0:00:02 > 0:00:05Welcome to The Repair Shop where cherished family heirlooms
0:00:05 > 0:00:06are brought back to life.
0:00:06 > 0:00:08This is the workshop of dreams.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11Home to furniture restorer, Jay Blades.
0:00:11 > 0:00:15Nowadays, everybody spends a fortune on stuff that, once it's broken,
0:00:15 > 0:00:16they just bin it.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19But everybody has something that means too much to be
0:00:19 > 0:00:21thrown away and that's where we come in.
0:00:21 > 0:00:26Working alongside Jay will be some of the country's leading craftspeople.
0:00:26 > 0:00:28Every piece has its own story.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31It's amazing to think that some of my work becomes part of that story.
0:00:31 > 0:00:35I've always played with things, I've always repaired things,
0:00:35 > 0:00:36and I just love it.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39There is a real pleasure in bringing people's pieces
0:00:39 > 0:00:40back to life again.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43Each with their own unique set of skills...
0:00:43 > 0:00:45I can't wait to get started.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47..they will resurrect...
0:00:47 > 0:00:48..revive...
0:00:48 > 0:00:49What a man!
0:00:49 > 0:00:51..and rejuvenate...
0:00:52 > 0:00:57..treasured possessions and irreplaceable pieces of family history.
0:00:57 > 0:00:58Wow!
0:00:58 > 0:01:00Bringing both the objects...
0:01:00 > 0:01:01She's fantastic!
0:01:01 > 0:01:03That's just taken me back 50 years.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06..and the memories that they hold...
0:01:06 > 0:01:07Oh, yes!
0:01:07 > 0:01:10- ..back to life. - Oh, my God!
0:01:15 > 0:01:18MUSIC PLAYS
0:01:31 > 0:01:36In The Repair Shop today, a risky fix for Steve as he renovates an
0:01:36 > 0:01:3885-year-old steam roller...
0:01:38 > 0:01:40I've blown the burner out.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42I'm hoping it's something simple.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45I don't know what it is at the moment without taking it apart.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48..and the delicate art of cutting glass...
0:01:50 > 0:01:52..with master craftsman, Matt.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54Just felt that go in my fingers.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56It's all going to come apart. It's all breaking.
0:02:02 > 0:02:03- Hello.- Hello.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06The first visitor today is Jane Moore....
0:02:06 > 0:02:10You all right? Aah!
0:02:10 > 0:02:11What do we have here?
0:02:11 > 0:02:14..with something for saddle maker, Suzie Fletcher.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18Jane's dropping off some design classics.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20A gift from her mother.
0:02:20 > 0:02:21So, tell me about these, then.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23Where have they come from?
0:02:23 > 0:02:26Probably about 35 years ago my uncle found them in the streets,
0:02:26 > 0:02:27dumped with a load of rubbish.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30- Really?- Yeah, absolutely.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32- In Kensington, Liverpool.- OK.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36And Mum loved them and he gave them to my mum who had them for years.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40They are Les Arcs chairs that were designed for a very exclusive
0:02:40 > 0:02:42- French ski lodge.- Yeah.
0:02:42 > 0:02:46But, as you can see, they've been a little bit loved and well used...
0:02:46 > 0:02:47Yeah, they've been well used.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49..and are much in need of a bit of a restoration.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52So does your mum know you're going to get these restored?
0:02:52 > 0:02:56Yeah, Mum, over the last eight years has been on a dementia journey.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58So she's in a nursing home now.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00She'd be delighted that we're restoring them...
0:03:00 > 0:03:03- OK.- ..because they brought her joy. - Yeah.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05- They certainly brought us a lot of joy in our home.- Yeah.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08I just think having them back to their former glory,
0:03:08 > 0:03:12she'll be made up to think that one of her treasures was being restored.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16- What do you reckon, Suzie?- Very excited to get going on them actually.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19I think resew all the seams.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22- OK.- And all of them are in a similar state.
0:03:22 > 0:03:27So it's going to take a little while to get them all finished
0:03:27 > 0:03:29and get them back into regular use.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31- Does that sound all right? - It sounds perfect.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34- Thank you for bringing these along. - Pleasure. Thank you very much.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38- Thanks very much, Jane, nice to meet you.- Thank you.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42These distinctive chairs were created in the 1960s
0:03:42 > 0:03:47and used to furnish the stylish Les Arcs ski resort in France.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50The chair is heralded as an important example
0:03:50 > 0:03:54of modernist design and is highly prized when in good condition.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00The nice thing about a project like this is you have to figure out how
0:04:00 > 0:04:05it was all put together so you do the reverse to take it all apart.
0:04:05 > 0:04:10And my feeling is the last thing they did was rivet the leather on so
0:04:10 > 0:04:12that's the first place I'm going to start.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25Next into the workshop is German born engineer, Dieter,
0:04:25 > 0:04:29with a precious family heirloom that might test the skills
0:04:29 > 0:04:31of horologist, Steve Fletcher.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33Hi, Dieter, I'm Steve.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35- Hi, Steve, nice to meet you. - Come over here.- Thank you.
0:04:38 > 0:04:39Right, what have we got?
0:04:39 > 0:04:40We've got a steam roller.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42- That's fantastic.- There it is.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46It's been in our family for about 85 years.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49It was given to my dad when he was probably 12-years-old.
0:04:49 > 0:04:50Oh, right, OK.
0:04:50 > 0:04:55And, you know, he's given that to me when I was about 18-years-old.
0:04:55 > 0:04:59He was an engineer and I was going to study engineering
0:04:59 > 0:05:02- and so he felt it was right to give it to me.- Yes.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05Rather than giving to any of my three brothers!
0:05:06 > 0:05:10My intention, actually, is now to do exactly the same.
0:05:10 > 0:05:15I've got three kids and my son is an engineer too
0:05:15 > 0:05:19- which makes me proud and I'd like to give it to him.- That's lovely.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23But the last time I've seen it in operation has been in the '70s.
0:05:23 > 0:05:28OK. Did you ever think about having a go at getting it working yourself?
0:05:28 > 0:05:30No, I didn't. I didn't really.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34This is almost more fine mechanics and this is not really what I did!
0:05:34 > 0:05:39OK. So you say that it's going to go on to your son?
0:05:39 > 0:05:42- Yes.- So it'll be nice for him to see it actually working.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45It would be fantastic because he has never seen it working.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48OK. This is a lovely piece and I look forward to getting it working
0:05:48 > 0:05:50- for you and polished up.- Thank you.
0:05:50 > 0:05:55- Thank you very much. Bye-bye, now. - Bye-bye.
0:05:57 > 0:06:02The steam roller was made by German toy manufacturer Bing,
0:06:02 > 0:06:05the largest toy company in the world in the early 20th century.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10It was best known for its model trains and steam engines.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13This is going to be quite an interesting project.
0:06:13 > 0:06:19It's been soldered and repaired in the past because there's quite a lot
0:06:19 > 0:06:23of solder that's run down onto the main tank, there.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27I'm really not sure at the moment about the main mechanics,
0:06:27 > 0:06:31but once I've taken it apart and looked at all that,
0:06:31 > 0:06:35I'll be able to then tell what sort of condition it's in.
0:06:41 > 0:06:46Over at Suzie's bench, she's started rejuvenating the dried,
0:06:46 > 0:06:48parched leather from the three designer chairs.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50How are you doing?
0:06:50 > 0:06:52- Hello.- Having fun?
0:06:52 > 0:06:54I am, I'm really having fun here.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56It's one of my most favourite things to do.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59I'm absolutely thrilled with how this has come out
0:06:59 > 0:07:02because I wasn't sure if I'd be able to get them...
0:07:02 > 0:07:03It's brought a smile to your face?
0:07:03 > 0:07:06It really has brought a smile to my face!
0:07:06 > 0:07:08And now it's not like cardboard.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10You feel that, it's just beautiful.
0:07:10 > 0:07:11Yeah. It's like leather now, isn't it?
0:07:11 > 0:07:15It is like leather. So that's the seat, and this is the back.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18- So this hasn't been worked on?- This hasn't been worked on at all.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20You feel how dry that is?
0:07:20 > 0:07:23It just shows that you can bring leather back to life.
0:07:23 > 0:07:24OK. So I can have a go?
0:07:24 > 0:07:26I can start one level on this?
0:07:26 > 0:07:28Absolutely, yes, yes.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32The key is, don't make it too wet so rinse it out.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36This is warm water, you're going to rub it on to the saddle soap block
0:07:36 > 0:07:39and then you're going to go over very quickly, quick, quick, quick,
0:07:39 > 0:07:43and then start a circular motion because we don't want to get any lines.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47- So like I'm waxing a car then? - Like you're waxing a car, yes.- OK.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49- Is that all right, squeeze that out?- Yep.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51Rub it on the block.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56And now you're going to whiz, whiz, whiz.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58- Whiz, whiz, whiz. Boom, boom, boom.- Yes, yes, yes.
0:08:02 > 0:08:03Oh, yeah.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07- You're doing a great job there. - I told you, I've been watching you!
0:08:09 > 0:08:11So how do I know I've got enough on there?
0:08:11 > 0:08:14- Because that, to me, looks all right.- It's looking really nice.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17We're going to be aiming to get it down to this tone.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21We're going to let it sit and dry and then do another coat.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23OK. I can leave you with that, then?
0:08:23 > 0:08:26- Yes, you can.- Thank you. - I hope you enjoyed yourself.
0:08:26 > 0:08:27I did, immensely.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30- All right.- See you.- See you later. - Bye-bye.
0:08:30 > 0:08:36MUSIC PLAYS
0:08:40 > 0:08:43A new visitor for The Repair Shop,
0:08:43 > 0:08:46Canadian born Truusje Balcombe who now lives in Suffolk.
0:08:46 > 0:08:51- Hi, there.- Truusje has something very delicate made by her late father
0:08:51 > 0:08:55that needs the attention of master craftsman, Matt Nichols.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57Wow, so what have we got here?
0:08:57 > 0:09:00So this is my father's stained-glass window.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02Wow, so this is a beautiful piece.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04It's been a bit beaten up unfortunately on a move from house.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08- I can see that.- It's quite broken everywhere.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11But it's very special. So I'm hoping you'll fix it.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15So what inspired your dad to start making stained-glass?
0:09:15 > 0:09:18We used to live in a house in the city and it had beautiful
0:09:18 > 0:09:23views over downtown Calgary, but on the side and at the back,
0:09:23 > 0:09:26it overlooked other houses and my dad didn't like that.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30So he went and took a leaded glass window-making course
0:09:30 > 0:09:33and made this huge window to cover up this view so that he didn't have
0:09:33 > 0:09:36to look at the neighbour's house any more.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39And then he really got the bug and he would make many,
0:09:39 > 0:09:42many, many stained-glass windows!
0:09:42 > 0:09:46- Really?- Yes. So by the time he died in 1988,
0:09:46 > 0:09:50the house was covered in stained-glass windows everywhere.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54I can already picture that, just a really colourful and lovely view.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56Dad and I did a bit of the piece together,
0:09:56 > 0:09:59- picked the colours way back when. - Right.
0:09:59 > 0:10:04I remember him drying this and I really liked it because of the boats,
0:10:04 > 0:10:06so we did the colours together.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08The colours that you chose are really vibrant, really nice.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11- Yes.- Pretty sure when you've got natural light coming from it...
0:10:11 > 0:10:13Yeah, it's very pretty.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16And all of his work was really vibrant.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18So whereabouts is this going to go?
0:10:18 > 0:10:23So we have a cottage in Suffolk and it has an annexe which is actually
0:10:23 > 0:10:26- where my mum stays when she comes to visit.- Ah!
0:10:26 > 0:10:29And she is actually over at the moment.
0:10:29 > 0:10:33- OK.- So what we're hoping is that we can kind of surprise her
0:10:33 > 0:10:38and put this glass window up in the annexe so she can wake up every
0:10:38 > 0:10:41- morning and look at it.- That's brilliant.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44It's quite emotional really because when I look at it,
0:10:44 > 0:10:49I just remember how happy he was when he was making them.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55I'd like it to look like Daddy's stained-glass window again.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59- Leave it with me and I'll see what I can do.- Excellent.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11Matt wants to salvage as much of the original lead work as possible.
0:11:11 > 0:11:16That means reshaping any bent metal to safely hold the glass in place.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21Right, in order to push this lead that way again,
0:11:21 > 0:11:25I think I'm going to try to take some of this putty out.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28You can really see how the lead is like moving around and the glass is
0:11:28 > 0:11:31moving around but there's definitely a lot of play in it.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34It's not... It's not a quick process.
0:11:34 > 0:11:39If Matt can't get the original lead to bend back into place,
0:11:39 > 0:11:42he'll have to re-lead from scratch.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44Right, so let's have another look.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49So in order to get this in, I'm going to actually cut a tiny bit of
0:11:49 > 0:11:51the glass out.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56There we go. A tiny bit out.
0:11:58 > 0:11:59So, hopefully...
0:12:01 > 0:12:02..it's more likely to go in.
0:12:04 > 0:12:05Very close, isn't it?
0:12:10 > 0:12:11There we go.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17To be honest, that was the most difficult part there.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20Now I can push it back like that,
0:12:20 > 0:12:26so it's nice and comfortable in there and then we roll down
0:12:26 > 0:12:28the edge of the lead like that.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39Steve is getting to grips with the toy steam roller that has neither
0:12:39 > 0:12:41steamed nor rolled for 40 years.
0:12:41 > 0:12:46He's working on one of the engine's most vital components, the safety valve.
0:12:48 > 0:12:52The nut that holds the spring seems to be quite loose.
0:12:52 > 0:12:56And this is supposed to then just slip straight out
0:12:56 > 0:12:58and it's absolutely corroded up.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02So I'm going to try tapping it in the vice to see if I can
0:13:02 > 0:13:04just release it now.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09That's come out very well.
0:13:09 > 0:13:13I've got to clean it all up, make sure that it slides really
0:13:13 > 0:13:18easily and also I've got to put a new rubber washer in, there, which
0:13:18 > 0:13:24will, when that springs down, it will then form a seal and then the
0:13:24 > 0:13:30steam won't release unless it's too high a pressure and then it will release.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35Now Steve's eased up the valve, he must carefully clean the engine
0:13:35 > 0:13:38and the rest of the steam roller's components.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44After several hours of cleaning and reassembling,
0:13:44 > 0:13:47the steam roller is finally ready for a trial run.
0:13:49 > 0:13:50I've just filled it with water.
0:13:50 > 0:13:55I'm going to put two of these paraffin tablets that burn
0:13:55 > 0:13:57and going to light it up.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04This hasn't worked for donkey's years, so...
0:14:05 > 0:14:06It's...
0:14:07 > 0:14:10It's quite interesting to see whether it's going to work now!
0:14:10 > 0:14:11I hope it will.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15I've cleaned all the mechanical parts and the piston
0:14:15 > 0:14:19was completely seized up.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21I'm sure that was one of the reasons why it wasn't working.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29I can hear some steam.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32That's the whistle, here.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34WHISTLE BLOWS
0:14:46 > 0:14:48While the whistle's working,
0:14:48 > 0:14:52the steam seems no closer to making the steam roller move.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55I've blown the burner out.
0:14:57 > 0:15:01I think it should have started going there, so I'm going to let it cool
0:15:01 > 0:15:06down and I'm going to take it apart again and have a look and see why it
0:15:06 > 0:15:07wasn't turning.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11But there was certainly enough pressure there built up to run it.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14I'm hoping it's something simple.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17I don't know what it is at the moment without taking it apart.
0:15:20 > 0:15:21MUSIC PLAYS
0:15:26 > 0:15:29Suzie has been restoring a set of well loved,
0:15:29 > 0:15:32but well-worn design icons.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35All the leather panels are rejuvenated,
0:15:35 > 0:15:37and the chrome frames are shining.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41Now, she's reuniting them to create three complete chairs once again.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46- Hey, Jay?- Hello?- Are you free?- I'm always free for you, girl.
0:15:46 > 0:15:51- Is there a chance you could come and help me with this job, please?- OK.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55What I've got to do is to rivet these tags on around this chair.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59- So, would you be kind enough to... - Of course.- ..hold it? Lovely.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03The final leather panel is ready to be secured to its frame.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06So, the key here is not to move the chair.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08Oh, I just moved it, didn't I?
0:16:10 > 0:16:11- Are you up for this?- I'm very up for this!
0:16:11 > 0:16:13Are you?
0:16:16 > 0:16:19If we don't get this right, when you sit on it...
0:16:19 > 0:16:21- It's going to break.- It'll break.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28All right, let's have a look and see what we've got going on under there.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30- Looking good.- What about...? You go test it out.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32- Can you sit on it?- Go ahead.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34- All right.- Gently, though.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36- OK.- Just don't jump on it.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38No, I'll just sit on it.
0:16:39 > 0:16:40Here we go.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44- That's all right.- I needed somebody to test it.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47I wasn't sure that anyone would want to.
0:16:51 > 0:16:56Owner, Jane, is back to see the chairs that mean so much to her and her mother.
0:16:58 > 0:16:59- Hello, hello.- Hello.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01- Good to see you.- So excited.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03I'm a little bit nervous, a bit excited.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05- Yeah?- Why are you nervous?
0:17:05 > 0:17:07Just hoping they come through as well as I expect it.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09- There's no pressure, there. - No pressure at all.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11- Shall we?- Shall we? OK.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13- Are you ready?- I'd love to see. - All right.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20Wow! They just look brand-new.
0:17:21 > 0:17:22That is amazing.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29Stunned at how different they look and how amazing.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33cos they really were in a totally, very sorry state.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38My mum would be over the moon.
0:17:38 > 0:17:44And, my mum is in a nursing home now - dementia.
0:17:45 > 0:17:49I mean, she won't recognise... I hope she'll recognises them,
0:17:49 > 0:17:51but I know that they're restored and
0:17:51 > 0:17:55she'd be absolutely tickled pink that they're back in use.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58Bless ya. Come here, girl.
0:17:58 > 0:17:59Thank you.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03- You'll make me cry.- It's good to see, it's good to see.
0:18:03 > 0:18:04She will be absolutely overjoyed.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06- Yeah?- I promised I wouldn't cry.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12You know, it's something I'll always keep and always have because it's
0:18:12 > 0:18:14part of her.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16I'm pleased that you feel so deeply...
0:18:16 > 0:18:17- Yeah.- ..about the chairs.
0:18:17 > 0:18:21- Yeah.- It makes what I was able to do, worth that much more for you.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24- Yeah. It's incredible, it really is. - Yeah. What a lucky find.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26- Absolutely.- Thank you for bringing these in.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29- All right.- Thank you. Thank you so much. I can't thank you enough.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31Such a pleasure.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34MUSIC PLAYS
0:18:44 > 0:18:47Suzie might have delivered her repair safe and sound,
0:18:47 > 0:18:51but Matt is all at sea with a stained-glass window.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55He's attempting to replace the broken sail.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57One of the issues I've got with this,
0:18:57 > 0:19:00is I don't actually have the exact colour for the sail.
0:19:00 > 0:19:05So, I've got another piece of glass here,
0:19:05 > 0:19:07which is a fairly good match.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09It's a very good match for the inner part like there,
0:19:09 > 0:19:12but it's not a good match for that.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15However, if I put two layers of this on,
0:19:15 > 0:19:19I've got pretty much the exact match, which is absolutely perfect.
0:19:19 > 0:19:23It involves widening the lead, as much as I can,
0:19:23 > 0:19:27just to accommodate two bits of glass.
0:19:27 > 0:19:31As Truusje and her father both came up with the colour scheme to this in the design,
0:19:31 > 0:19:34this is one part that I really, really want to get right.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39I can really imagine Truusje watching her father cut,
0:19:39 > 0:19:41and I learnt from my father as well, so...
0:19:41 > 0:19:44I've definitely got a similar experience to her.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50So, I've scored the top of it, and tapping underneath,
0:19:50 > 0:19:51just really releases it,
0:19:51 > 0:19:55and it causes the crack to go through the whole of the glass.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58So I'm just doing this, to the underside of it,
0:19:58 > 0:20:02and I think that's gone all the way through, so I'm just going to, yeah,
0:20:02 > 0:20:03there you go. It's all going to come apart.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07All broken. I'm just going to take this bit,
0:20:07 > 0:20:09and hopefully it's all going to slot in.
0:20:09 > 0:20:10Move this.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17Here, just checking. Going over the top there, yeah.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20That looks perfect.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24There we go. The second piece, hopefully, it's going to be all right.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28I'm a bit concerned because when you're kind of pushing glass,
0:20:28 > 0:20:34that's got a thin end to it, you're always worried about breaking it, so...
0:20:34 > 0:20:37So here, I'm just going to mould the lead over.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42Very happy with the way it's come out.
0:20:50 > 0:20:51Across the workshop,
0:20:51 > 0:20:55Steve has been struggling to get the vintage toy steam-roller moving.
0:20:55 > 0:20:59After some careful tweaking, he's ready to try firing it up again.
0:21:01 > 0:21:06This is the second test of the steam roller and I'm hoping it's going to
0:21:06 > 0:21:07work this time.
0:21:07 > 0:21:11I've tightened and adjusted some of the seals and valves.
0:21:11 > 0:21:15I've come outside because it does make a lot of smoke and steam.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24This time the engine flickers into life...
0:21:25 > 0:21:26..but not for long.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32I'm trying to work out at the moment why, when I spin it,
0:21:32 > 0:21:37it will start going, and start going really quickly,
0:21:37 > 0:21:39and then it slows down again.
0:21:40 > 0:21:46I think what's happening is, is that it builds up a head of steam,
0:21:46 > 0:21:52runs and uses up that energy, and then that dissipates,
0:21:52 > 0:21:55and then it slows down and stops again.
0:22:02 > 0:22:08An hour of tinkering later, Steve comes to a difficult realisation.
0:22:08 > 0:22:13This 85-year-old mechanism is no longer powerful enough to move the toy.
0:22:13 > 0:22:17I probably could get this going but it means taking all the old
0:22:17 > 0:22:19parts off and renewing them.
0:22:19 > 0:22:20And I'm not happy about that.
0:22:20 > 0:22:25I think it's more important to keep this in original condition.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27And, because it looks lovely like this.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30And I'd be really, really happy to have this up on my shelf.
0:22:32 > 0:22:38The steam roller has passed down the owner's family line for 85 years.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40And with plans to keep passing it on,
0:22:40 > 0:22:43Dieter is back to collect his treasured heirloom.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46- Hello, Steve.- How are you?
0:22:46 > 0:22:47I'm fine, thank you.
0:22:47 > 0:22:51- Good.- And how are you?- I'm very well, thank you.- Good, good.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54I've really enjoyed working on your steam roller.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57And, let's have a look at it.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01Wow, wow!
0:23:01 > 0:23:03You've done some magic with it.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05Thank you. See this, you know.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08When we, when I first came, you said, well, you're trying to
0:23:08 > 0:23:11maintain the ageing of it...
0:23:11 > 0:23:13- Yes.- ..that you can see and you've done that.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15- Thank you.- But it's fantastic, you know.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18I don't know how you've done it, but, yes.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22What would your father think of this now,
0:23:22 > 0:23:25and you looking after it the way you've looked after it?
0:23:25 > 0:23:28I think, you know, he would be really, really proud that I looked
0:23:28 > 0:23:32after it, and that I'm also trying to pass it on,
0:23:32 > 0:23:36that I want to pass it on to my son, to kind of create this tradition.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40I do hope, I can only say I do hope he will treasure it as much as I did,
0:23:40 > 0:23:41and my dad did.
0:23:41 > 0:23:46So, I have worked on the mechanical parts of this.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50- Yeah?- And I have fired it up a few times...
0:23:50 > 0:23:52- OK?- We've had a few issues with it, though.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55- Oh, really?- It does run to an extent...
0:23:55 > 0:24:02- Yeah, yeah?- It doesn't actually drive along, but this spins around.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04Yeah. At the end of the day, this was, this was, you know, I mean,
0:24:04 > 0:24:08it was intended to be fired up, I mean,
0:24:08 > 0:24:11I would be fine trying to fire it up and see what happens.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13I'm really up for it.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15- OK.- Yeah.- Right.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24When was the last time you saw it fired up?
0:24:24 > 0:24:27It's probably, 40 years, you know I feel I'm too old.
0:24:27 > 0:24:28But you know, it probably is.
0:24:31 > 0:24:32Hey!
0:24:34 > 0:24:36That's fantastic.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39That is really fantastic.
0:24:39 > 0:24:40Isn't that amazing?
0:24:41 > 0:24:43Absolutely, absolutely.
0:24:45 > 0:24:46God, thank you.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49Very welcome.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51Thank you, that's really good.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58You've done a brilliant job, thank you very much.
0:24:58 > 0:25:02MUSIC PLAYS
0:25:14 > 0:25:19Stained glass craftsman, Matt, has been overhauling a nautical window
0:25:19 > 0:25:22steeped in family history.
0:25:22 > 0:25:26The glass has all been cemented into place and Matt is giving the piece a
0:25:26 > 0:25:27final polish.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30I'm absolutely ecstatic how this has come out.
0:25:30 > 0:25:35Just the vibrancy of colour, it's so bright and happy and kind of joyous.
0:25:35 > 0:25:36It's really magical, actually.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39Glass is a fantastic medium to be working with.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47The window is carefully transported to Suffolk
0:25:47 > 0:25:49where Truusje is awaiting its arrival.
0:25:51 > 0:25:57Today is a particularly poignant day for us to look at the restored window.
0:25:57 > 0:26:03It's the anniversary of my mum and dad's wedding, but also, very sadly,
0:26:03 > 0:26:05the anniversary of my dad's death.
0:26:05 > 0:26:06So, it's...
0:26:07 > 0:26:11..it's a pretty special day in many ways and a very sad day
0:26:11 > 0:26:16but I'm hoping for both my mum and I, it'll mean so much more
0:26:16 > 0:26:20to be able to look at Dad's work again looking beautiful.
0:26:20 > 0:26:26Truusje has kept the restoration a complete secret from her mum, Ruth.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28- What is she going to get?- I don't know.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31- You're not in on this either? - No.
0:26:31 > 0:26:32Oh, my goodness!
0:26:34 > 0:26:36- What have you got?- This is the big secret.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39- Mummy...- What is it?
0:26:39 > 0:26:40They've fixed Daddy's window!
0:26:41 > 0:26:43Wow!
0:26:44 > 0:26:45Unbelievable.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49- Wow.- Look at it!
0:26:49 > 0:26:50Oh, my gosh!
0:26:52 > 0:26:53Isn't that incredible?
0:26:59 > 0:27:00Oh, it looks beautiful.
0:27:00 > 0:27:01Doesn't it?
0:27:04 > 0:27:05Wow, look at that.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08- Look how beautiful.- Isn't that gorgeous?
0:27:08 > 0:27:11We were married for 35 years.
0:27:11 > 0:27:16To have this as a legacy from my husband, you know, it was a broken piece.
0:27:16 > 0:27:21And now it's a beautifully restored piece of stained glass done by my husband.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24And I get to see it on my wedding anniversary.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29- Amazing.- I can't believe it's happened on this day,
0:27:29 > 0:27:33because it feels like I'm giving you something to celebrate rather than
0:27:33 > 0:27:36feel really sad about it.
0:27:36 > 0:27:37- Love you.- Love you too.
0:27:37 > 0:27:42- Thank you.- Grandpa's work, Ollie, what do you think?
0:27:42 > 0:27:43- Really good.- Isn't it amazing?
0:27:44 > 0:27:48What could be a really, really sad, sad, hard day for her I think has
0:27:48 > 0:27:52turned into quite a celebration of my dad's life.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54And particularly his work.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57And it was just so lovely to see her face light up.
0:27:57 > 0:28:01She's so pleased and I think she feels like Dad's right next to her at the moment.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03Look how the light shines through it.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05Isn't it beautiful?
0:28:05 > 0:28:07- Look.- I hope somehow your dad knows.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10I'm sure he does.
0:28:15 > 0:28:20Join us next time as more precious pieces are rescued...
0:28:20 > 0:28:23- I love it.- ..and their cherished memories restored...
0:28:24 > 0:28:25Wow!
0:28:25 > 0:28:26..in The Repair Shop.