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00:00Here at The Repair Shop, countless treasures...
00:05...have been brought back to life...
00:07Ka-ching!
00:09...that reveals so much...
00:10...about who we are...
00:12...and where we're from.
00:14It's like it's brand new.
00:15But there's so much more out there...
00:17Let's do it.
00:18...that's not yet made it...
00:20...to the barn.
00:21This is amazing.
00:22So the team are hitting the road.
00:25I just love getting up close and personal with the objects.
00:28And we're going to get a glimpse into some amazing...
00:30...heritage crafts.
00:31Yes.
00:32I cannot wait.
00:35...a unique adventure.
00:36Oh, yes.
00:37This is terrifying.
00:40To join forces with expert craftspeople.
00:43Whoa!
00:44If we don't...
00:45...to point these joints, moisture's going to penetrate...
00:47...on their most ambitious restorations yet.
00:50To think every day you come up, this is your office.
00:52Wow!
00:53It's big!
00:54Keeping...
00:55...the heritage crafts alive.
00:56Keep going.
00:57Keep going.
00:58Yeah.
00:59It's getting hot in there.
01:00...on precious restorations around the country.
01:03I can't even imagine what...
01:05...it looks like.
01:06Wow!
01:07There's a legacy here that needs to be protected.
01:10There's a big part...
01:12... tutaj can and try to hold and follow.
01:13There's no one to find out a new life.
01:14I can't see it, it's so pretty much...
01:15... like it that makes you feel...
01:16... its a little diferen to be protected...
01:17... like you've got a new life.
01:18How can I move a new life?
01:19I can't see it, I can get through a new life.
01:20This is a great moment, it's a new life...
01:21... I can see it.
01:22I'm not thinking about the future...
01:23...you've got this dream-to-be-to-be-to-be-to-be-to-be-to-be-to-be-to-be-to-be-to-be-to-be-to-be-to-be-to-be-to-be-to-be-to-be-to-be-to-be.
01:15This time, Will and Dom are in the south of Scotland.
01:20On the road again.
01:21Oh, I love Scotland.
01:22I know.
01:23It's beautiful, isn't it?
01:25But landmark, back to life.
01:27This is quite scary.
01:29You can really see now.
01:30How the weather has got to the wood.
01:32Will cooks up a plan to restore a rusty family.
01:35How many meals were cooked on this pan?
01:37Oh, my mum would cook mince and stew.
01:40Eggs in the morning.
01:42Must have been thousands.
01:44Keep going.
01:45Yep, all the way.
01:45All the way.
01:46Go, go, go, go.
01:47And he's put under pressure.
01:48That's it.
01:50Learning the traditional craft of rush seating.
01:53I didn't realize that actually, literally.
01:55Comes like this, doesn't it?
02:00I do find it hard to pronounce a lot of the places.
02:05that we're visiting.
02:06Well, names like Kukubri, where we're heading now.
02:09Say it again.
02:10Kukubri.
02:11It's a rose of the tongue, doesn't it?
02:12Yeah.
02:13Nothing like how it's spelled.
02:15In Dumfries and Galloway, in the southernmost part of Scotland,
02:19Kukubri is a...
02:20coastal town on the River Dee.
02:22Apparently, it's a sort of seaside...
02:25coastal town.
02:26Kind of like St Ives, in Cornwall.
02:28St Ives is beautiful.
02:29If Kukubri is in...
02:30anything like that, I can't wait to see it.
02:32Yeah.
02:33From the late 19th century...
02:35Kukubri became a hub for painters and craftspeople, many of whom became...
02:40central to Scotland's art history.
02:43But before then, fishing...
02:45fishing was key to its identity and economy.
02:48And even today, Kukubri...
02:50is one of the busiest ports in the UK for scallop fishing.
02:53I've been invited up here.
02:55to help restore a wooden sculpture.
02:57Right.
02:58Positioned in the harbour, looking out at sea...
03:00as a memorial...
03:01for sailors lost at sea.
03:03Really?
03:04It's a special thing.
03:05It means a lot to the community.
03:07At Kukubri Harbour, Dom's...
03:10is meeting Louise Liddell from the Fisherman's Mission.
03:13To find out more about the sculpture...
03:15and why it means so much to the town.
03:18Would you tell us a bit about...
03:20this beautiful sculpture?
03:21It's a sculpture of a mother and child...
03:23looking out to sea.
03:24It's looking straight out to the harbour.
03:25and it reminds people of...
03:27the risks that the fishermen go out to sea.
03:30experience every day.
03:31And it also shows that the families...
03:33back here...
03:34left waiting.
03:35are also affected by the fishing.
03:37and think, well...
03:38I really hope...
03:39my husband, my brother...
03:40just, you know...
03:41come home tonight.
03:42Wow.
03:43It's a big symbol of...
03:45that fear...
03:46and hope...
03:47and all of those emotions...
03:48that go with...
03:49all of the family.
03:50Yeah.
03:50It's not just...
03:51the people that are out on the boats.
03:52It's the families that they've left behind.
03:54This time...
03:55tightly knit coastal community...
03:57has suffered several fishing disasters.
04:00In 1985...
04:01five crew lost their lives...
04:03when the scallop trawler...
04:05Marie L sank in the airy sea.
04:08In 2000...
04:09another trawler...
04:10the Solway harvester...
04:12sank off the Isle of Man...
04:13during a fierce storm.
04:15The seven strong crew...
04:17never returned.
04:18Fishing is...
04:19one of the more...
04:20most dangerous...
04:21jobs...
04:22in the UK.
04:23Anything can happen.
04:24The risk is really...
04:25very high.
04:26So this...
04:27statue is...
04:28not for one particular tragedy.
04:30This...
04:30is a symbol of...
04:31No, this is...
04:32this is for general fishing.
04:33Just to say...
04:34the mother and child...
04:35want the...
04:35her loved one...
04:36to return home...
04:37erm...
04:38and they're just longing...
04:39to hope...
04:40that they're going to be safe...
04:41and they will...
04:40return home.
04:41How long has the sculpture...
04:42been here?
04:43The sculpture has been here...
04:44I think 32 years.
04:4532 years.
04:46It's been outside...
04:47in the elements.
04:48Yes, outside...
04:49in the elements...
04:50exposed to...
04:50the rain...
04:51the winds...
04:52snow...
04:53and ice...
04:54that we get in Scotland.
04:55That looks like...
04:56it's starting to take its...
04:55tall.
04:56Yes, yes.
04:57The eight foot tall...
04:58sculpture...
04:59was carved...
05:00in 1994...
05:01by artist...
05:02Charlie Easterfield...
05:03when she lived...
05:04in the...
05:05snow...
05:06It's made from...
05:07green oak...
05:08the freshly cut wood...
05:10it's soft...
05:11and easier to work...
05:12and was always designed...
05:13to weather naturally.
05:15But over the years...
05:16the memorial...
05:17has suffered...
05:18from the formation...
05:19of algae...
05:20and black...
05:20and black...
05:21spot.
05:22The community...
05:23wanted back...
05:24to its best...
05:25and...
05:25there's a deadline.
05:26We're actually...
05:27having our second...
05:28national fishing...
05:29remember...
05:30on Sunday...
05:31this Sunday coming...
05:32so it would be...
05:33fantastic for it...
05:34to be restored.
05:35ahead...
05:36of that...
05:37special day.
05:38And that's...
05:39this Sunday?
05:40Yes, that's...
05:41this Sunday...
05:40being here...
05:41at this memorial...
05:42So we haven't got long...
05:43at this statue.
05:44I completely get it...
05:45I understand how...
05:45important this is...
05:46to the local community...
05:47Yeah, definitely.
05:48I'm very pleased to say...
05:49that I've got...
05:50a brilliant team of experts...
05:51that are going to help...
05:52to get this...
05:53looking its best.
05:54Thank you very much.
05:55It'll be very much appreciated.
05:55by everybody...
05:56in Kirkcubry.
05:58And help...
05:59is closer to help.
06:00in the form of...
06:01repair shop expert...
06:02Rich Fraser.
06:05Hello, Dom.
06:06Rich.
06:07How are you doing?
06:08Good to see you again.
06:09Rich is a specialist...
06:10heritage...
06:10stone mason...
06:11lime plasterer...
06:12and conservation builder.
06:14Traditional skill...
06:15which should help...
06:16this time-worn sculpture...
06:17weather many more storms.
06:20this sculpture...
06:21is so important...
06:23to the local community.
06:24Right?
06:25and...
06:26weather has taken its toll...
06:27as you can see...
06:28there's huge old cracks...
06:29in the wood...
06:30and some of the stone...
06:30work at the bottom...
06:31makes me a little bit nervous.
06:32So yeah...
06:33I think...
06:34cleaning the auk...
06:35prior to...
06:35restoring it...
06:36is going to be...
06:37an essential...
06:38part of the process.
06:39We're at a crucial...
06:40point in time here...
06:41where the wood is so...
06:42dry...
06:43it needs some oil.
06:45the only way...
06:46we can get that...
06:47absorbed into it...
06:48is to remove...
06:49the dirt...
06:50and organic growth...
06:51that's on it.
06:52Right.
06:50so it can be absorbed...
06:51and if we come...
06:52further down...
06:53there's so much...
06:54organic growth...
06:55between the...
06:55the stones...
06:56there might be some issues...
06:57the pointing...
06:58some of the stones...
06:59might be loose...
07:00so we want to clean that...
07:00up a little bit...
07:01to see the full extent...
07:02of...
07:03the problems...
07:04that we're dealing with.
07:05Okay.
07:05So before...
07:06you can even think about...
07:07starting any repairs...
07:08she needs a clean.
07:09She needs a clean...
07:10Yeah.
07:11Absolutely.
07:12How do we do that?
07:13Well...
07:14very carefully...
07:15I think we go in...
07:15first with brushes...
07:16to see if we can...
07:17remove some of the dirt...
07:18and grime...
07:19gently...
07:20without using...
07:20any chemical.
07:21My mind...
07:22would go straight...
07:23to a pressure washer.
07:24No, no...
07:25it can cause...
07:25irreversible damage...
07:26and the dirt...
07:27and organic growth...
07:28will come back...
07:29twice as fast.
07:30Oh really?
07:31Yeah, yeah, yeah.
07:30It opens up the...
07:31surface texture...
07:32and it gives habitat...
07:33for...
07:34the dirt...
07:35and...
07:36the organic growth...
07:37to become re-established.
07:38Okay, so I'll leave...
07:39the pressure washer...
07:40for cleaning my...
07:40the van...
07:41Leave off.
07:42Nowhere near this.
07:43Nowhere near this.
07:44With a careful...
07:45conservation plan...
07:46in place...
07:47Dom and Rich...
07:48are preparing...
07:49for the first stage...
07:50of the statue's...
07:51restoration.
07:52While...
07:53wills out of the road...
07:55seeking...
07:56inspiration.
07:57He's looking for...
07:58a treasured heirloom...
07:59for...
08:00the team...
08:01to bring back...
08:02to life...
08:03in the barn.
08:04A hundred and...
08:05twenty miles...
08:06to the northeast...
08:07in Kinkardon...
08:08on the Firth of Forth...
08:09Lindsay...
08:10Raymond...
08:11has just...
08:12what he's looking for.
08:15Hi Lindsay.
08:16Hi.
08:17So this is it?
08:18This is the frying pan?
08:19Yeah, this is the...
08:20heirloom.
08:21It's been in the family...
08:22for...
08:23over 70 years...
08:24and it means...
08:25so much...
08:26to all of us...
08:27and I would love...
08:28to get it back...
08:29to the original state.
08:30That's some serious...
08:31buying pan.
08:32Yes.
08:33I think it possibly...
08:34came for grandparents...
08:35but it's...
08:36my childhood...
08:37you know...
08:38my mum and dad used this...
08:39to cook for eight...
08:40kids.
08:41Sounds like a busy household...
08:42with a family of ten...
08:43Yeah.
08:44They'd be sort of...
08:45cooking then.
08:46It was non-stop.
08:47Who did all the cooking?
08:48I think my mum mostly...
08:49because...
08:50my dad was working.
08:51He was a plumber...
08:52although he was a chef...
08:53in the army in Egypt.
08:55Really?
08:56Although...
08:57I now think...
08:58maybe he was...
08:59the chief dishwasher.
09:00You know what I mean?
09:01Because he loved...
09:02washing pots.
09:03He would always be...
09:04at the sink...
09:05washing...
09:05in the dishes.
09:06And this one...
09:07never once did it have...
09:08one bit of rust in it...
09:09because it was...
09:10like the pan that my mum...
09:11and my dad used...
09:12all the time.
09:13You know?
09:14I mean...
09:15I've never seen...
09:15anything like this before.
09:17That's some...
09:18heavy duty...
09:19kitchenware.
09:20Yeah.
09:20and it never left the cooker.
09:22It was always on the cooker.
09:24How many meals...
09:25family do you think...
09:26were cooked on this pan?
09:27Oh!
09:28My mum would cook...
09:29mince and stew...
09:30eggs and...
09:30in the morning...
09:31must have been...
09:32thousands...
09:33that got used a lot.
09:34Oh, your pants...
09:35still around then?
09:36No, no.
09:37The two of them's passed away...
09:38about...
09:39a decade ago.
09:40What were their names?
09:40Billy and Jessie.
09:41Billy and Jessie.
09:42Jessie.
09:43They were together...
09:44for maybe 65 years.
09:45Now, do you always...
09:46remember this being clean then?
09:47Oh, absolutely.
09:48Like it never had any rust on it.
09:49Yeah, black and smooth.
09:50It was black and smooth.
09:51Yeah.
09:52What has happened to this frying pan?
09:53Yeah, we've been left outside as a...
09:55gate stop.
09:56Was that you?
09:57No, it wasn't me.
09:58No, it was my brother.
09:59It lay...
10:00out in his garden...
10:01for maybe about five years.
10:02I tried to clean it up.
10:04So I've...
10:05tried vinegar...
10:06bicarbonate soda...
10:08I've tried...
10:09sandpaper...
10:10sandpaper.
10:11I know, I know, but that was...
10:12I was just...
10:13I've tried so many different things.
10:15and nothing worked.
10:16Why did you want to get this cleaned up?
10:17It is a major part of our childhood because it...
10:20was the pan that my mum used for...
10:22everything.
10:23She just cooked everything in it.
10:24To anyone else?
10:25It's a frying pan.
10:26But actually, there's the memories of...
10:28your dad and your mum.
10:29Yeah.
10:30Yeah, absolutely.
10:31What would it mean to you to have this fixed?
10:33Oh, I can't wait, honestly.
10:34I can see myself...
10:35taking it away on my camping trips.
10:37Really?
10:38I definitely want to cook.
10:39If we can...
10:40get all the rust off...
10:41and get this nice black and smooth for you...
10:42what's the first dish you're going to cook?
10:44A fry...
10:45fried egg sandwich.
10:46Definitely.
10:47Yeah, that's what...
10:48that's what I want.
10:49Why that...
10:50meal, particularly?
10:51Because again, I think that was what we had as kids.
10:53So that should take you back to your childhood?
10:55Yeah.
10:55Yeah.
10:56Yep, absolutely.
10:57Right, I'll get this down to the bottom.
10:59And I'll see you very soon.
11:00Yeah, thanks.
11:00Cheers.
11:01Cheers.
11:02As Will prepares to head south with the...
11:05pan.
11:06That's it.
11:07In Kukubri.
11:08In Kukubri.
11:10Right in.
11:11That'll do.
11:12At the sculpture...
11:13Lift up.
11:15Let's spin that up.
11:16So we just want a slight lean inward, so we'll just check from the side.
11:19Rich makes...
11:20make sure that Dom's on the level.
11:23Is that the safety squid?
11:24That is the safety...
11:25That's good.
11:26Yeah.
11:27Okay.
11:28We're good.
11:29Up you come.
11:30Okay.
11:31Okay.
11:35now first things first admire the view surely that's the first thing to do
11:40we'll get some gloves on
11:45first rule and conservation work go look cool all times oh I see okay
11:50perfect so let's have a little brush to see what's going on
11:55god there's a lot of dust coming off isn't there there's a bit of guana
12:00now Rich this is quite scary the more we're brushing you can really
12:05see now up close how the weather has got to the wood yeah the sky facing
12:10elements of the timber have opened up significantly they're eroded
12:15they're dry and it's all these cracks the rain and the wood
12:20weather is just going to go straight in there the surface dirt and organic
12:24matter still
12:25heavenly stain we want to get that off some of these stains on her arm and her
12:29hand there
12:30they're not going to come off no matter how much scrubbing we do with the
12:33brushes they are not going to come off these brushes
12:35brushes we need to introduce a different method I want to bring in
12:40a steam cleaner we have a superheated water steam cleaner
12:45150 degree temperature at low pressure will actively
12:50soften and remove the surface pollutants and it'll inhibit them coming back so fast
12:55as well because it kills organic growth at the root amazing it's really good
13:00having begun the restoration using his least invasive cleaning methods rich now
13:05needs heavier equipment
13:06mind your heads
13:07giving dong time to let
13:10learn more about the sculpture and what it means to the community close to the
13:15harbour he's meeting donna mcknight can i ask what your connection is to the sculpt
13:20structure as as a local i lost my father when i was very young i was only five months old he went down
13:25in a fishing trower the mariel in 1985
13:30when you lose someone at sea you never have that closure you don't have
13:35you don't get to bring them home you don't get to put them at rest
13:38that's so true i didn't even really appreciate
13:40that they are where people say they're lost at sea they they literally are
13:44lost at sea
13:45you just don't have that person to bring home and i think that's what a lot of families and
13:48loved ones struggle with
13:50it's quite powerful isn't it that you were left with your mum which is literally
13:53mother and child mother and child
13:55that's what the sculpture is is depicting yeah certainly the mariel there was same there was
14:00four mothers that were left with their babies at that time out of the five men there was two
14:05ladies that were pregnant and two that had just had their children so it's also when a child
14:10tragedy happens something awful happens it doesn't just affect the loved ones it affects the whole community
14:15everybody feels that everybody remembers that time that you know they didn't
14:20come back what's it going to mean to you to have the sculpture repaired it's going to be
14:25great to see it restored for that connection to my dad and
14:30where i would come and remember him and the rest of the men it'll be great
14:35see it back in its glory and it's important that it stays here definitely
14:40definitely definitely but dom's leaving the next phase of the sculpture's restoration
14:45it enriches expert hands because he's needed back in the barn
14:50restoring lindsey's rust
14:55cast-iron pan will require all his metalwork expertise
15:00and experience i think electrolysis would be the perfect solution for this
15:05this is a process that fascinates me it works so well for situations like this
15:10where it's got this layer of surface rust and bits of remnants of old cooking food and also
15:15sorts for dom's plan to work he needs a plastic box
15:20some leads and a battery charger
15:23the electrical current once i've turned
15:25turned on this car battery charger will be trying to jump from the pan
15:30to these electrical points outside here these steel bars a piece of rust or a piece of
15:35baked on egg won't stop it and it will burst it and break it away from that cast iron surface
15:40but importantly won't damage the cast iron to do this
15:45i need to completely submerge the pan into warm water
15:50okay
15:53okay
15:55i'm going to put some dilute some soda crystals into the water now
15:58now that's going to make it an electrolyte
16:00helping electrical current pass through it the beauty of this electrolysis is
16:05that it won't affect the surface of the cast iron all i want to do is remove the rust and remove
16:10the baked on grime that's on there hopefully there's no damage or old repairs that would be
16:15such a shame
16:16but there's only one way to find out that's to let the electrolysis
16:20do its thing
16:21this fizzing that is a good sign
16:25that the electrolysis is starting to work over time all of the rust and dirt
16:30will be transferred from the pan to these four posts that i've got around the edge
16:35i just need to leave that now to do its thing
16:40back in kukubri
16:43hoping starts
16:44starts. Rich is ready to resume work.
16:49The steam cleaner is fired up and he's
16:54starting with two test areas on the wooden sculpture.
16:59And the stone plinth.
17:03Ok.
17:04This is perfect.
17:05So I can see it's really effectively taking off the ingrained dirt.
17:09Inorganic growth.
17:10But no damage at all to the surface of the timber.
17:14I suppose it's the beauty of the grain.
17:16Look at the texture in that.
17:17It's amazing.
17:18And the stone wall.
17:19The woodwork.
17:20Really effective at taking the organic growth.
17:23Same stone.
17:24Before and after.
17:25Successful taste sample.
17:29Let's get the access.
17:34Come on.
17:35There it is.
17:38Come on.
17:39There it is.
17:39Nice.
17:40That is superheated water at its base.
17:44enfoline byっ cents.
17:45Can I BECOME Wherebirds use?
17:47If I refuse.
17:48Come on.
17:49来 This is a small game.
17:50How do you use muscle?
17:51Why should you use muscle structure?
17:53Yes.
17:54I like it.
17:55Maybe a little less like that than what it means is thesam.
17:56You can pick all wheelchangers.
18:00Speak open.
18:02Take these old wheels earlier.
18:05σουcell and camel blowing touch.
18:07Bye for your top knives.
18:09Getаться.
18:10Boom.
18:11Go on.
18:12so now we're working on the masonry
18:16I've turned up
18:17the pressure in the steam cleaner
18:19can be much more aggressive
18:20than I was with the timber
18:22the steam cleaner
18:27has been really effective
18:28at removing the lichen
18:29off the surface of the stones
18:30but there's still quite a lot
18:32in the heavy depths and recesses
18:34it is really stubborn
18:36I have to pass over
18:37several times
18:38and at quite close proximity
18:40also these depths and recesses
18:41have got a hunger
18:42they really are asking
18:43to be filled with mortar
18:45I really didn't think
18:46I had to re-
18:47point this
18:48but the problem is
18:49if we don't point these joints
18:51moisture is going to penetrate
18:52into the core
18:53the structure
18:54and potentially cause a collapse
18:56can't have that
18:57repointing the plinth
19:00will take time
19:01repointing the plinth
19:02will take time
19:02and after cleaning
19:04the sculpture will need
19:05to be coated in oil
19:06to present
19:07to serve it
19:08for rich
19:09there's plenty of work
19:10still to be done
19:12but elsewhere
19:17in the barn
19:20domes forging ahead
19:21with the
19:22restoration of Lindsay's
19:23iron pan
19:24some time has passed
19:26and
19:27the clear water
19:28that I had
19:29the saucepan in
19:30has turned into a swamp
19:31that is a really
19:32really good sign
19:33you can see this
19:34orange rust colour
19:35that has been caused
19:36by all of the
19:37rust that was on the iron pan
19:38being pushed away
19:39and now it's all floating
19:40in the solution
19:42so I think it's about time
19:43I have a look
19:44oh wow
19:47oh look at that
19:49you can literally see
19:52where the electrolysis process
19:54has pushed away
19:55all of these
19:56flakies
19:57oh look at that
20:00it's perf
20:01absolutely perfy
20:02peeling away like an old
20:03layer of paint
20:04but it's not
20:05that is just years of
20:06oil and grease
20:07that's been baked
20:08onto the surface
20:09the iron
20:10underneath
20:11all of this dirt
20:12wow
20:14it's really clean
20:16literally
20:17shiny
20:18oh I'm gonna give this a scrub
20:20this is gonna come up well
20:22tell you
20:23that it's got
20:24that it's still
20:27electrolysis has done really really well in no time at all but there are still some stubborn
20:32areas so I think I'm going to change that solution refresh it all clean everything up and give it
20:36one more go
20:37see if it can remove these last stubborn bits
20:39well don't
20:42scrubs the pan before a second so
20:47at the sculpture rich has to remove
20:52the old crumbling mortar from the plinth
20:55if I had a hammer
20:57hammer in the morning
20:59it's a time-consuming job
21:01hammer in the
21:02so rich is getting a helping hand over this land from local stone
21:07mason dougie swan
21:08so I think we need to get our chisels in
21:10knock the stones off
21:12you can see how there's a slope going into the core
21:14what we'll do is we'll put a ring of mortar on all the way
21:17around we'll place them ever so slight run off to the front we want to keep a slight air
21:22grab but not enough that folk can poke rubbish in it
21:24mm-hmm
21:25absolutely
21:25aye
21:26okay
21:27with the old pointing rigged out
21:32time to prepare for the new
21:36time to prepare for the new
21:37okay
21:38now we're ready for mixing
21:39we've got two types of sand
21:41sharp sand
21:42I'm building sand
21:43I'm going to mix one to one
21:44I've got my lime
21:45I've got my lime
21:47which is appropriate for the hard stone and the cement mortar which was used
21:52to construct it
21:53mix dry
21:57until I've got a nice uniform consistent colour
22:00this is perfect
22:01this is perfect
22:02I don't want to add too much water to make it too wet
22:05so
22:07we're just going to place the mortar into the voids
22:12we're making sure we've got enough mortar present that we can work with later
22:17the recess point is a modern finish but poses a vulnerable
22:22flexibility
22:23so why would you leave the surface finish recessed
22:27rich is filling the gaps with water so there's no chance of water
22:32getting in
22:33it may look less elegant
22:35but makes for better
22:37preservation
22:38so the first pass we get a contact
22:42the second pass we bring it to fullness
22:45and
22:47until now
22:48the glorious weather has helped the statue's restoration
22:52progress
22:52progress
22:53at
22:54pace
22:55right
22:56I'm going between your arms
22:57do you get any move
22:57all right cheers pal that's it away you go but no it's a
23:02hindrance threatening to dry rich's fresh mortar too quickly
23:07i've protected it with a little bit of hessian and some plastic foam which i'll remove maybe
23:12about an hour's time once it's firmed up a little bit and i'll put a surface finish
23:15on it with a little scratch
23:17perhaps a light brush time for a cup of tea
23:22in the barn
23:27lindsey's pan has now had its final soak in dom's electrolysis bath
23:32and it's spotless
23:34this is
23:36a
23:37massive success story for electrolysis look at it the pan is looking so much
23:42cleaner so clean you could almost eat off of it well actually to be fair not quite
23:47yet because the electrolysis has unfortunately uncovered
23:52one area which i'm a bit concerned with i can see the handle it wants a bit more of a
23:57bend it's trying to spring out and that rivet is giving way there's already
24:02movement there i can actually physically move the handle i just need to grind this rivet off
24:06remove that
24:07clear the hole out i might give this handle a bit of a tweak i might warm it up and
24:12just bend it over slightly just to close this gap up to just neaten it up a bit
24:15put a new rivet in there
24:17hammer it over once that rivet's installed we should be good to go
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24:27Now, if I just punch that down, it should just fall through the handle.
24:32Should be released from the actual pan.
24:35Now I've got the handle actually separated.
24:37If I pull it into position, you can see how distorted it is.
24:42It's just the wrong shape.
24:44I think what I'm going to do is heat up a section of this handle here.
24:47And just bend the end over so it matches the profile.
24:52Hold the pan.
24:57The actual pan is cast, which means it's very strong, but...
25:02The handle has been forged, which means it's...
25:07It's much more malleable.
25:12I want to bend this as little as possible.
25:17The worst thing I could possibly do is bend it too much, then have to bend it back,
25:21and then back again.
25:22The more times you bend it, you end up fatiguing the metal and it can snap.
25:25I want to just be able to just sneak it down.
25:27Just enough.
25:29Perfect.
25:30That is clamped exactly where I...
25:32I want it.
25:33Now I just need to find a rivet that fits in that hole and get it riveted in place.
25:42.
25:47That has gone so well.
25:49I'm really pleased.
25:50Most importantly, that has...
25:52The handle is nice and secure following the profile of the pan.
25:57Now the handle is in place.
25:58Once it's cooled down, I can think about seasoning it, which is...
26:02A critical step to be able to use this pan safely again.
26:07At the moment, this is just bare cast iron.
26:09So for cast iron pans like this...
26:12You need to season them.
26:13That involves me giving it a bit of a massage, moisturising...
26:17Rubbing in this oil all over the surface.
26:20The oil that I'm using is flax oil.
26:22It's very similar, pretty much a food safe version of linseed oil.
26:27Putting it on quite thick now, rubbing it around, making sure the oil gets in everywhere.
26:31And by applying it...
26:32To the surface and baking it on multiple times, building up this as a layer will make this...
26:37Perfectly suitable to cook food on.
26:42In the Scottish borders, will...
26:47The locals on a mission, seeking out more traditional crafts to celebrate.
26:52He's visiting a furniture company based at the Hugo Birch Foundation.
26:57Who are reviving an endangered skill.
27:00Hey Rich.
27:02Hey Will.
27:03Good to see you.
27:04This workshop is great.
27:05Thanks.
27:06These are great.
27:08Is this a small version of what you're making then?
27:10Yeah, so that's a rush seated chair.
27:12So the seat is woven from rushes that we harvest ourselves from British rivers.
27:16Okay.
27:16But the seats are...
27:17We're making R slightly bigger than this.
27:18Slightly bigger than that, yeah.
27:19Slightly bigger than that, yeah.
27:20Yeah.
27:21Richard Plant.
27:22And Sam Cooper.
27:23And Sam Cooper.
27:24Produce rush seated chairs.
27:27We'll be looking back here.
27:28We're looking back here.
27:29We're looking back for a new idea to the forge.
27:30We're looking back here.
27:31Perfectly.
27:32I think that's it.
27:33That's it.
27:34That's it.
27:35As you can see, bump into the gift.
27:36We're looking back here.
27:37In the middle of the future.
27:38I'm trying to not say this.
27:39You can see the most important thing.
27:40And I can see how many of you are sending this down.
27:41I want to see how many of you are up in the highest.
27:42And I'm trying to get the most important things up.
27:43For me, I'm trying to get the most important things up.
27:44You can see I'm trying to look back up,
27:45Where do we go where I'm going?
27:46How many of youas are looking at how many of you and I've got to
27:47Eu성이,
27:32But before the rush seats can be woven, the chairs have to be built.
27:37Where are you at now with the chair that you're making?
27:40I'm just finishing up fitting these slats.
27:42To the back here.
27:43Do you want to have a go?
27:44Yes, please.
27:46Right.
27:47So what is the process here?
27:48What exactly are we doing?
27:49So we're just making this end bit here fit in this hole here.
27:52So we're going to use this draw knife and just take off.
27:57This little corner here.
27:58So brace against here.
27:59I'm going to try not to take off my thumb.
28:00It's really sharp.
28:02Yeah.
28:03So just brace with your foot against there.
28:05Yeah.
28:06We're sort of shaving it.
28:07Like that?
28:08Yeah.
28:09If you try with more like a slicing motion.
28:12Yeah.
28:13Take it from here.
28:14Yeah.
28:15Come across like that.
28:16Oh, I see.
28:17Oh, that's good.
28:18Yeah.
28:19Super.
28:20Yeah.
28:21Spot on.
28:22Why do you.
28:22Use this traditional technique?
28:23It's basically not been improved upon since it was developed really.
28:27And the draw knife is just a really efficient tool.
28:30So what part of the chair is this for?
28:32So this is the backslat.
28:33It's what your back rests against when you're sitting in the chair.
28:36Right.
28:37So we're just.
28:37Going to put it in the slot and then give it a little tap with a hammer.
28:40You can be pretty aggressive with it.
28:41Give it a tap.
28:42Ready?
28:43Yeah.
28:42Sure.
28:43Go on.
28:44Go on.
28:45Hit it.
28:47Go on.
28:48So now we just got to assemble the rest of the chair.
28:52Go on.
28:53Go.
28:54Go on.
28:55Go on.
28:56Go on.
28:57Go.
28:58Go on.
28:59Go on.
29:00Go on.
29:01Go on.
29:02Go on.
29:03Go on.
29:04Go on.
29:05Go on.
29:06Go on.
29:07Go on.
29:07Go on.
29:08Go on.
29:09Go on.
29:10Go.
29:11Go on.
29:12Go on.
29:13Go.
29:12The tenons here are actually just over the size of the mortise that we're putting them in.
29:17We can take the spars in a way that means that we're going into the end grain harder than we're going into the side grain.
29:22So we're not going to split the joint, but we can force them in that hard.
29:26I'm learning so much today.
29:27That's such a clever idea, but I mean that is a well-made piece of furniture or so far.
29:32It's a well-made ladder, isn't it?
29:34Yeah, that's right.
29:35Yeah, that's why they have their name, The Ladderback.
29:37There you go.
29:38Mm-hmm.
29:42Yeah.
29:44And it's an interesting thing to keep the fun.
29:47It's a nice little teres.
29:49It's a nice little chive.
29:50You can use it as well.
29:51I'm ready.
29:52You can use it to stay as well.
29:56It's fun to keep the stuck.
29:58I'm ready now.
30:00You can use it to stay.
30:02You can use it to stay in place.
30:07It's like good to stay.
30:09In 2018, my mentor, Lawrence Neal,
30:11hadn't passed on the craft, and this cra-
30:14was about to die out, basically, with his retirement.
30:16So he got funding to teach-
30:19myself and Sam to be rushed to Chermica
30:22so that we could take over when he retired.
30:24And you did.
30:25Yeah.
30:26And you're still here making turns.
30:27Yeah, yeah.
30:29Yeah.
30:30All the way.
30:31All the way.
30:32Go, go, go, go, go.
30:35Keep going.
30:36That's it.
30:39Now, they never go together exactly-
30:44square straight away.
30:45So they require a little bit of-
30:49of tweaking?
30:50A little bit of tweaking.
30:51So-
30:52Hold on.
30:53I've just really-
30:54I realize it's now become a chair.
30:55Yeah, absolutely.
30:56So the last thing now is just to put the seat-
30:59in it, basically.
31:00Yeah.
31:01I'm going to go and catch up with Sam
31:02and see what he's up to.
31:03Cheers, lad.
31:04Hey Sam.
31:05Hey Will.
31:06Hey Sam.
31:07Hey Will.
31:08Hey Will.
31:09How are you getting on?
31:10Yeah, not too bad.
31:11Probably got an hour or so left of this chair.
31:13Yeah?
31:14What-
31:14I've seen rush chair seats.
31:16I didn't realize it actually literally comes like this, doesn't it?
31:19Yeah, we harvest them ourselves.
31:21We go and cut these in River Arrow every summer.
31:24Make sure we cut them after they flower.
31:26And then it will grow back from the same patch of river the next-
31:29year.
31:30We can keep cutting year on year.
31:31Why is rush such a good material for this?
31:34It's-
31:34It's got a really nice outer layer which is really strong and fibrous.
31:37And then a spongy layer inside which-
31:39will compress down.
31:40On its own, one rush is actually fairly weak, but when you put two or three-
31:44together it becomes amazingly strong and a rush seat will last for 30 or 40 years
31:48before it needs to be replaced.
31:49If you want to grab hold of the rushes here, keep hold of them just so we're trying to
31:52keep everything under tension as we go.
31:54You've got these three rushes which have come through from the previous strand and we're
31:59probably going to-
31:59going to need to add one more new rush in.
32:01So if you grab me another rush, we're just going to have to add one into this.
32:04strand here.
32:05So for a new one, I'm just going to pop it in between those three and the-
32:09seat, tuck it under, and then I can pinch those rushes together and-
32:14just start twisting.
32:15At this point I'll hand it over to you.
32:17Okay.
32:18So you're going to be-
32:19Use your right hand.
32:20You're going to pinch at the start of your twist and your left hand to twist it.
32:24twist.
32:25And how tight does the twist need to be?
32:26Not that tight.
32:27So you're aiming for sort of almost a 30 degree twist.
32:29twist that you can see here.
32:30So yeah, that's about spot on.
32:31Like that?
32:32And then yeah, follow up.
32:33Pinch with your spot.
32:34Hold on.
32:35Yeah.
32:36It doesn't even need the instruction.
32:37Oh.
32:38So.
32:39It's tiring work.
32:40It's quite a physical job actually, especially when you're doing a chair this sort of size.
32:44The amount of-
32:44The amount of tension you need to put into it.
32:45Mm.
32:46It's a lot more than you think.
32:47It's a lot more than you think.
32:49It's something I've come to love.
32:50When I started a chair this sort of size took me about two and a half days now.
32:54I've got it down to about four hours.
32:56Now this is a traditional skill, right?
32:58Yeah.
32:59How do you stay with the modern times?
33:00So part of that for us is just make sure we're innovating a little bit.
33:04The first thing was adding color, like this sort of chair and adding painted chairs,
33:07puts them in a slightly more modern.
33:09setting.
33:10Another thing is adding new designs.
33:11We've got a couple of them we've been working on and I can show you.
33:14one if you like.
33:15Perfect.
33:16.
33:19Whoa.
33:20So yeah, this is one of our-
33:24newest designs.
33:25This is the canopy chair.
33:26This is something we were able to take in a much more contemporary direction.
33:29But still using a lot of the heritage skills that we've learned from our other chairs.
33:34just with a more modern twist.
33:35This is really great.
33:36So you're really moving these-
33:39skills into the future.
33:40Yeah, absolutely.
33:41We're-
33:42we're trying to make sure that this craft doesn't just survive-
33:44but-
33:45it thrives.
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33:59Repointed, Richie's part of the fix is complete.
34:04Taking over for the final stage of the process is local carpenter, James.
34:09Today we're here to get some coats of oil on this, it's going to be a mix of...
34:14Danish oil and turps.
34:16It doesn't seal it the way a varnish would seal it, it allows...
34:19It allows it to breathe, it allows it to do its own thing.
34:21The idea is that the mix will soak in.
34:24It's just to bring the green oak back to life.
34:27There's still a lot to be done.
34:29So Dom's hot-footed it back to Kukubri to help out.
34:34How's it going?
34:35I'm happy to do, yep.
34:36Good to see you.
34:37This is looking fantastic.
34:39Isn't it brilliant?
34:40Yep.
34:41Richie's steam cleaning has worked wonders, hasn't it?
34:44It definitely has.
34:45Yep, yep.
34:46You can see so much more of the detail now, even in the light from here.
34:49You can see that almost looks like the original chisel marks.
34:53Which...
34:54It's what we've found out from some of the locals that remember when...
34:59Carly was chiseling away at this, she allowed passers-bys and locals to have a shot at the chisel.
35:04So it's been quite important to us not to sand away at this or anything.
35:09And just allow a bit more of a natural finish to that.
35:13Really?
35:14Yep.
35:14So Charlie actually let the local community come over and have a go.
35:18Yep.
35:19I love that.
35:19It's no wonder that this sculpture means so much to the people...
35:24of the town.
35:25It not only commemorates their loved ones lost at sea...
35:29They helped to create it.
35:32And what's the next job?
35:34Next job?
35:34We continue with oil and we've got the first coat on already and we're now ready.
35:39for the second coat.
35:40It's just soaked it up, isn't it?
35:41Yeah.
35:42Wow.
35:43And wood was just so dry.
35:44Absolutely.
35:45How many coats do you think it's going to need?
35:47It's...
35:48At least three.
35:49At least three.
35:49We'll just stay.
35:54as quick as i'm putting it on it's just soaking up yeah that's what we're
35:59found the idea of the sprayer was it would soak as far into the timber as possible
36:04and then a wee bit of detail with a brush like what you're doing you know the little nuts and
36:07grannies when's the last time
36:09this has been done we think it was roughly 20 years ago it was actually my dad that
36:14boiled it at that point yep so i am now back taken over from him
36:19that's so nice is it not next generation coming along looking after the same sculpture that's right
36:24actually that's oh that's beautiful we just need to do a good job it's gonna do a good job
36:29while dom gives the sculpture a final code
36:34of protective oil
36:39will is heading back to kincardine with lindsay's frying pan
36:44today is an exciting day because i'm meeting up with lindsay again i've got a little surprise for lindsay
36:49i have found the perfect camping spot and i know that lindsay loves camping so
36:54it'd be great to take the frying pan outdoors and put it to good use
36:59i'm very excited to get the frying pan back and i just can't even remember
37:04imagine it getting back to what it originally looked like i hope i don't
37:09start crying and i know it's just a frying pan i'm going to keep it well seasoned
37:14like my mum and dad did and i'm never going to use it as a gate stop
37:19so
37:24lindsay nice to see you again nice to see you all how you
37:29feeling yeah i'm really excited to see it you know it's quite emotional do you remember what it looked
37:34like when i came to be yes and it was a bit of a disaster it was just complete rust completely
37:39fully rust it was very rusty it was very rusty i mean it had been used in the kitchen for so many
37:44years and it sounds like your dad did a great job at keeping it clean yes you know it was always used seven days a week
37:49my mum during the week my dad at the weekend making scottish breakfast what are you having that dom's managed
37:54to do for you i don't know i can't even imagine what it looks like i honestly don't i just don't know
37:59should we see yeah please here we go
38:04oh my god oh it's beautiful oh it's
38:09lovely look at that centerpiece in my kitchen now yeah
38:14honestly it's absolutely it's wonderful compared to what it was it's it's
38:19amazing you're pleased you better believe it i'm pleased i i just can't believe how nice it is
38:24i'm going to invite all the family on a sunday morning to my house and i'm going to make
38:29the traditional scottish breakfast that my dad used to make you know with a square sausage
38:41you
38:34beans eggs black pudding everything you know what are the other reasons why i bought you here
38:39to this specific spot is because i know you love being outdoors yes and cooking outdoors
38:44so i thought now that this has been restored let's put it to the test oh very okay
38:49oh i didn't expect that no yeah let's do it yeah
38:54thank you
38:56thank you
38:59Well, I've got some eggs here.
39:02Oh, wow.
39:04Oh, look at that.
39:04Whoa.
39:06Oh, that sound.
39:07Yeah.
39:09Perfect.
39:09Right, here we go.
39:10You ready?
39:11I'll maybe need a bib because I...
39:14Maybe it'll spill down me.
39:19Hopefully I don't get egg on my face.
39:24Oh, are you good much then?
39:29It's nice.
39:30It's nice.
39:31Oh, it's lovely.
39:32A wee bit of sauce.
39:33Mmm.
39:34If I had whiskey with me, I would raise a toast to Dom's hard work.
39:37Yeah, me too.
39:38But instead we'll just...
39:39Just raise a sandwich.
39:40Raise a sandwich.
39:40Yeah, well done, Dom.
39:41Right, well done, Dom.
39:43Thanks.
39:44I'm just so happy to get the pan back.
39:48I'm just so happy to get the pan back.
39:48I'm just so happy to get the pan back.
39:49I'm just delighted.
39:50I felt quite emotional because it did take me back to my childhood.
39:54You know, like watching my mum cook all the meals.
39:56I just can't believe Dom has done something.
39:59such a good job.
40:00You know, that it's now usable.
40:02And I am feeling delighted.
40:04I am over the moon.
40:06I'm over the moon.
40:09I am over the moon.
40:12Ah.
40:14Across the country in South West.
40:19In Scotland, in Kukubri, the statue of the mother and child...
40:24...is ready for unveiling.
40:29Hello, everyone. Thank you.
40:34It has been such a pleasure seeing the community come together.
40:39To restore this sculpture, I have had such an amazing time here.
40:43Everybody that I've met...
40:44...has been so welcoming, so thank you very much.
40:49Are you all ready to see it?
40:53Yes!
40:54Come on, then.
41:02Louise Liddell from the fish...
41:04...the fishermen's mission...
41:05...organised today's ceremony.
41:07Louise, are you pleased?
41:08Yes.
41:09Yes, it's amazing.
41:10You've done such lovely work to it and you've restored it...
41:12...back to what it was expected to be.
41:14...in its original state within the community.
41:16Everybody will be really chuffed with it.
41:17It's lovely.
41:18Absolutely.
41:22Dougie, I know that you helped us with...
41:24...this restoration.
41:25So is it quite nice to see it all complete now?
41:27It's absolutely wonderful to see it complete...
41:29...and it was quite a pleasure to actually work on the monument.
41:32Very proud.
41:34Today we gather to honour the memory of the many fishermen who have been lost...
41:39...at sea over the years.
41:41Their absence is deeply felt by family...
41:44...and loved ones.
41:45And their legacy endures through the generations.
41:49This sculpture embodies the profound sense of hope and the ever-present fear...
41:54...that today might be the day that boat does not come home.
41:59It really was a touching and very moving service today.
42:03It's...
42:04...really poignant around Cracubri...
42:06...to be able to have this kind of gathering...
42:08...with people.
42:09...to be able to remember the fishermen.
42:14We've seen it mature over the years.
42:16And having seen it today...
42:19...it's good, it's going to continue...
42:21...in good health...
42:22...for the future.
42:24The sculpture is an integral part of the community...
42:27...and it stands prominent at the...
42:29...at the very front of the harbour.
42:30The work that Dominic and the team have done with the sculpture...
42:32...is really, really good.
42:33It's brought a new...
42:34...lisa life to it.
42:35It looks really lovely...
42:36...and it's going to stand there proud...
42:37...for another 34 years.
42:39...hopefully.
42:41Just from the minute I've turned up...
42:42...I have been surrounded by people...
42:44...that are willing and keen...
42:46...to get involved and help out.
42:48This is why...
42:49...we are coming on the road...
42:50...to help people...
42:51...with projects like this.
42:52It's an absolute honour...
42:54...to be part of it.
42:55It's been a really special day.
43:00If you'd like to see more...
43:01...fantastic fixes and restorations...
43:04...search BBC iPlayer...
43:06...for the repair shop...
43:07...on the road.
43:09Thank you very much.
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