1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:03,280 Welcome to The Repair Shop, 2 00:00:03,280 --> 00:00:06,920 where cherished family heirlooms are brought back to life... 3 00:00:06,920 --> 00:00:09,040 This is the workshop of dreams. 4 00:00:09,040 --> 00:00:11,840 ..home to furniture restorer Jay Blades. 5 00:00:11,840 --> 00:00:14,640 Nowadays everybody spends a fortune on stuff 6 00:00:14,640 --> 00:00:16,520 and once it's broken they just bin it. 7 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:20,040 But everybody has something that means too much to be thrown away 8 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:21,440 and that's where we come in. 9 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:23,320 Working alongside Jay, 10 00:00:23,320 --> 00:00:26,400 will be some of the country's leading crafts people... 11 00:00:26,400 --> 00:00:28,120 Every piece has its own story. 12 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:30,000 It's amazing to think that some of my work 13 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:31,640 becomes part of that story. 14 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:35,120 I've always played with things, I've always repaired things, 15 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:36,400 and I just love it. 16 00:00:36,400 --> 00:00:40,440 There is a real pleasure in bringing people's pieces back to life again. 17 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:43,160 ..each with their own unique set of skills. 18 00:00:43,160 --> 00:00:45,440 I can't wait to get started. 19 00:00:45,440 --> 00:00:47,600 They will resurrect... 20 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:48,840 ..revive... 21 00:00:48,840 --> 00:00:50,520 Whoa, man. ..and rejuvenate... 22 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:54,080 ..treasured possessions 23 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:56,840 and irreplaceable pieces of family history... 24 00:00:56,840 --> 00:00:58,440 Wow! 25 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:00,320 ..bringing both the objects... 26 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:01,880 She's fantastic! 27 00:01:01,880 --> 00:01:03,920 That's just taken me back 50 years. 28 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:05,760 ..and the memories that they hold... 29 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:07,880 Oh, yes! 30 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:09,000 ..back to life. 31 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:10,520 Oh, my God. 32 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:22,080 NEIGHING 33 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:40,720 Hello, ladies. Hello. How are we doing? 34 00:01:40,720 --> 00:01:45,280 In The Repair Shop today, a world in miniature 35 00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:49,400 as three small scale treasures get The Repair Shop treatment. 36 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:51,880 Kirsten's working on a tiny globe... 37 00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:55,560 This is amazing. I can see people running around in there. 38 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:59,320 ..while goldsmith Richard brings out the big guns 39 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:00,880 for some minuscule welding. 40 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:05,920 So, I'm looking through a microscope that's magnified to 20 times 41 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:09,640 and allows me to know exactly where the piece is going to be 42 00:02:09,640 --> 00:02:11,000 hit by the laser beam. 43 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:30,960 First through the doors is Suzanne Anderman from Kent. 44 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:33,680 How are we doing, Sue? Hiya. 45 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:36,840 Hello, I'm Steve. Pleased to meet you as well. 46 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:41,240 She's hoping music box expert Stephen Kember will be able to 47 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:45,120 get a tune out of this vintage example from the Swiss Alps. 48 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:47,160 It is a little chalet. 49 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:51,760 Inside there's bagfuls and bagfuls of bits 50 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:54,720 that have fallen off it over the years. Loads of it. 51 00:02:54,720 --> 00:02:56,640 It's a splendid looking thing, isn't it? 52 00:02:56,640 --> 00:02:59,680 You've got the dog kennel there. Yes, and no dog. No dog. 53 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:02,400 So how come you've got this, Sue? Tell me a bit about it. 54 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:03,600 It's a bit of a long story. 55 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:06,480 When I was a child, every summer holiday I went to Somerset 56 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:09,000 to stay with my aunt and uncle. OK. On their landing, 57 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:11,680 which was a huge landing, there was this. 58 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:14,720 So as a little girl I used to lay down and play it, 59 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:16,600 when I was allowed to turn the key. Yeah. 60 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:19,560 And I used to imagine that people lived in it. Right. 61 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:21,560 I absolutely loved it. 62 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:26,520 Then one day in 1996, I had a phone call from this aunt and she said, 63 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:28,920 "I believe you'd like the music box," 64 00:03:28,920 --> 00:03:31,480 and that's how I got it and now I'd love it to be restored 65 00:03:31,480 --> 00:03:32,760 for my grandchildren. Right. 66 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:34,640 So Auntie May knew how much this meant to you. 67 00:03:34,640 --> 00:03:36,640 Auntie May definitely knew how much it meant. 68 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:38,040 How much does it mean to you? 69 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:41,040 Oh, you just can't say. It's priceless to me. 70 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:43,160 Yeah? Because it's just my childhood, isn't it? 71 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:45,800 Oh, I think I need to get... Will? 72 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:48,000 If you don't mind, come and have a look at this, mate. 73 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:50,280 Will's out expert in wood. 74 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:52,200 How are we doing? All right? I'm good. 75 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:56,480 So what we've got, Will, is we've got loads of bits that somehow 76 00:03:56,480 --> 00:03:59,440 they belong in here somewhere, don't they, Sue? They do. Yeah. 77 00:03:59,440 --> 00:04:01,800 We're missing a small carved wooden door for the kennel. 78 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:03,440 Yeah, a dog. There should be a dog. 79 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:04,960 So what do you reckon, Will? 80 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:06,680 Small enough job for you, isn't it? 81 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:08,040 THEY LAUGH 82 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:09,320 STEPHEN: During lunch maybe. 83 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:12,480 WILL: Yeah, could just do it on my lunch break. 84 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:15,240 I'm speechless. 85 00:04:15,240 --> 00:04:18,200 Between us, I'm sure we can do a fantastic job with this. 86 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:19,640 Thank you very much indeed. 87 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:22,000 So thank you for bringing it in, Sue. You're very welcome. 88 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:24,280 It's a pleasure to have met you. And you. And good luck. 89 00:04:24,280 --> 00:04:26,240 And especially good luck to you. Thank you. 90 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:29,000 Cos I think you're going to need it. He's going to. 91 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:35,440 The music box was part of my childhood memories, 92 00:04:35,440 --> 00:04:38,600 and really happy memories, so to have it restored 93 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:40,000 just means everything really. 94 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:43,000 It means I can pass it on to my grandchildren 95 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:47,240 and also it means I can look at it and remember it how it was. 96 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:52,000 So, you're on the property ladder, are you? 97 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:55,160 A bag of matchsticks and kindling here. 98 00:04:55,160 --> 00:04:59,360 Yeah, a jigsaw puzzle. It's a really tricky job. Yes. 99 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:01,440 Where is the music? 100 00:05:01,440 --> 00:05:04,160 The music is in the cellar. In the cellar? 101 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:06,320 Yeah, let's sort of... 102 00:05:06,320 --> 00:05:09,280 Like a good James Bond baddie film, you know, 103 00:05:09,280 --> 00:05:13,680 we'll elevate the headquarters to reveal the brains of machine. 104 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:15,480 Look at that. Look at that. 105 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:17,040 Yes, I know. It's lovely. 106 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:21,120 So I think I'll maybe leave you to your puzzle, your matchsticks... 107 00:05:21,120 --> 00:05:26,360 Thanks. ..and I'll go and do some... I'll go and do some music. 108 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:28,480 Toodle-pip. See you later. 109 00:05:33,720 --> 00:05:38,400 Next to arrive, Jane Simpson with something beautiful but broken 110 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:40,400 left to her by her mother. 111 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:42,720 Hello, I'm Steve. Hello, I'm Jane. 112 00:05:42,720 --> 00:05:44,120 Hi. What have you got for us. 113 00:05:44,120 --> 00:05:46,720 I've got a garnet bracelet. Oh, right. 114 00:05:46,720 --> 00:05:49,080 Bring it over to the table. 115 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:51,960 Richard, I think this is one for you. 116 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:56,520 Master goldsmith Richard Talman is The Repair Shop's expert 117 00:05:56,520 --> 00:05:57,880 on all that glitters. 118 00:05:57,880 --> 00:06:01,280 In fact, I've got three bits of garnet bracelet. 119 00:06:01,280 --> 00:06:04,000 Beautiful, isn't it? Absolutely beautiful piece. 120 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:07,520 Can you tell us a bit about the history of this bracelet? 121 00:06:07,520 --> 00:06:09,240 It belonged to my great grandmother. 122 00:06:09,240 --> 00:06:14,880 She was living in India in the 1870s and my... 123 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:18,640 ..grandfather gave that and the matching locket to my mother 124 00:06:18,640 --> 00:06:20,160 as a wedding present. 125 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:25,680 And I remember when I was a child, playing with it and her wearing it 126 00:06:25,680 --> 00:06:28,000 when they went to posh dos. 127 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:29,240 Were you the one that broke it? 128 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:32,160 No. Definitely not. I promise it wasn't me! 129 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:37,080 I inherited it in this condition and wanted to get it fixed 130 00:06:37,080 --> 00:06:40,320 so I could wear it. I just think it's lovely. 131 00:06:40,320 --> 00:06:41,760 Yes, it's... 132 00:06:41,760 --> 00:06:46,360 ..cabochon garnets in the centre and faceted ones on the outside. 133 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:49,800 I would say... 134 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:52,720 ..gold of around about nine carat. 135 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:55,320 Obviously we've got quite a few stones missing there, 136 00:06:55,320 --> 00:06:57,720 which we need to rebuild. 137 00:06:57,720 --> 00:07:00,200 Have you tried having it repaired? 138 00:07:00,200 --> 00:07:04,680 Yes. When I inherited it, I took it to a jeweller who dismissed it 139 00:07:04,680 --> 00:07:07,960 out of hand, wouldn't touch it because of the repairs 140 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:10,240 that have been done in the past. Oh, gosh, right, OK. 141 00:07:10,240 --> 00:07:12,000 He said it was impossible to fix. 142 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:14,680 I could certainly understand why they would've said that, 143 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:18,800 because of the lead solder that has been used to repair it. 144 00:07:18,800 --> 00:07:21,840 Lead solder melts at a very, very low temperature in comparison 145 00:07:21,840 --> 00:07:24,240 to the hard solder you would usually use. 146 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:30,200 So any heat that was applied to this bracelet, it would act like an acid 147 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:32,440 and almost ruin the rest of the links. 148 00:07:32,440 --> 00:07:36,320 So I think certainly for me to repair it, I'm going to have to look 149 00:07:36,320 --> 00:07:39,320 at a different form of joining it together. 150 00:07:39,320 --> 00:07:42,280 I think that's something we can do. That would be wonderful. Thank you. 151 00:07:42,280 --> 00:07:44,840 I will take great care of it, Jane. Thanks. Thank you very much. 152 00:07:44,840 --> 00:07:46,640 Thank you for bringing it in. 153 00:07:49,760 --> 00:07:51,960 Is that going to be difficult? 154 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:54,680 It's not going to be easy, that's for sure. 155 00:07:57,200 --> 00:07:59,560 He's filled me with confidence. 156 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:02,640 I'm so excited to see what he can do. 157 00:08:02,640 --> 00:08:04,560 I'm not expecting a miracle but 158 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:08,760 if he can make it wearable again, that would be amazing. 159 00:08:08,760 --> 00:08:11,840 It's always going to remind me of my mother, I think. 160 00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:17,000 I love that photograph that we have of her wearing the set so... 161 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:19,680 ..it'll bring memories of her 162 00:08:19,680 --> 00:08:23,680 and memories of my childhood with her back. 163 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:28,960 Richard has been in the jewellery trade for over two decades, 164 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:31,840 learning his craft in London's famous Jewellery Quarter, 165 00:08:31,840 --> 00:08:33,920 Hatton Garden. 166 00:08:33,920 --> 00:08:36,800 So on this piece here, 167 00:08:36,800 --> 00:08:38,800 it's bent quite badly. 168 00:08:38,800 --> 00:08:43,040 That is going to be the first thing that I'm going to have to address. 169 00:08:43,040 --> 00:08:45,760 This type of damage is quite common on bracelets 170 00:08:45,760 --> 00:08:49,200 because when people wear them, they can get them caught on things 171 00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:53,040 and it obviously bends at the weakest point. 172 00:08:53,040 --> 00:08:57,040 So the only way to straighten these back out is just to push it back 173 00:08:57,040 --> 00:08:59,840 in the direction it came from. And that can go one of two ways - 174 00:08:59,840 --> 00:09:02,320 it can either go well or it can break. 175 00:09:02,320 --> 00:09:05,240 But obviously it needs to be done so... 176 00:09:06,800 --> 00:09:09,720 If I was to put this in pliers and start bending it 177 00:09:09,720 --> 00:09:14,520 I run the risk of cracking stones so good thing about your fingers is 178 00:09:14,520 --> 00:09:17,640 they're like a perfect cushioned pair of pliers. 179 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:20,480 So I'm just going to push on that point there. 180 00:09:21,920 --> 00:09:26,920 A break now would leave Richard with even more work ahead of him. 181 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:34,560 OK. That's straightened out fine. 182 00:09:35,960 --> 00:09:39,040 So I'm really happy with that. 183 00:09:39,040 --> 00:09:41,240 Critical moment over, 184 00:09:41,240 --> 00:09:45,160 foreman Jay can safely head over to check on progress. 185 00:09:45,160 --> 00:09:47,480 So how's it going, Rich? Very well, Jay. Thank you. 186 00:09:47,480 --> 00:09:49,520 So, Rich, I've got a bone to pick with you. 187 00:09:49,520 --> 00:09:51,480 You wanted me to bring in your desk 188 00:09:51,480 --> 00:09:53,880 even though we've got desks all around. What's so special 189 00:09:53,880 --> 00:09:56,560 about your one? Well, it's a special jeweller's bench. 190 00:09:56,560 --> 00:09:59,440 It's cut away there so you can sit closer to it and then this 191 00:09:59,440 --> 00:10:03,400 under here is called a skin, usually made from leather, and that collects 192 00:10:03,400 --> 00:10:06,240 something called lemel, which is a fine... Lemel? Yes. What's lemel? 193 00:10:06,240 --> 00:10:09,360 So the filings, when you're filing away any piece of precious metal, 194 00:10:09,360 --> 00:10:11,080 it will create, like, filings 195 00:10:11,080 --> 00:10:13,480 and that will all gather into the bottom, 196 00:10:13,480 --> 00:10:16,240 as you can see like this here. Yeah, like dust. Absolutely. 197 00:10:16,240 --> 00:10:18,680 And if you're working, as I do mostly, 198 00:10:18,680 --> 00:10:21,280 with, like, 18-carat gold or platinum... Yeah. 199 00:10:21,280 --> 00:10:23,120 ..over the course of a year, 200 00:10:23,120 --> 00:10:27,280 about that much in a jam jar will get you about £3,000 with a refiner. 201 00:10:27,280 --> 00:10:29,240 Really? Yeah. 202 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:31,600 I think I might have to take up your trade, mate. 203 00:10:34,520 --> 00:10:37,480 It's a hive of activity in The Repair Shop today 204 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:39,760 as yet another customer arrives. 205 00:10:40,960 --> 00:10:43,960 Janet Adams from Leicester has brought a small object that 206 00:10:43,960 --> 00:10:48,560 could prove to be a big challenge for ceramics conservator Kirsten. 207 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:52,320 It's a little miniature globe. Oh, right. 208 00:10:52,320 --> 00:10:54,240 Gosh, it is miniature, isn't it? It is. 209 00:10:54,240 --> 00:10:56,640 Look. Oh, wow. 210 00:10:56,640 --> 00:10:58,360 But unfortunately, it's split. 211 00:10:58,360 --> 00:10:59,400 Oh, no. 212 00:11:01,560 --> 00:11:05,600 Well, I've never seen one of these before. Haven't you? No, I haven't. 213 00:11:05,600 --> 00:11:08,840 Unfortunately it did have a little crack on but when I moved, it went 214 00:11:08,840 --> 00:11:11,880 into storage and I think moisture got it and it's split now. 215 00:11:11,880 --> 00:11:13,120 What a shame. 216 00:11:13,120 --> 00:11:16,880 It looks like a very sort of low fired clay 217 00:11:16,880 --> 00:11:21,160 or...I don't know, it might even be something like a plaster actually. 218 00:11:21,160 --> 00:11:23,200 There's a few little bits as well there. 219 00:11:23,200 --> 00:11:27,360 OK, lovely. I think there might be a few little bits missing still. 220 00:11:27,360 --> 00:11:30,560 That's always useful to bring those bits, especially with something 221 00:11:30,560 --> 00:11:34,760 like this with a map which has got sort of tiny writing on it 222 00:11:34,760 --> 00:11:37,480 cos that's actually incredibly difficult to do. 223 00:11:37,480 --> 00:11:39,640 Do you know sort of what date the map is? 224 00:11:39,640 --> 00:11:42,080 Somebody told me it's about 1850. 225 00:11:42,080 --> 00:11:44,960 Oh, really? Yeah. What's the story behind this? 226 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:48,320 It was in my mother's china cabinet. 227 00:11:48,320 --> 00:11:51,920 So it's really precious then? Yes. Yes. Yes. 228 00:11:51,920 --> 00:11:54,160 It was just something we wanted to keep 229 00:11:54,160 --> 00:11:57,760 to pass down to future generations. Yes, absolutely. 230 00:11:57,760 --> 00:12:02,000 If you're happy to leave that with me, I will repair that for you. 231 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:06,120 Thank you. And hopefully get it spinning again for you to enjoy. 232 00:12:06,120 --> 00:12:07,880 Yes, that'd be lovely. Thank you. 233 00:12:12,480 --> 00:12:15,080 We've never seen it spinning, I don't think. It was always 234 00:12:15,080 --> 00:12:18,320 locked away in the china cabinet. I don't ever remember getting it out 235 00:12:18,320 --> 00:12:22,000 and seeing what it did or what was on it really. 236 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:25,720 And I'm looking forward to getting it back when we can see it 237 00:12:25,720 --> 00:12:27,200 hopefully in its full glory. 238 00:12:28,480 --> 00:12:31,320 Looking at this material, 239 00:12:31,320 --> 00:12:34,760 I suspect that it's actually probably made of something 240 00:12:34,760 --> 00:12:38,600 called gesso, originally made with, 241 00:12:38,600 --> 00:12:42,880 like, an animal glue, like a rabbit glue mixed up with chalk 242 00:12:42,880 --> 00:12:49,560 and some pigments and then laid over this central wooden ball. 243 00:12:49,560 --> 00:12:52,680 Dating back as far as ancient Egypt, 244 00:12:52,680 --> 00:12:56,880 gesso has been used to prime rough surfaces such as wood and stone 245 00:12:56,880 --> 00:13:00,560 to create a smooth surface for painting. 246 00:13:00,560 --> 00:13:04,160 I suppose my only concerns with this little globe is the fact that 247 00:13:04,160 --> 00:13:08,080 it's made of gesso and it's quite a sort of fragile substance 248 00:13:08,080 --> 00:13:09,600 when it's exposed. 249 00:13:09,600 --> 00:13:14,280 So I'm going to actually try and sort of get some adhesive into these 250 00:13:14,280 --> 00:13:18,960 joins, sealing the edge initially, and then I will just make up 251 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:23,440 the missing areas and touch in the map. 252 00:13:25,440 --> 00:13:28,320 It looks slightly crooked to me, this... 253 00:13:29,560 --> 00:13:30,600 ..this base. 254 00:13:32,080 --> 00:13:33,720 I think perhaps it's been knocked. 255 00:13:35,200 --> 00:13:37,720 Will? Can I borrow you for a moment? 256 00:13:39,160 --> 00:13:41,800 How can I help? World's smallest globe. 257 00:13:41,800 --> 00:13:44,200 That's really sweet. Isn't it? 258 00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:47,200 I've always wanted to just spin one of these. Is that really...? 259 00:13:47,200 --> 00:13:48,320 HE CHUCKLES 260 00:13:48,320 --> 00:13:51,160 Visions of bits, like, flying off. 261 00:13:51,160 --> 00:13:54,480 The base, as you can see, looks pretty ropey to me. 262 00:13:54,480 --> 00:13:56,920 And it's also slightly crooked. 263 00:13:56,920 --> 00:14:00,640 Is there... It is, isn't it? ..anything you could do with that? 264 00:14:00,640 --> 00:14:03,400 Yes, I think so. 265 00:14:03,400 --> 00:14:07,200 I'm just thinking should I do the base before you've done your work 266 00:14:07,200 --> 00:14:09,600 or should I do the base after? 267 00:14:09,600 --> 00:14:13,880 I think it's best if I can stabilise it actually and then do your bit. 268 00:14:13,880 --> 00:14:15,720 You let me know when you're finished 269 00:14:15,720 --> 00:14:18,080 and then I will sort the base out for you. That's lovely. 270 00:14:18,080 --> 00:14:20,440 Thank you very much. That's all right. Cheers. 271 00:14:21,680 --> 00:14:24,160 I've got a couple of tiny, little pieces here. 272 00:14:24,160 --> 00:14:27,720 Just not quite sure where this tiny one goes yet. 273 00:14:27,720 --> 00:14:29,560 I just need to work that out. 274 00:14:29,560 --> 00:14:34,200 The only sort of clue that I've got is a dotted line. 275 00:14:34,200 --> 00:14:37,080 Ah, I think that's probably it here. 276 00:14:37,080 --> 00:14:39,120 Just above the Maldives. 277 00:14:39,120 --> 00:14:43,240 OK, so I'm going to go for this. 278 00:14:43,240 --> 00:14:44,800 I'm going to pop my adhesive on 279 00:14:44,800 --> 00:14:47,720 and I'm just going to go all the way around the world here. 280 00:14:50,040 --> 00:14:53,040 Pop those together... 281 00:14:53,040 --> 00:14:55,120 ..like that. This is when I could do with a... 282 00:14:56,280 --> 00:14:57,960 ..spare hand. 283 00:14:57,960 --> 00:15:03,880 I'm going to introduce a little bit of adhesive where the Maldives are. 284 00:15:06,440 --> 00:15:08,240 Just ease that in. 285 00:15:09,840 --> 00:15:12,800 Normally I actually use tape to hold things in place 286 00:15:12,800 --> 00:15:15,360 but I'm worried if I were to apply tape to this 287 00:15:15,360 --> 00:15:17,720 it might just damage the surface. 288 00:15:19,160 --> 00:15:22,680 I'm going to leave it while the adhesive goes off. 289 00:15:52,360 --> 00:15:54,440 Steve and Will are working together 290 00:15:54,440 --> 00:15:57,080 to bring the dilapidated music box back to life. 291 00:15:58,920 --> 00:16:02,000 Steve's given the components a thorough clean. 292 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:05,800 He can now turn his attention to getting the mechanism back on song. 293 00:16:07,240 --> 00:16:10,800 I'm going to repair this damaged tip. 294 00:16:10,800 --> 00:16:14,880 A previous restorer has corrected this fault 295 00:16:14,880 --> 00:16:18,680 but his repair has failed so I'm going to do it again. 296 00:16:18,680 --> 00:16:22,960 So what I've got to do is I've got to clean out his original slot 297 00:16:22,960 --> 00:16:24,840 with this cutting disk, 298 00:16:24,840 --> 00:16:29,640 which is happily the same thickness as our tooth tip 299 00:16:29,640 --> 00:16:33,040 which is 10,000ths of an inch wide. 300 00:16:38,640 --> 00:16:40,760 The teeth on the mechanism's comb 301 00:16:40,760 --> 00:16:44,480 should strike corresponding pins on the revolving cylinder 302 00:16:44,480 --> 00:16:46,200 to make the tune. 303 00:16:46,200 --> 00:16:49,280 It's always a bit tense. 304 00:16:49,280 --> 00:16:53,760 Steve's emergency dental work involves rebuilding the broken tooth 305 00:16:53,760 --> 00:16:55,400 so that it hits the right note. 306 00:16:56,600 --> 00:16:58,200 We tune it by removing mass, 307 00:16:58,200 --> 00:17:01,440 so the lighter the tooth, the higher the note. 308 00:17:01,440 --> 00:17:02,960 At the moment you can see... 309 00:17:02,960 --> 00:17:06,360 HE PLUCKS ASCENDING SCALE 310 00:17:06,360 --> 00:17:07,600 DISCORDANT NOTE 311 00:17:07,600 --> 00:17:09,320 Oh. Wrong note. 312 00:17:09,320 --> 00:17:12,160 So you don't have to be Mozart to understand that 313 00:17:12,160 --> 00:17:13,920 we need a little bit of work there. 314 00:17:13,920 --> 00:17:18,360 So I'll do that by just sort of little tweaks like that. 315 00:17:19,960 --> 00:17:22,280 Remove some material and then give it a test. 316 00:17:22,280 --> 00:17:25,240 HE PLUCKS NOTES 317 00:17:25,240 --> 00:17:28,880 So it's too low at the moment so I carry on until I get near 318 00:17:28,880 --> 00:17:31,120 the note that I think it's going to be 319 00:17:31,120 --> 00:17:32,800 but the final tuning has to come 320 00:17:32,800 --> 00:17:36,320 when the comb is attached to the mechanism and producing music. 321 00:17:38,640 --> 00:17:43,120 While Steve's tweaking his teeth, Will's set about trying to rehome 322 00:17:43,120 --> 00:17:47,280 the hundreds of loose and broken pieces from the wooden chalet. 323 00:17:47,280 --> 00:17:50,680 So, how are you getting on with Suzanne's chalet? 324 00:17:50,680 --> 00:17:52,800 Oh, the roof's done. That's all right. 325 00:17:52,800 --> 00:17:55,120 Once I knew that these go on the roof then I could say, 326 00:17:55,120 --> 00:17:56,600 "That's for the roof." Yeah. 327 00:17:56,600 --> 00:17:59,480 I'm just basically putting stuff into smaller piles 328 00:17:59,480 --> 00:18:01,720 and smaller piles and smaller piles. 329 00:18:01,720 --> 00:18:04,960 And then it's just a process of elimination. Yeah, exactly. 330 00:18:04,960 --> 00:18:07,560 And then you're making pieces on top of that. 331 00:18:07,560 --> 00:18:11,360 That shutter on the front there, that's the only original 332 00:18:11,360 --> 00:18:14,600 so I've actually replicated and put them on there. 333 00:18:14,600 --> 00:18:17,520 What it sounds like to me is you just need to be left alone 334 00:18:17,520 --> 00:18:19,760 in a corner to just get on with this. 335 00:18:19,760 --> 00:18:23,040 Yes. Cos you've got a load of stuff to do. Thanks, Jay. 336 00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:35,720 Goldsmith Richard is repairing the hinges 337 00:18:35,720 --> 00:18:38,160 on the Victorian garnet bracelet, 338 00:18:38,160 --> 00:18:42,720 but previous repairs have left the bracelet vulnerable to heat damage 339 00:18:42,720 --> 00:18:46,920 and Richard with a tricky repair on his hands. 340 00:18:46,920 --> 00:18:49,440 This hinge here is where it was previously joined 341 00:18:49,440 --> 00:18:50,800 with the lead solder 342 00:18:50,800 --> 00:18:52,960 so I'm going to have to cut out the old piece 343 00:18:52,960 --> 00:18:57,000 with the lead solder on it, remove it and re-drill it, 344 00:18:57,000 --> 00:19:00,080 and then rethread a bit of wire through it. 345 00:19:00,080 --> 00:19:03,960 This here is one of the saw blades I'm going to be using to cut it out 346 00:19:03,960 --> 00:19:06,360 and if you look really, really, really carefully, 347 00:19:06,360 --> 00:19:08,240 you can even see some teeth on it. 348 00:19:09,840 --> 00:19:11,880 Check it's tight... BLADE PINGS 349 00:19:11,880 --> 00:19:13,120 ..by pinging it. 350 00:19:16,800 --> 00:19:19,360 So, with the very fine saw blade, 351 00:19:19,360 --> 00:19:22,040 I'm cutting the inner part of the hinge. 352 00:19:25,440 --> 00:19:27,840 Even with his superfine tools, 353 00:19:27,840 --> 00:19:31,040 Richard must cut with pinpoint accuracy. 354 00:19:31,040 --> 00:19:35,840 One slip could damage the fine metalwork or the garnet stones. 355 00:19:35,840 --> 00:19:37,960 It's a very slow process, sawing. 356 00:19:37,960 --> 00:19:40,960 You use the weight of the saw frame 357 00:19:40,960 --> 00:19:43,480 to actually make the cut rather than pushing on it. 358 00:19:45,200 --> 00:19:46,440 There you go. 359 00:19:48,920 --> 00:19:52,960 There's the middle piece... has now been removed. 360 00:19:52,960 --> 00:19:56,840 Now I've just got to get the pin out from either side. 361 00:19:58,760 --> 00:20:00,840 Also easier said than done. 362 00:20:02,080 --> 00:20:05,400 Such fine work needs minuscule machinery. 363 00:20:05,400 --> 00:20:07,640 Richard's using a dental drill 364 00:20:07,640 --> 00:20:09,680 to extract the pin from the hinge. 365 00:20:13,360 --> 00:20:15,320 OK, so we're free both sides. 366 00:20:18,200 --> 00:20:20,880 Richard's now going to build a new hinge 367 00:20:20,880 --> 00:20:25,520 using tiny pieces of tubing which are then wired together. 368 00:20:25,520 --> 00:20:28,520 But once again, earlier restoration attempts mean 369 00:20:28,520 --> 00:20:30,480 he's got to tread very carefully. 370 00:20:30,480 --> 00:20:33,480 Because Jane's bracelet has previously been repaired 371 00:20:33,480 --> 00:20:36,640 with lead solder, we can't put any heat onto the piece 372 00:20:36,640 --> 00:20:39,840 in order to affix the piece of tubing, 373 00:20:39,840 --> 00:20:42,920 so I'm going to have to be using a laser welder which keeps 374 00:20:42,920 --> 00:20:45,400 the proximity of the heat 375 00:20:45,400 --> 00:20:48,400 right in exactly the area you want it and thus it doesn't affect 376 00:20:48,400 --> 00:20:49,640 the rest of the bracelet. 377 00:20:51,200 --> 00:20:55,000 Richard's going to use the laser welder to melt a minute thickness 378 00:20:55,000 --> 00:20:58,960 of gold wire to join the new hinge to the bracelet. 379 00:20:58,960 --> 00:21:03,520 So I'm looking through a microscope that's magnified to 20 times... 380 00:21:04,680 --> 00:21:08,000 ..and that microscope allows me to know exactly... 381 00:21:09,120 --> 00:21:13,640 ..where the piece is going to be hit by the laser beam. 382 00:21:17,760 --> 00:21:20,800 I'm just now filling in the feeder wire... 383 00:21:22,120 --> 00:21:23,840 ..so we can get a good, strong join. 384 00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:36,360 So now the piece of tubing is secure enough on this part of the bracelet 385 00:21:36,360 --> 00:21:39,920 so I'm just going to offer it up to the second part. 386 00:21:44,480 --> 00:21:47,600 This piece of wire would be cut back either side and joined. 387 00:21:47,600 --> 00:21:49,240 There. 388 00:21:49,240 --> 00:21:50,400 You've got a hinge. 389 00:21:52,200 --> 00:21:54,320 Once the hinges are repaired, 390 00:21:54,320 --> 00:21:57,160 Richard turns to the missing gemstones. 391 00:21:57,160 --> 00:22:00,680 This bracelet has managed to lose quite a few of the garnets 392 00:22:00,680 --> 00:22:04,280 over the years so I've had to get these replaced 393 00:22:04,280 --> 00:22:07,920 with an exact same size, exact same colour and cut... 394 00:22:09,240 --> 00:22:13,040 ..which was not the easiest thing to do but managed to find them. 395 00:22:13,040 --> 00:22:15,880 I just take a piece of beeswax here 396 00:22:15,880 --> 00:22:17,280 to pick the stone up... 397 00:22:20,480 --> 00:22:25,920 ..and then place it into the cleaned up area where the stone will sit 398 00:22:25,920 --> 00:22:28,240 and then we just take some tools. 399 00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:30,400 This tool is called a setting pusher 400 00:22:30,400 --> 00:22:32,800 and that just pushes up 401 00:22:32,800 --> 00:22:35,480 against the metal that holds around the stone 402 00:22:35,480 --> 00:22:37,000 and it sort of levers it in, 403 00:22:37,000 --> 00:22:40,160 sort of burnishes it over the stone to keep it in secure. 404 00:22:43,360 --> 00:22:48,000 That particular cluster is now full of the correct stones 405 00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:51,200 and I'm pretty safe to say that when Jane looks at this bracelet, 406 00:22:51,200 --> 00:22:53,760 she's not going to be able to notice which ones are the new ones 407 00:22:53,760 --> 00:22:55,360 and which ones are the old ones. 408 00:23:06,480 --> 00:23:08,440 On the other side of the workshop, 409 00:23:08,440 --> 00:23:10,800 Kirsten has a big challenge on her hands 410 00:23:10,800 --> 00:23:14,240 with a 19th-century miniature globe. 411 00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:15,600 So I'm really looking forward 412 00:23:15,600 --> 00:23:17,520 to seeing what's underneath 413 00:23:17,520 --> 00:23:19,880 the bandage here on the globe. 414 00:23:19,880 --> 00:23:24,680 I'm hoping that all the joins have gone together quite nicely. 415 00:23:28,800 --> 00:23:32,680 I'm really pleased with the way that's gone together. 416 00:23:32,680 --> 00:23:37,440 There's no stepping there at all, it feels secure. 417 00:23:37,440 --> 00:23:39,440 I'm really pleased with that. 418 00:23:39,440 --> 00:23:42,680 So how are you getting on putting the world to rights? 419 00:23:42,680 --> 00:23:44,840 It's quite interesting actually. 420 00:23:44,840 --> 00:23:47,320 I've been trying to have a look at this map 421 00:23:47,320 --> 00:23:49,280 and actually it's just so tiny. 422 00:23:49,280 --> 00:23:52,720 The underneath is actually that lovely sort of greeny colour 423 00:23:52,720 --> 00:23:54,760 and you can sort of see quite well there, 424 00:23:54,760 --> 00:23:57,520 but there's not actually much landmass on the bottom. 425 00:23:57,520 --> 00:23:59,200 Right. 426 00:23:59,200 --> 00:24:01,560 Steve let me borrow this so I can have a butcher's at this. 427 00:24:01,560 --> 00:24:04,560 See what you can... See what I can see. Yeah. 428 00:24:04,560 --> 00:24:06,400 This is amazing. 429 00:24:06,400 --> 00:24:09,960 I can see people running around in there and all sorts. No, I can't. 430 00:24:09,960 --> 00:24:12,800 Whoever did this... 431 00:24:12,800 --> 00:24:14,000 ..has really got... 432 00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:17,720 This is really small handwriting. 433 00:24:21,480 --> 00:24:25,680 Next Kirsten sets to work on the surface, 434 00:24:25,680 --> 00:24:28,280 with a surprising choice of solvent. 435 00:24:29,320 --> 00:24:31,800 So I'm just cleaning this globe. 436 00:24:31,800 --> 00:24:36,000 I'm using some cotton wool swabs and some saliva 437 00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:40,560 and the enzymes in the saliva work really well 438 00:24:40,560 --> 00:24:43,920 to remove the surface dirt from this. 439 00:24:43,920 --> 00:24:47,160 It's a very gentle way of cleaning 440 00:24:47,160 --> 00:24:50,240 and it's actually quite a satisfying process, 441 00:24:50,240 --> 00:24:53,480 seeing these different countries revealed. 442 00:24:59,760 --> 00:25:02,800 There are some areas that are missing, 443 00:25:02,800 --> 00:25:04,440 they've basically been lost, 444 00:25:04,440 --> 00:25:07,400 and there's these tiny, little cracks as well, 445 00:25:07,400 --> 00:25:09,520 which are going to need filling. 446 00:25:09,520 --> 00:25:15,520 I have to be really careful that I don't actually go over the edges 447 00:25:15,520 --> 00:25:20,560 and let the filler dry onto the map 448 00:25:20,560 --> 00:25:22,480 because I'm not going to be able to 449 00:25:22,480 --> 00:25:26,960 smooth it with sandpaper or abrasive 450 00:25:26,960 --> 00:25:30,560 because that could damage the actual map itself. 451 00:25:37,600 --> 00:25:39,400 With the cracks filled, 452 00:25:39,400 --> 00:25:42,960 Kirsten needs Will's expert touch on the base. 453 00:25:42,960 --> 00:25:45,080 Hi, Will. Hey. 454 00:25:45,080 --> 00:25:46,920 Oh, the globe's looking really good. 455 00:25:46,920 --> 00:25:50,720 It's getting there. It's not actually quite finished. 456 00:25:50,720 --> 00:25:53,760 Oh... THEY CHUCKLE 457 00:25:53,760 --> 00:25:55,520 There's still a few bits to work on 458 00:25:55,520 --> 00:25:58,000 but I was wondering if you had a moment, if you could... 459 00:25:58,000 --> 00:26:00,160 Ah, you mentioned cleaning up the base. Yeah. Yeah. 460 00:26:00,160 --> 00:26:02,360 Let me have a little... That would be great. 461 00:26:02,360 --> 00:26:06,760 ..look. And sorting out that... Little squint that it has. 462 00:26:06,760 --> 00:26:08,320 Yeah. What do you think? 463 00:26:08,320 --> 00:26:11,720 I'm slightly worried that if you try and do something with it, 464 00:26:11,720 --> 00:26:12,840 it's going to snap. 465 00:26:13,920 --> 00:26:17,480 Do you know what? I'm going to straighten it in front of you now. 466 00:26:17,480 --> 00:26:21,040 You're not. I am. Really? Yes. Seriously? 467 00:26:21,040 --> 00:26:22,640 I promise I won't break it. 468 00:26:22,640 --> 00:26:24,640 OK, yeah. I am slightly anxious. 469 00:26:24,640 --> 00:26:27,040 I'm going to trust you, Will. Yeah. 470 00:26:33,000 --> 00:26:34,040 Right? 471 00:26:34,040 --> 00:26:35,280 Oh, my goodness. 472 00:26:35,280 --> 00:26:38,240 So that's definitely straight, isn't it? Looks loads better. 473 00:26:38,240 --> 00:26:41,000 Lovely. And you didn't break it. And I didn't break it. 474 00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:43,240 Relief. OK. So that's the first thing. 475 00:26:43,240 --> 00:26:45,880 I will give this a bit of a clean and polish up. 476 00:26:45,880 --> 00:26:48,440 Lovely. Then I'll hand it back to you and then you can finish off 477 00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:49,920 your last bits. Great. Lovely. OK. 478 00:26:49,920 --> 00:26:52,120 All right, thanks, Will. That's all right. 479 00:26:57,480 --> 00:26:59,760 To clean and open the grain of the wood, 480 00:26:59,760 --> 00:27:01,600 Will uses white spirit. 481 00:27:03,040 --> 00:27:05,000 Already that looks better, doesn't it? 482 00:27:05,000 --> 00:27:07,200 He then applies a thin layer of polish 483 00:27:07,200 --> 00:27:09,400 before it's ready to be returned. 484 00:27:11,120 --> 00:27:13,000 Why, hello there. Hi. 485 00:27:13,000 --> 00:27:14,360 HE HUMS FANFARE 486 00:27:14,360 --> 00:27:15,560 Oh! 487 00:27:15,560 --> 00:27:18,200 Gosh, that looks better. Doesn't that look a lot better? 488 00:27:18,200 --> 00:27:19,560 Oh, wow. Fantastic. 489 00:27:19,560 --> 00:27:22,240 It definitely looks a lot cleaner and a lot richer. 490 00:27:22,240 --> 00:27:23,880 And it smells quite nice too. 491 00:27:24,880 --> 00:27:27,320 That's just me. THEY LAUGH 492 00:27:27,320 --> 00:27:30,000 Great. Thank you so much. That's all right. I appreciate it. 493 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:31,640 Nearly there. Thanks, Will. 494 00:27:40,240 --> 00:27:42,160 His work on the globe complete, 495 00:27:42,160 --> 00:27:44,840 Will can return to the music box. 496 00:27:44,840 --> 00:27:47,920 He's painstakingly repairing and replacing 497 00:27:47,920 --> 00:27:51,520 every single broken piece of the wooden chalet, 498 00:27:51,520 --> 00:27:55,640 while Steve is putting the delicate mechanism back together. 499 00:27:55,640 --> 00:27:57,760 What we're going to do now is 500 00:27:57,760 --> 00:28:01,160 we're going to set the comb onto the bed plate 501 00:28:01,160 --> 00:28:06,120 and we're going to check to see if we can align it as much as we can, 502 00:28:06,120 --> 00:28:08,960 listen to the music and see what we've got. 503 00:28:08,960 --> 00:28:10,560 Off we go. 504 00:28:10,560 --> 00:28:12,480 TUNE PLAYS 505 00:28:15,640 --> 00:28:16,760 CLICKING 506 00:28:16,760 --> 00:28:19,760 You can hear the, "Tck, tck!" already. 507 00:28:19,760 --> 00:28:21,040 Not good. 508 00:28:23,440 --> 00:28:28,240 From a closer examination, I now know that I need to realign 509 00:28:28,240 --> 00:28:31,240 the tips of the comb with the pins on the cylinder. 510 00:28:31,240 --> 00:28:35,080 It's all little small adjustments and tweaks until we get some music 511 00:28:35,080 --> 00:28:37,640 that's of the required standard. 512 00:28:40,920 --> 00:28:44,280 Will has his own high standards to maintain. 513 00:28:44,280 --> 00:28:48,480 Even though I have some more work to do on the actual chalet, 514 00:28:48,480 --> 00:28:52,480 Suzanne mentioned that she remembers seeing a dog just on the front, 515 00:28:52,480 --> 00:28:56,280 in front of the kennel, and it'd be really nice if I could actually 516 00:28:56,280 --> 00:28:57,920 carve a replacement. 517 00:28:57,920 --> 00:29:00,720 So I've got a really small piece of wood here 518 00:29:00,720 --> 00:29:06,080 and I found an image of a dog with a very similar chalet 519 00:29:06,080 --> 00:29:08,680 and I've just glued that on the front of a piece of wood. 520 00:29:08,680 --> 00:29:11,160 I'll start carving in the shape and hopefully... 521 00:29:12,800 --> 00:29:13,840 ..the little dog... 522 00:29:14,880 --> 00:29:16,840 ..is exactly the right size. 523 00:29:32,760 --> 00:29:34,320 It's really quite tricky. 524 00:29:35,520 --> 00:29:39,680 Not only is it really small and I'm using really small carving tools, 525 00:29:39,680 --> 00:29:43,400 but I'm having to think in 3D. 526 00:29:44,720 --> 00:29:46,400 And one slight bit 527 00:29:46,400 --> 00:29:48,240 of wood taken off too much, 528 00:29:48,240 --> 00:29:49,800 it throws everything out of shape, 529 00:29:49,800 --> 00:29:51,920 so I'm just going really slowly, 530 00:29:51,920 --> 00:29:55,920 taking my time and making sure that my proportions are just right. 531 00:29:59,600 --> 00:30:02,040 So I'm very happy with the little... 532 00:30:02,040 --> 00:30:03,280 ..dog. 533 00:30:03,280 --> 00:30:05,560 I think it looks like a dog. 534 00:30:05,560 --> 00:30:07,360 Kind of like a bit of a monkey dog. 535 00:30:07,360 --> 00:30:10,040 I don't know if I need to take the ears down a bit. 536 00:30:10,040 --> 00:30:11,480 But nonetheless I'm very pleased. 537 00:30:11,480 --> 00:30:13,760 That looks like a dog to me. 538 00:30:30,080 --> 00:30:33,480 Master Goldsmith Richard is restoring a garnet bracelet 539 00:30:33,480 --> 00:30:36,960 that other jewellers had deemed beyond repair. 540 00:30:36,960 --> 00:30:40,600 With Richard's skills and some state of the art equipment, 541 00:30:40,600 --> 00:30:43,640 the bracelet is in one piece again. 542 00:30:43,640 --> 00:30:46,760 Now he's got to get it gleaming. 543 00:30:46,760 --> 00:30:49,600 I'm polishing the rear of the bracelet 544 00:30:49,600 --> 00:30:51,880 using jeweller's rouge paste 545 00:30:51,880 --> 00:30:54,560 and a bristle brush, and I'd say that's probably 546 00:30:54,560 --> 00:30:57,600 the first time it's been cleaned in probably about 80 years. 547 00:31:04,320 --> 00:31:07,000 Rouge, it's a ferrous oxide, 548 00:31:07,000 --> 00:31:11,960 so it's basically like a lump of rust with some oil and it's... 549 00:31:11,960 --> 00:31:18,040 When put on a high speed brush, it produces this fine lustre finish. 550 00:31:18,040 --> 00:31:20,320 I'm just giving it a final little rinse in there 551 00:31:20,320 --> 00:31:22,680 to get off any of the residues 552 00:31:22,680 --> 00:31:28,680 and now if I just rinse that under some clean water and let that dry, 553 00:31:28,680 --> 00:31:31,480 that'll be ready for Jane to come and see it. 554 00:31:39,560 --> 00:31:43,000 The garnet bracelet had been handed down Jane's family line 555 00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:45,400 for four generations, 556 00:31:45,400 --> 00:31:50,040 but the toll of over 100 years of history had left it unwearable, 557 00:31:50,040 --> 00:31:52,160 tucked away in a drawer. 558 00:31:52,160 --> 00:31:58,280 I'm feeling very nervous now that it's time to pick up the bracelet. 559 00:31:58,280 --> 00:31:59,880 I'm not sure what to expect. 560 00:31:59,880 --> 00:32:02,200 I'd really given up hope 561 00:32:02,200 --> 00:32:05,440 so it's very exciting to see what he's managed to do. 562 00:32:05,440 --> 00:32:07,600 Hello, Jane. Hello. How are we doing? You all right? 563 00:32:07,600 --> 00:32:09,960 Yes, I'm good, thank you. Hi, Jane. Good to see you again. 564 00:32:09,960 --> 00:32:11,360 Hi, Richard. Nice to see you. 565 00:32:11,360 --> 00:32:14,120 So what are you expecting to see underneath here then? 566 00:32:14,120 --> 00:32:16,240 I don't really know. 567 00:32:16,240 --> 00:32:18,760 I'm quite nervous. 568 00:32:18,760 --> 00:32:20,960 I'm hoping it's a bracelet all in one piece, 569 00:32:20,960 --> 00:32:24,360 but what it's going to look like... OK. 570 00:32:24,360 --> 00:32:25,560 Shall we let her see it? 571 00:32:25,560 --> 00:32:29,640 I think it's probably a bit unfair to make her wait any longer. It is. 572 00:32:32,240 --> 00:32:33,560 Oh, my goodness. 573 00:32:35,920 --> 00:32:37,120 Oh... 574 00:32:38,160 --> 00:32:40,040 Can I touch it? Of course you can. You can. 575 00:32:41,600 --> 00:32:43,720 Carefully! THEY LAUGH 576 00:32:44,720 --> 00:32:47,120 I don't think I've ever seen it... 577 00:32:47,120 --> 00:32:50,000 No, I've never seen it looking like that. 578 00:32:50,000 --> 00:32:52,320 I just don't remember it looking... 579 00:32:52,320 --> 00:32:53,880 ..looking so beautiful. 580 00:32:53,880 --> 00:32:56,600 It's just amazing. Well done. Done a good job, mate. 581 00:32:56,600 --> 00:32:58,320 Fantastic. 582 00:32:58,320 --> 00:32:59,720 That's music to my ears. 583 00:33:01,200 --> 00:33:03,000 So what's going to happen with it now then? 584 00:33:03,000 --> 00:33:06,040 Are you going to wear it or is it going to be passed down to anybody? 585 00:33:06,040 --> 00:33:08,280 Well, for the time being, I'm going to wear it. 586 00:33:08,280 --> 00:33:12,160 But, yes, I'm going to hand it on to my daughter in due course 587 00:33:12,160 --> 00:33:15,440 so she can be the fifth generation 588 00:33:15,440 --> 00:33:17,040 to love it and treasure it. 589 00:33:17,040 --> 00:33:19,600 What do you think Mum would think of it now? 590 00:33:19,600 --> 00:33:24,520 Oh, I think, I think she'd be thrilled, amazed. 591 00:33:24,520 --> 00:33:26,480 I don't know how to thank you. 592 00:33:26,480 --> 00:33:28,320 It's been an absolute pleasure. 593 00:33:28,320 --> 00:33:29,760 Do you want to try it on then? 594 00:33:29,760 --> 00:33:31,240 Yes, I'd love to try it on. 595 00:33:31,240 --> 00:33:33,600 Are you going to do the honours? If it fits. 596 00:33:36,440 --> 00:33:38,680 It fits beautifully. It's nice, innit? 597 00:33:38,680 --> 00:33:42,920 When I used to play dressing up with it, it didn't look that good. 598 00:33:45,080 --> 00:33:48,000 So looking at it now on your wrist, what does it remind you of? 599 00:33:48,000 --> 00:33:49,680 Reminds me of my mother. 600 00:33:49,680 --> 00:33:52,800 Yeah? Yeah. Absolutely. 601 00:33:52,800 --> 00:33:54,600 It does. 602 00:33:54,600 --> 00:33:57,160 I just remember her wearing it. 603 00:33:58,280 --> 00:34:00,600 Brings her back. 604 00:34:00,600 --> 00:34:02,880 I sincerely hope it gives you... 605 00:34:02,880 --> 00:34:06,440 ..you and your daughter, many, many further years of pleasure 606 00:34:06,440 --> 00:34:09,760 looking at it and enjoying it. Oh, I think it will. Thank you. 607 00:34:09,760 --> 00:34:12,120 So it looks like I don't have to wrap this up. 608 00:34:12,120 --> 00:34:14,880 It's one that you're going to wear and walk away with, isn't it? 609 00:34:14,880 --> 00:34:16,520 I can just go home, yes, wearing it. 610 00:34:16,520 --> 00:34:19,000 Well, seems like you're happy. I'm very happy, I'm ecstatic. 611 00:34:19,000 --> 00:34:20,680 Thank you for bringing it in. Thank you. 612 00:34:20,680 --> 00:34:23,160 And thank you... It's been a pleasure. ..so much. Thank you. 613 00:34:26,720 --> 00:34:31,600 Can't believe I've just seen my great grandmother's bracelet 614 00:34:31,600 --> 00:34:36,200 in one piece. I haven't seen it like that for 40 years. 615 00:34:36,200 --> 00:34:38,320 More than 40 years maybe. 616 00:34:38,320 --> 00:34:40,760 It's just the most incredible feeling. 617 00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:46,600 To put it on and see it on the way my mother used to wear it, 618 00:34:46,600 --> 00:34:49,840 it's lovely. It's just... 619 00:34:49,840 --> 00:34:51,480 Just feels wonderful. 620 00:34:53,200 --> 00:34:56,720 I thought it was going to spend the rest of its days, 621 00:34:56,720 --> 00:35:00,520 the rest of my days in a envelope in a drawer 622 00:35:00,520 --> 00:35:03,480 until somebody after me threw it away. 623 00:35:03,480 --> 00:35:07,320 And yet here it is. It's repaired and I can wear it. 624 00:35:16,320 --> 00:35:18,920 The garnet bracelet may be complete 625 00:35:18,920 --> 00:35:22,240 but there's still plenty going on in the workshop. 626 00:35:22,240 --> 00:35:24,520 Over on Kirsten's work bench, 627 00:35:24,520 --> 00:35:27,200 she's preparing to paint the repaired areas 628 00:35:27,200 --> 00:35:29,000 on the miniature globe. 629 00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:32,160 It's amazing how few colours you actually use generally 630 00:35:32,160 --> 00:35:35,000 to actually get the colour that you need. 631 00:35:35,000 --> 00:35:38,400 I think it needs a little bit more of the darker brown, 632 00:35:38,400 --> 00:35:40,600 the raw umber, 633 00:35:40,600 --> 00:35:42,840 just to sort of dirty it up a little bit. 634 00:35:44,360 --> 00:35:48,320 It's been very interesting sort of getting to look at the world 635 00:35:48,320 --> 00:35:50,600 as it was in the 1850s 636 00:35:50,600 --> 00:35:53,400 and seeing all the countries and borders, continents. 637 00:35:54,800 --> 00:35:57,200 It's just been very enjoyable. 638 00:35:57,200 --> 00:36:00,040 While I've been looking at it very closely, 639 00:36:00,040 --> 00:36:02,160 I did find a maker's mark. 640 00:36:02,160 --> 00:36:06,120 So, Outline Of The Earth by J Mannings 641 00:36:06,120 --> 00:36:11,800 and he was apparently a well known globe maker in the 18... 642 00:36:11,800 --> 00:36:14,360 ..I think the 1850s, 643 00:36:14,360 --> 00:36:16,320 through to the 1860s. 644 00:36:25,040 --> 00:36:28,000 When the tiny globe arrived at The Repair Shop, 645 00:36:28,000 --> 00:36:30,840 it was broken in two and in serious need of restoration. 646 00:36:31,840 --> 00:36:35,480 Owner Janet has returned to see what Kirsten has achieved. 647 00:36:37,320 --> 00:36:39,480 It's been in the family for a number of years. 648 00:36:39,480 --> 00:36:41,840 I don't think I've ever been able to spin it round 649 00:36:41,840 --> 00:36:44,480 because it was in the china cabinet locked away. 650 00:36:44,480 --> 00:36:46,760 I think when you see a globe, even in a shop, 651 00:36:46,760 --> 00:36:49,360 you like to have a spin round to see how it goes 652 00:36:49,360 --> 00:36:51,320 so it will be nice to be able to 653 00:36:51,320 --> 00:36:54,000 spin this little miniature globe round 654 00:36:54,000 --> 00:36:57,280 and for the rest of the family to see it. 655 00:36:57,280 --> 00:36:59,600 Hi, there. Hello. Nice to see you, Janet. How are you? 656 00:36:59,600 --> 00:37:02,480 All right. Looking forward to seeing what you've done. Are you? 657 00:37:02,480 --> 00:37:05,000 Yes. I'm sure you're dying to have a look at this. 658 00:37:05,000 --> 00:37:08,480 Oh, I am. Yes, please. OK, right, well, I won't keep you in suspense. 659 00:37:08,480 --> 00:37:09,760 There we go. 660 00:37:12,720 --> 00:37:14,040 Oh. That's lovely. 661 00:37:16,200 --> 00:37:19,960 Goodness me, that's lovely. Thank you ever such a lot. 662 00:37:19,960 --> 00:37:22,000 And I can even turn it round. 663 00:37:22,000 --> 00:37:25,600 What's it like to see it sort of upright and spinning again? 664 00:37:25,600 --> 00:37:28,480 Oh, it's lovely cos obviously I couldn't spin it before 665 00:37:28,480 --> 00:37:32,360 in so many bits so, yes, and it looks very stable as well. 666 00:37:32,360 --> 00:37:34,040 So that's lovely. Thank you. 667 00:37:34,040 --> 00:37:36,280 You're very welcome. That's beautiful. 668 00:37:39,520 --> 00:37:41,960 It's a nice thing to hold, isn't it? Yes, yes, it is. 669 00:37:41,960 --> 00:37:44,640 Cos, I mean, it's only about the size of your hand, isn't it? 670 00:37:44,640 --> 00:37:48,080 Yeah. There is a name on it, a maker's name. 671 00:37:48,080 --> 00:37:51,000 Oh, is there? Oh, right. Yes. James Manning. 672 00:37:51,000 --> 00:37:55,960 He was known as a globe maker from 1853 to 1860, 673 00:37:55,960 --> 00:37:59,040 around that time. Oh, that's really interesting. Yes. 674 00:37:59,040 --> 00:38:01,520 Well, I'm really pleased to see it repaired. 675 00:38:01,520 --> 00:38:04,640 I suppose it's not too bad after about 160 years. 676 00:38:04,640 --> 00:38:06,000 It was always there. 677 00:38:06,000 --> 00:38:08,280 My brother, sister and I remember it being there. 678 00:38:08,280 --> 00:38:10,560 I'm glad it's repaired and they'll be able to see it 679 00:38:10,560 --> 00:38:11,840 as it was originally. 680 00:38:11,840 --> 00:38:15,240 Yes, I'm delighted that you're happy with this. Well, I am. Thank you. 681 00:38:15,240 --> 00:38:17,560 I'll just be careful with it. Yeah. Thank you. 682 00:38:22,840 --> 00:38:24,280 It's been a real pleasure. 683 00:38:24,280 --> 00:38:27,240 Lovely to meet you. Thank you, bye. Bye. 684 00:38:28,640 --> 00:38:32,400 When my parents saw it, it was probably in working order. 685 00:38:32,400 --> 00:38:35,080 It's only fallen to bits since I've had it really, 686 00:38:35,080 --> 00:38:37,240 so I'm very pleased to have it repaired, 687 00:38:37,240 --> 00:38:40,560 I'm glad to take it back in one bit and to show the rest of the family. 688 00:38:49,960 --> 00:38:53,320 Steve and Will are on the home straight of their repair 689 00:38:53,320 --> 00:38:55,400 of the music box. 690 00:38:55,400 --> 00:38:58,320 For Steve, it's been a sprint to the finish. 691 00:38:58,320 --> 00:39:03,080 Will's marathon still has a way to go. Hiya, Will. Hey. How you doing? 692 00:39:03,080 --> 00:39:05,560 You haven't finished already, have you? Of course. 693 00:39:05,560 --> 00:39:07,560 I feel like I got the short end of the straw. 694 00:39:07,560 --> 00:39:10,720 I've still got another 2,000 pieces to glue on. I'm getting there. 695 00:39:10,720 --> 00:39:13,840 I am winning. It might not look it, but I am winning. 696 00:39:13,840 --> 00:39:18,720 Well, I've got a piece of wonderful 19th-century technology here 697 00:39:18,720 --> 00:39:21,560 that you're going to house. 698 00:39:21,560 --> 00:39:22,920 Slide the beast down. 699 00:39:24,600 --> 00:39:27,280 Look at that! Perfect fit. Yeah, how about some music? 700 00:39:27,280 --> 00:39:30,880 I'd love some music. On that happy note. 701 00:39:30,880 --> 00:39:33,640 MUSIC BOX PLAYS 702 00:39:33,640 --> 00:39:36,000 That sounds lovely. 703 00:39:36,000 --> 00:39:37,920 Wistful stuff! 704 00:39:41,480 --> 00:39:44,960 But maybe if we chose a more upbeat one, you'd work a bit faster. 705 00:39:44,960 --> 00:39:47,680 Enough of that! OK. Good luck! I'd better get on with it. 706 00:39:47,680 --> 00:39:50,400 I'll leave you to it. Thanks a lot, Steve. Cheerio. 707 00:39:57,520 --> 00:40:02,120 When it arrived at The Repair Shop, this 200-year-old music box 708 00:40:02,120 --> 00:40:06,360 was broken into thousands of pieces and hitting all the wrong notes. 709 00:40:08,200 --> 00:40:12,040 Now, the newly renovated chalet is ready to be reunited with 710 00:40:12,040 --> 00:40:15,800 owner Suzanne and her grandchildren. 711 00:40:15,800 --> 00:40:19,240 I'm feeling very excited to be able to get my music box back. 712 00:40:19,240 --> 00:40:22,800 I think it was quite a challenge for them to do it and I'm so 713 00:40:22,800 --> 00:40:25,000 interested to see how they've got on with it. 714 00:40:25,000 --> 00:40:28,720 I can't wait. I've waited quite a while. I'm very excited. 715 00:40:28,720 --> 00:40:31,800 Hello! Hello. Come in. Nice to see you again. Here I am. 716 00:40:31,800 --> 00:40:33,240 Yes, and you. 717 00:40:33,240 --> 00:40:36,800 Right. Careful as you go. Are you excited? I'm very excited. 718 00:40:36,800 --> 00:40:38,240 Are you as nervous as I am? 719 00:40:38,240 --> 00:40:41,760 Highly nervous. Oh, my goodness! Right, well, are you ready for this? 720 00:40:44,600 --> 00:40:46,920 SHE GASPS 721 00:40:46,920 --> 00:40:49,160 Oh, my goodness! 722 00:40:50,680 --> 00:40:52,440 It's amazing! 723 00:40:52,440 --> 00:40:54,080 It's totally amazing! 724 00:40:55,360 --> 00:40:58,760 I wouldn't have imagined it to look anything like that! It's great. 725 00:40:58,760 --> 00:41:00,800 Oh, thank you! 726 00:41:00,800 --> 00:41:03,600 Look what you've done! New shutters. 727 00:41:03,600 --> 00:41:05,160 Yeah, new shutters. 728 00:41:05,160 --> 00:41:07,320 And the snow stoppers. Snow guards. 729 00:41:07,320 --> 00:41:10,480 Oh, my goodness! It's just gorgeous! 730 00:41:10,480 --> 00:41:12,920 And... And... 731 00:41:12,920 --> 00:41:15,880 ..we have a new resident. 732 00:41:15,880 --> 00:41:18,680 Do you want to unwrap him? Yes. There he is. 733 00:41:18,680 --> 00:41:19,960 Oh! 734 00:41:21,720 --> 00:41:23,360 The missing dog! 735 00:41:23,360 --> 00:41:25,040 And he lives in his kennel. 736 00:41:25,040 --> 00:41:28,040 You'd better give it a bit of a wind. 737 00:41:28,040 --> 00:41:30,640 That's right. 738 00:41:30,640 --> 00:41:32,880 MUSIC PLAYS 739 00:41:32,880 --> 00:41:34,640 Oh, wow! 740 00:41:38,560 --> 00:41:40,240 It's lost the hiccup. 741 00:41:40,240 --> 00:41:42,040 I'm glad you said that. 742 00:41:42,040 --> 00:41:44,640 It has! 743 00:41:44,640 --> 00:41:48,200 Oh, my goodness! It's just how it should be, isn't it? 744 00:41:48,200 --> 00:41:50,960 It is. Oh, you've worked so hard! Thank you so much! I have. 745 00:41:50,960 --> 00:41:52,160 I know! 746 00:41:52,160 --> 00:41:54,640 Oh, my goodness me! 747 00:41:54,640 --> 00:41:58,200 And there are three other interested parties waiting in the wings. 748 00:41:59,560 --> 00:42:01,840 Ailsa, Tess, Gus! Come on! 749 00:42:03,920 --> 00:42:05,720 What have we got? 750 00:42:05,720 --> 00:42:06,920 Come on, sweetie! 751 00:42:06,920 --> 00:42:09,240 That's amazing! 752 00:42:09,240 --> 00:42:10,880 And very vintage! 753 00:42:10,880 --> 00:42:15,040 It is vintage. Look! Do you remember it when it was all broken? 754 00:42:15,040 --> 00:42:17,240 Yes! Isn't it incredible? 755 00:42:18,600 --> 00:42:21,360 Here's the dog! The dog kennel! 756 00:42:22,360 --> 00:42:24,400 Where does he live? 757 00:42:24,400 --> 00:42:26,760 In the dog kennel. You wanted the dog... 758 00:42:26,760 --> 00:42:28,000 Wow! 759 00:42:31,160 --> 00:42:33,360 I can't believe my music box. 760 00:42:33,360 --> 00:42:35,920 It's just the most amazing thing! 761 00:42:37,120 --> 00:42:38,680 It's beyond my wildest dreams. 762 00:42:38,680 --> 00:42:42,080 I didn't think that anybody could have done such a good job on it. 763 00:42:42,080 --> 00:42:45,200 The grandchildren have seen it broken and for their little 764 00:42:45,200 --> 00:42:49,960 faces to see it mended, and just imagine it like I did, 765 00:42:49,960 --> 00:42:52,040 like it's somebody's home. 766 00:42:52,040 --> 00:42:54,840 I can tell them my memories and then they'll be able to make 767 00:42:54,840 --> 00:42:56,360 memories of their own. 768 00:42:56,360 --> 00:42:59,160 And hopefully, pass it down to the next generation, 769 00:42:59,160 --> 00:43:01,240 which will be incredible. 770 00:43:11,160 --> 00:43:14,600 Join us next time, as more precious pieces are rescued... 771 00:43:14,600 --> 00:43:17,000 We've had to make things worse before we got better. 772 00:43:17,000 --> 00:43:20,200 ..and their cherished memories restored... 773 00:43:20,200 --> 00:43:22,360 Oh, my Lord! ..in The Repair Shop.