Find It Fix It Flog It (2016-2022): Season 1, Episode 14 - Episode #1.14 - full transcript
Whoa! Look at this!
The homes of Britain are stacked
with old possessions.
It's an old toilet.
Thanks for telling me. What looks
like junk can actually be worth a
pretty penny.
I've never seen a chair like it.
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien are
here to help turn that clutter into
hard cash.
We can get serious money for that.
£100,000?
Yeah. Upcycling genius, Simon...
It works! Don't sound so surprised.
...and his restorer love turning
everyday objects into fantastic furniture.
Gemma...
come on. Absolute winner.
Whilst for Henry and his mechanic...
That is absolutely stunning, Guy.
...it's all about restoring retro
relics and vintage classics.
She's off. It runs.
Despite their differences,
they always come good and they'll
turn a tidy profit for their owners.
You're going to put in your pocket,
£10,630.
Great. Absolutely brilliant. Today...
Look what you've done now!
...restorations hit a whole lot of problems.
This I find deeply worrying.
The boys choose eye-catching
colours.
We found it, we fixed it, we've
funked it up.
And at the valuation, the expert
is almost speechless.
It's brilliant...
upcycling at its best.
Which ones are your favourite
ones, again?
Green.
Have you just eaten a green one?
You have, haven't you? Have you just
eaten another green one?
Just give me the bag.
On the hunt for hidden gems,
the rebels of restoration are back
on the road.
And this time they're in Henry's
neck of the woods, the Cotswolds.
Just going through Bampton here, the
home of Morris dancing.
Do you do a bit of Morris dancing?
No, I'd love to. I think I look like
a Morris dancer.
That would be a sight to behold.
Yeah, but I don't think anyone would
allow me with a stick and some bells.
Close by is the busy RAF station
Brize Norton.
Embarkation point for the military
personnel travelling to operations worldwide.
As ever, the boys take turns
choosing people do help raise cash
for by restoring and selling their clutter.
Today, Henry is taking Simon to meet
Eamonn and his brother-in-law Derek.
He does like,
how shall we say...? Engines.
Mechanical stuff. Engines.
Yeah.
Eamonn and Derek have been
collecting all sorts of curiosities
since the '70s,
visiting yard sales to bring
and buys all over the UK.
Stuff I really like is enamel
advertising signs, motion memorabilia,
petrol cans, jugs, tins, bottles,
that sort of stuff.
Eamonn and Derek restore stationary
engines for posterity and are eager
for some money to fund their next project.
How far now? About 500 yards.
I'm itching, I'm itching...
For a wee-wee? No!
To get stuck in.
Morning, boys, how are you?
Morning, Henry. Lovely to see you.
Nice to see you again.
Now, boys, today, what
we're going to do if it's OK,
is we're going to have a shifty
around and Simon and I are going to
identify two items each that we're
either going to re-purpose, restore,
whatever. And hopefully get you some cash,
take them away and that will be
that. OK. Lovely.
I think we should get rummaging.
I think we'd better had. Yeah, I
think we'd better had.
Thank you very much. Great stuff.
See you in a bit.
Look at this thing!
Mate. Does it work?
HE SHRIEKS
It works. That's amazing.
That's put some light on the issue.
Hasn't it? Quality gear, all around us.
Oh, that's nice. Lovely old
hoppers. That is very nice.
So what's that? Is that from making
shirts on, or whatever?
What do you call that? Haberdashery,
or something?
It's a tailor's model. What if this
was all cleaned up, all lovely,
right? Right, yeah.
And then,
it was properly pattern cut, fitted
with a nice material,
but it had a light inside it?
This is what's termed as a definite,
definite for a shop,
for someone who is into tailoring,
or for someone who just loves
beautiful old things like that.
It will fly.
Simon's convinced he can create a
bespoke standard lamp out of this
old tailor's dummy, so he picks it
up as his first item.
Look at that. That's lovely, isn't
it?
Late 1800s perhaps?
OK, it's a bit shot inside.
Yeah, yeah, but, still, man.
It's made in Plymouth, you know, by Sutton.
Is it really? It's amazing that you
know that kind of stuff.
Old leather English trunks always
sell well.
With accounting papers dating back
to 1908 still inside,
it's definitely antique, and in good
nick could sell for £200.
It does worry me that when there's
actually bits of wicker inside it.
Don't like that.
Yeah, that's not good, is it?
But Simon's convinced he can put
right this rot, so he's going to
pack this trunk as his second and
final item.
Now... shell casing.
Yeah. Yeah.
You're the man,
but I've always walked past these
and thought that would make a lovely
lamp for a side table or something
like that.
Is it brass, yeah?
I think it's brass, that one.
It's going to be, isn't it? Yeah.
This empty artillery shell is what's
left
after the round has been fired,
either from a field gun or a tank.
This particular shell was brought
back from the first Iraq war,
but despite its gruesome past,
there is a growing market for this
kind of military memorabilia.
Have it on the floor, does it
stand?
OK, yeah. That's perfect.
So all we do, surely, is we put
something there with a lamp,
put a little hole in the bottom.
Yeah. And... Bob's your uncle,
Fanny's your aunt.
So Henry has exploded into action,
taking this shell case as his first pick.
But with collectables and oddities
in every nook and cranny,
it's not long before something else
catches their eye.
There's a yoke for you.
Here's a what? A yoke.
THEY CHUCKLE
Milkmaids had that, didn't they?
I've always thought... There you go.
Yeah, that fits nice.
Yeah, yeah, it fits nice until you
fill it with two huge milk churns
hanging off your shoulders, full of milk.
Can you imagine the work they did
then?
Yeah. Tell you what though... But
look at it though,
it's a very beautiful thing.
Simon's got his two items, while
Henry only has the rusty shell case,
so he's starting to feel the pressure.
Do you know what I feel a bit weird
about?
What? You're finding everything.
Yeah?
I'm happy, I'm just going to enjoy
the sunshine, I think.
Come on, mate I've only got one potential.
Have a look down here, come on.
Isn't this gorgeous though? I know,
it's lovely,
but I need to find something. Ha-ha!
Well, you might just be in luck, Henry.
This next shed should be right up
your street.
Oh...
LAUGHTER
Now then, Henry.
Oh, yes.
Don't damage the bike.
Mate, now we're talking shell cases.
There you go. OK, great.
Well, look...
The good news is we've found that,
the bad news is I've just
substituted the thing I found for a
bigger one,
which means I still need one more thing.
That is true. Yeah.
Yeah. So after exchanging one shell
case for another,
Henry still only has one item.
But having found himself in Eamonn's
motorcycle heaven,
Henry has his heart on taking one home.
This is a decorative item at the
moment in Eamonn's shed,
and I know it's been here for a while.
Yeah. CD185s, they're really nice.
Hang on, the handlebars are a bit iffy.
But they are perfect donor bikes
for caff racers and that kind of stuff.
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah,
blah, blah, blah, blah!
Do you want to get it out or not?
May do.
I may do.
The Honda CD185 is on Henry's wish list,
but there's still more places to plunder.
Come on.
Isn't this just...
I could live in here.
I could spend the rest of my days in here.
It is beautiful and I'll tell you
what is lovely as well, mate.
We've both got two items.
Yeah. Yeah.
Shall we go and see Eamonn? Whoa,
no, no, no...
I've got two items, what are your
two items?
I've got my shell case and CD185.
Perfect, mate. I'm done.
Think, Henry, we've had a
fantastically creative day, have we
not?
Yeah. And just at the 11th hour, you
got lazy.
I didn't get lazy, that bike needs saving.
It doesn't need saving, it needs
starting and riding away.
Do better.
Churn thing?
That lovely yoke? That's it.
I could do something with that.
Could you? Now you're thinking.
You saw it here first, I persuaded
Henry Cole, yes,
THE Henry Cole to take an old wooden item,
full of woodworm, in preference to a
perfect motorbike.
With Henry taking the milkmaid's
yoke,
the boys have their two items each
and their search is complete.
But what will Eamonn and
brother-in-law Derek make of their
haul?
Guys, that shell case over there,
obviously brass,
so I thought I'd polish that up and
turn it into a big standard lamp?
Yeah, that would look good, wouldn't
it? Good.
All right, happy days.
And your next one? What I'm going to
do with that,
I'm going to polish it up and I'm
going to hang baskets either end.
That's what I'm going to take, if
it's all right with you lads?
Yeah, yeah that's fine. No problem
at all.
Now then, let's move onto my two pieces.
That lovely tailor's dummy, I'm
going to take it away,
going to do some restoration work on it,
but then put a light up the middle
of it and use it as a lamp.
My second item, is that lovely old
leather, antique cotton canvas trunk,
is it? Yeah. Canvas.
It's just beautiful, isn't it?
It is, yeah. So if it's OK, I'm
going to take that away.
Yeah, no problem at all.
Brilliant. Cheers.
Coming up... Henry tries to conquer
his restorations.
Do I look like a Viking?
I wouldn't quake with terror if I
saw you.
While Simon's upcycling dreams crumble.
I can't really do anything with this.
And at the second search, Simon's in
for a scare.
THEY GASP AND CHUCKLE
You fool!
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien
are on a mission
to create wealth from old rubbish.
I could spend the rest of
my days in here.
The lads picked up two items
each from Eamon and Derek
and are now back
at their workshops,
where the real graft starts.
Henry's returned to Oxfordshire
to show off his haul to
his mechanic mate, Guy Wilson.
Do I look like a Viking?
A kind of misguided Viking, yes.
I wouldn't quake with terror
if I saw you!
Just like Henry, Guy is potty
about all things petrol.
Me and Guy go way back,
right? Till we were 15.
Henry's passion is the same as mine,
it's motorcycles.
He likes riding them
and wrecking them,
and I like fixing them for him.
Guy's skilled at fixing
all things mechanical,
but Henry's latest haul
lacks anything with an engine.
Asterix. So, what we do, right,
is this is a decorative item for a
kitchen so we hang some herbs,
or flowers on it either side.
I think we just polish it up lovely. Yeah.
The yokes really,
really surprises me
that he brought that back.
I can only put it down to he's
hanging around with Simon too much.
Henry had planned to re-purpose
his next find,
the brass shell, into a lamp,
but he's since had
a change of heart.
We like these kind of things,
don't we? Shell.
Polished up, mate, I mean,
have you seen an umbrella stand,
an umbrella stand
like that umbrella stand?
What do you think? I have seen them.
Not as tall as that though,
so that's really nice.
It is beautiful. Yeah.
And actually really simple.
We just put that on the mop,
polish away, yeah? Leave the inside,
I love the green
where it's going off.
Yeah. Yeah? And that's it.
Yeah. Huh?
Walking sticks and umbrellas. Yeah.
What's lovely is that thing is
highly desirable, but actually,
cos we've got the
tools in house,
it's going to cost nothing to do.
Guy uses a polishing mop to restore
the shine to the brass shell.
The same effect can be achieved
with a metal polish,
and an old rag
and several patient hours.
Henry's waxing the old milkmaid's
yoke to bring back the shine.
First things first,
we're just, er, putting some nice
polish on this wood
to bring that up nicely,
while Guy's doing the shell case.
Oh, here he comes.
Oh, cor, that looks lovely.
That is an absolute joy, isn't it?
Yeah. Cor, that's come up well.
That's beautiful, isn't it?
You should get good money for that,
cos it's worth good money,
scrap, it weighs a tonne.
Satisfied with the artillery shell,
the boys start on the yoke.
Nice. Right, then.
Shall I hold this down...?
You hold her and I'll rub her.
Come on, then.
Let me have a look now,
let's see if it's done.
Oh, that is quite good.
Come on, then. Mate, that is lovely.
Come on, son. I'm excited now.
Mate... It's looking good,
isn't it? Look at that.
That is pretty good.
Yeah. It's glinting. Glinting, mate.
Close your eyes, keep them closed.
They're closed.
In Liverpool, Simon's brought his
latest finds back
to right-hand woman, Gemma.
Open your eyes.
Aw! Isn't this lovely?
I like this.
She's nice.
Gemma Longworth is Simon's
restorer and upcycler.
Gemma and I work well as a team,
er, to a point.
Because, er, we discuss things
and then she does
what she wants to do anyway.
But we love each other, really.
It's like a love-hate relationship.
As well as revitalising
old furniture,
Gemma is a talented seamstress,
so Simon's tailor's dummy
is a dream come true.
Here's my thoughts -
can you make a block for this?
Mm-hm. And then you cut
all the panels
and get it to fit this perfectly.
I can do that. We put a night on the
inside and it becomes a lamp.
Yeah. That's a nice idea.
Shall we give her a name?
What you want to call her?
Susie. OK, OK, Susie.
Susie the mannequin.
Welcome to the team, Susie.
Yeah. She probably does
more work than you!
SIMON LAUGHS WEAKLY
Ha-ha!
Just for that...
You can pack your bag.
SHE LAUGHS
Go on. This one.
If you open it up...
Mm? Be careful as you do it.
Oh, hey. Ooh.. It is...
disintegrating before our very eyes.
It's made of whicker!
Simon reckons he's going to be able
to get that back
to its former glory.
I'm not really sure.
That's not in my field
and it's definitely not in his.
But it's going to really going
to need some TLC, this.
Me and Susie can manage it.
And Gemma gets straight to work
on Susie's dramatic makeover,
beginning with a spray tan.
Spray paint is much easier to use
on an item like this.
It goes on easier.
It would take forever to paint
something like this.
While the white spray paint dries,
Gemma turns her attention to the
battered old leather chest.
I suppose the first job on this is
to get all this lining out
and see what condition the basket
is actually in.
I think it's safe to say it's not
in a good condition.
And there's a massive hole...
in the bottom.
I can't really do anything
with this.
I think this is beyond repair.
Gemma's certainly got her work
cut out for her.
And Simon's not hanging
around either,
as it's his turn to
choose the next candidate
for a clear out.
He is taking Henry to meet
Pete Marshall,
who runs a reclamation business
in Somerset,
and you could say business
is booming,
as Pete is drowning
in a sea of scrap.
There's barns and sheds full of pine
and furniture
and engines and wheels.
We're like a magnet, it just comes
to us, like, you know?
As well as freeing up
valuable space,
Pete is hoping that any money Henry
and Simon can make for him will go
towards opening an
agricultural museum
to showcase the many items
he's collected.
There's a lot of tourists that have
never seen it, you know.
Shaft cutters, hay rakes,
that sort of thing.
And if somebody like myself doesn't
preserve it,
it's all going to go to the
scrapyard and it's gone for ever,
you know?
Simon's location
is an upcycler's dream,
but it's taking Henry way
out of his comfort zone.
I restore motorbikes and cars,
but you're taking me to
a reclamation yard
to re-purpose something like a pot?
Because I know that in you,
you have the creativity,
as most people do and that is what
I'm going to prove to you.
OK. Come on. I'll give it a go.
I'm going this way. Come on!
No, I'm coming, I'm coming!
THEY LAUGH
Pete, how are you? Simon.
This is Henry.
Hey, Pete. How are you doing, mate?
Pete, how long have you been
reclaiming stuff?
16 years we've been down here.
It's in our blood, to be honest,
we love it.
We absolutely love it, you know?
Pete, look,
amongst all this loveliness,
is there anything
that we can't take away?
Nothing at all.
Just the office. Really?
There's nothing in the office.
Everything else is up for grabs.
Come on, Henry,
spread your wings and fly!
I'm flying, I'm flying!
See you later. I'm an albatross!
Check in here.
THEY LAUGH
Stop it! You fool!
Looks like you first
thing in the morning.
You're such an idiot!
You're not taking this
seriously, are you?
I am. I'm just a little bit nervous,
so consequently,
I'm just being stupid.
Just lie there.
All right, sorry.
Henry, what does it say?
"Stay out. No entry."
What does that mean?
I'm going to go now. No.
Are you really going to go in?
Of course.
Open sesame. Oh, hello.
Nice. Brilliant. Can you two read?
Wow.
But a no entry sign is as good
as an invitation to these two.
This is the stuff we're looking for.
As soon as I was mooching around
the back of his workshop,
saw that stack of wood
and knew there'd be some
lovely bits in there.
Get ready for this.
Now, you will need both arms.
Take hold. Yeah.
What does that tell you?
HENRY STRAINS
That's heavy. Is it mahogany?
Yes. Oh, hang on.
Look at that.
Did you know that?
I didn't know that.
Look at that. Nice one, Henry.
And the discoveries keep coming,
as Simon pulls out another
larger drop leaf table.
Come on, then.
Mahogany will always have a value.
It goes in and out of fashion,
but for me, a hardwood like that,
it should never, ever be wasted.
It's a nice, that's a nice finish,
nice grain on that.
Come on, come on. OK, all right.
So, Simon's interested in taking
the mahogany table tops.
He just need to think of a good
upcycling idea
before he commits to his find.
Oh, I like that.
Wow. Is that a blacksmith's thing?
Yeah, it's a blacksmith's bellows,
isn't it? Is it? Yeah.
Give her a pump. Look at that.
Let's see if it...
Still got pressure.
So, you bellow it up...
Bellow it up.
...air comes out.
When the oxygen's coming through,
really getting those coals
up to temperature. Yeah.
And then you're putting
your horseshoes in,
getting them ready to give them
a good whacking.
Hang on!
I've just come over all upcycling.
Go on.
Barbecue.
Don't come over all...
Put the coals and stuff in there.
That's not why I'm looking at you
like this.
Why not?
Cos that's a brilliant idea.
Between us, I was really proud of
myself, do you know what I mean?
I mean, that just came
out of the blue.
What do you reckon?
Well, I'm taking it if you're not.
I'm taking it.
Henry's spark of
inspiration produces his first find.
Mate, I'm having fun.
See? Yeah. There you go.
He's cooking on gas now,
but it looks like Simon's finally
warming up, too.
Where are we going?
We're going to here.
Wow. Chair central.
Now, look.
Cast your mind back... Yeah.
...to those lovely
pieces of wood we found.
Yeah?
This is one of the legs.
I am going to
cut this off about here...
Yeah?
...and we're going to have a table
with a standard lamp
growing through it.
Simon hopes to create a console
table, incorporating a lamp stand.
Watch out! Sorry! Sorry.
HENRY LAUGHS
Sorry about that!
Quack, quack.
And Simon's creativity
has inspired Henry.
OK, if we were going to stop here
for a long period of time,
what should we be doing? Er...
What do you reckon?
Bar stool.
Am I mad or am I mad?
Is that a crazy idea?
Come on, professional, tell me.
It's a fantastic idea.
Isn't it great that they've had
their first use as milk churns
and now I'm coming along to give
them a secondary lease of life
as trendy stools.
With Henry banking the blacksmith's
bellows and milk churns,
Simon's feeling his upcycler's
mantel a little overshadowed,
so he wants to go one better.
Now, look, here's some funny stuff.
Oh, here we go.
Pipes and drains.
Fantastic, though.
Oh, they're lovely, mate. Beautiful.
They're lovely.
You're being sarcastic, aren't you?
Well, they're not exactly...
I mean, what would you do with them?
Henry...
Yeah? Go and get me
a bottle of wine.
Seriously. Where do I get a bottle?
I'm in the middle of a... I don't
know. I don't know, go on. Go on.
Make yourself useful, get me a
bottle of wine, I'm thinking.
Oh, my God. The guy's gone bonkers.
It's a bit early in the day
for that, isn't it?
Pete!
But with Henry gone, Simon's
left to work his magic.
I was determined not to go for an
easy ride here.
Those old clay drainage pipes,
they're just going to
languish there.
Well, they're not any more.
HENRY CLEARS HIS THROAT
Bottle of wine. Good lad.
Well, thanks to Pete.
Check it fits in these. What?
Just check it fits in there.
Yes? Are you going to start a
vineyard or something?
No, I'm making...
a wine rack. Come on.
No! Yes, come on.
Simon's splash of inspiration
is to give the old clay pipes and
some roof tiles
a new lease of life - and why not?
This, my friend, from being useless
pieces of old drainage pipe...
Is becoming a wine rack.
It's a wine rack.
I'm loving it. Genuinely, man.
I think that's really cool.
That means, I think our work is
done, isn't it?
Time to share their picks with Pete.
Now look, right, what we've
got there, I think,
is something that was
in a blacksmith's.
Yeah, blacksmith's bellows,
something like that, yeah.
So I just thought I might be able to
turn that to a barbecue.
Sounds good.
What do you reckon, mate?
Yeah, really good. I think it's
going to come up trumps and also,
there's a couple of
milk churns there.
But I thought I might turn them into
bar stools, what do you reckon?
Yeah, good idea. I upcycled an idea,
cos I...
You know, I was rummaging right out
the back of the site
and came across
these old clay drainage pipes.
And they, as well as
those beautiful ridge tiles,
are going to be a wine rack. Right. Yeah.
My second piece, Pete...
Well, if its OK,
I'm going to take two
and turn it into one,
is the beautiful piece of mahogany.
They will come up really nice. Yeah.
Pete, thank you so much, mate.
Happy days, man. I hope you've
enjoyed coming to Somerset.
I've had a great day.
Absolute pleasure. You've got a
great business here, mate.
Coming up... wood wars...
Look what you've done now!
I've got to rewire it now!
...metal meltdowns...
I've got one concern, gentlemen, if
you put it in the oven,
it may not be there.
And at the first valuation,
there's high praise for Henry.
This is lovely. Yes.
Another bygone item
that's made useful. Yes.
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien
are trying to make cash
out of old trash.
They've each picked
their final two items,
so they're back at their
respective headquarters.
In Liverpool,
Simon's showing renovator Gemma
his latest finds and she's
already one step ahead of him.
I think you're going to take
this lovely lamp stand
and you're going to cut it
and use this as a table top.
You're right, I am.
We're going to offset it
and use it as the leg.
Yeah. About there.
OK. But then...
we're going to put
the rest of the lamp back on top
so it looks like the lamp stand
is coming through the table.
Now, I like that.
See! It does take some part of me
to admit that sometimes,
but that is a good idea.
I'll give him credit there.
And Simon's bright ideas
keep on coming.
And what you have...
...is a wine rack. Good idea.
It's all right, isn't it? Yeah.
You can either get on
with cleaning up the pipes and stuff
or you can have a glass of wine.
I'll go for the wine, I think.
I thought you might. Yeah.
No time for that just yet,
there's work to be done first.
These things are in
such bad condition.
I think just soap and water isn't
going to do it with my elbow grease.
I'm going to get using this.
Inside the workshop,
Simon's called on some professional
help to cut the lamp stand.
Right.
Eager to get started,
Rob the carpenter is a little
trigger-happy with the power tools.
I forgot to unplug the electrics.
THEY LAUGH
Look what you've done now!
I'll have to rewire it now!
Next for the chop
is the drop-leaf table top,
so Simon's taking this one himself.
Thanks. OK, no problem.
In Oxfordshire, Henry's
got a surprise in store for Guy,
more non-mechanical items,
starting with the milk churns.
What are you up to?
What we're going to do with them,
all I know is that Paul could do
the most amazing leather,
diamond-stitched...
Yes.
...cushy, lovely seats.
But what are we going to do
with the actual churns themselves?
First of all, we'll see how
they look when they're blasted,
because that may be enough
to then just wax it
and they'll look rather lovely
with a lovely colour leather,
pleated seat on the top.
Now, from beauty...
to the beast.
This, I find deeply worrying.
THEY LAUGH
This is going to be...
Yes? ..every self-respecting
cool person's barbecue.
Well, that will incinerate sausages
in five seconds.
You like your sausages well done,
don't you?
Henry gets cracking straightaway
on transforming the old bellows
into a barbecue.
So I'm just wire-brushing
the old bellows.
I'm then going to paint it,
but with engine black.
Before he can paint it,
Henry rubs away the worst of
the rust and removes the bellows.
Out she comes.
There we go.
Bellowless. So now we've got our
frame and we're cooking sausages.
Lovely!
A small pot of high-temperature
engine enamel paint
such as this costs around £10
in auto centres
and will withstand temperatures
up to 1,200 Fahrenheit.
Henry's been careful to use the
correct paint as others may give off
poisonous fumes
when the barbecue is hot.
Well, bingo.
That looks lovely now.
Come out nice!
With the barbecue taking shape,
Henry heads off to see how the
milk churns are doing at Darren's,
his local resprayers.
He wants the milk churn stools
re-sprayed a bright colour,
but first,
they are sandblasted clean,
a process in which sand
is propelled by compressed air
to strip off the old rust and paint.
Come on, Sean!
Good lad.
Thanks, mate! Happy days!
I've got one concern, gentlemen.
This is lead-filled.
And if you put it in the oven...
it may not be there.
We've hit a slight snag -
Darren has pointed out that
they're leaded to hold the bands
on them and the handles,
and that's a big no-no
for powder coating,
because when you put it in the oven,
the lead will all melt
and run down the sides.
I mean, the only other alternative,
Daz, is to spray-paint that.
That's correct, yes. OK,
so that's what we're going to do -
spray-paint in this colour,
or as close as you want, yeah? Yeah.
Because I love that. I do.
In Liverpool, Simon and Gemma are
finishing off their first finds
from Eammon and Derek's sheds,
starting with the iron mannequin...
So Susie, she's had a spray-paint,
she is looking more clean and tidy.
...which has been turned
into a standard lamp.
Now, I'm going to attach
the fabric to the bodice.
I want it to be really tight
so I think the best way to do it
is to sew directly onto it.
I'm just securing this last piece
of fabric using a glue gun.
There are no bars for me
to stitch around.
With Simon having inserted a light
fitting inside the mannequin,
it's Susie's time to shine.
Here you are, Simon.
She looks gorgeous!
She does look gorgeous.
Aw! Yes.
Susie, you've just brightened up
my life.
On the other hand, brightening up
the old leather chest
is proving somewhat trickier.
Right. This was in
a really bad condition.
We wasn't going to be able
to fix this,
so we've had a plywood box fitted
inside and now I'm going to line it,
get it back to its former glory.
Having cut blue fabric to size,
she staples it
to the new plywood interior.
The original one was covered up
and lined and I saved...
...the symbol that went on it so
I'm going to try and replicate that.
And for a final touch,
Gemma adds some inexpensive
decorative beading
for a job well done.
There we go.
All done. Henry!
Good to see you.
Good to see you, mate.
Back in Oxfordshire,
Henry's had a call
about the artillery shell
so he's meeting a potential buyer
in the local pub.
I haven't seen one that big before.
It's a big 'un. It's a big 'un!
It's a big 'un.
150 quid, mate, big 'un?
No! Can't believe that.
85. Martin...
You know me. Yeah, exactly.
That's why I'm here
cos I know you're a fair man.
125. I'm not moving.
Go on, then.
Lovely jubbly.
The shell's made more
than he had ever hoped.
Now he does needs to finish
turning the milkmaid's yoke
into a decorative planter.
You're the polisher, right,
I'm an amateur.
Henry and Guy cut chains to size
before hanging stylish brass buckets
for the plants.
OK, are you ready?
That goes on like that.
So that goes in there like that.
Oh, yes! Where's your pineapple?
On the outside!
Well done, Guy.
Very nice. The planter may look the
part but will it grow a profit?
It's time for the first valuation.
Henry chose to visit Eammon
and his brother-in-law Derek
at Eammon's Cotswolds farm.
As ever,
the boys picked two items each.
Now Eammon and Derek
are about to find out
what the boys have done with them,
and more importantly,
if he'll raise enough cash
to restore more
of his beloved stationary engines.
How are you, fella?
Good to see you.
How are you? Feast your eyes.
Wow.
They've come up well, haven't they?
Yes, haven't they just?
What do you reckon, boys? Yeah.
Lovely. Haven't touched the outside
but it's good inside, isn't it?
So you're happy
with what we've done,
but how happy
are we going to make you?
Here is Alicia. Now Alicia
is our independent valuer.
An upcycling expert with
her own successful London business,
Alicia Moore has made her name
accurately valuing reclaimed items
for retail.
So, Alicia, look, welcome.
How about starting with
the beautiful lovely trunk?
It is beautiful.
I love what you've restored only
what you needed to
and kept the outside.
Keeping the charm adds to the value.
More junk than trunk, Simon
spent £30 rescuing the rotten chest.
We sell these all day long
in our shop.
I think you could
quite easily fetch £120 for it.
Good. £120, does that sound
all right you?
That sounds all right.
A solid start for Simon,
netting Eammon a £90 profit.
Now then, what about, the delightful
lovely Lady Susan lamp.
The one and only.
It is very pretty, isn't it?
It was rather dowdy
and now it looks extraordinary.
It's wonderful. The dramatic
makeover involved spray paint,
new fabric and a light fitting,
which cost Simon just 30 quid.
I could quite easily see this
in a little girl's room
or a lingerie shop and for that,
we have lots of customers,
we could easily achieve £120
for this.
How does that sound, fellas?
Sounds all right, yes.
Sell for £120?
How about £150?
Because that's what
I've sold it for.
Have you? Absolutely. Got snapped up
as soon as it was finished by a
boutique in Liverpool.
Thanks to a bit of good business,
Simon's brought in £120 profit
to add to Eammon's total.
Come on then,
be nice to me for a change,
what have you got an offer
for the yoke?
Come on, Eammon, Derek, you know.
This is lovely.
Yes. Another bygone item
that's made useful.
To re-purpose the milkmaid's yoke
into a stylish planter,
Henry spent just £20
on chains, pots and polish.
I think it's beautiful,
it's charming.
I think you could have added
more pots,
but you could see it in the kitchen,
couldn't you,
with herbs and whatnot.
I would happily estimate this
at £60.
Right.
Fair enough, isn't it?
See, fair enough, Henry,
before you start moaning.
The lads said fair enough.
Could have at least had 80.
Henry hoped the planter
would yield more,
but that's another £40
to add to the tally.
Come on then, be kind to me now.
Come on! Yes.
The shell.
Henry didn't spend a single penny
polishing up the brass
on the old munitions shell.
Not my cup of tea,
but it is covetable with people
who are interested in
military paraphernalia,
and for that reason,
you could quite easily fetch £100
for this.
Well, I've sold it, actually.
I've sold it for 125 quid.
So I don't know, lads,
whether that's OK?
Perfect, yes.
The shell adds another £125
in pure profit
to round off the first valuation.
In total, you're getting, for all
the items, a profit of 375 quid.
Yes, that's OK.
Is that all right, lads?
Happy days? Brilliant.
Great. Where's that money going?
Probably buy another Lister engine.
Another Lister engine, mate.
Stationary engine,
you know it makes sense!
A successful day for Eammon -
that's £375 that the boys
will be handing over.
Well, I'm happy with it.
I'm sure, yeah.
Are you, Eammon?
The restoration went pretty good.
Especially the mannequin,
that lamp, it's great. It is.
Coming up, radical recycling...
I don't really know what to say
about the milk churns.
We found it, we fixed it,
we funked it up.
...total transformations...
That was the little clay pipes.
It comes with or without the wine,
but that doubles the value, mate.
...and at the valuation,
the expert is blown away.
That's brilliant.
Again, upcycling at its best.
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien are on
the rummage for rubbish to restore
and turn a profit for their owners.
Henry took Simon to collector
Eamon's home
and between them they made a
profit of £375
towards restoring a stationary engine.
But will they make more money for
Pete Marshall,
who Simon chose to help?
Having fashioned a wooden frame for
the old clay pipes,
Simon's adding the finishing touches
to his bespoke wine rack.
Just a little bit of Danish oil.
Any wood loves a bit of Danish oil.
Available for around £8 in DIY stores,
Danish oil adds water resistance and
gives the wood a dark satin finish.
Come on, come on, fit, fit, fit, fit.
Oh, look at this!
I want them...
And now we have something which I
think is a real winner.
It really is. No one's going to have
one of these.
No, it's a one-off.
I think we deserve a celebration,
come on.
Go on.
But there's no time to
celebrate just yet.
There's still work to be done on
Simon's mahogany console table lamp.
The table top needs a coat of wood
stain to make it match the base.
You either go completely different,
or try and match it up.
In this case, I've decided to try
and match it up.
And this should do the trick.
To turn Simon's unusual table lamp
idea into a reality,
Rod the carpenter fits the bottom
half of the lamp into a hole in the
table top. Before using dowels to
attach the top half.
Gemma has made a new lampshade from
a shop-bought kit,
and there's just one thing left to do.
So Simon's got this working.
Very good.
In Oxfordshire, Henry's taking the
barbecue bellows to task.
It's amazing what a little bit of
boot polish does to the leather.
So I've just got brown boot polish,
and I'm just working it in.
And then we'll get it on the mop,
which is kind of an easy way out of
a lot of hard polishing.
To work it up, hopefully, to a nice shine.
You just need to work it in.
To protect the newly polished surface,
Henry adds a layer of wax before
reattaching it to the barbecue's
frame.
Yeah.
Oh yeah, that blows.
That's come out really well!
What a revelation, man!
That thing not only is purposeful as
a barbecue now,
but also is a great talking point,
isn't it?
With Henry working on the barbecue,
Guy's checking on the milk churns'
progress.
There you go, mate. It's had four
coats. What do you think?
I think that is fantastic. I think
it's exactly what Henry wants.
Lacquer that, mate, and I think
we're done. It's fabulous.
Henry will love the colour,
and it's going to be even more
outrageous when the leather goes on.
With the addition of bright green
leather seats made by bike seat
maker Paul,
the transformation is complete.
I mean, have you ever seen anything
so crazy as that?
We found it, we fixed it, we funked
it up.
Time to find out whether it was
worth the effort...
...at the second valuation.
Simon chose to help Pete Marshall
de-clutter his reclamation yard in
Somerset. As ever, the boys took two
items each.
Hope you enjoyed coming to Somerset.
I've had a great day.
Absolute pleasure.
Pete wanted to raise some cash to go
towards opening
an agricultural machine museum.
Now he's about to find out if Simon
can top the £375
raised by Henry's search earlier.
How are you?
Lovely to see you, man! Have a look.
This is my bits? I wasn't quite sure
what you were going to do with the
mahogany leaves,
but yeah.
The old rusty churns?
They're still hot, mate, actually.
This is my favourite. Good on you,
Pete!
That was the little clay pipes?
Brilliant. Go on. What do you think?
Really good. They look better.
Everything looks great.
But the question is, Henry?
Yeah, how much are we going to get
you for it? You know.
And to that end, we've got Alysia.
She's our valuer.
Hello, nice to meet you.
Where shall we start, Henry? Let's
start on your pipes.
Clever use of upcycling. They would
have ended up in landfill.
By using offcuts of wood,
Simon didn't spend a thing on
transforming the discarded
clay pipes into
a bespoke, freestanding wine rack.
It's a wine rack, it does what it
says on the side of the tin.
I think a fair estimate is £50.
It comes with or without the wine,
but that doubles the value, mate.
Simon's first find has uncorked a
£50 profit for Pete.
Moving on? Next.
Right, well we have a table with a
lamp in the middle of it.
It's, again, a good use of upcycling,
because both of those pieces would
have ended up in a tip.
Simon spent just £100 creating his
quirky mahogany masterpiece.
Because the lamp is in the middle, I
think it limits where it could go,
but I think it would sit quite
nicely as a studio console table
in the hall. You could put your
phone and stationery - hall table.
Yeah, cool. I think you could quite
easily achieve £130 for that.
Simon's sizeable outlay means that
the table lamp has netted just £30
profit for owner Pete.
Perhaps I went overboard on the spend,
but there are times when I don't
care.
Because once you get an idea in your head,
I think sometimes you've just got to
follow it through.
And that really works, so I'm happy,
£30. Are you happy, mate?
Yeah, that's good.
Brilliant, thank you very much.
Churns, churns, let's churn again!
Wow. Yeah, man! Wow. I think the
they're wow.
You need some shades, probably.
Yeah. Do you know what I mean? To
view them properly.
Henry's first item, the old milk churns,
have been transformed into
spectacular stools
at a cost of £100 for sand blasting,
painting and upholstering.
Very unique. Probably more
appropriate for a commercial
setting, I would imagine.
I would estimate
£100 each for those.
Yeah? Could I just say, I've
actually flogged them.
Oh. For £260.
Even better.
Henry's bit of business has picked
up another £160 for Pete.
Bellows. Yes.
I love it, I think it's brilliant.
Again, upcycling at its best.
It would have ended up in a tip, but
it's something usable.
It cost Henry £45 to transform the
old blacksmith bellows into a
functional barbecue.
I think the value could have been
increased if it had been made obvious
that it's a barbecue by putting the
grill on top.
All right. And you could imagine
that a grill could be put on there
if you wanted it. Yes.
But also I wanted to maximise value
by not buying a grill
to put on it. Speaking of value, I
would estimate it at £120.
Oh, that's not too bad, actually!
A glowing result for Henry,
making Pete another £75.
This is kind of a real eclectic mix
of exactly what we do.
And now you're going home with £315
in your pocket! What's that going
towards, mate?
Well, we're going to do some fencing
for our rural museum idea.
We've already started the ground
works. Just waiting for a bit
of better weather now,
and we'll do the fencing.
Great! Brilliant. How about that?
Yeah, brilliant. Nice one, mate.
Sounds good to me.
Nice little earner. Good job, son.
The four items from Simon's
choice pulled in £315 profit.
The valuations of the bits today
have been really good.
It got me thinking, really.
Because after they left, we got our
electrical engineer in,
and we actually upcycled a light
out of an old fire extinguisher.
But it's Henry who comes out on top,
by the narrowest of margins.
His selection of location made
£375.
£60 more than Simon.
Oh! Have you got something
wrong with your eyes, mate, or what?
I'm just readjusting after those churns.
That's better!
I've got to tell you, they were
bright, you're right.
I thought the lime-green was
especially nice.
You pushed the boat out there!
I did, mate. But then again, I am victorious.
Yes, you are victorious, yeah.
Fair enough.
Yeah? Does it make your stomach
churn?
Don't milk it. Unlucky, mate!
THEY LAUGH
The homes of Britain are stacked
with old possessions.
It's an old toilet.
Thanks for telling me. What looks
like junk can actually be worth a
pretty penny.
I've never seen a chair like it.
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien are
here to help turn that clutter into
hard cash.
We can get serious money for that.
£100,000?
Yeah. Upcycling genius, Simon...
It works! Don't sound so surprised.
...and his restorer love turning
everyday objects into fantastic furniture.
Gemma...
come on. Absolute winner.
Whilst for Henry and his mechanic...
That is absolutely stunning, Guy.
...it's all about restoring retro
relics and vintage classics.
She's off. It runs.
Despite their differences,
they always come good and they'll
turn a tidy profit for their owners.
You're going to put in your pocket,
£10,630.
Great. Absolutely brilliant. Today...
Look what you've done now!
...restorations hit a whole lot of problems.
This I find deeply worrying.
The boys choose eye-catching
colours.
We found it, we fixed it, we've
funked it up.
And at the valuation, the expert
is almost speechless.
It's brilliant...
upcycling at its best.
Which ones are your favourite
ones, again?
Green.
Have you just eaten a green one?
You have, haven't you? Have you just
eaten another green one?
Just give me the bag.
On the hunt for hidden gems,
the rebels of restoration are back
on the road.
And this time they're in Henry's
neck of the woods, the Cotswolds.
Just going through Bampton here, the
home of Morris dancing.
Do you do a bit of Morris dancing?
No, I'd love to. I think I look like
a Morris dancer.
That would be a sight to behold.
Yeah, but I don't think anyone would
allow me with a stick and some bells.
Close by is the busy RAF station
Brize Norton.
Embarkation point for the military
personnel travelling to operations worldwide.
As ever, the boys take turns
choosing people do help raise cash
for by restoring and selling their clutter.
Today, Henry is taking Simon to meet
Eamonn and his brother-in-law Derek.
He does like,
how shall we say...? Engines.
Mechanical stuff. Engines.
Yeah.
Eamonn and Derek have been
collecting all sorts of curiosities
since the '70s,
visiting yard sales to bring
and buys all over the UK.
Stuff I really like is enamel
advertising signs, motion memorabilia,
petrol cans, jugs, tins, bottles,
that sort of stuff.
Eamonn and Derek restore stationary
engines for posterity and are eager
for some money to fund their next project.
How far now? About 500 yards.
I'm itching, I'm itching...
For a wee-wee? No!
To get stuck in.
Morning, boys, how are you?
Morning, Henry. Lovely to see you.
Nice to see you again.
Now, boys, today, what
we're going to do if it's OK,
is we're going to have a shifty
around and Simon and I are going to
identify two items each that we're
either going to re-purpose, restore,
whatever. And hopefully get you some cash,
take them away and that will be
that. OK. Lovely.
I think we should get rummaging.
I think we'd better had. Yeah, I
think we'd better had.
Thank you very much. Great stuff.
See you in a bit.
Look at this thing!
Mate. Does it work?
HE SHRIEKS
It works. That's amazing.
That's put some light on the issue.
Hasn't it? Quality gear, all around us.
Oh, that's nice. Lovely old
hoppers. That is very nice.
So what's that? Is that from making
shirts on, or whatever?
What do you call that? Haberdashery,
or something?
It's a tailor's model. What if this
was all cleaned up, all lovely,
right? Right, yeah.
And then,
it was properly pattern cut, fitted
with a nice material,
but it had a light inside it?
This is what's termed as a definite,
definite for a shop,
for someone who is into tailoring,
or for someone who just loves
beautiful old things like that.
It will fly.
Simon's convinced he can create a
bespoke standard lamp out of this
old tailor's dummy, so he picks it
up as his first item.
Look at that. That's lovely, isn't
it?
Late 1800s perhaps?
OK, it's a bit shot inside.
Yeah, yeah, but, still, man.
It's made in Plymouth, you know, by Sutton.
Is it really? It's amazing that you
know that kind of stuff.
Old leather English trunks always
sell well.
With accounting papers dating back
to 1908 still inside,
it's definitely antique, and in good
nick could sell for £200.
It does worry me that when there's
actually bits of wicker inside it.
Don't like that.
Yeah, that's not good, is it?
But Simon's convinced he can put
right this rot, so he's going to
pack this trunk as his second and
final item.
Now... shell casing.
Yeah. Yeah.
You're the man,
but I've always walked past these
and thought that would make a lovely
lamp for a side table or something
like that.
Is it brass, yeah?
I think it's brass, that one.
It's going to be, isn't it? Yeah.
This empty artillery shell is what's
left
after the round has been fired,
either from a field gun or a tank.
This particular shell was brought
back from the first Iraq war,
but despite its gruesome past,
there is a growing market for this
kind of military memorabilia.
Have it on the floor, does it
stand?
OK, yeah. That's perfect.
So all we do, surely, is we put
something there with a lamp,
put a little hole in the bottom.
Yeah. And... Bob's your uncle,
Fanny's your aunt.
So Henry has exploded into action,
taking this shell case as his first pick.
But with collectables and oddities
in every nook and cranny,
it's not long before something else
catches their eye.
There's a yoke for you.
Here's a what? A yoke.
THEY CHUCKLE
Milkmaids had that, didn't they?
I've always thought... There you go.
Yeah, that fits nice.
Yeah, yeah, it fits nice until you
fill it with two huge milk churns
hanging off your shoulders, full of milk.
Can you imagine the work they did
then?
Yeah. Tell you what though... But
look at it though,
it's a very beautiful thing.
Simon's got his two items, while
Henry only has the rusty shell case,
so he's starting to feel the pressure.
Do you know what I feel a bit weird
about?
What? You're finding everything.
Yeah?
I'm happy, I'm just going to enjoy
the sunshine, I think.
Come on, mate I've only got one potential.
Have a look down here, come on.
Isn't this gorgeous though? I know,
it's lovely,
but I need to find something. Ha-ha!
Well, you might just be in luck, Henry.
This next shed should be right up
your street.
Oh...
LAUGHTER
Now then, Henry.
Oh, yes.
Don't damage the bike.
Mate, now we're talking shell cases.
There you go. OK, great.
Well, look...
The good news is we've found that,
the bad news is I've just
substituted the thing I found for a
bigger one,
which means I still need one more thing.
That is true. Yeah.
Yeah. So after exchanging one shell
case for another,
Henry still only has one item.
But having found himself in Eamonn's
motorcycle heaven,
Henry has his heart on taking one home.
This is a decorative item at the
moment in Eamonn's shed,
and I know it's been here for a while.
Yeah. CD185s, they're really nice.
Hang on, the handlebars are a bit iffy.
But they are perfect donor bikes
for caff racers and that kind of stuff.
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah,
blah, blah, blah, blah!
Do you want to get it out or not?
May do.
I may do.
The Honda CD185 is on Henry's wish list,
but there's still more places to plunder.
Come on.
Isn't this just...
I could live in here.
I could spend the rest of my days in here.
It is beautiful and I'll tell you
what is lovely as well, mate.
We've both got two items.
Yeah. Yeah.
Shall we go and see Eamonn? Whoa,
no, no, no...
I've got two items, what are your
two items?
I've got my shell case and CD185.
Perfect, mate. I'm done.
Think, Henry, we've had a
fantastically creative day, have we
not?
Yeah. And just at the 11th hour, you
got lazy.
I didn't get lazy, that bike needs saving.
It doesn't need saving, it needs
starting and riding away.
Do better.
Churn thing?
That lovely yoke? That's it.
I could do something with that.
Could you? Now you're thinking.
You saw it here first, I persuaded
Henry Cole, yes,
THE Henry Cole to take an old wooden item,
full of woodworm, in preference to a
perfect motorbike.
With Henry taking the milkmaid's
yoke,
the boys have their two items each
and their search is complete.
But what will Eamonn and
brother-in-law Derek make of their
haul?
Guys, that shell case over there,
obviously brass,
so I thought I'd polish that up and
turn it into a big standard lamp?
Yeah, that would look good, wouldn't
it? Good.
All right, happy days.
And your next one? What I'm going to
do with that,
I'm going to polish it up and I'm
going to hang baskets either end.
That's what I'm going to take, if
it's all right with you lads?
Yeah, yeah that's fine. No problem
at all.
Now then, let's move onto my two pieces.
That lovely tailor's dummy, I'm
going to take it away,
going to do some restoration work on it,
but then put a light up the middle
of it and use it as a lamp.
My second item, is that lovely old
leather, antique cotton canvas trunk,
is it? Yeah. Canvas.
It's just beautiful, isn't it?
It is, yeah. So if it's OK, I'm
going to take that away.
Yeah, no problem at all.
Brilliant. Cheers.
Coming up... Henry tries to conquer
his restorations.
Do I look like a Viking?
I wouldn't quake with terror if I
saw you.
While Simon's upcycling dreams crumble.
I can't really do anything with this.
And at the second search, Simon's in
for a scare.
THEY GASP AND CHUCKLE
You fool!
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien
are on a mission
to create wealth from old rubbish.
I could spend the rest of
my days in here.
The lads picked up two items
each from Eamon and Derek
and are now back
at their workshops,
where the real graft starts.
Henry's returned to Oxfordshire
to show off his haul to
his mechanic mate, Guy Wilson.
Do I look like a Viking?
A kind of misguided Viking, yes.
I wouldn't quake with terror
if I saw you!
Just like Henry, Guy is potty
about all things petrol.
Me and Guy go way back,
right? Till we were 15.
Henry's passion is the same as mine,
it's motorcycles.
He likes riding them
and wrecking them,
and I like fixing them for him.
Guy's skilled at fixing
all things mechanical,
but Henry's latest haul
lacks anything with an engine.
Asterix. So, what we do, right,
is this is a decorative item for a
kitchen so we hang some herbs,
or flowers on it either side.
I think we just polish it up lovely. Yeah.
The yokes really,
really surprises me
that he brought that back.
I can only put it down to he's
hanging around with Simon too much.
Henry had planned to re-purpose
his next find,
the brass shell, into a lamp,
but he's since had
a change of heart.
We like these kind of things,
don't we? Shell.
Polished up, mate, I mean,
have you seen an umbrella stand,
an umbrella stand
like that umbrella stand?
What do you think? I have seen them.
Not as tall as that though,
so that's really nice.
It is beautiful. Yeah.
And actually really simple.
We just put that on the mop,
polish away, yeah? Leave the inside,
I love the green
where it's going off.
Yeah. Yeah? And that's it.
Yeah. Huh?
Walking sticks and umbrellas. Yeah.
What's lovely is that thing is
highly desirable, but actually,
cos we've got the
tools in house,
it's going to cost nothing to do.
Guy uses a polishing mop to restore
the shine to the brass shell.
The same effect can be achieved
with a metal polish,
and an old rag
and several patient hours.
Henry's waxing the old milkmaid's
yoke to bring back the shine.
First things first,
we're just, er, putting some nice
polish on this wood
to bring that up nicely,
while Guy's doing the shell case.
Oh, here he comes.
Oh, cor, that looks lovely.
That is an absolute joy, isn't it?
Yeah. Cor, that's come up well.
That's beautiful, isn't it?
You should get good money for that,
cos it's worth good money,
scrap, it weighs a tonne.
Satisfied with the artillery shell,
the boys start on the yoke.
Nice. Right, then.
Shall I hold this down...?
You hold her and I'll rub her.
Come on, then.
Let me have a look now,
let's see if it's done.
Oh, that is quite good.
Come on, then. Mate, that is lovely.
Come on, son. I'm excited now.
Mate... It's looking good,
isn't it? Look at that.
That is pretty good.
Yeah. It's glinting. Glinting, mate.
Close your eyes, keep them closed.
They're closed.
In Liverpool, Simon's brought his
latest finds back
to right-hand woman, Gemma.
Open your eyes.
Aw! Isn't this lovely?
I like this.
She's nice.
Gemma Longworth is Simon's
restorer and upcycler.
Gemma and I work well as a team,
er, to a point.
Because, er, we discuss things
and then she does
what she wants to do anyway.
But we love each other, really.
It's like a love-hate relationship.
As well as revitalising
old furniture,
Gemma is a talented seamstress,
so Simon's tailor's dummy
is a dream come true.
Here's my thoughts -
can you make a block for this?
Mm-hm. And then you cut
all the panels
and get it to fit this perfectly.
I can do that. We put a night on the
inside and it becomes a lamp.
Yeah. That's a nice idea.
Shall we give her a name?
What you want to call her?
Susie. OK, OK, Susie.
Susie the mannequin.
Welcome to the team, Susie.
Yeah. She probably does
more work than you!
SIMON LAUGHS WEAKLY
Ha-ha!
Just for that...
You can pack your bag.
SHE LAUGHS
Go on. This one.
If you open it up...
Mm? Be careful as you do it.
Oh, hey. Ooh.. It is...
disintegrating before our very eyes.
It's made of whicker!
Simon reckons he's going to be able
to get that back
to its former glory.
I'm not really sure.
That's not in my field
and it's definitely not in his.
But it's going to really going
to need some TLC, this.
Me and Susie can manage it.
And Gemma gets straight to work
on Susie's dramatic makeover,
beginning with a spray tan.
Spray paint is much easier to use
on an item like this.
It goes on easier.
It would take forever to paint
something like this.
While the white spray paint dries,
Gemma turns her attention to the
battered old leather chest.
I suppose the first job on this is
to get all this lining out
and see what condition the basket
is actually in.
I think it's safe to say it's not
in a good condition.
And there's a massive hole...
in the bottom.
I can't really do anything
with this.
I think this is beyond repair.
Gemma's certainly got her work
cut out for her.
And Simon's not hanging
around either,
as it's his turn to
choose the next candidate
for a clear out.
He is taking Henry to meet
Pete Marshall,
who runs a reclamation business
in Somerset,
and you could say business
is booming,
as Pete is drowning
in a sea of scrap.
There's barns and sheds full of pine
and furniture
and engines and wheels.
We're like a magnet, it just comes
to us, like, you know?
As well as freeing up
valuable space,
Pete is hoping that any money Henry
and Simon can make for him will go
towards opening an
agricultural museum
to showcase the many items
he's collected.
There's a lot of tourists that have
never seen it, you know.
Shaft cutters, hay rakes,
that sort of thing.
And if somebody like myself doesn't
preserve it,
it's all going to go to the
scrapyard and it's gone for ever,
you know?
Simon's location
is an upcycler's dream,
but it's taking Henry way
out of his comfort zone.
I restore motorbikes and cars,
but you're taking me to
a reclamation yard
to re-purpose something like a pot?
Because I know that in you,
you have the creativity,
as most people do and that is what
I'm going to prove to you.
OK. Come on. I'll give it a go.
I'm going this way. Come on!
No, I'm coming, I'm coming!
THEY LAUGH
Pete, how are you? Simon.
This is Henry.
Hey, Pete. How are you doing, mate?
Pete, how long have you been
reclaiming stuff?
16 years we've been down here.
It's in our blood, to be honest,
we love it.
We absolutely love it, you know?
Pete, look,
amongst all this loveliness,
is there anything
that we can't take away?
Nothing at all.
Just the office. Really?
There's nothing in the office.
Everything else is up for grabs.
Come on, Henry,
spread your wings and fly!
I'm flying, I'm flying!
See you later. I'm an albatross!
Check in here.
THEY LAUGH
Stop it! You fool!
Looks like you first
thing in the morning.
You're such an idiot!
You're not taking this
seriously, are you?
I am. I'm just a little bit nervous,
so consequently,
I'm just being stupid.
Just lie there.
All right, sorry.
Henry, what does it say?
"Stay out. No entry."
What does that mean?
I'm going to go now. No.
Are you really going to go in?
Of course.
Open sesame. Oh, hello.
Nice. Brilliant. Can you two read?
Wow.
But a no entry sign is as good
as an invitation to these two.
This is the stuff we're looking for.
As soon as I was mooching around
the back of his workshop,
saw that stack of wood
and knew there'd be some
lovely bits in there.
Get ready for this.
Now, you will need both arms.
Take hold. Yeah.
What does that tell you?
HENRY STRAINS
That's heavy. Is it mahogany?
Yes. Oh, hang on.
Look at that.
Did you know that?
I didn't know that.
Look at that. Nice one, Henry.
And the discoveries keep coming,
as Simon pulls out another
larger drop leaf table.
Come on, then.
Mahogany will always have a value.
It goes in and out of fashion,
but for me, a hardwood like that,
it should never, ever be wasted.
It's a nice, that's a nice finish,
nice grain on that.
Come on, come on. OK, all right.
So, Simon's interested in taking
the mahogany table tops.
He just need to think of a good
upcycling idea
before he commits to his find.
Oh, I like that.
Wow. Is that a blacksmith's thing?
Yeah, it's a blacksmith's bellows,
isn't it? Is it? Yeah.
Give her a pump. Look at that.
Let's see if it...
Still got pressure.
So, you bellow it up...
Bellow it up.
...air comes out.
When the oxygen's coming through,
really getting those coals
up to temperature. Yeah.
And then you're putting
your horseshoes in,
getting them ready to give them
a good whacking.
Hang on!
I've just come over all upcycling.
Go on.
Barbecue.
Don't come over all...
Put the coals and stuff in there.
That's not why I'm looking at you
like this.
Why not?
Cos that's a brilliant idea.
Between us, I was really proud of
myself, do you know what I mean?
I mean, that just came
out of the blue.
What do you reckon?
Well, I'm taking it if you're not.
I'm taking it.
Henry's spark of
inspiration produces his first find.
Mate, I'm having fun.
See? Yeah. There you go.
He's cooking on gas now,
but it looks like Simon's finally
warming up, too.
Where are we going?
We're going to here.
Wow. Chair central.
Now, look.
Cast your mind back... Yeah.
...to those lovely
pieces of wood we found.
Yeah?
This is one of the legs.
I am going to
cut this off about here...
Yeah?
...and we're going to have a table
with a standard lamp
growing through it.
Simon hopes to create a console
table, incorporating a lamp stand.
Watch out! Sorry! Sorry.
HENRY LAUGHS
Sorry about that!
Quack, quack.
And Simon's creativity
has inspired Henry.
OK, if we were going to stop here
for a long period of time,
what should we be doing? Er...
What do you reckon?
Bar stool.
Am I mad or am I mad?
Is that a crazy idea?
Come on, professional, tell me.
It's a fantastic idea.
Isn't it great that they've had
their first use as milk churns
and now I'm coming along to give
them a secondary lease of life
as trendy stools.
With Henry banking the blacksmith's
bellows and milk churns,
Simon's feeling his upcycler's
mantel a little overshadowed,
so he wants to go one better.
Now, look, here's some funny stuff.
Oh, here we go.
Pipes and drains.
Fantastic, though.
Oh, they're lovely, mate. Beautiful.
They're lovely.
You're being sarcastic, aren't you?
Well, they're not exactly...
I mean, what would you do with them?
Henry...
Yeah? Go and get me
a bottle of wine.
Seriously. Where do I get a bottle?
I'm in the middle of a... I don't
know. I don't know, go on. Go on.
Make yourself useful, get me a
bottle of wine, I'm thinking.
Oh, my God. The guy's gone bonkers.
It's a bit early in the day
for that, isn't it?
Pete!
But with Henry gone, Simon's
left to work his magic.
I was determined not to go for an
easy ride here.
Those old clay drainage pipes,
they're just going to
languish there.
Well, they're not any more.
HENRY CLEARS HIS THROAT
Bottle of wine. Good lad.
Well, thanks to Pete.
Check it fits in these. What?
Just check it fits in there.
Yes? Are you going to start a
vineyard or something?
No, I'm making...
a wine rack. Come on.
No! Yes, come on.
Simon's splash of inspiration
is to give the old clay pipes and
some roof tiles
a new lease of life - and why not?
This, my friend, from being useless
pieces of old drainage pipe...
Is becoming a wine rack.
It's a wine rack.
I'm loving it. Genuinely, man.
I think that's really cool.
That means, I think our work is
done, isn't it?
Time to share their picks with Pete.
Now look, right, what we've
got there, I think,
is something that was
in a blacksmith's.
Yeah, blacksmith's bellows,
something like that, yeah.
So I just thought I might be able to
turn that to a barbecue.
Sounds good.
What do you reckon, mate?
Yeah, really good. I think it's
going to come up trumps and also,
there's a couple of
milk churns there.
But I thought I might turn them into
bar stools, what do you reckon?
Yeah, good idea. I upcycled an idea,
cos I...
You know, I was rummaging right out
the back of the site
and came across
these old clay drainage pipes.
And they, as well as
those beautiful ridge tiles,
are going to be a wine rack. Right. Yeah.
My second piece, Pete...
Well, if its OK,
I'm going to take two
and turn it into one,
is the beautiful piece of mahogany.
They will come up really nice. Yeah.
Pete, thank you so much, mate.
Happy days, man. I hope you've
enjoyed coming to Somerset.
I've had a great day.
Absolute pleasure. You've got a
great business here, mate.
Coming up... wood wars...
Look what you've done now!
I've got to rewire it now!
...metal meltdowns...
I've got one concern, gentlemen, if
you put it in the oven,
it may not be there.
And at the first valuation,
there's high praise for Henry.
This is lovely. Yes.
Another bygone item
that's made useful. Yes.
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien
are trying to make cash
out of old trash.
They've each picked
their final two items,
so they're back at their
respective headquarters.
In Liverpool,
Simon's showing renovator Gemma
his latest finds and she's
already one step ahead of him.
I think you're going to take
this lovely lamp stand
and you're going to cut it
and use this as a table top.
You're right, I am.
We're going to offset it
and use it as the leg.
Yeah. About there.
OK. But then...
we're going to put
the rest of the lamp back on top
so it looks like the lamp stand
is coming through the table.
Now, I like that.
See! It does take some part of me
to admit that sometimes,
but that is a good idea.
I'll give him credit there.
And Simon's bright ideas
keep on coming.
And what you have...
...is a wine rack. Good idea.
It's all right, isn't it? Yeah.
You can either get on
with cleaning up the pipes and stuff
or you can have a glass of wine.
I'll go for the wine, I think.
I thought you might. Yeah.
No time for that just yet,
there's work to be done first.
These things are in
such bad condition.
I think just soap and water isn't
going to do it with my elbow grease.
I'm going to get using this.
Inside the workshop,
Simon's called on some professional
help to cut the lamp stand.
Right.
Eager to get started,
Rob the carpenter is a little
trigger-happy with the power tools.
I forgot to unplug the electrics.
THEY LAUGH
Look what you've done now!
I'll have to rewire it now!
Next for the chop
is the drop-leaf table top,
so Simon's taking this one himself.
Thanks. OK, no problem.
In Oxfordshire, Henry's
got a surprise in store for Guy,
more non-mechanical items,
starting with the milk churns.
What are you up to?
What we're going to do with them,
all I know is that Paul could do
the most amazing leather,
diamond-stitched...
Yes.
...cushy, lovely seats.
But what are we going to do
with the actual churns themselves?
First of all, we'll see how
they look when they're blasted,
because that may be enough
to then just wax it
and they'll look rather lovely
with a lovely colour leather,
pleated seat on the top.
Now, from beauty...
to the beast.
This, I find deeply worrying.
THEY LAUGH
This is going to be...
Yes? ..every self-respecting
cool person's barbecue.
Well, that will incinerate sausages
in five seconds.
You like your sausages well done,
don't you?
Henry gets cracking straightaway
on transforming the old bellows
into a barbecue.
So I'm just wire-brushing
the old bellows.
I'm then going to paint it,
but with engine black.
Before he can paint it,
Henry rubs away the worst of
the rust and removes the bellows.
Out she comes.
There we go.
Bellowless. So now we've got our
frame and we're cooking sausages.
Lovely!
A small pot of high-temperature
engine enamel paint
such as this costs around £10
in auto centres
and will withstand temperatures
up to 1,200 Fahrenheit.
Henry's been careful to use the
correct paint as others may give off
poisonous fumes
when the barbecue is hot.
Well, bingo.
That looks lovely now.
Come out nice!
With the barbecue taking shape,
Henry heads off to see how the
milk churns are doing at Darren's,
his local resprayers.
He wants the milk churn stools
re-sprayed a bright colour,
but first,
they are sandblasted clean,
a process in which sand
is propelled by compressed air
to strip off the old rust and paint.
Come on, Sean!
Good lad.
Thanks, mate! Happy days!
I've got one concern, gentlemen.
This is lead-filled.
And if you put it in the oven...
it may not be there.
We've hit a slight snag -
Darren has pointed out that
they're leaded to hold the bands
on them and the handles,
and that's a big no-no
for powder coating,
because when you put it in the oven,
the lead will all melt
and run down the sides.
I mean, the only other alternative,
Daz, is to spray-paint that.
That's correct, yes. OK,
so that's what we're going to do -
spray-paint in this colour,
or as close as you want, yeah? Yeah.
Because I love that. I do.
In Liverpool, Simon and Gemma are
finishing off their first finds
from Eammon and Derek's sheds,
starting with the iron mannequin...
So Susie, she's had a spray-paint,
she is looking more clean and tidy.
...which has been turned
into a standard lamp.
Now, I'm going to attach
the fabric to the bodice.
I want it to be really tight
so I think the best way to do it
is to sew directly onto it.
I'm just securing this last piece
of fabric using a glue gun.
There are no bars for me
to stitch around.
With Simon having inserted a light
fitting inside the mannequin,
it's Susie's time to shine.
Here you are, Simon.
She looks gorgeous!
She does look gorgeous.
Aw! Yes.
Susie, you've just brightened up
my life.
On the other hand, brightening up
the old leather chest
is proving somewhat trickier.
Right. This was in
a really bad condition.
We wasn't going to be able
to fix this,
so we've had a plywood box fitted
inside and now I'm going to line it,
get it back to its former glory.
Having cut blue fabric to size,
she staples it
to the new plywood interior.
The original one was covered up
and lined and I saved...
...the symbol that went on it so
I'm going to try and replicate that.
And for a final touch,
Gemma adds some inexpensive
decorative beading
for a job well done.
There we go.
All done. Henry!
Good to see you.
Good to see you, mate.
Back in Oxfordshire,
Henry's had a call
about the artillery shell
so he's meeting a potential buyer
in the local pub.
I haven't seen one that big before.
It's a big 'un. It's a big 'un!
It's a big 'un.
150 quid, mate, big 'un?
No! Can't believe that.
85. Martin...
You know me. Yeah, exactly.
That's why I'm here
cos I know you're a fair man.
125. I'm not moving.
Go on, then.
Lovely jubbly.
The shell's made more
than he had ever hoped.
Now he does needs to finish
turning the milkmaid's yoke
into a decorative planter.
You're the polisher, right,
I'm an amateur.
Henry and Guy cut chains to size
before hanging stylish brass buckets
for the plants.
OK, are you ready?
That goes on like that.
So that goes in there like that.
Oh, yes! Where's your pineapple?
On the outside!
Well done, Guy.
Very nice. The planter may look the
part but will it grow a profit?
It's time for the first valuation.
Henry chose to visit Eammon
and his brother-in-law Derek
at Eammon's Cotswolds farm.
As ever,
the boys picked two items each.
Now Eammon and Derek
are about to find out
what the boys have done with them,
and more importantly,
if he'll raise enough cash
to restore more
of his beloved stationary engines.
How are you, fella?
Good to see you.
How are you? Feast your eyes.
Wow.
They've come up well, haven't they?
Yes, haven't they just?
What do you reckon, boys? Yeah.
Lovely. Haven't touched the outside
but it's good inside, isn't it?
So you're happy
with what we've done,
but how happy
are we going to make you?
Here is Alicia. Now Alicia
is our independent valuer.
An upcycling expert with
her own successful London business,
Alicia Moore has made her name
accurately valuing reclaimed items
for retail.
So, Alicia, look, welcome.
How about starting with
the beautiful lovely trunk?
It is beautiful.
I love what you've restored only
what you needed to
and kept the outside.
Keeping the charm adds to the value.
More junk than trunk, Simon
spent £30 rescuing the rotten chest.
We sell these all day long
in our shop.
I think you could
quite easily fetch £120 for it.
Good. £120, does that sound
all right you?
That sounds all right.
A solid start for Simon,
netting Eammon a £90 profit.
Now then, what about, the delightful
lovely Lady Susan lamp.
The one and only.
It is very pretty, isn't it?
It was rather dowdy
and now it looks extraordinary.
It's wonderful. The dramatic
makeover involved spray paint,
new fabric and a light fitting,
which cost Simon just 30 quid.
I could quite easily see this
in a little girl's room
or a lingerie shop and for that,
we have lots of customers,
we could easily achieve £120
for this.
How does that sound, fellas?
Sounds all right, yes.
Sell for £120?
How about £150?
Because that's what
I've sold it for.
Have you? Absolutely. Got snapped up
as soon as it was finished by a
boutique in Liverpool.
Thanks to a bit of good business,
Simon's brought in £120 profit
to add to Eammon's total.
Come on then,
be nice to me for a change,
what have you got an offer
for the yoke?
Come on, Eammon, Derek, you know.
This is lovely.
Yes. Another bygone item
that's made useful.
To re-purpose the milkmaid's yoke
into a stylish planter,
Henry spent just £20
on chains, pots and polish.
I think it's beautiful,
it's charming.
I think you could have added
more pots,
but you could see it in the kitchen,
couldn't you,
with herbs and whatnot.
I would happily estimate this
at £60.
Right.
Fair enough, isn't it?
See, fair enough, Henry,
before you start moaning.
The lads said fair enough.
Could have at least had 80.
Henry hoped the planter
would yield more,
but that's another £40
to add to the tally.
Come on then, be kind to me now.
Come on! Yes.
The shell.
Henry didn't spend a single penny
polishing up the brass
on the old munitions shell.
Not my cup of tea,
but it is covetable with people
who are interested in
military paraphernalia,
and for that reason,
you could quite easily fetch £100
for this.
Well, I've sold it, actually.
I've sold it for 125 quid.
So I don't know, lads,
whether that's OK?
Perfect, yes.
The shell adds another £125
in pure profit
to round off the first valuation.
In total, you're getting, for all
the items, a profit of 375 quid.
Yes, that's OK.
Is that all right, lads?
Happy days? Brilliant.
Great. Where's that money going?
Probably buy another Lister engine.
Another Lister engine, mate.
Stationary engine,
you know it makes sense!
A successful day for Eammon -
that's £375 that the boys
will be handing over.
Well, I'm happy with it.
I'm sure, yeah.
Are you, Eammon?
The restoration went pretty good.
Especially the mannequin,
that lamp, it's great. It is.
Coming up, radical recycling...
I don't really know what to say
about the milk churns.
We found it, we fixed it,
we funked it up.
...total transformations...
That was the little clay pipes.
It comes with or without the wine,
but that doubles the value, mate.
...and at the valuation,
the expert is blown away.
That's brilliant.
Again, upcycling at its best.
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien are on
the rummage for rubbish to restore
and turn a profit for their owners.
Henry took Simon to collector
Eamon's home
and between them they made a
profit of £375
towards restoring a stationary engine.
But will they make more money for
Pete Marshall,
who Simon chose to help?
Having fashioned a wooden frame for
the old clay pipes,
Simon's adding the finishing touches
to his bespoke wine rack.
Just a little bit of Danish oil.
Any wood loves a bit of Danish oil.
Available for around £8 in DIY stores,
Danish oil adds water resistance and
gives the wood a dark satin finish.
Come on, come on, fit, fit, fit, fit.
Oh, look at this!
I want them...
And now we have something which I
think is a real winner.
It really is. No one's going to have
one of these.
No, it's a one-off.
I think we deserve a celebration,
come on.
Go on.
But there's no time to
celebrate just yet.
There's still work to be done on
Simon's mahogany console table lamp.
The table top needs a coat of wood
stain to make it match the base.
You either go completely different,
or try and match it up.
In this case, I've decided to try
and match it up.
And this should do the trick.
To turn Simon's unusual table lamp
idea into a reality,
Rod the carpenter fits the bottom
half of the lamp into a hole in the
table top. Before using dowels to
attach the top half.
Gemma has made a new lampshade from
a shop-bought kit,
and there's just one thing left to do.
So Simon's got this working.
Very good.
In Oxfordshire, Henry's taking the
barbecue bellows to task.
It's amazing what a little bit of
boot polish does to the leather.
So I've just got brown boot polish,
and I'm just working it in.
And then we'll get it on the mop,
which is kind of an easy way out of
a lot of hard polishing.
To work it up, hopefully, to a nice shine.
You just need to work it in.
To protect the newly polished surface,
Henry adds a layer of wax before
reattaching it to the barbecue's
frame.
Yeah.
Oh yeah, that blows.
That's come out really well!
What a revelation, man!
That thing not only is purposeful as
a barbecue now,
but also is a great talking point,
isn't it?
With Henry working on the barbecue,
Guy's checking on the milk churns'
progress.
There you go, mate. It's had four
coats. What do you think?
I think that is fantastic. I think
it's exactly what Henry wants.
Lacquer that, mate, and I think
we're done. It's fabulous.
Henry will love the colour,
and it's going to be even more
outrageous when the leather goes on.
With the addition of bright green
leather seats made by bike seat
maker Paul,
the transformation is complete.
I mean, have you ever seen anything
so crazy as that?
We found it, we fixed it, we funked
it up.
Time to find out whether it was
worth the effort...
...at the second valuation.
Simon chose to help Pete Marshall
de-clutter his reclamation yard in
Somerset. As ever, the boys took two
items each.
Hope you enjoyed coming to Somerset.
I've had a great day.
Absolute pleasure.
Pete wanted to raise some cash to go
towards opening
an agricultural machine museum.
Now he's about to find out if Simon
can top the £375
raised by Henry's search earlier.
How are you?
Lovely to see you, man! Have a look.
This is my bits? I wasn't quite sure
what you were going to do with the
mahogany leaves,
but yeah.
The old rusty churns?
They're still hot, mate, actually.
This is my favourite. Good on you,
Pete!
That was the little clay pipes?
Brilliant. Go on. What do you think?
Really good. They look better.
Everything looks great.
But the question is, Henry?
Yeah, how much are we going to get
you for it? You know.
And to that end, we've got Alysia.
She's our valuer.
Hello, nice to meet you.
Where shall we start, Henry? Let's
start on your pipes.
Clever use of upcycling. They would
have ended up in landfill.
By using offcuts of wood,
Simon didn't spend a thing on
transforming the discarded
clay pipes into
a bespoke, freestanding wine rack.
It's a wine rack, it does what it
says on the side of the tin.
I think a fair estimate is £50.
It comes with or without the wine,
but that doubles the value, mate.
Simon's first find has uncorked a
£50 profit for Pete.
Moving on? Next.
Right, well we have a table with a
lamp in the middle of it.
It's, again, a good use of upcycling,
because both of those pieces would
have ended up in a tip.
Simon spent just £100 creating his
quirky mahogany masterpiece.
Because the lamp is in the middle, I
think it limits where it could go,
but I think it would sit quite
nicely as a studio console table
in the hall. You could put your
phone and stationery - hall table.
Yeah, cool. I think you could quite
easily achieve £130 for that.
Simon's sizeable outlay means that
the table lamp has netted just £30
profit for owner Pete.
Perhaps I went overboard on the spend,
but there are times when I don't
care.
Because once you get an idea in your head,
I think sometimes you've just got to
follow it through.
And that really works, so I'm happy,
£30. Are you happy, mate?
Yeah, that's good.
Brilliant, thank you very much.
Churns, churns, let's churn again!
Wow. Yeah, man! Wow. I think the
they're wow.
You need some shades, probably.
Yeah. Do you know what I mean? To
view them properly.
Henry's first item, the old milk churns,
have been transformed into
spectacular stools
at a cost of £100 for sand blasting,
painting and upholstering.
Very unique. Probably more
appropriate for a commercial
setting, I would imagine.
I would estimate
£100 each for those.
Yeah? Could I just say, I've
actually flogged them.
Oh. For £260.
Even better.
Henry's bit of business has picked
up another £160 for Pete.
Bellows. Yes.
I love it, I think it's brilliant.
Again, upcycling at its best.
It would have ended up in a tip, but
it's something usable.
It cost Henry £45 to transform the
old blacksmith bellows into a
functional barbecue.
I think the value could have been
increased if it had been made obvious
that it's a barbecue by putting the
grill on top.
All right. And you could imagine
that a grill could be put on there
if you wanted it. Yes.
But also I wanted to maximise value
by not buying a grill
to put on it. Speaking of value, I
would estimate it at £120.
Oh, that's not too bad, actually!
A glowing result for Henry,
making Pete another £75.
This is kind of a real eclectic mix
of exactly what we do.
And now you're going home with £315
in your pocket! What's that going
towards, mate?
Well, we're going to do some fencing
for our rural museum idea.
We've already started the ground
works. Just waiting for a bit
of better weather now,
and we'll do the fencing.
Great! Brilliant. How about that?
Yeah, brilliant. Nice one, mate.
Sounds good to me.
Nice little earner. Good job, son.
The four items from Simon's
choice pulled in £315 profit.
The valuations of the bits today
have been really good.
It got me thinking, really.
Because after they left, we got our
electrical engineer in,
and we actually upcycled a light
out of an old fire extinguisher.
But it's Henry who comes out on top,
by the narrowest of margins.
His selection of location made
£375.
£60 more than Simon.
Oh! Have you got something
wrong with your eyes, mate, or what?
I'm just readjusting after those churns.
That's better!
I've got to tell you, they were
bright, you're right.
I thought the lime-green was
especially nice.
You pushed the boat out there!
I did, mate. But then again, I am victorious.
Yes, you are victorious, yeah.
Fair enough.
Yeah? Does it make your stomach
churn?
Don't milk it. Unlucky, mate!
THEY LAUGH