it.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27It really has come up much better than I thought it would do.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30- It's a special one-off. - Those are fantastic.
0:32:30 > 0:32:34They are quite funky little bulbs. Pick it up, have a look.
0:32:34 > 0:32:40That is really lovely. To get that light inside. That is a triumph.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44Every part of it that was looking a bit old, a bit distressed,
0:32:44 > 0:32:47bit worn, now is a charming feature, isn't it?
0:32:47 > 0:32:50I like the wear on it, it still shows it is definitely old.
0:32:50 > 0:32:52I think you've done something really special.
0:32:52 > 0:32:56I will sell this, I know I will make money on it.
0:32:56 > 0:32:58And to go back and to show the guy who dropped it off in the tip
0:32:58 > 0:33:01what you've done to his old amp meter, I think is brilliant.
0:33:02 > 0:33:07Sarah's loving those bulbs. But has Guy blown the budget?
0:33:09 > 0:33:13It's come out really well. But budget-wise, 125 quid.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16- Are we anywhere near?- It's been a tough one to do it for this price.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19It's not a lot of money in it for us, to be honest,
0:33:19 > 0:33:21but I think we'll keep it on budget.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24I think you're being generous there.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27It's beautiful, thank you for doing such a lovely thing to it.
0:33:27 > 0:33:29Lovely, thank you, Sarah, very much.
0:33:32 > 0:33:36I think this is a really great outcome for this little amp meter.
0:33:36 > 0:33:37Guy has made something really special.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39And I'm going to make some money.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41You're never sure how people like it,
0:33:41 > 0:33:43but I think she really liked it.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46And I hope the person that buys it likes it.
0:33:46 > 0:33:47It's a great one-off piece again.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52At the tip, Sarah was switched on enough to see
0:33:52 > 0:33:55the potential in Luther's father-in-law's ammeter...
0:33:55 > 0:33:57unlike Luther.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59Got enough old stuff at home,
0:33:59 > 0:34:01and don't need any more, thank you very much.
0:34:03 > 0:34:07Guy and his team gave it a new life as a quirky table lamp.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09Wow.
0:34:09 > 0:34:11It was quickly snapped up and delivered
0:34:11 > 0:34:14to online vintage and retro retailer, Nick Smith,
0:34:14 > 0:34:18who's wasting no time getting it out on display.
0:34:18 > 0:34:21I like the concept of it, because it is fun design.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24I haven't seen a design like this before for lights.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27With the metering on the front, with the bulbs, it's really cool.
0:34:27 > 0:34:28Yeah, really like it.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31Don't forget to put the bulbs on, Nick.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35Now Sarah's in Northwich with some news for Luther.
0:34:38 > 0:34:39Hi there, Luther.
0:34:39 > 0:34:43- Oh, hello.- How are you doing? - Come on in.- Oh, lovely, thank you.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46- Nice to meet you again. - Nice to see you, too.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49I said that if I managed to do something with the old meter,
0:34:49 > 0:34:51- I'd come and keep in touch, so here I am.- Right.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54You said it was your father-in-law's. Is that right?
0:34:54 > 0:34:57That's correct, yes. His trade was an electrician.
0:34:57 > 0:34:59He was offered the chance
0:34:59 > 0:35:03to work on the first computer in Manchester University.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05He always talked about how big it was,
0:35:05 > 0:35:07and it was spread over three floors.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10Well, I love the thought that maybe this thing was used
0:35:10 > 0:35:13on such a lovely piece of technological advancement.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16Did you think when we took it away what might be made of it?
0:35:16 > 0:35:18No, not really.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20I just thought you were just going to rebuild it
0:35:20 > 0:35:23- and get it going again. - Let me show you what I've done.
0:35:23 > 0:35:27- It was made into a lovely desk light.- Oh, that looks cool.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29It is in keeping, really, yes.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32It looked a bit like it was something electrical,
0:35:32 > 0:35:34something experimental sort of going on.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37It all ties in, doesn't it, really? Good idea. I never thought of that.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40Do you think your father-in-law would have improved?
0:35:40 > 0:35:43Most certainly, yes, because better that way
0:35:43 > 0:35:47- than sitting away in some cupboard somewhere doing nothing.- Yes.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50Actually, it was a good-looking thing and it has sold for a profit,
0:35:50 > 0:35:53so I've brought here £40 for you for your old amp meter.
0:35:53 > 0:35:57That's the first time I've come away from the tip with £40.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59- Yeah, well...- It is a surprise.
0:35:59 > 0:36:00I'm sure my wife will be surprised,
0:36:00 > 0:36:04- because she won't take long to go and spend that.- Really?
0:36:04 > 0:36:07So that's where that is going. Fantastic.
0:36:07 > 0:36:10Well, thank you so much for letting me come back and catch up with you.
0:36:10 > 0:36:11It was a lovely thing,
0:36:11 > 0:36:14and I really enjoyed watching it come back to life again.
0:36:14 > 0:36:18So thank you so much. And I hope you get a little bit of that money.
0:36:18 > 0:36:21- Yes, thank you very much indeed. - My pleasure. Thank you. Bye-bye.
0:36:21 > 0:36:22OK, bye.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24Well, I think we made Luther's day,
0:36:24 > 0:36:28and we made something really lovely out of that amp meter.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30And that's another little piece of history
0:36:30 > 0:36:32that's got a whole new lease of life.
0:36:32 > 0:36:37With Guy and his team taking £125 for labour and parts,
0:36:37 > 0:36:40and the ammeter lamp selling for £165,
0:36:40 > 0:36:44Sarah was able to squeeze a healthy £40 profit
0:36:44 > 0:36:46for Luther and his wife.
0:36:50 > 0:36:54Sarah's back in Halnaker to collect Josh and Ollie's work.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57So Josh and Ollie have had science stools' bases
0:36:57 > 0:37:00to convert into something saleable.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03I hope they've really managed to pull it out the bag.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06I think we've kind of delivered.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09We've got six of our sort of favourite English woods
0:37:09 > 0:37:11on the top there. It makes quite a cool set.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15They are quite special. They need to go into a school of woodwork.
0:37:15 > 0:37:16- That's the original habitat.- Yeah.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22Sarah left Josh and Ollie with the rusty old legs
0:37:22 > 0:37:24of some school science stools.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32Now they're a spectacular set of six stools
0:37:32 > 0:37:36with beautifully-finished English hardwood tops.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39The rounded and bevelled corners of the seats echo
0:37:39 > 0:37:43the curves of the original legs that have been carefully waxed
0:37:43 > 0:37:45to preserve their patina.
0:37:45 > 0:37:47And the wood has been expertly crafted
0:37:47 > 0:37:51to show of the delightful character and colour tones
0:37:51 > 0:37:54of the carefully-selected range of locally sourced timbers.
0:38:03 > 0:38:06Oh, boys, you've been busy. Look at that lot!
0:38:08 > 0:38:10Don't they look smart?
0:38:10 > 0:38:13To make a sort of family of wood to go on top of them
0:38:13 > 0:38:16and to use that idea to sell them together is great.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19It's a really nice way to show off wood
0:38:19 > 0:38:21and the beauty of English timber.
0:38:21 > 0:38:25But we chose the most characterful bit of wood that we could find.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27This is a beautiful set of stools.
0:38:29 > 0:38:33And now, another episode of Name That Tree.
0:38:33 > 0:38:38- Go on, then, let me guess. What's...? Is that walnut?- Yeah.- OK.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43- Some kind of burry thing, so, oak? - Yeah.- Yep.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46- Sycamore?- Yes.
0:38:46 > 0:38:48- Nice!- Yew.- Yeah.
0:38:48 > 0:38:52- No idea.- Ash.- Ash.- Ash?- Yeah. - And that one must be...
0:38:52 > 0:38:56- I don't know what that one is.- Think of our capital city.- London plane.
0:38:56 > 0:38:57- Yeah.- Perfect!
0:38:57 > 0:39:01Sarah's surprisingly good at that. Show-off!
0:39:01 > 0:39:06I left, I think, £45 per stool on them. Did that come out on budget?
0:39:06 > 0:39:11Yeah, we kept that in mind and we put that into the tops
0:39:11 > 0:39:16and decided to leave the bases pretty much as they were.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19I really like the bases. These colours with the wood are lovely.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21Together they work really well.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24I'm going to get more than £45 for that, aren't I?
0:39:24 > 0:39:26- I mean, look at it. - Yeah, I reckon you will, yeah.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29Especially if somebody wants to buy the whole collection.
0:39:29 > 0:39:34- What do you think? 45 times 6... So that is 270 for this lot.- Yeah.
0:39:34 > 0:39:37What you've done to them, it's a lovely thing. So thank you.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39- Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:39:39 > 0:39:43It's a stunning achievement by Josh and Ollie.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46It's now up to Sarah to get them sold.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50Well, I'm really pleased with the stools.
0:39:50 > 0:39:54They are a lovely simple chunky design and they're really saleable.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56You can't ask for more than that.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59At the recycling centre,
0:39:59 > 0:40:03Richard had a boot full of rusty school stools which were headed
0:40:03 > 0:40:06for the scrapyard and he had ambitious ideas for Sarah.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09You can use the tubular steel in those shapes,
0:40:09 > 0:40:12weld them together to make all sorts of endless possibilities.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15But Sarah kept it simple and gave Josh and Ollie the task
0:40:15 > 0:40:19of topping them with some beautiful timber.
0:40:19 > 0:40:23And they also caught the eye of online retailer Nick.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26I quite like them because they're very minimal.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29- Does that mean you're going to buy them?- I'll take all six.- Really?
0:40:29 > 0:40:32- Yeah.- Fantastic news, well done.
0:40:32 > 0:40:37Now Sarah's back in Manchester to update Andrew on the old stools.
0:40:40 > 0:40:44- Hi, there.- Hey.- How are you? - I'm very well. How are you?
0:40:44 > 0:40:46Yes, really well. Nice to see you again.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48- I said I would come back and chat with you...- You did.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51- ..about your stools.- Yes. - When we took them away,
0:40:51 > 0:40:54- did you wonder what we might get up to with them?- I did.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57I really couldn't work out whether you were going to build them into
0:40:57 > 0:41:00something or whether it was going to be a take on the same type of thing.
0:41:00 > 0:41:05- I really... I've no idea.- In the end, we went for stools.- Oh, stools.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07- So I wasn't wrong. - No, you weren't wrong.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10I've got some pictures here to show you of them.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12- I'd love to see them. - Yeah, do you want to have a look?
0:41:12 > 0:41:14So that's how they ended up.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17Oh, yes, yeah, they look really sturdy and chunky, don't they?
0:41:17 > 0:41:19I can just imagine those round the kitchen island unit.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22- Just that right height, aren't they, to have your breakfast at?- Yeah.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25And actually, because of that, it made them really saleable.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27I've actually got some profit here to hand over to you.
0:41:27 > 0:41:31- Yeah, I've got £100 pure profit here.- £100 pure profit!
0:41:31 > 0:41:35Right, on top of the people that have been paid to do the job.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37- Yes, that's right. - That's very good indeed.
0:41:37 > 0:41:38They look so lovely
0:41:38 > 0:41:41and so tactile that they were snapped up immediately,
0:41:41 > 0:41:42so, yeah, I was really pleased.
0:41:42 > 0:41:45- I hope you are with that little windfall.- I am, very pleased, yeah,
0:41:45 > 0:41:49and I think that they came from a school where children are
0:41:49 > 0:41:52and I think the best place for this is for Children In Need.
0:41:52 > 0:41:55I think charity will use this more wisely than I can.
0:41:55 > 0:41:58Oh, that's fantastic, I love that idea.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00- It just completes the circle, doesn't it?- It does, yes.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03- Really good to catch up. - Thank you very much. Take care.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05Lovely, thank you ever so much.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08I think that was a lovely reaction
0:42:08 > 0:42:11and Andrew's very generous to give all that money to Children In Need.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14And we have created some beautiful stools that will
0:42:14 > 0:42:16go on to have a new life in somebody else's house.
0:42:16 > 0:42:17Perfect ending.
0:42:19 > 0:42:23Josh and Ollie charged a total of £270 for the wood
0:42:23 > 0:42:25and their hard work on those stools.
0:42:25 > 0:42:32Sarah sold them for £370, giving Andrew a profit of £100.
0:42:36 > 0:42:41Sarah unearthed three hidden gems at the recycling centre in Altrincham.
0:42:41 > 0:42:45Luther's old ammeter was transformed into a quirky table lamp,
0:42:45 > 0:42:51Andrew's rusty stool bases were revamped with new hardwood tops
0:42:51 > 0:42:54and Les's bundle of vintage material
0:42:54 > 0:42:56has found its mojo as a set of scarves.
0:42:58 > 0:43:00Well, Josh and Ollie's hard work really paid off
0:43:00 > 0:43:02and it's Guy's imagination
0:43:02 > 0:43:05that gave a whole new lease of life to another tip find.
0:43:05 > 0:43:08And me, I got to have fun with some scarves.
0:43:08 > 0:43:11And it's those three transformations that all gave me the opportunity
0:43:11 > 0:43:14to hand over hundreds of pounds of money for nothing.