1 00:00:02,040 --> 00:00:03,320 Welcome to The Repair Shop, 2 00:00:03,320 --> 00:00:06,760 where cherished family heirlooms are brought back to life. 3 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:08,800 This is the workshop of dreams. 4 00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:11,800 Home to furniture restorer Jay Blades. 5 00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:14,560 Nowadays, everybody spends a fortune on stuff that, 6 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:16,520 once it's broken, they just bin it. 7 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:19,880 But everybody has something that means too much to be thrown away 8 00:00:19,880 --> 00:00:21,480 and that's where we come in. 9 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:22,800 Working alongside Jay 10 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:26,360 will be some of the country's leading craftspeople. 11 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:28,240 Every piece has its own story. 12 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:31,640 It's amazing to think that some of my work becomes part of that story. 13 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:33,240 I've always played with things, 14 00:00:33,240 --> 00:00:36,240 I've always repaired things, and I just love it. 15 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:40,520 There is a real pleasure in bringing people's pieces back to life again. 16 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:43,400 Each with their own unique set of skills... 17 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:45,440 I can't wait to get started. 18 00:00:45,440 --> 00:00:48,760 ..they will resurrect, revive... 19 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:50,240 Come on, man! 20 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:52,000 ..and rejuvenate 21 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:54,080 treasured possessions 22 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:56,960 and irreplaceable pieces of family history... 23 00:00:56,960 --> 00:00:58,520 Wow! 24 00:00:58,520 --> 00:01:00,120 ..bringing both the objects... 25 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:03,800 She's fantastic! That's just taken me back 50 years. 26 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:05,680 ..and the memories that they hold... 27 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:07,760 Oh, yes! 28 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:09,040 ..back to life. 29 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:11,560 Oh, my God! 30 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:27,120 In the Repair Shop today, 31 00:01:27,120 --> 00:01:30,440 silversmith Brenton restores a precious piece 32 00:01:30,440 --> 00:01:33,640 that's testament to a lifetime of love. 33 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:36,800 My father-in-law and mother-in-law passed away within a day of 34 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:40,160 each other, having been married for 60 years. 35 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:43,280 Furniture restorers Will and Rachael unite on a project 36 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:45,600 where time is of the essence. 37 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:48,040 Obviously, I want to try and get it done 38 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:51,040 because we've got a baby on the way. 39 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:52,720 Have we?! 40 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:06,720 First through the doors today is Kelly Bishop 41 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:10,040 with a possession that's very close to her heart. 42 00:02:13,640 --> 00:02:16,040 I'm Jay. Hi. Kelly. All right, Kelly? 43 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:18,360 Oh, it's in bits. What is this? 44 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:22,160 Well, this is a clock that my grandfather left me 45 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:23,880 when he passed away last year. 46 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:26,080 OK. Steve, if you don't mind joining me. 47 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:29,520 Hello, I'm Steve. Hi. Kelly. Nice to meet you. Hi, Kelly. 48 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:32,160 Let's have a look. 49 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:34,120 Right, what do you know about the clock? 50 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:38,480 My grandad had it from his mother 51 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:42,040 and, before that, it was his grandfather's and before that 52 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:45,480 we just don't know. It's a German clock. I can see that straight away. 53 00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:48,720 It's probably made around about the turn of the century 54 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:52,000 so, yeah, a good, sort of, 100 years old. 55 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:55,320 I can just stand it up, like that. 56 00:02:55,320 --> 00:03:01,200 So, this would go on top in the slot, like that. 57 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:03,160 And then the horse... 58 00:03:04,640 --> 00:03:06,920 ..goes in the little hole at the top, like that. 59 00:03:06,920 --> 00:03:08,560 I see it's got a tail missing. 60 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:10,360 Yeah, we don't know what happened to it. 61 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:15,120 It's never had a tail as long as anyone can remember. Right, OK. 62 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:18,120 And you'd like us to pop another tail on? Erm, I don't mind. 63 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:21,040 I quite like it without the tail. OK. 64 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:22,920 You've never known it with a tail. 65 00:03:22,920 --> 00:03:26,680 Yeah, it'd look strange. What would it be? Yeah. 66 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:29,720 A lot of these horses aren't original. Oh, really? 67 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:32,920 Most of these clocks had an eagle on top. Oh, right. 68 00:03:32,920 --> 00:03:38,440 But during the war, because of the association with the Germans... Oh! 69 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:39,800 ..they put the horses on top. 70 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:42,720 They changed them for the horse. Oh, right. 71 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:46,280 Was your grandad an important part of your life? Hmm-mm, yeah. 72 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:50,640 So, my mum brought us up pretty much on her own. 73 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:54,400 My grandparents were really supportive and then, 74 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:57,000 when I was a bit older, I lived with my nan and grandad 75 00:03:57,000 --> 00:04:00,400 so, my grandad, he was a good friend. 76 00:04:00,400 --> 00:04:02,120 Yeah. That's nice. Yeah. 77 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:06,360 Who was the smoker? My grandad. 78 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:10,960 Because this is absolutely yellow from nicotine. 79 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:14,280 Yes, he used to smoke a lot of rollies. 80 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:17,040 In the same room as where the clock was? In every room. 81 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:19,880 Oh, in every room. He was a smoker. 82 00:04:19,880 --> 00:04:22,960 When my nan and grandad used to go on holiday when I was 16, 83 00:04:22,960 --> 00:04:25,760 they used to say, "You can have a few friends over, 84 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:28,960 "but the rule is, 'Don't touch the clocks'," 85 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:32,000 because my grandad liked his clocks. 86 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:35,600 Anyway, so they went away, had a few people round. 87 00:04:35,600 --> 00:04:37,560 They were all crashing so I thought, 88 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:41,720 "I'm going to take all the clocks off the wall, turn off the chimes, 89 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:43,120 "hang them back up and, 90 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:45,800 "you know, turn them all back on before my grandparents get home." 91 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:49,360 Nobody knows, except for I forgot to turn the chimes back on 92 00:04:49,360 --> 00:04:52,400 and so I got into quite a lot of trouble, 93 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:53,920 not because I had a party, 94 00:04:53,920 --> 00:04:56,320 not because we'd drunk all the tequila, 95 00:04:56,320 --> 00:04:59,560 but because we hadn't turned the chimes back on the clocks. 96 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:02,280 That sounds like something that you would do. Never! 97 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:07,520 If I were to get this clock working and striking, 98 00:05:07,520 --> 00:05:11,360 would that be an annoyance to you? No, I would love to hear it. 99 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:12,720 You'd love to hear it strike? 100 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:14,320 I would really love to hear it 101 00:05:14,320 --> 00:05:16,560 because you'd go round my grandparents' 102 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:19,160 and you hear it every half hour and, at the time, 103 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:20,760 "For goodness' sake!" 104 00:05:20,760 --> 00:05:23,800 But now I'd really like to hear it again. 105 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:27,560 And that sound would evoke memories... Yeah. 106 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:30,520 ..of your grandparents? Yeah. 107 00:05:30,520 --> 00:05:32,400 So, can we do something with it? 108 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:35,840 At first glance, it looks as though this hasn't been serviced 109 00:05:35,840 --> 00:05:37,480 for donkey's years. 110 00:05:37,480 --> 00:05:41,880 I would suggest at least since my great-grandad died. 111 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:44,720 Right. And that was early '80s. OK. 112 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:49,080 It's probably extremely worn and I hope it's not REALLY worn. 113 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:52,520 But we can look into that. Yeah. And we can get it sorted if it is. 114 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:53,840 Yeah. 115 00:05:53,840 --> 00:05:58,200 This is so important to you, it's going to give me a great pleasure 116 00:05:58,200 --> 00:06:00,200 to get it working again for you, 117 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:03,040 and get it striking and sounding good again. 118 00:06:03,040 --> 00:06:05,400 So, thank you for bringing it in. Thank you. 119 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:08,000 We'll let you know once it's all sorted. Thank you very much. 120 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:11,320 OK, you take care now. Bye-bye now. 121 00:06:11,320 --> 00:06:14,920 The chime always meant something like bedtime or dinner time. 122 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:17,960 If I can hopefully get the clock working again 123 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:21,480 and I could hear it chiming, my son could hear it chiming... 124 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:23,360 That was in my house all the time. 125 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:26,240 It's just exactly my grandad, really. 126 00:06:30,560 --> 00:06:34,320 Right. We'll have a look at the movement now. Yeah. 127 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:36,800 This is the important bit. 128 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:38,920 Voila! 129 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:43,120 As I suspected, absolutely filthy dirty. Yeah. 130 00:06:43,120 --> 00:06:45,280 It's no wonder it wasn't working. 131 00:06:45,280 --> 00:06:47,760 It's very poor condition. 132 00:06:47,760 --> 00:06:50,840 There's a fair bit of wear there in the holes. Yeah. 133 00:06:50,840 --> 00:06:54,160 The teeth are slightly worn but not too bad, actually. 134 00:06:54,160 --> 00:06:55,920 I might have to tidy some of them up. 135 00:06:55,920 --> 00:06:57,880 So, you've got to take that all apart... Yeah. 136 00:06:57,880 --> 00:06:59,400 ..have a look at the teeth. Yeah. 137 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:01,800 Definitely got to clean that window. 138 00:07:01,800 --> 00:07:04,120 That's just like yellow, isn't it? 139 00:07:04,120 --> 00:07:07,400 In this case... Yeah. ..we don't need to make this super-perfect. 140 00:07:07,400 --> 00:07:08,960 She doesn't want a tail. I know. 141 00:07:08,960 --> 00:07:12,400 I can completely understand why she doesn't want a tail on it. Yeah. 142 00:07:12,400 --> 00:07:15,360 Because it's never had a tail as long as she's known it. Yeah. 143 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:19,560 So, it wouldn't be her grandfather's clock if it had a tail on it. 144 00:07:19,560 --> 00:07:21,320 If it had a tail, yeah. 145 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:24,200 Well, I'll leave you to it. Okey dokey. 146 00:07:24,200 --> 00:07:26,920 Pop the case over there and get started. 147 00:07:29,200 --> 00:07:32,040 This is quite a good quality German clock. 148 00:07:32,040 --> 00:07:36,400 I think actually in my 45 years of doing clock repairs, 149 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:39,840 I've probably done getting on for a thousand of these. 150 00:07:42,680 --> 00:07:46,720 Looking at this, it's a typical clock that's been left for a long, 151 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:49,480 long time without any work being done to it. 152 00:07:51,560 --> 00:07:53,640 The build-up of dirt is incredible. 153 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:56,200 How this clock was ever working, I don't know. 154 00:07:57,520 --> 00:08:02,040 So, I've got to strip it down, rectify any of the wear, 155 00:08:02,040 --> 00:08:04,600 put it all back together and, all being well, 156 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:08,720 it should be OK and Kelly can have her working clock. 157 00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:17,240 The Repair Shop restores many heirlooms 158 00:08:17,240 --> 00:08:20,400 to be passed on to future generations. 159 00:08:20,400 --> 00:08:22,000 Hi. Hi, there. Hi, there. 160 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:24,480 Could you give me a hand, please? Yeah, sure. Thanks. 161 00:08:24,480 --> 00:08:26,560 But not many of them are in need of fixing 162 00:08:26,560 --> 00:08:29,240 as urgently as the one that Helen Sage is delivering. 163 00:08:30,360 --> 00:08:32,440 Right, if you'd follow me. 164 00:08:34,720 --> 00:08:36,560 Right. 165 00:08:37,840 --> 00:08:40,720 I see you have some caning work here. Quite a lot of it. 166 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:43,080 I think I'm just the person. Fab. 167 00:08:43,080 --> 00:08:45,840 Rachael, I've got something here for you. 168 00:08:45,840 --> 00:08:49,400 As well as furniture restorer, Will, this delicate cradle calls 169 00:08:49,400 --> 00:08:53,760 for the expert help of upholsterer and cane specialist Rachael South. 170 00:08:53,760 --> 00:08:57,000 Hi. Hello. Hi, there. Hi. 171 00:08:57,000 --> 00:09:00,200 Oh, I see, some of the caning's gone through here. 172 00:09:00,200 --> 00:09:03,840 This is absolutely stunning, though, isn't it? It's lovely. 173 00:09:03,840 --> 00:09:07,600 It's a bit of a family heirloom. It's much-loved. Yeah. 174 00:09:07,600 --> 00:09:08,800 Been well used. Yeah. 175 00:09:08,800 --> 00:09:11,640 I was so shocked when we unwrapped it. Ah. 176 00:09:11,640 --> 00:09:13,840 We kept it in a very cool, dry place 177 00:09:13,840 --> 00:09:16,480 and, when I unwrapped it, I found this. 178 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:18,040 Just completely gone. Ah. 179 00:09:18,040 --> 00:09:22,000 I'm heartbroken really at the sight of it. It's a beautiful piece. 180 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:26,360 It's unbelievable. It's really something very special. 181 00:09:26,360 --> 00:09:28,520 How did you come by this? 182 00:09:28,520 --> 00:09:34,600 Well, this, we believe, was given to my, I refer to her as my 183 00:09:34,600 --> 00:09:38,600 Great-Aunt Clarice but she's really my Great-Great Aunt Clarice. Yeah. 184 00:09:38,600 --> 00:09:42,920 She was lady's maid to the Duchess of Portland. Hmm! 185 00:09:42,920 --> 00:09:46,920 That's really how her and Horace met, her husband, 186 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:49,960 because he was a gentleman's outfitter for the Duke. 187 00:09:49,960 --> 00:09:52,560 After Clarice and Horace got married, when they were having 188 00:09:52,560 --> 00:09:56,040 a baby, this was a present from the Duchess of Portland to them 189 00:09:56,040 --> 00:10:00,480 and this cradle has come down through the generations of 190 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:04,440 the family to be mine and now I'm feeling the weighty responsibility 191 00:10:04,440 --> 00:10:06,040 of actually owning it. 192 00:10:06,040 --> 00:10:08,600 Is this going to go back into action once it's been restored? 193 00:10:08,600 --> 00:10:10,160 That's the hope. 194 00:10:10,160 --> 00:10:14,480 My daughter and her wife are due to have a baby in the next 195 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:19,400 couple of months, so I'd really love to be able to let them use it 196 00:10:19,400 --> 00:10:21,640 in the same way I was allowed to use it. 197 00:10:21,640 --> 00:10:25,760 So, looking at the cane here, it's particularly fine, this cane, 198 00:10:25,760 --> 00:10:30,200 so it's a Victorian piece, isn't it? Yes, it is. 199 00:10:30,200 --> 00:10:33,600 Gothic style with this lovely shape here. 200 00:10:33,600 --> 00:10:36,760 So, what would you like us to do to it then? 201 00:10:36,760 --> 00:10:40,360 It would be really lovely if it was restored to its former glory. 202 00:10:40,360 --> 00:10:44,800 If the panels were checked and back without holes. 203 00:10:44,800 --> 00:10:48,480 It's lost parts of it. It used to have finials just on the top. 204 00:10:48,480 --> 00:10:49,920 I don't know where they've gone. 205 00:10:49,920 --> 00:10:51,760 I really don't know where they've gone. 206 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:55,440 Do you remember roughly what they looked like? Yes, I do. 207 00:10:55,440 --> 00:10:59,760 Quite similar to what's on the top of the base. They sort of matched. 208 00:11:01,200 --> 00:11:05,000 Sort of about that size of it. Yeah. 209 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:07,200 There were two on the top at one time. 210 00:11:07,200 --> 00:11:09,400 It sounds like a huge shopping list 211 00:11:09,400 --> 00:11:13,600 and baby's due in two months' time, so... 212 00:11:13,600 --> 00:11:15,520 Right. 213 00:11:15,520 --> 00:11:17,360 Well, on that note, Rachael, 214 00:11:17,360 --> 00:11:19,200 you'd better get it back to your bench now. 215 00:11:19,200 --> 00:11:21,560 Yes, I think so. Thank you for coming down. 216 00:11:21,560 --> 00:11:22,760 Thank you very much indeed. 217 00:11:22,760 --> 00:11:25,400 It's been a pleasure to meet you and we'll let you know when it's 218 00:11:25,400 --> 00:11:28,480 ready to be picked up. Brilliant. Exciting. Thanks so much. 219 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:31,280 Thanks so much. Thank you very much. Bye-bye. 220 00:11:33,600 --> 00:11:34,720 Lots of work. 221 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:37,840 Yeah, I'm going to have to get some of my really fine tools out, 222 00:11:37,840 --> 00:11:42,760 but I absolutely love this and the whole story that goes with it. 223 00:11:42,760 --> 00:11:47,400 It's a really unusual piece of furniture to have lasted this long. 224 00:11:47,400 --> 00:11:51,320 You're going to re-cane the entire panel, are you? I am, yeah. 225 00:11:51,320 --> 00:11:55,200 I'm going to take the whole panel out and obviously I want to 226 00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:59,560 try and get it done because we've got baby on the way. 227 00:11:59,560 --> 00:12:01,880 Have we?! 228 00:12:01,880 --> 00:12:04,880 There's a baby on the way, yeah. What about you? 229 00:12:04,880 --> 00:12:06,520 So, the finials would be handy. 230 00:12:06,520 --> 00:12:09,480 The finials would have had a cord attached to them, 231 00:12:09,480 --> 00:12:13,440 so that Mum gets to sit down and have a rest and she can just 232 00:12:13,440 --> 00:12:17,360 use the cord to rock the baby. So clever. It's lovely, yeah. 233 00:12:17,360 --> 00:12:20,040 Seems like we've both got a lot of work to do... Exactly. 234 00:12:20,040 --> 00:12:22,200 ..so better get rocking. 235 00:12:23,400 --> 00:12:25,760 Come on, I'll give you a hand over to your bench. 236 00:12:25,760 --> 00:12:28,080 Thanks very much, Will. Cheers. 237 00:12:28,080 --> 00:12:31,880 Rachael's first job is to remove all of the damaged canework 238 00:12:31,880 --> 00:12:33,440 from the side panel. 239 00:12:33,440 --> 00:12:36,480 I'm just going to begin to cut through and you can actually 240 00:12:36,480 --> 00:12:40,440 see how dry and brittle that is because I'm hardly putting 241 00:12:40,440 --> 00:12:45,640 any pressure on it, at all, and it's literally just breaking away there. 242 00:12:45,640 --> 00:12:49,200 That is actually come off quite nicely. 243 00:12:49,200 --> 00:12:52,080 It always looks a bit brutal, I think, 244 00:12:52,080 --> 00:12:55,080 sort of cutting into the whole panel. 245 00:12:55,080 --> 00:12:57,680 Right. 246 00:12:57,680 --> 00:13:00,160 So, next thing I'm going to cut these little loops. 247 00:13:03,920 --> 00:13:07,920 Then you can begin to see underneath are the holes 248 00:13:07,920 --> 00:13:12,120 and that's where the canes are actually woven into the frame. 249 00:13:12,120 --> 00:13:16,120 I feel a little bit apprehensive cos when you're sort of taking 250 00:13:16,120 --> 00:13:20,720 everything off I'm really aware of the rest of the piece of furniture. 251 00:13:20,720 --> 00:13:22,360 With things like this, 252 00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:25,480 I don't want to run any risk of doing any damage, 253 00:13:25,480 --> 00:13:28,320 but I think once I've sort of got everything cleared out and 254 00:13:28,320 --> 00:13:32,840 it's all cleaned up, then I'll begin to feel really excited. 255 00:13:41,320 --> 00:13:45,680 Next into the Repair Shop, Jo Everett with a treasured memento 256 00:13:45,680 --> 00:13:48,400 that plays a part in a romantic love story. 257 00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:53,760 Hi, there. Hello. I'm Jo. Hi, I'm Brenton. Hello, Brenton. 258 00:13:55,160 --> 00:13:56,280 What have you brought me? 259 00:13:56,280 --> 00:13:59,840 It's a powder compact in the shape of a small grand piano. 260 00:13:59,840 --> 00:14:03,400 Oh, we'll need a small piano player to play that, won't we? 261 00:14:03,400 --> 00:14:05,480 Very small. This is a lovely piece. 262 00:14:05,480 --> 00:14:07,640 How have you come to own it? Tell me about it. 263 00:14:07,640 --> 00:14:10,400 So, we found it in my parents-in-laws' home 264 00:14:10,400 --> 00:14:14,080 after they passed away... Right. ..and we were clearing the house. 265 00:14:14,080 --> 00:14:15,360 OK. 266 00:14:15,360 --> 00:14:17,840 Both Carrie and Sam, my father-in-law and mother-in-law, 267 00:14:17,840 --> 00:14:20,080 passed away within a day of each other... Oh, dear. 268 00:14:20,080 --> 00:14:22,360 ..having been married for 60 years. 269 00:14:22,360 --> 00:14:24,080 Carrie passed away in hospital 270 00:14:24,080 --> 00:14:26,920 and then Sam passed away the following day at home, 271 00:14:26,920 --> 00:14:29,440 we suspect of a broken heart. 272 00:14:29,440 --> 00:14:32,680 He just didn't really want to go on without her. 273 00:14:32,680 --> 00:14:35,960 But we found it in with a bunch of cards that Sam had given to Carrie, 274 00:14:35,960 --> 00:14:37,720 anniversary cards and birthday cards. 275 00:14:37,720 --> 00:14:40,640 So, it would have been a gift almost certainly from him to her? 276 00:14:40,640 --> 00:14:42,120 Yes, I think so. 277 00:14:42,120 --> 00:14:45,400 I think the fact that it's broken and she kept it... 278 00:14:45,400 --> 00:14:49,160 So what's wrong with it? Well, it's quite dirty on the outside... OK. 279 00:14:49,160 --> 00:14:52,480 ..but inside this little clasp is broken... OK. 280 00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:54,680 ..and the mirror is missing. 281 00:14:54,680 --> 00:14:57,480 And then is there another thing that goes on there for the... 282 00:14:57,480 --> 00:15:00,320 There should have been a little powder sponge really that 283 00:15:00,320 --> 00:15:02,600 would have gone in there... OK. ..which is missing. 284 00:15:02,600 --> 00:15:04,760 I'm not au-fait with powder, I'm afraid. 285 00:15:04,760 --> 00:15:06,080 SHE LAUGHS 286 00:15:06,080 --> 00:15:07,720 Unfortunately I am! 287 00:15:07,720 --> 00:15:10,320 What's really nice about it is it would have sat on your 288 00:15:10,320 --> 00:15:12,720 dressing table, or if you were out of the night you would be 289 00:15:12,720 --> 00:15:14,760 able to put that down and then apply your powder. 290 00:15:14,760 --> 00:15:17,400 That's amazing and then you just fold the legs back up and pop 291 00:15:17,400 --> 00:15:21,240 it in your bag. Fold it back up and pop it away. Brilliant. 292 00:15:21,240 --> 00:15:24,560 So, we need to make a mirror for it... Hmm-mm. 293 00:15:24,560 --> 00:15:28,840 ..and make that so it stays down on its own? Yes. Lovely. Hopefully. 294 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:31,840 And I'd like to get it repaired for my daughter, 295 00:15:31,840 --> 00:15:34,440 who is the youngest of their eight grandchildren. 296 00:15:34,440 --> 00:15:37,600 So, she was only six when they passed away... Right. 297 00:15:37,600 --> 00:15:41,080 ..and we thought it might be a nice memento to give to Charlotte 298 00:15:41,080 --> 00:15:43,960 to remember her nanna and grandad and the love that they had. 299 00:15:43,960 --> 00:15:45,640 So, this would be really nice 300 00:15:45,640 --> 00:15:48,160 if this was in tip-top condition for her... 301 00:15:48,160 --> 00:15:51,880 Absolutely. ..to remember them by? Yes. 302 00:15:51,880 --> 00:15:54,560 The piano's got a great amount of sentimental value to us 303 00:15:54,560 --> 00:15:57,320 because my father-in-law would have given it to my mother-in-law 304 00:15:57,320 --> 00:16:00,520 and it sort of signifies the special relationship that they had 305 00:16:00,520 --> 00:16:02,480 and the fact that they were married for 60 years. 306 00:16:02,480 --> 00:16:05,440 But it's also a testament to how much they loved each other. 307 00:16:07,560 --> 00:16:11,360 What a lovely piece this is and what a lovely story, as well. 308 00:16:11,360 --> 00:16:13,440 I've got to establish whether 309 00:16:13,440 --> 00:16:16,400 this is brass or white metal first of all. 310 00:16:16,400 --> 00:16:19,560 Secondly, I've got to get a magnifying glass and see why 311 00:16:19,560 --> 00:16:21,840 this little clasp isn't working here 312 00:16:21,840 --> 00:16:26,000 and make a template for the mirror, cut a mirror, fit a new mirror. 313 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:28,280 That's the easiest part of it. 314 00:16:28,280 --> 00:16:31,880 And then maybe put some powder in it and powder my head, 315 00:16:31,880 --> 00:16:33,360 stop that shining. 316 00:16:39,160 --> 00:16:41,040 Outside in the metalwork shed, 317 00:16:41,040 --> 00:16:44,880 Brenton starts by doing a careful test clean on the delicate object. 318 00:16:47,480 --> 00:16:52,120 It's a nice piece in good condition. It's just had a bit too much love. 319 00:16:52,120 --> 00:16:55,320 Very, very, very gentle polishing should bring this back to 320 00:16:55,320 --> 00:16:57,520 a nice gold colour, fingers crossed. 321 00:17:05,360 --> 00:17:08,960 So, the little bit I've polished up there looks OK. 322 00:17:08,960 --> 00:17:10,960 Until I've got it all done, I won't know. 323 00:17:20,840 --> 00:17:24,960 The Repair Shop is caring for a 100-year-old clock that was 324 00:17:24,960 --> 00:17:29,120 crying out for a little time with horologist Steve. 325 00:17:29,120 --> 00:17:33,600 It was so tired and dirty that it had completely given up the ghost. 326 00:17:33,600 --> 00:17:36,960 A real build-up of thick, gooey dirt. 327 00:17:38,440 --> 00:17:42,040 The mechanism is now free of all the clogging oil and dust 328 00:17:42,040 --> 00:17:45,000 and Steve can begin turning back time. 329 00:17:46,200 --> 00:17:50,280 For the next stages, I'm going to go through it and check and see exactly 330 00:17:50,280 --> 00:17:52,080 where all the wear is 331 00:17:52,080 --> 00:17:55,920 and then I can start working on rectifying. 332 00:17:55,920 --> 00:18:02,560 I've got one wheel here that's got worn trundles, 333 00:18:02,560 --> 00:18:06,680 which are the teeth the main wheels run into. 334 00:18:06,680 --> 00:18:11,080 Basically, in clockwork, the teeth are supposed to roll round each 335 00:18:11,080 --> 00:18:14,200 other and if you get excessive wear, 336 00:18:14,200 --> 00:18:17,600 then the teeth will then rub on each other. 337 00:18:17,600 --> 00:18:19,520 Not only does that create a lot of friction, 338 00:18:19,520 --> 00:18:21,440 but also it creates a lot of wear, as well, 339 00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:25,160 and that's why it's important to have a clock overhauled regularly. 340 00:18:26,240 --> 00:18:29,120 It's not just the wheels that need a service. 341 00:18:29,120 --> 00:18:34,120 This pivot goes into this hole here 342 00:18:34,120 --> 00:18:38,760 and that hole is basically worn across the plate like that 343 00:18:38,760 --> 00:18:44,520 and I need to bring it back to that point by rebushing, 344 00:18:44,520 --> 00:18:49,520 and that's putting a plug of brass into the right position so that 345 00:18:49,520 --> 00:18:51,640 that pivot will be nice and snug, 346 00:18:51,640 --> 00:18:54,360 and work properly in the right position. 347 00:18:56,160 --> 00:18:59,520 Just got to measure up the pivot 348 00:18:59,520 --> 00:19:03,600 and then put the correct bush in for the job. 349 00:19:06,200 --> 00:19:08,640 There's a whole array of different sizes. 350 00:19:10,640 --> 00:19:12,960 One of these bushes. 351 00:19:23,840 --> 00:19:27,560 I'm now going to use the bushing tool. Just pop it in there. 352 00:19:37,240 --> 00:19:39,400 Now we have the bush in place. 353 00:19:40,760 --> 00:19:43,960 There we go and this wheel fits in there beautifully. 354 00:19:47,240 --> 00:19:51,400 There are over 100 intricate working parts to this clock, 355 00:19:51,400 --> 00:19:53,960 most of which need renovation. 356 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:56,360 So, I've just got to replace all of these bars now 357 00:19:56,360 --> 00:19:58,520 and, once I've done that, I'll seal the end, 358 00:19:58,520 --> 00:20:01,680 and it will be as good as new. 359 00:20:03,680 --> 00:20:05,800 That should run now for hundreds of years. 360 00:20:09,960 --> 00:20:11,320 Over at her bench, 361 00:20:11,320 --> 00:20:16,040 cane expert Rachael is working on a piece of Victorian history. 362 00:20:16,040 --> 00:20:19,720 This cradle was originally a gift from the Duchess of Portland 363 00:20:19,720 --> 00:20:22,040 and Rachael must now attempt to replicate the original 364 00:20:22,040 --> 00:20:23,920 intricate canework. 365 00:20:23,920 --> 00:20:25,600 I've got this super-fine cane. 366 00:20:25,600 --> 00:20:30,400 It's 1.7 mill because I want it to match the rest of the panels. 367 00:20:30,400 --> 00:20:34,760 It's quite important that everything is exactly the same as the 368 00:20:34,760 --> 00:20:38,560 other panels, but it is very fragile. 369 00:20:38,560 --> 00:20:43,560 Hopefully when it's complete, Helen won't know which panel has 370 00:20:43,560 --> 00:20:46,400 been re-caned. 371 00:20:46,400 --> 00:20:51,640 So, just to start, cane's gone through the hole there, 372 00:20:51,640 --> 00:20:55,960 down into the corresponding hole here 373 00:20:55,960 --> 00:20:59,480 and then it loops back through. 374 00:20:59,480 --> 00:21:01,520 I've got to fill in the whole of this panel 375 00:21:01,520 --> 00:21:04,880 and then I'm going to be on to stage two. 376 00:21:04,880 --> 00:21:06,880 So, off to a good start. 377 00:21:09,360 --> 00:21:12,240 Following in her father's and grandfather's footsteps, 378 00:21:12,240 --> 00:21:14,880 Rachael is the third generation of her family 379 00:21:14,880 --> 00:21:16,600 skilled in the caning craft. 380 00:21:16,600 --> 00:21:19,280 She's going to have to call on all of her years of experience 381 00:21:19,280 --> 00:21:20,440 for this job. 382 00:21:20,440 --> 00:21:25,200 Things really slow down at this stage and it's really quite fiddly 383 00:21:25,200 --> 00:21:27,600 to begin to put this weave in. 384 00:21:27,600 --> 00:21:31,320 I'm trying carefully to keep my verticals straight 385 00:21:31,320 --> 00:21:33,880 and the horizontals straight 386 00:21:33,880 --> 00:21:37,320 but, actually, it's really lovely at this stage 387 00:21:37,320 --> 00:21:42,000 because you can begin to see this small intersection here 388 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:47,080 of all four strands and that is one of the main characteristics 389 00:21:47,080 --> 00:21:50,680 of this traditional six-way cane pattern. 390 00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:59,400 When all the weave actually comes together, it's really satisfying. 391 00:21:59,400 --> 00:22:03,640 It may be that you would think, with a small baby, you know, 392 00:22:03,640 --> 00:22:06,760 putting its fingers in here and picking at the cane, 393 00:22:06,760 --> 00:22:10,040 it might not be that practical but, actually, it's really tough. 394 00:22:11,520 --> 00:22:14,360 While Rachael continues to weave her magic, 395 00:22:14,360 --> 00:22:17,800 Will is puzzling over a tricky new addition to the cradle. 396 00:22:17,800 --> 00:22:21,320 Helen did mention that it did used to have two finials on the top. 397 00:22:21,320 --> 00:22:24,240 What I've done is, after doing a bit of research, 398 00:22:24,240 --> 00:22:26,120 finding out what it originally looked like, 399 00:22:26,120 --> 00:22:29,960 I've come up with a drawing of what I'm going to make. 400 00:22:29,960 --> 00:22:33,560 Finials are small decorative ornaments placed on the tops 401 00:22:33,560 --> 00:22:35,800 or ends of furniture. 402 00:22:35,800 --> 00:22:39,240 Will must craft the new ones from scratch on the wood-turning lathe. 403 00:22:41,880 --> 00:22:44,800 So... 404 00:22:44,800 --> 00:22:49,560 ..slowly trying to get into more of a cylindrical shape. 405 00:22:51,560 --> 00:22:54,680 What I'm trying to do is get it closer to the maximum width 406 00:22:54,680 --> 00:22:57,680 of my new finial and once I get to that size, 407 00:22:57,680 --> 00:23:00,600 then I can start marking off the other bits of detail 408 00:23:00,600 --> 00:23:02,440 that I need to start carving in. 409 00:23:09,800 --> 00:23:14,760 So, hopefully, those different sections there will end up 410 00:23:14,760 --> 00:23:17,880 looking like those different sections there. 411 00:23:17,880 --> 00:23:20,280 It's really tricky because, if the wood is quite brittle, 412 00:23:20,280 --> 00:23:23,040 you have to be really careful when you're turning it 413 00:23:23,040 --> 00:23:27,600 to quite fine pieces because any sudden pressure in the wrong area 414 00:23:27,600 --> 00:23:28,800 and it can split. 415 00:23:43,320 --> 00:23:47,520 I have rounded off the squared edges on the wood, carved in the detail 416 00:23:47,520 --> 00:23:51,280 and now I'm using some sandpaper just to smooth it all in. 417 00:23:51,280 --> 00:23:54,960 The smoother the surface, the better the polish. 418 00:24:02,720 --> 00:24:05,200 That looks pretty good. 419 00:24:05,200 --> 00:24:07,920 I'm pretty chuffed with that, actually. 420 00:24:10,680 --> 00:24:15,400 A century-old German wall clock has been keeping Steve very busy, 421 00:24:15,400 --> 00:24:18,080 but now the end is in sight. 422 00:24:18,080 --> 00:24:22,160 So, the last job I've got to do on this clock is to re-hole this main 423 00:24:22,160 --> 00:24:24,760 spring because it's ripping out. 424 00:24:24,760 --> 00:24:27,640 You can see how it's ripped here and here. 425 00:24:30,560 --> 00:24:33,200 Basically, that's the broken end of a main spring that could 426 00:24:33,200 --> 00:24:37,360 cause a lot of damage to the clock if that goes with a bang. 427 00:24:37,360 --> 00:24:40,640 I'm just going to snip off the broken end. 428 00:24:42,680 --> 00:24:46,080 Going to heat it up to red-hot 429 00:24:46,080 --> 00:24:49,200 and then I'm going to draw the heat away very, very slowly 430 00:24:49,200 --> 00:24:52,560 and that's basically softening the steel. 431 00:24:52,560 --> 00:24:55,440 If I were to leave it hard and brittle, 432 00:24:55,440 --> 00:24:58,480 it's likely to break off at the end. 433 00:25:12,800 --> 00:25:16,080 There we are. Now the clock is all ready to go back together again. 434 00:25:25,160 --> 00:25:29,080 Will and Rachael have been working in tandem to repair and restore 435 00:25:29,080 --> 00:25:30,920 the Victorian cradle. 436 00:25:30,920 --> 00:25:34,120 Its owner Helen is due to welcome the arrival of a grandchild 437 00:25:34,120 --> 00:25:35,680 in just a few weeks' time, 438 00:25:35,680 --> 00:25:40,320 and keen to keep things on track is repair foreman Jay. 439 00:25:40,320 --> 00:25:42,280 Getting broody yet? 440 00:25:42,280 --> 00:25:43,440 Getting broody! 441 00:25:43,440 --> 00:25:46,080 Look at the amazing job that Rachael's done on the side. 442 00:25:46,080 --> 00:25:48,680 Rachael has done a blinding job but she's going to stain it up, 443 00:25:48,680 --> 00:25:51,760 as well, to marry it all into the rest. Yeah. OK. 444 00:25:51,760 --> 00:25:53,760 So, I've made up the missing finials 445 00:25:53,760 --> 00:25:56,200 that would have been originally on the top. 446 00:25:56,200 --> 00:25:59,480 Cos we think of everything, don't we, and I like that? Well done. 447 00:25:59,480 --> 00:26:02,720 Jay, would you do me the honour of gluing them on for me? 448 00:26:02,720 --> 00:26:07,600 So, if you pop a bit of glue in there... Teamwork. In there? 449 00:26:07,600 --> 00:26:09,640 Yeah, just a tiny bit in there. 450 00:26:11,200 --> 00:26:14,600 That's one. Was that slow-moving glue? 451 00:26:14,600 --> 00:26:16,360 Cor blimey! 452 00:26:16,360 --> 00:26:18,080 That's it. 453 00:26:19,720 --> 00:26:22,280 Lovely. Beautiful. 454 00:26:22,280 --> 00:26:23,480 A real team effort. 455 00:26:23,480 --> 00:26:25,760 That is a real team effort. Rachael, myself and now you. 456 00:26:25,760 --> 00:26:28,800 That's nice, though. It finishes it off well, don't it? 457 00:26:28,800 --> 00:26:30,640 It takes your focus to the top, 458 00:26:30,640 --> 00:26:33,320 but really what you're going to be looking at is the baby in there. 459 00:26:33,320 --> 00:26:35,040 The baby. 460 00:26:42,960 --> 00:26:45,840 Silversmith Brenton is repairing the metalwork 461 00:26:45,840 --> 00:26:48,360 of a beautiful vintage powder compact 462 00:26:48,360 --> 00:26:51,000 but, to bring it back to full working order, 463 00:26:51,000 --> 00:26:55,400 he needs a little help from soft toy restorers Julie and Amanda. 464 00:26:55,400 --> 00:26:59,360 All right, ladies? Hello. I've got this little powder compact... Wow! 465 00:26:59,360 --> 00:27:00,680 Gosh, that's adorable. 466 00:27:00,680 --> 00:27:05,280 ..and it's missing its puff, which goes in there. 467 00:27:05,280 --> 00:27:07,760 I believe that you're quite good with a needle and thread. 468 00:27:07,760 --> 00:27:09,720 Who told you that? 469 00:27:09,720 --> 00:27:13,160 Well, a rumour got out and it's way beyond my skill set, 470 00:27:13,160 --> 00:27:15,240 so do you think that's something you could do? 471 00:27:15,240 --> 00:27:17,080 Absolutely. 472 00:27:17,080 --> 00:27:19,040 The little sifter inside is pink, 473 00:27:19,040 --> 00:27:22,200 so if we can go for the same sort of colour as that... Can I have a look? 474 00:27:22,200 --> 00:27:25,280 Of course. Cos that's got velvet edging, I think. 475 00:27:25,280 --> 00:27:27,400 Would you like it velvet? 476 00:27:27,400 --> 00:27:29,200 I'll take your advice on that. OK. 477 00:27:29,200 --> 00:27:31,600 It's amazing, isn't it... Yeah. ..that it's all still... 478 00:27:31,600 --> 00:27:34,560 Still there 60 years later. That's still in there. 479 00:27:34,560 --> 00:27:38,240 So if I made a template the same size as the sifter... 480 00:27:38,240 --> 00:27:40,880 Yeah, definitely. That's no problem. We'll do that for you. 481 00:27:40,880 --> 00:27:44,040 I'll make you a template. Thank you very much. Thanks a lot. OK. 482 00:27:47,720 --> 00:27:52,320 As well as making a template for the powder puff, Brenton has also made 483 00:27:52,320 --> 00:27:56,040 one for the missing mirror that once lived in the lid of the compact. 484 00:27:57,320 --> 00:28:01,680 The mirror has been cut to fit the piano. 485 00:28:01,680 --> 00:28:05,080 It now...copies my template I made. 486 00:28:05,080 --> 00:28:10,400 However, the edge of the mirror is sharp and the edge of the mirror 487 00:28:10,400 --> 00:28:12,400 on this piano should be bevelled. 488 00:28:12,400 --> 00:28:16,280 Bevelling is cutting a small 45-degree on there. 489 00:28:16,280 --> 00:28:18,480 So, the reason we need to bevel is, one, 490 00:28:18,480 --> 00:28:23,240 it takes the sharp edge off and, two, it actually looks really nice. 491 00:28:23,240 --> 00:28:25,760 That extra 45-degree cutting round the edge 492 00:28:25,760 --> 00:28:28,280 just makes the mirror look really pretty. 493 00:28:28,280 --> 00:28:30,720 Now there is a machine that does this. 494 00:28:30,720 --> 00:28:33,440 However, because it's such a small piece of mirror, 495 00:28:33,440 --> 00:28:34,680 I'm doing it by hand. 496 00:28:34,680 --> 00:28:38,680 I'm using wet and dry paper and slowly working away at it. 497 00:28:40,240 --> 00:28:41,720 Once I've got all the way round 498 00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:43,960 I can fit the mirror back into the piano. 499 00:28:53,320 --> 00:28:57,160 Inside the workshop, Amanda has volunteered for powder puff duty. 500 00:28:59,120 --> 00:29:02,560 I've never actually had to make a grand piano-shaped compact 501 00:29:02,560 --> 00:29:06,520 puff before, but there's always a first time for everything. 502 00:29:06,520 --> 00:29:11,280 I'm using really nice cotton velvet that is this lovely pale 503 00:29:11,280 --> 00:29:12,720 powder pink. 504 00:29:12,720 --> 00:29:16,080 It looks kind of faded so it looks a little bit aged, so I think 505 00:29:16,080 --> 00:29:20,000 it's quite nice cos it will sit well with the age of the compact. 506 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:21,400 From what Brenton was saying, 507 00:29:21,400 --> 00:29:23,920 I think it's a good job that he's handed this over. 508 00:29:23,920 --> 00:29:25,400 We do most of the sewing 509 00:29:25,400 --> 00:29:27,960 and he's not confident in the sewing department. 510 00:29:27,960 --> 00:29:31,240 He needs a little bit of help on this one. 511 00:29:31,240 --> 00:29:33,200 Outside in the metalwork shop, 512 00:29:33,200 --> 00:29:37,000 Brenton's addressing a minor malfunction. 513 00:29:37,000 --> 00:29:40,760 So Jo's asked me to make the little clip inside work. 514 00:29:40,760 --> 00:29:42,280 The clip isn't catching. 515 00:29:42,280 --> 00:29:45,680 Looking at the edge here, there's a slight bend up on it 516 00:29:45,680 --> 00:29:50,200 where it's been pressed down against this clip. 517 00:29:50,200 --> 00:29:53,600 Ideally, the clip needs to be pulled back before the lid's pushed down 518 00:29:53,600 --> 00:29:56,200 and what's happened is someone's pushed it down and it's bent 519 00:29:56,200 --> 00:29:58,000 this little tiny edge of the lid, 520 00:29:58,000 --> 00:30:01,120 so all I need to do is see where it's just slightly going up and, 521 00:30:01,120 --> 00:30:04,880 with my parallel pliers, just gently straighten it. 522 00:30:07,680 --> 00:30:10,280 And now that should clip together nicely. 523 00:30:13,440 --> 00:30:16,160 And that's it. Perfect. That's closed now. 524 00:30:22,040 --> 00:30:26,000 Steve has taken a German wall clock under his wing. 525 00:30:26,000 --> 00:30:29,640 He has spent hours transforming the filthy worn mechanism, 526 00:30:29,640 --> 00:30:33,160 but although the clock workings may now be tip-top, 527 00:30:33,160 --> 00:30:36,440 the same can't be said for the rest of it. 528 00:30:36,440 --> 00:30:39,640 This case is so nicotine-covered. 529 00:30:39,640 --> 00:30:44,160 All I'm going to do is polish the case, fit a finial on so it's 530 00:30:44,160 --> 00:30:46,480 tighter, and polish the glass up 531 00:30:46,480 --> 00:30:49,800 and it's going to make so much difference. 532 00:30:49,800 --> 00:30:51,680 It's very, very yellow at the moment. 533 00:30:51,680 --> 00:30:56,800 I'm using wire wool and I'm just going to clean it up. 534 00:30:56,800 --> 00:31:00,840 I can see the water is turning yellow already. 535 00:31:11,600 --> 00:31:13,440 Squeaky clean. 536 00:31:15,480 --> 00:31:18,160 I'm just going to pop the mechanism back in, 537 00:31:18,160 --> 00:31:21,360 then I can hang it up and test it to see if it works right. 538 00:31:26,000 --> 00:31:29,280 So, I've got to go and hang it on the wall. 539 00:31:46,160 --> 00:31:48,320 And the tail-less horse. 540 00:31:50,160 --> 00:31:52,640 There. Good. 541 00:31:52,640 --> 00:31:55,240 Kelly's going to be so pleased with this. 542 00:32:01,160 --> 00:32:06,320 Kelly and her sister Claire lost their much-loved grandad last year 543 00:32:06,320 --> 00:32:09,720 and the clock he was so proud of came to Kelly. 544 00:32:09,720 --> 00:32:12,920 The clock was in quite a bad way, I would say. 545 00:32:12,920 --> 00:32:16,600 It didn't work, which was a bit of a shame. Didn't chime, didn't tick. 546 00:32:16,600 --> 00:32:19,880 It was a little bit yellow. 547 00:32:19,880 --> 00:32:21,840 My grandad was quite a heavy smoker. 548 00:32:21,840 --> 00:32:23,600 Smoking rollies. 549 00:32:23,600 --> 00:32:26,000 Nobody was allowed to touch the clocks 550 00:32:26,000 --> 00:32:28,080 so my nan was not even allowed to clean it - 551 00:32:28,080 --> 00:32:30,040 which annoyed her somewhat, I'd say. 552 00:32:32,400 --> 00:32:33,960 Ooh! 553 00:32:33,960 --> 00:32:37,800 Now every cog, pivot and spring has been lovingly refurbished... 554 00:32:37,800 --> 00:32:39,600 Oh, wow! 555 00:32:39,600 --> 00:32:44,600 ..it will be a constant reminder of the man who meant so much to Kelly. 556 00:32:44,600 --> 00:32:46,440 It goes in here. 557 00:32:46,440 --> 00:32:49,200 Me and my grandad were pretty good friends, I would say. 558 00:32:49,200 --> 00:32:52,520 It's not your typical grandfather granddaughter relationship. 559 00:32:52,520 --> 00:32:53,760 We used to have good chats 560 00:32:53,760 --> 00:32:56,680 and I used to ring him up and ask him for advice. 561 00:32:56,680 --> 00:32:58,960 I thought my grandad was awesome. 562 00:32:58,960 --> 00:33:02,320 I'm excited to get it on the wall now. 563 00:33:03,480 --> 00:33:05,800 There we go. It's on. Wow. 564 00:33:05,800 --> 00:33:09,320 Looks a lot better? It does. It looks a lot better, doesn't it? 565 00:33:09,320 --> 00:33:12,080 It looks just like I remember it. 566 00:33:12,080 --> 00:33:13,720 Oh, I should wind it up, really. 567 00:33:13,720 --> 00:33:16,800 SHE WINDS CLOCK 568 00:33:18,800 --> 00:33:20,760 CLOCK TICKS 569 00:33:20,760 --> 00:33:23,400 There you go, that's good. A good sign. 570 00:33:23,400 --> 00:33:26,520 It's cool, right? Like it? 571 00:33:26,520 --> 00:33:29,640 Happy? Really happy. Wait for the chime. 572 00:33:33,000 --> 00:33:34,880 CLOCK CHIMES 573 00:33:34,880 --> 00:33:37,240 There we go. 574 00:33:39,320 --> 00:33:42,640 Oh, my goodness, it's just like being at nan and grandad's. 575 00:33:42,640 --> 00:33:44,680 Happy? Yeah, I love it. 576 00:33:44,680 --> 00:33:47,320 Grandad would love it. He'd be so pleased. 577 00:33:47,320 --> 00:33:50,320 How do you feel having it up on the wall, 578 00:33:50,320 --> 00:33:53,160 having that memory of grandad in the house? 579 00:33:53,160 --> 00:33:54,960 Such an important one, as well, to him. 580 00:33:54,960 --> 00:33:56,840 It's really nice, it's really nice. 581 00:33:56,840 --> 00:34:00,840 I get to sit on the sofa and the clock will be there. 582 00:34:00,840 --> 00:34:03,240 I'll wake up in the morning and the first thing I'll see when 583 00:34:03,240 --> 00:34:05,360 I come down the stairs is the clock. 584 00:34:05,360 --> 00:34:09,040 It's chiming and it looks fabulous. 585 00:34:09,040 --> 00:34:11,400 It's nice to have a piece of my grandad in the house. 586 00:34:11,400 --> 00:34:13,400 Over the moon. 587 00:34:21,960 --> 00:34:25,000 Back at the workshop, Rachael is putting the final touches 588 00:34:25,000 --> 00:34:27,960 to the restoration of the Victorian cradle. 589 00:34:27,960 --> 00:34:32,680 The last part of this restoration of this cane crib 590 00:34:32,680 --> 00:34:38,400 is to actually reproduce the colour of that panel 591 00:34:38,400 --> 00:34:40,560 that was there originally. 592 00:34:40,560 --> 00:34:45,000 It's quite important because it needs to match these existing 593 00:34:45,000 --> 00:34:50,400 panels which, as well as being dyed originally, have also, over time, 594 00:34:50,400 --> 00:34:53,880 got their own patina to them, as well. 595 00:34:55,960 --> 00:35:00,200 The cane will need many layers of colour to match the existing panels. 596 00:35:03,760 --> 00:35:08,960 This coat that's going on is an umber pigment 597 00:35:08,960 --> 00:35:13,240 and I think it's really bringing out this lovely rich quality, 598 00:35:13,240 --> 00:35:16,560 this rich colour, that really ties in 599 00:35:16,560 --> 00:35:20,120 with the existing panels on the cradle. 600 00:35:20,120 --> 00:35:22,760 So, I'm quite excited at this stage, 601 00:35:22,760 --> 00:35:26,480 just to get this last little bit of colour on here. 602 00:35:28,720 --> 00:35:33,000 Once the final layer has dried, the cradle is ready to be reassembled. 603 00:35:34,000 --> 00:35:36,000 Right. 604 00:35:36,000 --> 00:35:39,600 OK. Careful. Carefully ascend. 605 00:35:39,600 --> 00:35:42,640 Don't want to knock that canework. 606 00:35:42,640 --> 00:35:45,320 Easy. That's it. 607 00:35:45,320 --> 00:35:46,640 Ooh! 608 00:35:46,640 --> 00:35:49,240 THEY LAUGH 609 00:35:49,240 --> 00:35:52,320 Ooh, look at that. Oh, look! 610 00:35:53,880 --> 00:35:58,080 That is SO nice. Such a smooth rock, as well. 611 00:35:58,080 --> 00:36:02,080 The cradle has been passed down through five generations 612 00:36:02,080 --> 00:36:04,680 and is now restored and ready to welcome the sixth. 613 00:36:07,640 --> 00:36:10,960 Now owner Helen is back to collect it. 614 00:36:10,960 --> 00:36:14,240 It was a very sad item, the cradle. 615 00:36:14,240 --> 00:36:16,120 It was in complete disrepair. 616 00:36:16,120 --> 00:36:20,120 It wasn't functional any more, but looking forward to seeing 617 00:36:20,120 --> 00:36:23,320 just the work that Rachael and Will have both done. 618 00:36:25,000 --> 00:36:27,640 Hello, Will. Hello, Rachel. Good to see you again. 619 00:36:27,640 --> 00:36:30,840 Nice to see you. Hi, Helen. Lovely to see you. Gosh! 620 00:36:32,000 --> 00:36:34,240 This is quite frightening, actually... 621 00:36:34,240 --> 00:36:38,000 Oh! Really? ..cos I'm really excited to see what you've done, 622 00:36:38,000 --> 00:36:39,920 cos it was quite a job, wasn't it? 623 00:36:39,920 --> 00:36:43,440 You've had your work cut out. Yeah. We have indeed. 624 00:36:43,440 --> 00:36:45,800 Let's show you what we've been up to. Fabulous. 625 00:36:47,840 --> 00:36:49,840 Oh, wow! 626 00:36:49,840 --> 00:36:52,520 Gosh, that's just amazing! 627 00:36:52,520 --> 00:36:54,880 That's wonderful. Thank you so much. 628 00:36:55,960 --> 00:36:57,280 It's beautiful again. 629 00:36:57,280 --> 00:37:01,000 What can I say, you've just done some amazing work on it 630 00:37:01,000 --> 00:37:03,040 and I haven't seen it look like this, 631 00:37:03,040 --> 00:37:06,440 I truly haven't seen it look like this. 632 00:37:06,440 --> 00:37:10,840 It's a real rebirth for this piece of family history for us. 633 00:37:10,840 --> 00:37:14,440 How long has it been since you've seen it rocking? 634 00:37:14,440 --> 00:37:19,600 I suppose, when Sarah herself was born - and that's 30 years ago now. 635 00:37:19,600 --> 00:37:24,160 It's the last time it truly rocked properly as it does now. 636 00:37:24,160 --> 00:37:29,200 It's just such a long time, but it's magnificent really. 637 00:37:29,200 --> 00:37:32,040 Do you remember which panel it was that had the hole? 638 00:37:32,040 --> 00:37:34,800 I think it was this one here. It was, yeah. 639 00:37:34,800 --> 00:37:38,080 You can't actually see there was ever a hole there. No. 640 00:37:38,080 --> 00:37:42,280 This panel, I took the whole panel out and recaned it for you. 641 00:37:42,280 --> 00:37:46,200 I really loved doing it so it was a real pleasure for me to work on it 642 00:37:46,200 --> 00:37:50,840 and also knowing about your family history and also that there's 643 00:37:50,840 --> 00:37:53,840 a baby coming along... Yes, very soon. 644 00:37:53,840 --> 00:37:57,320 ..so that was a really very motivating thought 645 00:37:57,320 --> 00:38:00,160 while I was working. Rachael has done a fantastic job 646 00:38:00,160 --> 00:38:01,240 of the panel there. 647 00:38:01,240 --> 00:38:05,000 Yeah. It was a pleasure to turn these new finials here 648 00:38:05,000 --> 00:38:08,120 because I think it actually makes it. It does. 649 00:38:08,120 --> 00:38:09,640 It really makes the piece. 650 00:38:09,640 --> 00:38:12,240 It's almost like the cherry on top of the cake. Yes. 651 00:38:12,240 --> 00:38:14,360 I've never seen the finials on the top, Will, 652 00:38:14,360 --> 00:38:18,160 and I'm just so delighted with what you've done. 653 00:38:18,160 --> 00:38:20,240 It just is absolutely brilliant 654 00:38:20,240 --> 00:38:22,680 and I am truly grateful for what you've done 655 00:38:22,680 --> 00:38:25,040 because this is just such a piece of love. 656 00:38:25,040 --> 00:38:27,760 It's held love. Yeah. It is a piece of love. 657 00:38:27,760 --> 00:38:30,480 Your love for furniture, I can see, 658 00:38:30,480 --> 00:38:33,320 but it will now go on and other generations, 659 00:38:33,320 --> 00:38:34,960 when I'm long gone, will be using it 660 00:38:34,960 --> 00:38:36,760 and I think that's just so wonderful. 661 00:38:36,760 --> 00:38:39,760 Well, it's been an honour to have it coming through the Repair Shop, 662 00:38:39,760 --> 00:38:42,160 so thank you. It really has, yeah. 663 00:38:44,280 --> 00:38:47,760 I'm just overcome really with the whole emotion of it. 664 00:38:47,760 --> 00:38:49,800 It looks so beautiful, the cradle, 665 00:38:49,800 --> 00:38:52,560 and I can't wait for the rest of the family to see it. 666 00:38:52,560 --> 00:38:56,480 It has seen five generations within the cradle 667 00:38:56,480 --> 00:39:00,440 and the next generation is due in a few weeks' time, 668 00:39:00,440 --> 00:39:02,800 and it's just so lovely to be able to take this 669 00:39:02,800 --> 00:39:07,200 beautifully-restored family heirloom back home for the next generation. 670 00:39:18,120 --> 00:39:22,160 Silversmith Brenton has been restoring a powder compact, 671 00:39:22,160 --> 00:39:26,040 a vintage love token that was in desperate need of some love itself. 672 00:39:28,160 --> 00:39:31,760 Amanda, how is the puff going? Just finished it. How about that? 673 00:39:31,760 --> 00:39:34,680 Let me see if it fits. I hope so. I've got everything crossed. 674 00:39:34,680 --> 00:39:37,240 Well, I cut the templates so if it doesn't fit it'll be my fault. 675 00:39:37,240 --> 00:39:38,480 Oh, that's brilliant. 676 00:39:38,480 --> 00:39:40,960 I reckon Jo's going to be chuffed with that... I think so, yes. 677 00:39:40,960 --> 00:39:43,360 ..cos she did mention that it didn't have a puff 678 00:39:43,360 --> 00:39:45,760 and she doesn't know she's getting it. 679 00:39:45,760 --> 00:39:47,040 So this will be a little bonus. 680 00:39:47,040 --> 00:39:49,640 She's got her piano fixed and it's complete now. 681 00:39:49,640 --> 00:39:52,600 I think, from a girlie point of view, that finishes it for me. 682 00:39:52,600 --> 00:39:55,200 Just the right colour, as well. Yes, it's perfect. Absolutely. 683 00:39:55,200 --> 00:39:57,520 I think she's going to be really pleased. That's great. 684 00:39:57,520 --> 00:40:02,120 Thank you so much for doing that. Thanks. Thanks. 685 00:40:02,120 --> 00:40:05,120 With the owners of the compact due to collect it, 686 00:40:05,120 --> 00:40:07,920 Brenton still has one final fix. 687 00:40:07,920 --> 00:40:10,200 It's all working now. 688 00:40:10,200 --> 00:40:14,560 So, now I've just got to glue the mirror in. 689 00:40:14,560 --> 00:40:16,360 We don't want to put too much glue on. 690 00:40:16,360 --> 00:40:18,800 One, we don't want it all squirting out the sides, 691 00:40:18,800 --> 00:40:22,080 and, two, someone might want to get this mirror out again if it 692 00:40:22,080 --> 00:40:24,560 unfortunately got broken again. 693 00:40:24,560 --> 00:40:26,320 You don't want it too hard to get out. 694 00:40:26,320 --> 00:40:28,600 So, three little dots will be sufficient to hold this 695 00:40:28,600 --> 00:40:31,200 mirror in place like the original piano had. 696 00:40:38,680 --> 00:40:40,200 The piano is now repaired. 697 00:40:40,200 --> 00:40:43,760 It's back to its original condition and we've made a box up 698 00:40:43,760 --> 00:40:47,160 like the one that the piano would have come in 699 00:40:47,160 --> 00:40:50,280 and I can't wait to give that back to Jo and Lottie. 700 00:40:54,360 --> 00:40:55,960 Jo and her daughter Lottie 701 00:40:55,960 --> 00:40:59,560 have arrived to collect their family heirloom, 702 00:40:59,560 --> 00:41:02,560 once given by Lottie's grandfather to his beloved wife. 703 00:41:04,760 --> 00:41:07,640 Hello. Hi. And you are? I'm Lottie. Lottie. 704 00:41:07,640 --> 00:41:10,120 All right. How we doing? Hi. Tell me what your mum brought in. 705 00:41:10,120 --> 00:41:13,640 A piano compact that was quite broken and dirty. 706 00:41:13,640 --> 00:41:15,760 And was missing a mirror, so we're really hoping... 707 00:41:15,760 --> 00:41:18,600 Not much wrong with it! And it belongs to? 708 00:41:18,600 --> 00:41:23,360 It was my nan, but when she passed away it got passed down to me. 709 00:41:23,360 --> 00:41:25,200 So, it's yours then now? Yeah. 710 00:41:25,200 --> 00:41:27,640 Do you want to see it? Yeah. 711 00:41:27,640 --> 00:41:30,120 JO GASPS 712 00:41:30,120 --> 00:41:32,320 Wow, that's great! 713 00:41:32,320 --> 00:41:36,080 That's brilliant. Look how amazing that looks. 714 00:41:36,080 --> 00:41:39,320 It's so polished and you can see all the pattern. 715 00:41:39,320 --> 00:41:42,360 Now for the moment of truth. 716 00:41:42,360 --> 00:41:44,880 Yes, a mirror. Excellent! 717 00:41:44,880 --> 00:41:48,600 And the powder puff. That's really cool. That's brilliant. 718 00:41:48,600 --> 00:41:52,040 Wasn't expecting that. The pink, as well, sets it off. 719 00:41:52,040 --> 00:41:53,840 The bear ladies helped me with that 720 00:41:53,840 --> 00:41:55,680 cos I'm not very good with that sort of thing. 721 00:41:55,680 --> 00:41:57,560 Helped you with the colour choice, did they? 722 00:41:57,560 --> 00:41:59,920 When we've got all of these skills here we might as well use 723 00:41:59,920 --> 00:42:02,960 every single one of them. You've got something else for them, as well? 724 00:42:02,960 --> 00:42:04,840 I have indeed. 725 00:42:04,840 --> 00:42:06,760 I've got a replica box that I made, 726 00:42:06,760 --> 00:42:10,000 which was a copy of the original box it would have come in. 727 00:42:10,000 --> 00:42:11,520 Cool. Oh, that's amazing. 728 00:42:11,520 --> 00:42:14,640 That's exactly the emblem that was on top of the boxes I've seen. 729 00:42:14,640 --> 00:42:17,560 That will set it off beautifully, won't it? Oh, that's amazing. 730 00:42:17,560 --> 00:42:18,960 Thank you. No problem. 731 00:42:18,960 --> 00:42:21,360 But is Lottie going to be able to use it 732 00:42:21,360 --> 00:42:23,640 when she gets a little bit older then? I don't know. 733 00:42:23,640 --> 00:42:26,520 I might let her use it. She's just bought her first face powder - 734 00:42:26,520 --> 00:42:27,720 and it's a loose powder - 735 00:42:27,720 --> 00:42:30,760 so, actually, you could put it in there and use it, couldn't you? 736 00:42:30,760 --> 00:42:34,040 I could. No, that's brilliant. Fantastic. 737 00:42:34,040 --> 00:42:35,480 So what's it going to feel like 738 00:42:35,480 --> 00:42:37,400 using your grandmother's compact now? 739 00:42:37,400 --> 00:42:40,640 It'll be something else I can relate back to her. 740 00:42:40,640 --> 00:42:42,480 Thank you so much. It's not a problem at all. 741 00:42:42,480 --> 00:42:45,400 It's really gorgeous. Now you look after it. 742 00:42:45,400 --> 00:42:48,160 Thank you. We will. That will be cherished, I'm sure. 743 00:42:50,640 --> 00:42:52,320 That was good, wasn't it? Very nice. 744 00:42:52,320 --> 00:42:55,280 I think Brenton has done an amazing job with it. Yeah. 745 00:42:55,280 --> 00:42:58,880 It's much, much better than we'd expected it to be. A lot better. 746 00:42:58,880 --> 00:43:01,400 What the compact does is it sparks memories 747 00:43:01,400 --> 00:43:03,720 of actually just how much they loved each other, 748 00:43:03,720 --> 00:43:06,960 that everlasting love that they have is really nice to remember 749 00:43:06,960 --> 00:43:08,280 with such a special item. 750 00:43:12,240 --> 00:43:16,200 Join us next time as more precious pieces are rescued... 751 00:43:16,200 --> 00:43:18,160 Oh, yes! 752 00:43:18,160 --> 00:43:22,240 ..and their cherished memories restored in The Repair Shop. 753 00:43:22,240 --> 00:43:24,200 Wow!