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What are you throwing away?

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How do you make money for nothing?

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I like the look of that.

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The answer could be hiding in over 20 million tonnes of household waste

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thrown out by us every year.

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What else are you throwing away? Anything exciting?

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That's why entrepreneur Sarah Moore wants to get her hands

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on things before they hit the skip.

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Finding, transforming and selling stuff we throw away is an obsession,

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and it's that obsession that I've turned into a moneymaking business.

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

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

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You've got a bucket of fun for me.

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-It's a big one.

-Is it?

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

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They are amazing.

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..valuable...

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I've never seen anything like them.

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..and, hopefully, saleable items.

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-That's a lovely job. Thank you.

-Thank you.

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If Sarah is successful, then she can hand the profits back to the very

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people who had no idea there was cash to be made from their trash.

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-..£165 here.

-No!

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Sarah is snooping around a busy recycling centre in Altrincham,

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Greater Manchester.

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It's a bit overcast, but that won't dampen her spirits.

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It's a bit wet here, but I am all sunshine and smiles.

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I'm off to make some money for nothing.

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Sarah's mission is to root out three items from the car-loads being turfed.

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You can find anything here, from pillows to projectors.

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Well, it's difficult to project what might come in here today,

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but I've got my eyes open

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and I'm after anything that's got an ounce of style left in it.

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But, dear viewers, before you raid your local tip,

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our Sarah has special permission to be here.

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That's you warned.

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There's some good-looking rubbish in here.

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I wonder what's caught her eye in the back of Sean's motor.

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-Hiya.

-Hello.

-Hello. I like the look of your rubbish.

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-Is it all going in there?

-Pretty much so, yeah.

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What's that, the heating system, or...?

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Old water and gas piping from my fitting underfloor heating in the house.

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There's loads of it. Must weigh a ton.

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It's quite heavy if you have to lift it all up in one go.

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It might be unusable metal to Sean, but not Sarah.

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Her creative cogs are whirring.

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In fact, I think I can hear them from here.

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I work with some fantastic people who are using reclaimed materials

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like that to try and make lovely pieces for interiors and gardens

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or whatever, but it would be great to offer them something like this.

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Yeah, sure. Feel free.

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I'm going to ask you to help me now,

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because it weighs a ton, doesn't it?

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Yeah, go on, put your back into it.

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Sarah has nabbed the pipes for her fanciful idea.

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You could call it her pipe dream.

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-Thank you so much.

-All yours.

-I'll keep in touch, if that's all right,

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and I'll come and show you what I've done with it.

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-Yeah, I'd be interested to see.

-Fantastic, thank you.

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All right. Thank you.

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I'm interested to see, too, Sean.

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Will the idea be piping hot or full of leaks?

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But first, Sean, tell us what you'd do with them.

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I'd melt it down.

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It would be nice to sort of mould something with it, a statue

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or something like that.

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A statue - interesting.

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I love a bit of heavy metal, and there's heaps here.

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This lead pipe is really old, completely useless in your house now,

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and often considered quite dangerous, but I think it's fantastic.

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I can't do anything with it myself,

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but I do know of a couple of people who love working with this kind of

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thing, and I think they're going to transform this little bundle into

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something really classy.

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Meet Josh and Oli, furniture designers and best buddies.

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These boys think outside the box, and the results are always interesting.

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Both of us being designers means that we are quite particular about

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certain things. It's silly, because we end up arguing on very small

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details of a piece of furniture just because we have it in our head a certain way.

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Not that we ever have a fight, but it's just working around those

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little details and trying to get to a point where you're both happy

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with the end product.

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On a kind of imagination level,

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I think we complement each other quite well.

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Will they be able to solve Sarah's pipe puzzle?

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Or will it prove problematic for their partnership?

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Phew, that was a lot of Ps!

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One item down, two to go.

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DOG BARKS Down, boy.

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Here's hoping David has something to spark Sarah's interest.

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-Hi there.

-Hi.

-What are you up to?

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Just doing a bit of recycling.

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Oh, yeah? Are you clearing out...?

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What is it? Hold on. The garden shed, or the...?

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Just general rubbish that's accumulated round the side of the house.

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OK.

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In amongst that rubbish, Sarah spots a heap of military kitbags.

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Good reconnaissance.

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-So, is this yours?

-No, it's my son's.

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He was in the ATC and he wore this when he was doing field expeditions.

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On manoeuvres.

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The ATC stands for the Air Training Corps of the RAF.

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These bags would've held all sorts of gear

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and they come in all shapes and sizes.

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I'm sure, in the right hands,

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we could do something with these and make them useful again,

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so would it be possible to pile it all up and take it away?

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Oh, yeah, absolutely. I'd much prefer it being reused in some way

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rather than simply recycled or whatever.

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That's the spirit, David.

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I shall say thank you so much,

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and I shall run off with that and be very pleased to have found it.

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Step to it, Wing Commander Moore.

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Your mission is to land a bundle of profit.

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What do you think she has in mind, David?

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I've no idea. Does seem to be...

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She seemed quite enthusiastic about it.

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Clearly, I should've asked her. She clearly had an idea.

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Yes, Sarah is good at giving that impression.

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Well, there's heaps of stuff here in this set of webbing,

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but none of it's really very useful.

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I mean, I'm not going to be stepping down the high street wearing that, am I?

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But I reckon if it was reconfigured, that must be something that could be

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done with it, because it's just such great quality stuff.

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I know just the man who'll take this on.

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If you want a bag, then go and see Neil Wragg.

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Neil is a master sewer.

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Sewer? Sewist?

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Neil is fantastic with a sewing machine.

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His mission is to rescue rugged materials headed for the skip

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and turn them into high-end holdalls that last a lifetime.

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These days, there's too much going into landfill.

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We've got a finite amount of space where we can bury stuff,

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so if I can prevent it from going into landfill and make something

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beautiful from it, that's the plan.

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Most of the bags I make are from old sofas.

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It could be old army tents or Scout tents.

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If I can get a needle through it, then I can turn it into a bag,

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and a bag that looks like it would cost hundreds or thousands of pounds

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from the high street.

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But just what will Neil make of these military bags?

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One more item to find, and this time, it will be the one Sarah transforms.

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And it turns out this tipping lark is a real international affair.

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-Where are you from?

-Germany.

-Germany, OK. Hi there.

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-But the rubbish is from England.

-English rubbish, OK. Yes, yes.

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What's retired carpenter Keith got in the back of his boot?

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I'm just getting rid of a few old saws and bits and pieces.

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-You've got hundreds of those.

-I bought that one when I was an apprentice.

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So, ten years ago, then?

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Yeah!

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Fantastic. They look lovely.

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I'm looking for stuff that I can recycle or give a new purpose to.

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-Can I take them?

-You can have them, yeah.

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You could always grind the teeth off.

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-Yeah.

-Use them for decorative pieces.

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Don't give her any help, Keith.

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Grab those saws, Sarah.

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You've got a transformation to get your teeth into.

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Well, I shall come back to you and show you what happens with them.

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-OK.

-Thanks so much.

-No probs.

-Bye-bye.

-Bye.

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Careful with those blades.

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What will she do with those six saws?

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Keith, any ideas?

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Weld them together, make a sculpture or something like that.

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Not a bad idea, Keith.

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Well, the moment I saw these...

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Saw! The moment I saw these, I knew I had to have them,

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because how cool are they?

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One, I'd have probably put in the metal skip, but six?

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I've got to save this lot.

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In my experience, if anybody bothers to write their name or engrave

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on something, it means that they're an item of quality.

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And these might not be very good for carpentry any more,

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but I'm sure there's something to be made out of them.

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The handles are beautiful, and there's a good steel blade there.

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What do you think?

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I think they are...lovely.

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Sarah's got her three items.

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Josh and Oli have that pile of lead and copper pipes to unravel.

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Neil has those old military bags.

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And Sarah's got to create something wonderful from those rusty old saws.

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Well, I never tire of a day at the recycling centre,

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and today we found some fantastic things.

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But this is where the hard work begins. Let's roll.

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The South Downs in Sussex - a home to design duo Josh and Oli,

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who get creative with wood, glass, concrete and metal.

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HE SLURPS

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Pardon you, Josh!

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And the boys are ready and raring to go.

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Yeah, ready for whatever Sarah's going to bring.

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Hopefully something quite interesting,

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something that inspires us.

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Always pretty exciting/nerve-racking.

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Josh is all nervous!

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Well, Josh and Oli are always enthusiastic,

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creative and passionate about the things I bring them.

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They're going to love this, aren't they?

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There's only one way to find out.

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-Hello.

-Hiya.

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-Did I miss a brew?

-Yeah.

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-Afraid so.

-I've got something for you. You're going to love this.

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What is that?

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I don't know. Get it up on here and let's have a chat.

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Certainly heavy.

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It's really cool, though. Hours of fun.

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You're not fooling anyone, Sarah.

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I picked this up at the recycling centre.

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Oh, Josh, you've broken it.

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Take it back.

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Whoops-a-daisy. Not a great start.

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We have been experimenting recently with pouring gold resin into cracked concrete.

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-OK, how did that go?

-Yeah, really well.

-OK.

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It looks cool. So, how about forming some sort of weird alloy with this?

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Who knows what that would look like?

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And then putting it on a table top and doing some cracked stone

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or whatever, and then pouring metal into the cracks.

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This technique is based on the Japanese art form kintsugi,

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where broken pottery is repaired with lacquer mixed with powdered metals,

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like gold, silver or platinum.

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What kind of table are you thinking of?

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Is that more sort of coffee table size, or...?

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Yeah, it would be coffee table.

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Yeah, I think we'd be here forever if it was a dining table.

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A coffee table it is, then.

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And to show Sarah the look, here's one they made earlier.

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Holy Moley!

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Guys, that's fantastic, isn't it?

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That's concrete coloured black.

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It's cracked, and then any gaps created are filled up with gold resin.

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After that, a good polishing is required to complete the fancy look.

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If you could use the influence or any of the techniques to turn

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that lovely little lot into something...

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-Yeah, OK.

-Let's use this as our kind of inspiration.

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Is it possible to leave, I don't know, a meagre 500 quid

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on the table to let you have a play around?

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Yeah, if we have that as a budget,

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then we'll just try and keep to that.

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-500 quid.

-Thanks very much.

-Fantastic.

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Loving your work, Sarah.

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Those boys are certainly talented,

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but that jumble of distended pipework and 500 quid, it's going to

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be about if they can manage to make something fabulous with a limited labour cost.

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Yep, a capped budget will be restrictive.

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We'll just give it a go, get a bit creative with it and see what happens.

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Yeah, I think we just need to go away

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and have a good old think about it and then just get cracking.

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Yeah.

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Get cracking - ha-ha-ha(!)

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Leave the jokes to me, Josh.

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Sarah marches off into the sunset, leaving them with £500

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to experiment their way to a cool coffee table.

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Marlow in Buckinghamshire is a charming historic English town

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on the banks of the Thames.

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It's the home of Neil Wragg,

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who's been rustling up stylish bags here for the last two years.

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I'm used to working with materials that people don't want any more,

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but Sarah usually adds another dimension to it.

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She brings me something that's usually got an extra quirkiness,

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uniqueness, or just something that brings its own challenge.

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How's a pile of old military bags for you?

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I'm on manoeuvres in Marlow with my lovely bag full of army surplus,

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and I'm hoping Neil Wragg is going to change it from excess

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into must-have accessory.

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It's RAF surplus, actually, Sarah.

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Hup two, there's work to be done.

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-Hi, Sarah.

-Hello.

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You're moving in again.

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I wonder what the drill is going to be here, then.

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This is a heavy load, this one.

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Wow! You've... You've brought me a bag.

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I know, but it has got loads of things inside it.

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This stuff is amazing.

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It is full of these cool little accessories.

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It's the real McCoy, isn't it?

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It weighs a ton, it's thick as anything.

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At the moment, this kind of kit has got limited appeal,

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but I thought maybe you could do something to it that would put it

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back on the high street.

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Just give it to the Scouts.

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You're not getting out of it that easily, Neil.

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It's useful, but it's not beautiful at the moment.

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It isn't beautiful. It was never meant to be beautiful.

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We could maybe use that utilitarian, that non-beauty,

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and turn it into something beautiful.

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But it will involve a lot of cutting, a lot of sewing,

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and a lot of planning, but there is potential.

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I think the best way to

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go for this one, to turn this around,

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is to go to the bigger items and transform them into top-end bags.

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So, what do you reckon?

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We've got two really good potential bags

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out of that whole lot, probably, haven't we?

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Yes, we've got two bags we can get out of this.

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We'll maybe discard the bits with the plastic on

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and we'll concentrate on the heavy-duty, the metal fixings.

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We don't renovate these bags, but we actually transform them.

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It's two bags in total, but what's he thinking about the cost?

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What would we be talking about, cost-wise,

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for two bags from this little jumble?

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To you, £150,

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and then you can sell two bags and you'll make some money from those.

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£75 each?

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-Brilliant.

-Sounds like a deal.

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Not a bad price,

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but the redesign will have to be high-end to make money.

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Got to love that enthusiasm.

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Heaps of components there,

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but tricky to design something that will actually make money.

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But I think Neil's got the right idea.

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But will Neil really be able to march on with these?

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It is going to be tricky.

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This is turning a bag into a bag from a bag.

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So, it's not straightforward.

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A bag into a bag from a bag by Neil Wragg.

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Yep, you've lost me.

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I don't know how it's going to work,

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but I just know that the raw materials have got potential

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and they've got a personality.

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That's a total of £150 for Neil's work on two bags.

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Lots of stitching to do. Good luck, Neil.

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In Sussex, Sarah is taking on her challenge

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to turn those six rusty saws

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into something, well, less rusty and less saw-y, I suppose.

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I love these old tools,

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because they just don't make them like this any more.

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And it's such a shame that they have to end up going into the tip.

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But they're basically obsolete.

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So, I thought, how about turning these into something

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that is again going to be useful, practical and really good-looking?

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I'm going for signs to go above the shed, to go in the man cave,

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maybe in the workshop, or even just a shop.

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That's got to be better than having them ending up in a skip, hasn't it?

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Anything's better than ending up in a skip.

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First, she needs to banish some of that dirt and rust.

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So, on with the gloves, on with the dust mask.

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Time to get scrubbing.

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Sarah's using good old wire wool dipped in wax.

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"Why wax?" you may ask.

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Well, without wax, that final finish would be dusty and hazy.

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Is it just me, or does that look like an owl?

0:18:180:18:21

Well, if owls were made of wood and had a sharp row of teeth, then,

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yes, why not.

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Look at that.

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Well done, Sarah.

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Those owls - I mean, saws - have come up a treat.

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After a bit of pricing research online, though, there's a hitch,

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meaning the plan to turn the saws into signs isn't going to cut it.

0:18:410:18:47

Well, I've double-checked, and pretty much the only thing

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I can get done is some black letters etched across the blade,

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and these are really dark, so I don't think that's going to be very effective.

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But I can get somebody to hand-cut them with some sort of wobbly,

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organic-looking lettering, and that would be about 50 quid a saw.

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So I know what I'm going to do.

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I'm going to make these into the most fantastic

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saw-shaped cheeseboards you've ever seen.

0:19:090:19:12

Eh? Was that me or did she say cheeseboards?

0:19:120:19:15

I can't do this on my own, though,

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because there's no way I'm using an angle grinder to cut these,

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and I think that's what's got to happen.

0:19:190:19:21

I'm really lucky, because I know a man who does have one

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and who can help.

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I wonder who that could be.

0:19:260:19:28

Let's go find a man.

0:19:280:19:30

It's not you.

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If it's not the rubber chicken in your drive,

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it must be your local carpenter chum Paul.

0:19:370:19:40

-Saws.

-Yeah.

0:19:430:19:45

Now, it might be sacrilege to a traditionalist like you,

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but I've got to make something out of these,

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and I've been all round the houses, and I've got an idea.

0:19:500:19:53

-I was hoping you might be able to help.

-Right, yep, go on.

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I'm thinking...

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..cheeseboard.

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-Cheeseboard.

-Cheeseboard.

0:20:020:20:04

I have got a plan,

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and it is to replace the blade with some oak from these planks.

0:20:060:20:11

-OK.

-So, make some sort of saw-shaped board.

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-Are you with me?

-Yes.

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Are you sure, Paul?

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But maybe if I could draw around them,

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then you could help with some of your power tools

0:20:200:20:22

-to get it all shaped up.

-Yes, that's all right, yeah.

0:20:220:20:25

Sarah starts by outlining the shape of the blade onto the wood.

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It's going to get cut out and will replace the metal

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to form the serving platter for the cheese.

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Then it's over to Paul's high-powered cutting tools

0:20:380:20:41

to cut out the shape.

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Yep, that's looking good.

0:20:440:20:45

That's amazing. I think that's going to be perfect.

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Never one to see things go to waste,

0:20:500:20:53

Sarah's got an idea for those metal blades.

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After all, she did spend ages polishing them.

0:20:560:20:59

So, can you cut this stuff?

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I've got an angle grinder that will cut it.

0:21:010:21:04

How about we make a little cheese blade, kind of chopping blade?

0:21:040:21:09

I think it doesn't have to be too sharp

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if it's going to be for cheese.

0:21:110:21:13

No, you could put a small edge on it, but not a razor edge.

0:21:130:21:17

Excellent. I reckon that could work.

0:21:170:21:18

-Let's get to it.

-Right.

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Yeah, you CHEDDAR get on with it.

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No standing STILTON now.

0:21:250:21:28

These jokes are cheesy.

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The cost for the work is £43.

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That's three quid for the wire wool and wax, and 40 for Paul's help.

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Let's hope those cheeseboards don't cause any nightmares.

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Ten miles away,

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Josh and Oli are planning their copper and lead coffee table top.

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We're thinking at the moment of doing splashes of copper on the top,

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so we'll splash some copper first,

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and then we're going to melt the lead afterwards

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and form like a circular table top so that...

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If you know what I mean, once you flip it over,

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you'll have, like, splashes of copper with, like, a lead surround.

0:22:050:22:09

-So, that's the plan.

-That's the rough plan.

0:22:090:22:12

Hm...

0:22:120:22:13

That doesn't sound like the plan you discussed with Sarah, but hey-ho,

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it's off to work you go.

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The lads need to melt that metal first,

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so it's out with the home-made furnace lined with cement.

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And if things do get out of hand,

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they've certainly got plenty of fire extinguishers.

0:22:280:22:32

Yeah, in case we need to...

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put it out, there's a collection over here.

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Josh starts the fire with some wood to build the heat slowly.

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If you heat the furnace too quickly, the concrete will crack.

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To make a mould for the molten metal,

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we've got to use this special sand.

0:22:500:22:52

So, I'm going to fill up the square here with sand,

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and then we can press our mould into that.

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It's like they're on a little camping trip.

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You having fun in your little sandpit, Oli?

0:23:040:23:07

Once the furnace is ready,

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the boys use a long-reach gas blowtorch

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to get the metal melting under way.

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When working with types of materials like this,

0:23:170:23:20

Oli and Josh should be wearing protective gear like face shields,

0:23:200:23:24

gloves, leather aprons and respirators.

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So, under no circumstances copy their bad behaviour.

0:23:290:23:33

How's that copper looking, then?

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It doesn't look very melted to me.

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If we can't melt the copper,

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we should just cut our losses and just focus on the lead.

0:23:420:23:45

It's time to turf the copper

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and make a new plan back at the workshop.

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What the plan is, is to cut up lots of bits of copper and get some nice

0:23:530:23:59

little fittings like this,

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and we're going to just sprinkle them into the lead.

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The lead we should be able to melt,

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because it's at a much lower melting temperature.

0:24:060:24:09

So, hopefully, the end result will be a table,

0:24:090:24:12

a lead table top with lots of interesting little bits in the top.

0:24:120:24:17

Like some sort of metal pizza, then.

0:24:170:24:19

It's a brave idea,

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and absolutely nothing like the one you chatted to Sarah about.

0:24:220:24:26

All fired up again, it's time to turn the lead into liquid.

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Lead is notoriously dangerous and extremely poisonous when heated.

0:24:320:24:37

Again, please remember to wear a face shield, gloves,

0:24:370:24:41

leather apron and respirator.

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That's the lead melted.

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Time for the creative bit -

0:24:450:24:47

pouring it into the table-top mould.

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Beautifully done, boys.

0:24:520:24:53

It's...exquisite...is it?

0:24:530:24:56

It's a work of art.

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Yep, a veritable masterpiece.

0:25:000:25:02

It looks like we just made a disgusting omelette!

0:25:020:25:06

No, I was right, Josh, it's a metal pizza.

0:25:060:25:09

And, yes, it does look disgusting.

0:25:090:25:11

But one way or the other,

0:25:110:25:13

you are going to need to serve something up to Sarah.

0:25:130:25:17

Well, I think we're both a bit disappointed,

0:25:170:25:19

but I think we kind of knew that

0:25:190:25:21

there was a good chance it wasn't going to work.

0:25:210:25:24

So...

0:25:240:25:25

Yeah.

0:25:280:25:29

-Back to the drawing board, I think.

-Back to the drawing board.

0:25:310:25:35

I can't wait to see if they turn this metal pizza

0:25:350:25:38

into something a lot more palatable.

0:25:380:25:40

In Marlow, Neil Wragg is getting to grips with those old kitbags.

0:25:460:25:53

He agreed to turn them from military to high-end fashion utility.

0:25:530:25:58

Come on, Neil, how are you going to do that?

0:25:580:26:02

So, we've got lots and lots of straps on them.

0:26:020:26:05

Which, to be honest, would just get in the way,

0:26:050:26:08

get caught in things.

0:26:080:26:10

So we're going to start to refine them a bit,

0:26:100:26:15

but use some of this old, rustic,

0:26:150:26:18

this really tough and good-looking fabrics

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and add some leather and add some things with it.

0:26:220:26:26

Tough and good-looking.

0:26:260:26:28

Rather like myself, Neil.

0:26:280:26:30

To help bring down the military vibe,

0:26:300:26:33

Neil is thinking of using a whole heap of leather.

0:26:330:26:36

Just as well, he's got a whole bag of it.

0:26:360:26:39

What I've got here is lots of quite small offcuts of upholstery leather

0:26:390:26:46

that were all going to be thrown away

0:26:460:26:49

but what I can do is patchwork them together,

0:26:490:26:52

add them to the military canvas and come out with something, hopefully,

0:26:520:26:56

quite stunning.

0:26:560:26:58

Sounds like a big old, leathery, canvasey jigsaw puzzle.

0:26:590:27:04

To create a large piece of leather for the bag,

0:27:040:27:08

Neil's sticking the smaller pieces together with a permanent PVA glue.

0:27:080:27:12

Neil chose a supple leather because it's durable and hard-wearing.

0:27:130:27:18

Time to get out the trusty sewing machine

0:27:180:27:21

to tidy up the joints between the pieces.

0:27:210:27:24

Thread on, needle engaged, pedal down.

0:27:240:27:27

It's a bit of extra work to get them into

0:27:320:27:35

a big piece of leather

0:27:350:27:37

but it does mean we get some really luxurious, high-quality leather

0:27:370:27:44

from what was going to be thrown away.

0:27:440:27:46

Neil's finishing off with a bit of hand stitching.

0:27:480:27:52

And there we are,

0:27:520:27:54

one patchwork leather panel to go with the original bag.

0:27:540:27:58

I'm hoping I can make a complete bag just from this one square of canvas.

0:27:580:28:05

A smaller-style bag, big enough for a tablet, or bits and pieces,

0:28:070:28:15

phones, chargers, that kind of thing.

0:28:150:28:19

Still a shoulder bag, but having, now, the leather

0:28:190:28:24

as the flap that goes over the top.

0:28:240:28:29

Still early stages, but combining the military canvas

0:28:300:28:34

and the patchwork leather, I think Sarah's going to be pleased.

0:28:340:28:38

She'll only be pleased if it works, Neil.

0:28:380:28:41

At home in Sussex,

0:28:440:28:45

Sarah is unveiling her saw-inspired cheeseboards.

0:28:450:28:49

At the tip, they were just six rusty, dusty, musty, crusty old saws

0:28:520:28:57

but now you'd better pass me the crackers and pickle, because

0:28:570:29:02

these cheeseboards are very tasty.

0:29:020:29:05

All that elbow grease hasn't gone to waste.

0:29:060:29:09

Just look at those handles.

0:29:090:29:11

They've scrubbed up a treat.

0:29:110:29:14

The handles have been screwed into the oakwood pieces

0:29:140:29:17

to make the serving surface.

0:29:170:29:19

The old metal blades have been repurposed

0:29:190:29:22

and given wooden handles, too,

0:29:220:29:24

ready for their new life as cheese cutters.

0:29:240:29:27

Though there are only five saws now

0:29:280:29:31

as Sarah used one as a test make.

0:29:310:29:33

What a journey.

0:29:330:29:35

From saws to signs to...

0:29:350:29:38

Cheeseboards.

0:29:380:29:40

These are so much better than the signs, I think.

0:29:400:29:43

They'd make lovely presents, too.

0:29:430:29:44

So, hopefully, some good sales here.

0:29:440:29:46

Sarah used all her charms to take these saws

0:29:480:29:51

from the back of carpenter Keith's car.

0:29:510:29:54

I'm just getting rid of a few old saws and bits and pieces.

0:29:540:29:58

You've got hundreds of those.

0:29:580:30:00

I bought that when I was an apprentice.

0:30:000:30:02

-Ten years ago, then.

-Yeah!

-Fantastic.

0:30:020:30:05

Keith was happy to hand them over.

0:30:050:30:07

And even had his own ideas about what she could do with them.

0:30:070:30:11

Weld them together, make a sculpture, something like that.

0:30:110:30:13

Sarah's grafted hard and it's paid off.

0:30:150:30:18

The White Horse hotel in Chichester bought all five saws,

0:30:190:30:24

and deputy manager Anita

0:30:240:30:26

is delighted with her quirky new cheeseboards.

0:30:260:30:31

I think they're absolutely fabulous. They're unique.

0:30:310:30:34

They suit the pub and I think our customers would absolutely love them.

0:30:340:30:38

But how much did the hotel pay for them?

0:30:380:30:41

Sarah is in Timperley to reveal all to Keith.

0:30:420:30:46

-Hi there, Keith.

-Hi. Morning.

-How are you doing?

0:30:490:30:52

-All right, yes.

-Nice to see you again.

-Yes.

0:30:520:30:55

I first met you at the recycling centre

0:30:550:30:58

and you were dropping off all those saws that you used to work with.

0:30:580:31:00

Those old saws had great wear and tear on them

0:31:000:31:03

from all your hard work.

0:31:030:31:05

-Did you wonder what we might do with them?

-I did. Yes.

0:31:050:31:07

-It was a bit of a puzzle that, yes.

-This is what happened to your saws.

0:31:070:31:11

I've turned them into cheeseboards.

0:31:110:31:12

-Oh, right.

-I've used the blades to make choppers

0:31:120:31:15

and used all of the lovely detailing on the handles to make the handles of the boards.

0:31:150:31:19

-So, what do you think of those?

-Very unusual, yes.

0:31:190:31:22

-What do you think?

-Very good, that, yes.

0:31:220:31:25

Well, they do look lovely.

0:31:250:31:26

Those marks that you had made on the handles of those beautiful old saws,

0:31:260:31:30

even the carvings on them, just looked so decorative.

0:31:300:31:33

And now they're useful as well.

0:31:330:31:35

A pub that's close to me has bought them.

0:31:350:31:37

-Oh, right.

-And I've got some profit here to give to you.

0:31:370:31:40

In fact, I have £187 for you.

0:31:400:31:44

-Flippin' heck! Didn't expect that!

-I love a surprise.

0:31:440:31:48

Yeah. It's brilliant.

0:31:480:31:50

So, to put you on the spot, what are you going to do with that?

0:31:500:31:53

-I don't know. Go out for a meal, for a start. Yeah.

-Great.

0:31:530:31:56

-Really good.

-Well, it was lovely to be able to reuse them.

0:31:560:31:59

I hope you don't mind that I cut them up.

0:31:590:32:01

But they've definitely got a new lease of life and loads of people are going to use them.

0:32:010:32:05

-Certainly.

-You'll have to go to the pub. I'll tell you where it is.

-Right. OK.

-Fantastic.

0:32:050:32:08

Really good to catch up.

0:32:080:32:10

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you. Bye-bye.

-Bye now.

0:32:100:32:13

Sarah spent £43 on the saws.

0:32:130:32:16

She sold them for a total of £230.

0:32:160:32:20

That's a cracking profit of £187

0:32:200:32:23

which Keith can spend on a right good old slap-up meal.

0:32:230:32:28

In Halnaker, Sarah is heading to see

0:32:300:32:33

how Josh and Oli's lead and copper pipe coffee table has turned out.

0:32:330:32:38

Give as a smile, Oli.

0:32:390:32:41

I think what we've ended up here with is pretty cool.

0:32:410:32:44

We're pleased with it.

0:32:440:32:45

It's good, because if we hadn't have experimented with it,

0:32:450:32:49

then we wouldn't have come up with this.

0:32:490:32:52

Ooh, I'm excited now.

0:32:520:32:54

I reckon Sarah's going to be well chuffed with that.

0:32:540:32:57

Do you, now, Josh?

0:32:570:32:59

I like a confident man.

0:32:590:33:01

I'm here to see if Josh and Oli can turn a pile of old pipe

0:33:030:33:06

into a fantastic table.

0:33:060:33:08

It's a massive challenge, this one.

0:33:080:33:10

I can't wait to see what they've done.

0:33:100:33:13

Josh and Oli were presented with a twisted mangle

0:33:130:33:16

of copper and lead pipes

0:33:160:33:18

but now...

0:33:180:33:19

..it's a unique, nature-inspired coffee table.

0:33:210:33:25

They have inlaid the table top with bark

0:33:250:33:28

and poured in molten lead to seal it in place,

0:33:280:33:31

creating a one-of-a-kind and totally original surface design.

0:33:310:33:36

The table's smooth base is crafted

0:33:360:33:39

to complement the rough feel of the table top.

0:33:390:33:42

They definitely needed to go back to the drawing board.

0:33:420:33:46

And, wow!

0:33:460:33:48

Have they pushed the creative boat out with this amazing table?

0:33:480:33:52

-Hello!

-Hello, how are you doing?

0:33:550:33:57

-Yeah, good.

-Oh, my word! Is that the pipes?

0:33:570:34:03

-That's the pipes!

-Oh, wow!

0:34:030:34:05

That wasn't what we discussed, was it?

0:34:050:34:08

-No.

-We had a complete meltdown, if you like.

0:34:080:34:11

A meltdown. I like what you've done there.

0:34:110:34:14

Kind of cool, though, isn't it?

0:34:140:34:15

I mean, very interesting surface, isn't it?

0:34:150:34:17

Yes. I kind of see this as

0:34:170:34:19

it's almost as if the tree is bleeding molten metal

0:34:190:34:23

through the bark.

0:34:230:34:25

I think it's got a real appeal and I'm sorry it took so much heartache

0:34:250:34:27

-to get here.

-That's all right.

0:34:270:34:29

It looks handmade and I think that helps in selling it.

0:34:290:34:33

-So I think despite all the trauma, it's a real success.

-Good.

0:34:330:34:37

Good work, Josh and Oli. I knew you could do it.

0:34:380:34:42

It's just worked really well.

0:34:420:34:44

And I'm glad that this worked

0:34:440:34:46

rather than the other ideas, because they were naff.

0:34:460:34:49

So...it's cool.

0:34:490:34:50

Well, I think the old pipes did give the boys a few headaches.

0:34:520:34:55

What they've created is a beautiful-looking table, though.

0:34:550:34:58

But it is a niche one

0:34:580:35:00

and I might have my work cut out making much money on that one.

0:35:000:35:04

The tangled web of copper and lead pipes were rescued

0:35:040:35:07

from the back of Sean's car.

0:35:070:35:09

There's loads of it. It must weigh a ton.

0:35:100:35:12

It's quite heavy if you have to lift it all up in one go.

0:35:120:35:14

Happy to hand them over,

0:35:140:35:16

Sean even had a few ideas about what she could do with them.

0:35:160:35:20

I'd melt it down.

0:35:200:35:21

It would be nice to sort of mould something with it.

0:35:210:35:24

A statue, or something like that.

0:35:240:35:27

Not only did those old pipes get melted down...

0:35:270:35:30

..Josh and Oli made this creative molten lead

0:35:310:35:34

and tree bark coffee table.

0:35:340:35:36

To try and sell this incredible one-off, Sarah took to social media,

0:35:380:35:43

posting it on Instagram, eBay and Etsy.

0:35:430:35:47

But were there any takers?

0:35:470:35:48

To reveal all, Sarah's heading to Sean's house in Altrincham.

0:35:490:35:55

-Hi there.

-Oh, hello.

-How are you doing, Sean?

-Good, thanks. Nice to see you.

0:35:550:35:59

I said I'd be back in contact.

0:35:590:36:00

-You did, yes.

-Because I was talking a big game at the tip about

0:36:000:36:03

taking your pipes away and making something from them.

0:36:030:36:05

-Did you wonder what I might make?

-My partner, Joe, and I, my partner,

0:36:050:36:08

we were speculating on what exactly it would be.

0:36:080:36:11

Whether it would be sort of a sculpture

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or some of these new lamps or something.

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Just, you know, interested to see.

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I took it to a couple of great guys called Josh and Oli.

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And I've got some pictures here to show you what they made.

0:36:200:36:22

-Oh, fabulous.

-So here is what your lead became.

0:36:220:36:26

Oh, wow. I wouldn't have expected that.

0:36:260:36:28

They made a beautiful, really crisp coffee table.

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And they put lovely bark on the top of it.

0:36:310:36:35

-And then used your lead to...

-Wow.

-..pull it all together.

0:36:350:36:38

I never would have... That's beautiful.

0:36:380:36:40

I never would have envisaged that, not at all.

0:36:400:36:42

-So that's a surprise, then?

-That's a big surprise. I just...

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There's a market close by that we go to.

0:36:450:36:47

You see pipes remade into things,

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and I've not seen anything like that.

0:36:490:36:51

-That's fabulous.

-So it's still for sale.

0:36:510:36:54

It's a beautiful-looking thing,

0:36:540:36:55

it's a good coffee table, and I've never seen anything like what they've done with it.

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So I'm hoping that it will be sold soon,

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and when it does I shall come back and give you the profit.

0:37:010:37:04

-Marvellous, thank you very much.

-Lovely, really good to catch up.

0:37:040:37:06

-OK, cheers. You, too.

-Thank you so much.

0:37:060:37:09

-Thanks a lot.

-Bye-bye.

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The table cost £500 to make.

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But it hasn't sold yet.

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So it's a potential loss of £500.

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But it's just a matter of time

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before Sarah finds someone to snap it up.

0:37:210:37:24

At Neil Wragg's workshop in Marlow,

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he's buckling up his bags ready to show Sarah.

0:37:310:37:34

The old bags have taken quite a transformation.

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They've gone from canvas to Italian designer leather.

0:37:380:37:41

So I think Sarah's going to be very pleased.

0:37:410:37:43

I've been called to action in Marlow to find out if Neil has transformed

0:37:450:37:49

those bags, used his special forces

0:37:490:37:51

to create something saleable and stylish.

0:37:510:37:54

Stand by, ready for inspection.

0:37:540:37:57

Sarah left Neil with these skip-bound military bags.

0:37:580:38:02

And now...

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..they are totally transformed.

0:38:050:38:08

The Italian tan leather patchwork

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complements the military green canvas.

0:38:100:38:13

They've been stitched together lovingly

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to create a bespoke one-off design.

0:38:150:38:18

Fasteners have been salvaged from the original bags,

0:38:180:38:22

and he's added two new brass buckles -

0:38:220:38:25

the essence of military chic.

0:38:250:38:28

Sterling job, Neil.

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I salute you. But what will Sarah make of them?

0:38:300:38:33

There's one.

0:38:360:38:37

Mr Wragg!

0:38:380:38:40

Oh, my word. It's got another one.

0:38:400:38:42

And there's number two.

0:38:420:38:43

Beautifully done.

0:38:440:38:46

So we've got Italian designer leather...

0:38:460:38:48

..added to what was a cape carrier.

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With an antique map lining.

0:38:530:38:55

Beautiful. They look just like what is on trend at the moment.

0:38:560:39:00

-Great.

-It's that rustic look.

0:39:000:39:02

All of the beautiful wear.

0:39:020:39:04

Just repackaged very cleverly.

0:39:040:39:07

Really clever. And I really want them.

0:39:070:39:09

I'd want them.

0:39:090:39:11

So pleased with those. Always a pleasure to see you.

0:39:110:39:13

-Wonderful.

-I shall let you know where these end up,

0:39:130:39:16

-because I think they're going to be leaving me very soon.

-Great.

0:39:160:39:20

A successful mission completed, then.

0:39:200:39:23

Well, I'm very pleased with Sarah's reaction.

0:39:230:39:26

It did take a lot of work,

0:39:260:39:27

but I had decided to use this

0:39:270:39:29

high-quality Italian designer leather offcut

0:39:290:39:32

to patchwork them together.

0:39:320:39:34

It took extra work, but I think the end result really proved that it was worth it.

0:39:340:39:38

I think these are a beautiful recommission,

0:39:380:39:41

and I reckon they'll be on a tour of duty very soon.

0:39:410:39:44

Sarah found the old kitbags resting in David's car.

0:39:450:39:50

-So was this yours?

-My son's.

0:39:500:39:52

He was in the ATC and he wore this when he was doing field expeditions.

0:39:520:39:58

On manoeuvres?

0:39:580:40:00

And David was more than happy for Sarah to save the bags from the tip.

0:40:000:40:04

Oh, yeah, absolutely.

0:40:040:40:05

I much prefer it being reused in some way,

0:40:050:40:08

-rather than simply recycled or whatever.

-Yeah.

0:40:080:40:12

David hadn't a clue what Sarah could do with them.

0:40:120:40:15

And now they're completely transformed.

0:40:150:40:19

Even better - Sarah has sold them both to Smithers of Stamford,

0:40:190:40:23

a retro and vintage retailer.

0:40:230:40:27

And owner Nick is a big fan of Neil's work.

0:40:270:40:31

Yeah, I really like Neil's bags.

0:40:330:40:35

I don't think we're going to have any problem shifting these.

0:40:350:40:38

But saying that, I think I'm going to keep this one for myself,

0:40:380:40:40

because it's really nice.

0:40:400:40:42

But we've got this one, though.

0:40:430:40:44

This would be really good for the ladies, I think.

0:40:440:40:47

Nick is happy, but how much did he pay for them?

0:40:470:40:50

Sarah's in Altrincham to tell David how much she made

0:40:510:40:55

from his son's old kitbags.

0:40:550:40:57

-Hi there, David.

-Hi, Sarah.

-Nice to see you again.

0:40:590:41:01

Good to see you, too.

0:41:010:41:03

Now, I said I'd come and catch up with you

0:41:030:41:04

if there was something to be done with the bags

0:41:040:41:06

that you were dropping off at the tip.

0:41:060:41:08

So I took your bags to a guy named Neil,

0:41:080:41:10

and Neil is actually a fantastic bag-maker.

0:41:100:41:13

So all those other bits of bags that were inside,

0:41:130:41:15

he's transformed them into more bags.

0:41:150:41:17

So here's some pictures of how they've ended up.

0:41:170:41:20

That's unbelievable.

0:41:200:41:22

He's combined it with some lovely pieces of leather

0:41:220:41:26

and turned them into a couple of really usable bags.

0:41:260:41:29

-Yeah, they're designer label. Superb.

-What do you think of that?

0:41:290:41:32

The fact you've introduced other material is a key thing.

0:41:320:41:34

I couldn't imagine how you could just use those canvas things.

0:41:340:41:37

But that's really good.

0:41:370:41:39

They're now a really good, usable pair of bags.

0:41:390:41:42

And they've been bought by a website

0:41:420:41:43

who sell all sorts of things like this that are retro.

0:41:430:41:46

And I've got some profit for you.

0:41:460:41:48

-In fact, I have £70 here...

-That's amazing.

0:41:480:41:50

..from the sale of those bags made out of your old bags.

0:41:500:41:53

-So that's for you.

-That's really great. Thank you very much.

0:41:530:41:56

And I always ask, what might you do with £70?

0:41:560:42:00

It's obvious, isn't it?

0:42:000:42:01

It goes to Richard. He can decide what to do with it.

0:42:010:42:04

Richard is David's son, who owned the bags in the first place.

0:42:040:42:07

Has he got anything that he is saving up for or doing

0:42:070:42:10

that you might think of at the moment?

0:42:100:42:12

-It's his wedding on 1st July next year, so...

-That is...

0:42:120:42:15

Yeah, down in Colchester.

0:42:150:42:16

So I'm sure that he will find something to spend it on

0:42:160:42:19

-between now and then, in fact.

-It was lovely to catch up with you.

0:42:190:42:22

Thank you so much for letting us have the bags.

0:42:220:42:24

-And I hope he puts that to good use.

-He will do.

-Brilliant.

0:42:240:42:27

-Thank you, Sarah.

-Bye-bye.

0:42:270:42:29

Sarah spent £150 on the two bags

0:42:310:42:35

which she then sold for £220.

0:42:350:42:39

That's a great profit of £70.

0:42:390:42:43

Well done, Sarah. Job done.

0:42:430:42:46

Sarah saved three unwanted items from the tip.

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And with a bit of love, attention and creativity,

0:42:520:42:56

they've been transformed into wonderful, fresh, desirable objects.

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We've taken three unwanted items and transformed them into stylish pieces

0:43:040:43:08

that are going to be used and enjoyed for many more years to come.

0:43:080:43:11

For me, that's definitely a happy ending.

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