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The Repair Shop Season 16 Episode 4
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00:01A remarkable workshop of wonder.
00:03This is amazing!
00:06Home to experts of every kind.
00:10Thank you!
00:11Together, they revive beloved belongings.
00:14Oh, get an idea of it. This is amazing.
00:17This is absolutely brilliant.
00:19Bringing both the items...
00:22This looks like it's seen much better days.
00:26And the memories they hold.
00:30It's him. You ready?
00:32Yeah.
00:32I'm ready.
00:33Back to life.
00:38Wow.
00:39It's amazing.
00:41They are stunning.
00:44I like it.
00:47Welcome to the repair shop.
00:59There was a time I used to walk you to school and now we're walking to work together.
01:03This lovely spear with you.
01:05Oh, that's so sweet.
01:13I'm no builder but needless to say this looks like it's seen much better days.
01:19Yeah.
01:20I mean, I've done up old buildings and I don't think any of them were as bad as this.
01:26Bad as this.
01:27No.
01:29Looking to put Steve Fletcher's building experience to the ultimate test is Dawn Shrides from West Sussex.
01:37This must be yours?
01:38It is, absolutely.
01:39What are we looking at?
01:41A ruin.
01:42Yes.
01:43No, this is a watermill.
01:45Okay.
01:45That my father built in 1996.
01:49Okay.
01:49He put it all together to go in front of our family home to replicate the red brick work of
01:56the house.
01:57Every little brick he made by hand.
01:59Individually?
02:00Individually.
02:01He wanted it to be a working watermill and obviously the years of it sitting on the ground outside.
02:08Yeah.
02:09The weather had gotten to it.
02:11I bet it was glorious when it was first built.
02:13Absolutely.
02:14What was your dad's name?
02:15My father called Brian.
02:16Was he always creative?
02:19Yes.
02:20As a teenager, he was an apprentice carpenter and he was always building extensions, porches,
02:28archways.
02:29Constantly on the driveway there was a pile of sand.
02:32Oh, right.
02:33So my sisters and I and cousins, we would play with toys in the sand and that's just how
02:39I remember him with old clothes on, digging sand, tinkering away in his shed at the end
02:46of the garden.
02:47So he had lots of projects on the go all the time then.
02:50Yes.
02:50Sounds like you, Steve.
02:53What was it that inspired your dad to build this mill?
02:56Having built the big family home and the extensions, I think it was the next project for him.
03:01I can remember it sitting there and we went in the front door.
03:03This matched in very nicely with the red bricks of the house.
03:06And I only ever saw it as a little house.
03:08Oh.
03:08And yeah, so he wanted it to be a working water mill.
03:13His intention was to put it in an underground chamber so that the water mill would turn.
03:19He died in 2014 and mum downsized.
03:22And in the move, it actually took four people to lift it and transport it and they put it
03:29down on the driveway and there it sat for the last four years.
03:32So having lived in those houses with all the extensions, she's now moved into a bungalow.
03:38Mm-hmm.
03:39There's nothing around her that reminds her of him.
03:42And this is so important because he's touched every single piece of this.
03:50Yeah.
03:51Um, he's crafted this and she looks out her front window and sees this deteriorating.
03:56It's just so sad to see.
03:58So to have it brought back to life for the family, for mum, just be amazing.
04:06Just to see it put back together.
04:09Yes.
04:10And whole again, I think is almost, we can't even think of that.
04:14I will do my absolute best for you and your mum.
04:19Thank you so much.
04:20Bye-bye.
04:20Bye-bye.
04:23What an amazing creation, Steve.
04:25Where do you think you're going to start?
04:26I don't know.
04:28I can see everything needs work on.
04:30Absolutely everything.
04:32Yeah.
04:33Well, you're a very brave man.
04:45It's a long time since I've done any building work.
04:48It looks like a real old building.
04:52And that's one of the beauties of this model.
04:55So I need to retain that.
04:58I'm going to have to get a frame made to put the whole of the building on so that it's
05:05completely stabilised.
05:07The roof is absolutely just falling apart.
05:11And I've got to start from afresh and make a new roof.
05:16I've got lots and lots of sections of the brickwork.
05:20And even some single bricks.
05:22And I'll have to think about making some more bricks.
05:26But I won't know until I start putting things back together whether I've got all the parts or not.
05:32And it'll be really nice if I can get the water wheel actually turning with some water going over it.
05:39The first thing I'm going to do is just clear the decks and start taking some of the rotten parts
05:46away.
06:04Nice shirt, Brenton.
06:06I like it.
06:06You do like a good shirt though.
06:07I do, yeah.
06:08Is that like a greyhound?
06:10It's a lurcher.
06:11It's a lurcher.
06:12It's a lurcher.
06:15Next to arrive into the barn, Simone Williams from West London.
06:20She's hoping Brenton can bring back the sparkle to a unique piece of carnival history.
06:26Hi.
06:27Hello.
06:28This looks really interesting.
06:30What are we looking at here?
06:32You are looking at a headdress that was made by my father, Vernon Fellows Williams.
06:37He was a founding member of Nightingale Carnival.
06:40Was this in like the 60s?
06:42Yes.
06:42The very first carnival was in 1966.
06:45And then in 1980, my dad started Genesis, a carnival band.
06:50And this was one of the first headpieces he made.
06:54He was born Trinidadian and Trinidad is the home of carnival.
06:58And all of that came out in his work in the costumes as well.
07:01Did your dad play an instrument in the band?
07:04No, he wouldn't.
07:05He wouldn't play.
07:06He gave up the drumming when he started making costumes.
07:09Yeah.
07:10That was his love.
07:10Was this a full-time job?
07:12No.
07:12He had a business as well and he would do this in the evenings and weekends.
07:16And my mum used to help.
07:18She had a job in the NHS and would come after work and come and everyone pitched in after
07:22work so we really didn't sleep much.
07:25That's real dedication.
07:26Huge dedication.
07:27So have you been involved since you were?
07:29Since I was born, yeah.
07:31I used to sleep in the workshop.
07:33We used to get sheets of foam and roll up in the foam.
07:37And your dad was making these things all the time.
07:40Yeah.
07:41This is fantastic, isn't it?
07:43Oh, is this metal?
07:44It's copper.
07:45It's actually copper.
07:46And on the inside you've got galvanised wire, which is falling apart here.
07:52There's velvet.
07:53There's these decorative pieces and trims.
07:57It's quite bashed up.
07:58It's 45 years old and it would be great to see that character come back to life.
08:04If I get it fixed, what's the plan for the headpiece?
08:07So the plan for the headpiece is for it to feature in the next carnival, which is in
08:122026.
08:14And that's going to be part of the 60th anniversary.
08:17And either my brother or my nephew will wear it to celebrate my dad and celebrate this
08:24piece that he made all those years ago.
08:26For now, it's in the right place.
08:28We'll see you very soon.
08:29Bye-bye.
08:30Bye.
08:33This is really cool, isn't it?
08:35It's so different, isn't it?
08:36Enjoy.
08:47Even close up, the work that Simone's father Vernon has done on it, it's incredible.
08:54But this poor headpiece has had better days.
08:58It's been crushed somehow.
09:00The copper is bent, it's gone dull, needs cleaning up and straightening.
09:05I've got something missing from the front, and I'm going to think about that and create
09:09something for that.
09:10I think the most important thing for me to do, first of all, is to separate the copper
09:16from the material, hopefully without doing any more damage.
09:23That's going to pop out quite nicely.
09:25So the cloth part, I'm going to ask Rebecca to help me, because that's not my forte.
09:31I'm going to do the bit I'm good at, which is the metalwork.
09:41Hi, Rebecca.
09:42Hi.
09:43I've got a Notting Hill Carnival headdress.
09:47Wow.
09:48And the material has become rather torn.
09:52Oh, yeah, look at that.
09:53I wondered if you could try and tidy it up for us.
09:56Yeah.
09:56And it just needs a bit of attention.
10:14The miniature watermill is sitting level on its new foundation frame.
10:20Steve must now gauge the missing brickwork.
10:23I've had a look at this fragment of one of Brian's bricks, and it's not like clay at all.
10:29It is sand and cement.
10:31So I'm going to make up a four-to-one mix of sand and cement.
10:36And I'm just going to now put one scoop of the colour powder, which should give it the right colour
10:45to make the red brick.
10:49Right.
10:50Just going to pop a little bit of water in.
10:52Bricks, I don't think, are made this way.
10:55They're made with clay.
10:56But I'm doing it as Brian did.
11:00So I've made up a mould for the bricks.
11:08I've made up a block of wood to go into the mould as well, so I can push it quite
11:14hard.
11:15I want to squeeze a lot of the water out as well.
11:22That's not bad for a first attempt.
11:24It is very, very red, though.
11:27I might have to decrease the amount that I've put in.
11:30But, yeah.
11:32That's one brick.
11:34I've got to experiment making some more.
11:58The bricks that I've made are pretty good, actually.
12:02And I'm sure they're weathered down really well, the same as all the old bricks.
12:06So I'm just starting now to put them permanently onto the metal frame.
12:12I'm actually going to glue the larger sections together.
12:16This is a really strong glue.
12:21It's waterproof.
12:24And it will stick the mortar together as well.
12:27Well, I think that's enough glue now.
12:29I'm just going to pop this into place.
12:37Cool.
12:45OK.
12:59Right.
13:00So far, so good.
13:03Once I get all the base bricks in place, I can then start adding some of the new bricks.
13:21Next to glide into the barn is Steve from Leicestershire, along with his daughter Frankie.
13:28They're hoping master cobbler Dean will be able to give a sporting souvenir a second chance of glory.
13:37Hello.
13:38Hello.
13:38Hi, welcome.
13:40What have you got for us today?
13:42These are very old long track speed skates.
13:46They're like ice skates?
13:47Ice skates, yes.
13:47Ice speed skates.
13:48Can we take a look?
13:49Yes, you can.
13:50They're huge.
13:51Yeah, the size of the blades on these.
13:53Yeah, they're about 17 inches in length.
13:55So whose are these then?
13:56So these are my skates.
13:58There's two types of disciplines in speed skating.
14:00One is called long track.
14:01One is called short track.
14:02Short track is more accessible across the world because it's done in traditional ice rinks.
14:07It's on a shorter track, over 111 meters track.
14:12So I took up short track speed skating as a young boy and I've done it for most of my
14:16life.
14:16And then in 1985, I was only 16, 17 at the time, a friend and I got a phone call
14:22to say there's a long track competition on the fence.
14:26So we went down to Bowie Fen, which is in Cambridgeshire.
14:31Fen skating is a time-honoured sporting tradition that takes place in East Anglia on the now rare occasions that
14:39the temperature drops well below freezing.
14:41The flooded meadows freeze solid and transform into a vast natural ice track, perfect for all types of skating.
14:51I was an indoor short track speed skater who has very different equipment to the natural ice or long track
14:59speed skating.
15:00Yeah.
15:00And using our short track speed skates ended up in the final.
15:05Literally five minutes before the final, somebody said, would you like to borrow these skates?
15:10Because they're long track skates, which again are very different to short track.
15:15So how did you do?
15:16I ended up winning the competition.
15:20What I hadn't realised, it was a King Edward VII cup donated by King Edward VII.
15:25I was just so naive of the enormity of the event.
15:29Just so naive about the enormity of the trophy, the history of the trophy, the history of the sport.
15:33Yeah.
15:34On Fenland natural ice, speed skating.
15:37How significant was that win to the rest of your career then?
15:40Quite significant, I think, because winning that gave me the confidence of the speed skating ability.
15:44And I made it onto the world championship team that year.
15:47And I got a bronze medal in the world championships.
15:51I was lucky enough to be part of the Olympic team in 1988.
15:55And my daughter has started skating as well and has been speed skating.
15:59How do you find it, skating with your dad?
16:01It's good.
16:02We don't race against each other often, but we train together a lot.
16:06It's just really nice to have something that we can do together.
16:09It's lovely.
16:10Fantastic.
16:12Because certainly after my wife died and Fanki's mum died three years ago.
16:17Oh, I'm so sorry.
16:18Which we've become a very small unit and supported each other through some tough times.
16:24Yeah.
16:24So there's a strong bond between us in the skating because it's something we can do together.
16:29And because skating's been such a big part of both of our lives, especially recently, I think it's just important
16:35to recognise that and to restore them, to have something to show for what we both do.
16:41So what is actually wrong with them? I can see the blades are rusted.
16:45You can see they've completely failed there.
16:49Yeah.
16:49And I think a couple of the eyelids have gone.
16:51Lost on this one.
16:52Yeah.
16:53They're just generally scuffed.
16:54If I was able to repair them, would you be tempted to take them out?
16:58I think I would be, yeah.
16:59We need the fins to freeze over.
17:01Freeze over, yeah.
17:01Yeah, we might be waiting a few years.
17:04Well, thank you so much, both of you, for trusting us with these beautiful skates.
17:09I know how much they mean to you both. We'll do our best.
17:12Thanks a lot.
17:13See you later.
17:14Bye-bye.
17:21Imagine strapping those to your feet.
17:22Couldn't even stand up in these, let alone scare.
17:24Absolutely no chance.
17:26I look forward to seeing what you do with them, though.
17:28Yeah, there's a lot to think about, yeah.
17:29Good luck, mate.
17:41What an incredible piece of footwear these are, from an incredible man, actually.
17:46Now, there is quite a lot to do here.
17:49The skates themselves require quite a lot.
17:52There's a rust on the blades that I like to try and clean off as much as possible.
17:57The leather itself, it's got obvious damage to it.
18:00The first thing I'm going to do is to turn my attention to this chrome.
18:06Now, there's a lot of tarnishing on that.
18:10I'm hoping with some wire wool, I can take a lot of that off.
18:18Already, that's working.
18:20That's quite astounding, actually.
18:25I'm going to continue with the wire wool on the chrome.
18:30And then I can put these blades in some de-rusting solution.
18:35And I'm just hoping, looking how well that chrome's coming up,
18:39from just a little bit of work, I'll be onto a winning streak.
18:43I'll be very happy.
18:53That's quite something, isn't it?
18:55It is.
18:56This water wheel is really, really very, very rotten.
19:01Yeah.
19:01Absolutely rotten to bits.
19:04Yeah.
19:05And it's got to have water running over it.
19:07Yeah.
19:08And I just wondered whether you could make another one
19:10and use this one as a pattern?
19:12Yeah.
19:12OK.
19:13Do you want it sandblasted, make it look a bit aged?
19:15That would be amazing.
19:17OK.
19:25Outside, Brenton is trying to coax the crumpled copper headpiece
19:28back into shape.
19:30Copper is quite soft, very malleable.
19:33That's part of the reason why it's damaged,
19:36because any sort of force on it will bend it.
19:39You can really see how badly bent that is.
19:43And a lot of this I can do by hand.
19:45The first thing I'm going to do is try and bend this area.
19:51My thumb can bend that bit quite easily.
19:55I've done some crowns and various headpieces,
19:59and I know the bit that goes on the head is oval.
20:02And if I can get this to a rough oval shape,
20:06half the battle is won.
20:11There we go.
20:12So this headband is now a pretty good oval shape.
20:16And I can now look at the wings.
20:17So I'm going to bend these forward to where I feel they would have been.
20:30I think that's pretty much the shape that's meant to be.
20:34That's looking pretty good to me.
20:37The next thing I can do to this is to give these a good polish.
20:54I've successfully removed the central fabric from the headpiece,
20:59and I'm now going to support it onto this black velvet.
21:03What I need to do is stitch the two pieces of fabric together.
21:09So this will do two things.
21:10It will hold the two pieces together,
21:12but it will also mean that all of this damage
21:15that's all the way around the edges,
21:18all of this loss will be held nice and secure.
21:22So the holes will be infilled,
21:24and then this piece of fabric will be nice and strong
21:27and have a good structure.
21:29I'm going to start in the centre,
21:30and I'm going to work my way to one side and then to the other.
21:34But black thread on black fabric with a black side.
21:38I'm going to work my way to support fabric.
21:39So it's actually quite tricky to see.
22:01Steve has completed the brickwork on the miniature water mill.
22:05He now needs to protect the structure from the elements
22:09with a much needed new roof.
22:12I've tried to do it in the same way that Brian constructed his roof.
22:18The only thing that I'm going to do is improve slightly on Brian's design.
22:23I'm going to put a waterproof membrane over the roof
22:28before then starting to put the felt tiles on.
22:33Because this mill is going to live outside,
22:35it's got to stand up to all weathers.
22:38This is a real thick, loopy adhesive.
22:47It's really quite satisfying.
22:49It's like a thick treacle.
22:57Right, that's enough adhesive on.
22:59I need to get the membrane on now.
23:08Good, that should adhere nicely.
23:11Got to get the other side on, then I can get the felt on.
23:25I've now attached a lot of strips of felt.
23:29And then I came up with the idea of using a soldering iron
23:33to score all the lines to make it look like they're all separate tiles.
23:40And this is working an absolute treat.
23:47After a long bath and a de-rusting solution,
23:51Dean is ready to see if the Speed Skate blades have regained their shine.
23:56So now's the moment of truth where I pull them out
23:59and hopefully all that rust has removed.
24:03It's quite nerve-wracking, actually.
24:06That's worked really well.
24:09A lot of that orange rust has come away.
24:11That's going to polish up beautifully.
24:14I'm going to pull the other one out.
24:16That's actually in better condition than the other blade.
24:19But for now, I'm happy with the result of the de-rusting solution.
24:23So I can concentrate on the other areas of damage.
24:34This huge area where the leather has simply scraped away is quite an odd shape.
24:41I've got to try and blend it in.
24:44So to do that, I'm going to begin by putting some masking tape over that area.
24:49And what I'm doing here is to try and create a template that I can transfer onto a piece of
24:54new leather.
24:56I'm going to use my fingers just to press in and try and create an impression of that area that
25:03has worn away.
25:04Then I can get a rough cut of the leather and trim down as I need.
25:08And hopefully I should get a perfect shape that just sticks on there and blends nicely.
25:12I'm going to transfer my masking template onto the leather.
25:21I'm just going to cut that area off.
25:28Which will just make things a bit more manageable.
25:36So I'm happy with the shape of that. That should blend in really well.
25:40Now I'm going to scive the edges of the leather with my knife.
25:44And what I'm looking for is a paper thin edge that should blend beautifully when I glue it onto the
25:52skirt.
26:20The main point of this was to get a knife.
26:22A nice blend between that new leather and the old leather in terms of its texture and its handle.
26:30And that positioning is really pleasing actually.
26:33I'm going to hammer that down just to make sure the bond is strong.
26:43That feels amazing. It's almost seamless.
26:47Now I can apply this same principle to the tear at the front here.
26:51And then all the black leather will be nicely repaired.
27:01Steve has completed all the heavy building work on his repair of the watermill.
27:07He's now ready to move on to the finer fixtures and fittings.
27:12David has made such a good job of making this wheel.
27:16I've also made a little pump assembly.
27:21And this will sit into the water bund there.
27:26And I've got this lovely bit of lead pipe that sits over this copper pipe here.
27:33And the water will come out of there and drive the water wheel.
27:39Now it's time to get all the bits back together, get the wheel on, get the pump in, get the
27:46roof back on.
27:47And then it'll be ready.
27:49Very exciting.
27:58When Brian's water mill arrived, it was a crumbling relic after being exposed to the elements for over 30 years.
28:07Now Don has returned with her mother, Pan, hoping Steve has been able to rebuild the ruin that keeps Brian's
28:14legacy alive.
28:16Hello.
28:17Hello.
28:18Hello.
28:18Hello, Pamela.
28:20Nice to meet you.
28:21Yes, thank you.
28:21And you.
28:22Ryan poured his heart into doing this, didn't he?
28:25What were your thoughts when it was sat in the garden in bits?
28:30I think we were all deciding what we were going to do, weren't we?
28:33Who was going to do it?
28:35Who could do it to his standard?
28:37So to see it restored and preserved, it would mean just everything.
28:42So would you like to see it?
28:46Yes.
28:46Absolutely.
28:48So excited to see it.
28:49Here we go.
28:51Oh, my gosh.
28:53Oh, that's...
28:54Oh, look at that!
28:59Isn't that lovely?
29:03Gosh, that's amazing.
29:05And you've done all these.
29:07That's great work.
29:08Yeah.
29:08Lovely.
29:09Gosh, and this.
29:10Oh, gosh.
29:11And there's even water in there.
29:14And the wheel.
29:16Would you like to see if it works?
29:19Yes.
29:19Okay, I'll just switch it on for you.
29:23Oh, love.
29:26Wow.
29:27That's just amazing.
29:31Oh, it's so lovely, isn't it?
29:33Yes, it does.
29:33Yeah.
29:34That looks so good.
29:36Oh, God.
29:36It's just beyond anything that we could have thought would ever happen to it.
29:42Thank you so much.
29:44The watermill just sums up a legacy that will now stay in the family, be preserved.
29:51And Dad would be so pleased to know that it's working and it's loved.
30:00And it's still loved.
30:03It was just the best thing we could have done, wasn't it?
30:19From one Fletcher to another now, as Sharon from Western Supermare and Kelly from Plymouth,
30:26are hoping Fred could get a treasured timepiece ticking again.
30:32Hi there.
30:33Hi.
30:33Hi.
30:34Hello.
30:34Nice to meet you, Bae.
30:35And you?
30:35It's a great clock.
30:37It is.
30:38This was my dad Roy's clock and it was left when he passed to Kelly.
30:43Are you related to the family?
30:45It was very good friends, one of Dad's best friends, very close to him.
30:48We actually met through a mutual friend.
30:50She was doing some care work for Roy and she asked me to help, which mainly involved cleaning
30:58and doing a bit of grocery shopping.
31:00And we made a friendship from there really.
31:04He wasn't a typical older gent.
31:07He didn't act 90, did he?
31:09He was a very fun, energetic, youthful in soul and mind actually.
31:19We had a lot of adventures, whether it was just going for Coco or a little drive and me getting
31:25lost, which I'm very good at.
31:27He was a great company to be around.
31:29He had a lot of stories that he loved sharing and I loved listening.
31:33It seems like quite an unlikely relationship that the two of you had.
31:37I originally was there to help Roy and to make Roy's life that little bit easier and to bring a
31:46bit more joy.
31:46But I actually didn't know how important his friendship was to me.
31:52Life can be very overwhelming and very stressful.
31:55Roy definitely made my day a bit brighter and I wish he knew how important he was to me.
32:04What was Roy like as a dad?
32:07It was fantastic.
32:08He was a legend.
32:10I was always a daddy's girl anyway.
32:12He was very supportive in my life and he was just the mainstay really.
32:17Yeah.
32:18Do you live quite near to Roy?
32:19No.
32:20We were a couple of hours apart.
32:21Where were I?
32:22So Kelly kept him going and did all the fun stuff, didn't we?
32:25All the fun.
32:26She would be a bit of a daredevil, whereas we would keep dad quiet.
32:29You're 90, you don't want to do that.
32:30And Kelly would be like, yeah, okay, don't worry, leave it with me.
32:33And then they'd be gallivanting off.
32:36And he loved it.
32:37This clock was the one next to Roy.
32:40He sat right next to it.
32:42So when I was sat in my space on that sofa and I looked over speaking to Roy,
32:46I'd always see the clock in the background.
32:48Roy always wanted me to have the clock.
32:52It was one of his wishes when he passed.
32:55So it's quite special to me.
32:57In an ideal world, what are you hoping for?
33:00I would just absolutely love to have it working.
33:04I've never heard it tick, so that would be amazing.
33:08Okay.
33:09Obviously there's a chip.
33:12Roy was an avid DIYer and there's paint specs everywhere.
33:18And if you could help, it would mean so much to me.
33:22And it's not going to bring Roy back.
33:27But he would be really proud.
33:29I'll do my best.
33:30Thank you very much.
33:31And I can't wait to see what you're able to do.
33:34We'll see you very soon.
33:35Bye-bye.
33:36Bye-bye.
33:44Would you like a hand?
33:45I think I'll be right.
33:46Yeah?
33:46You sure?
33:47I think so.
33:48You don't have to watch.
33:48Come on, nice and heavy.
34:01It's a great clock, but Roy's left Kelly.
34:03Unfortunately, it doesn't tick, which is obviously quite important.
34:06So getting it ticking and striking, two priorities.
34:10There's quite a lot of brass work on this case, and it's all pretty dull and tarnished.
34:15There's this chip here and quite a lot of paint splattered all over the case.
34:19I think if I get Kirsten to have a look at this chip, just looking at the dial here, the
34:23numerals are a bit worn around here.
34:27So I'm going to have a think about what to do to try and tackle that problem.
34:31First things first, I need to take the mechanism out of the clock, disassemble everything and
34:36remove all the dirt and grime so I can figure out what's really going on.
34:44Oh, ice skates.
34:46Yes.
34:47Do you ice skate?
34:48I've been once.
34:49Yeah.
34:50And I don't think I got back.
34:52I nearly broke my neck.
34:53Oh, no.
34:54The kids found it very entertaining.
34:56You're like a giraffe.
34:58Very much, yes.
34:59Just kidding around.
34:59Like a long bamboo.
35:06Happy with his headpiece, Brenton is ready to turn his attention to its croning glory.
35:12I've got to make something for the front where there's something missing.
35:16And this is a piece of copper, which I've just cut out, which I'm going to embellish.
35:20And I'm sticking this to a piece of wood with a thermal glue.
35:27What this glue will do is it will support the metal while I make the marks and hold it in
35:33position.
35:34I want the pattern to reflect the headpiece.
35:38So the outside of the circle will have this chevron design on it.
35:41And the middle of the circle will have these fish scale patterns on it.
35:53I'm always at my happiest when I'm recreating something.
35:58So I'm just trying to do justice to his craftsmanship.
36:13That is the chevron pattern round the outside looking really, really good.
36:17I just need to mark up the centre for the scales pattern.
36:22Then I can solder that back onto its old bracket and reattach it to the headdress.
36:28Here you go, please.
37:00so I've reshaped and covered the central section so I'm now turning my attention to these lovely
37:06flowers one of them is completely missing so I'm going to attempt to remake it so these flowers are
37:13beautifully made they're made with this metal thread and I've made a template so I can hopefully
37:19get this same shape I've got to make sure that the springy thread stays on the outside
37:26and this thinner stiffer thread stays on the inside so pull that round a bit more maybe let's have a
37:34look
37:42this is really really tricky I have used these metal threads before but usually I'm stitching
37:47them down it's much more controllable so having them sort of free-flowing is yeah it's it's
37:55really hard I'm gonna need a bit of time to work this out I'm sure once I've got a few
38:01petals in it'll
38:02be fine but then this is quite baffling
38:11with the mechanism no sparkling clean it's time for Fred to pivot and tackle the repairs I've just
38:19finished cleaning the clock after disassembling it I have identified a few issues with it right now I'm
38:25working on some bushing just looking at this hole is really really warm the pivot inside it is moving
38:31backs and forwards a lot should not be able to move as much as that and it's on quite an
38:36important
38:36wheel because it's it's the wheel that lifts the hammer for the strike so if I leave it like this
38:41the
38:41hammer might not lift so no strike so to fill this hole I'm gonna be using a bush so bushes
38:49are used to
38:49make an existing hole a lot smaller this is a slightly tapered piece of brass with a hole through the
38:56middle of it when I put the bush in I will open that hole up to the right size so
39:01that the pivot fits
39:02in quite snugly if you look at this brush compared to the hole the hole is quite a lot smaller
39:08so this
39:09is a brooch and I'm opening it up the hole so it's round so that I could fit the bush
39:15quite snugly in it
39:28taking my time but it's easy to get impatient and go too far and then it back to square one
39:34but there
39:35you go perfect I got a really really nice fit and that's definitely not going anywhere now just
39:42need to open up the hole and the bush so the pivot fits in it's good moment of truth that's
40:01pretty good
40:01that that's one down I've got plenty more bushes to get one Fred's called in dialed restorer Cindy
40:21Welland to bring the smile back to the clock's face so I've cleaned off the numerals so I'm starting to
40:28repaint but it's really really tricky to paint onto a shiny metal surface because the paint will have a
40:37tendency to puddle rather than flow together so by painting the the lines on the outside first it gives
40:45the paint the paint a boundary because once it dries then it contains it and I can puddle puddle the
40:51paint in a little bit more easily I'm going to finish the rest of the numerals and then I can
40:56add in
40:57all the minute markers as well it's so lovely having Fred in the barn he's an absolutely lovely lad very
41:08proud of him don't tell him that as much as I should do really Dean's repair of the long track
41:20speed
41:20skates is gathering pace having patched and repaired all the areas of black leather that needed doing I can now
41:28turn my
41:28attention to these torn eyelets now the friction against the leather of pulling the laces tight time after time
41:36as just torn through the leather what I'm going to do is split this seam here and that will allow
41:43me to get inside
41:44and really assess the damage if I apply too much force to open this it could cause irreversible damage
41:52now there is a temptation to just put some metal eyelets in these hull boots but I really think that
41:58would change the look
42:00I'm going to use a fabric tape it's nice and thin so it's not going to add unnecessary bulk should
42:07be quite
42:07invisible they should allow these skates to be laced up again and worn again and I now need to turn
42:14my
42:14attention and do the same process on the opposite side oh Fred that looks really heavy let me pop that
42:25there
42:25thank you it's a bit of a chip here right okay if you might be able to give me a
42:30hand this is this slate
42:31it is right slate can be quite difficult to repair so that it's invisible okay well absolutely do what I
42:39can
42:39thank you yeah
42:47it's nearly carnival time for the notting hill headpiece but first brendan has got to put it back together
42:55well Rebecca has done a remarkable job of this decorative part of the headpiece
43:05there we go that's gone in there look at that great so I've got to sew
43:12the cloth bit in position so it can't move about it looks absolutely beautiful
43:25handcrafted by vernon williams a pioneer at the very first notting hill carnival
43:31this headpiece was one of hundreds he created to celebrate culture and history
43:37but over time the copper was crushed the fabric frayed and the embroidered details disappeared
43:48i need sunglasses spectacular isn't it wow returning to the barn to see if her father's masterpiece
43:57might be carnival ready once again simone
44:05hi hello hello nice to see you again thank you nice to see you both again how are you feeling
44:11nervous and slightly emotional um it means a lot to me it's my dad's legacy where did the nerves come
44:18from is that because i'm worried what you've done with it are you ready to take a look i am
44:26ready to take a look yeah
44:30oh wow
44:34oh wow
44:37wow god it looks so regal
44:45and you put all the pieces together oh it's beautiful
44:50quite emotional yeah yeah this is beautiful and you've kept all the colors and everything i love it
44:5745 years old and still kicking i'm still kicking with the help of you brenton thank you i can't take
45:05all of the credit rebecca helped us with the fabric and did a fantastic job you did thank you so
45:11much
45:11you're welcome oh and this is brand new so this wasn't there before and you've just mimicked what
45:18he's done it complements it would you like to try it on why not i'll give it a go
45:29it fits you perfectly it goes with the jacket right yeah well that's your carnival outfit done we have
45:35all enjoyed having this in the barn we've all been talking about it and we'll definitely be keeping our
45:40eye out this carnival for genesis thank you so much it's yours to take away thank you i'll grab the
45:45door
45:49thanks yeah bye
45:55well done
45:58well done great job guys
46:03rebecca and brenton has smashed it they've just really honored the craftsmanship and it just feels
46:10like dad made it if my dad was here he would say in a trini accent brenton and rebecca all
46:19you come and
46:20work for me that's what he would say
46:40while kirsten cleans up the clock case it's time for fred to get the mechanism ticking
46:48i'm now moving my attention to the pallets as this wheel spins round it hits the pallet stones
46:56which are attached to the pendulum that swings back from forwards that's what makes the ticking sound
47:02these stones are currently at the wrong angle they need to be completely perpendicular with the wheel
47:09like this but currently they're all over the shop this is the reason why kelly has not heard this
47:15optic at all going to be needing to straighten up the stones and they're held in with shellac i'm just
47:21going to heat up the shellac by putting them on this heat mat that's going to heat up the shellac
47:26so that it's soft enough for me to just pull out the stone
47:33i'm just going to remove all the old shellac from the pallets so that when i reset the
47:37stones i can just use fresh shellac
47:48now the pallets are nice and clean first thing i'm going to do when setting in
47:53the stones is put the shellac into the pallets
47:59i'm just going to pop that in here
48:03so it's really important for me to get the pallet stones to be perpendicular with the pallets
48:09if it's not perpendicular then it won't run correctly the difference between this being
48:15right and wrong is probably about a degree or two now i've got the pallet stones in the right place
48:22i put it in the movement and see how it engages with the escape wheel
48:28this bit's always quite nerve-wracking because a lot of hard work's gone into this
48:46so i'm really happy with how one of the stones is engaging the escape wheel the other one not so
48:50much
48:51i've got adjustments
48:59i'm going to use a two-part epoxy modeling material to fill this chip
49:07i really love slate as a material but i do shy away from working on it
49:15because it's a very soft material so with something like this i want to try and get
49:21it as flat as i can because i don't want to have to introduce any kind of abrasive sanding fabrics
49:31just because i'm concerned about causing damage to the surrounding area
49:39i've got a bit more smoothing and shaping to do but that edge is looking really nice and crisp now
49:58dean's gliding towards the finish line with the long track speedscape restoration
50:05now i'm at a stage where i just need to buff the leather this is a really enjoyable stage
50:09it's where all the work kind of comes to life and that leather should get a lovely shine
50:15as i buff it over with a soft brush
50:21now these skates have had a storied history
50:25and now with these repairs and this preservation they can last well into the future now all there is
50:32to do is to lace them up and get them back to steve these long track speed skates kick-started
50:39an
50:40illustrious sporting career and a shared passion between a father and daughter but when they arrived
50:47they looked as if they had been left out in the cold with worn out leather and rusty blades
50:53dean they look so good thank you well done
50:57now steve and frankie have returned to the barn hoping dean has been able to restore the skates
51:03to their winning ways
51:08hello welcome back thank you nice to see you how have you been since leaving the skates with us
51:13thinking about most days actually winning that competition was a pathway through the improvements
51:19i was making as a as an athlete in speed skating yeah are you both ready to take a look
51:23i'm really
51:23nervous i'm nervous as well nervous together
51:32wow whoa look at those
51:39that is super
51:44wow they they look absolutely fantastic
51:47fantastic you're fantastic where you you know the the the scuffs and the the holes and everything
51:55the eyelets i'm shaking i'm actually shaking physically shaking oh yeah that's such a complete
52:03contrast to what they were i know how much he loves speed skating and i know how much these mean
52:09things happen to him yeah and i think it's just it's phenomenal if it does freeze over again on the
52:16fence i'll take them with me and give them a give them another try it's been an absolute pleasure to
52:21work
52:21on them it really has well enjoy them thank you very much again thank you very well thank you bye
52:27bye
52:33it was just overwhelming to see what they've been able to to achieve to repair the skates
52:40i think especially since losing my mum the fact that skating keeps me and my dad more connected um and
52:48i
52:49kind of a signifier of kind of a bond we've created through skating
53:06now kirsten and cindy have returned the restored case and face of roy's clock fred is almost ready
53:14to complete the repair i'm really happy with that i've got the movement finally all together and
53:21it's ticking so i'm going to put everything back together this is one of my favorite parts of the job
53:29it's all looking real bright and shiny and there's a there's a sense of pride that i get
53:49i've got the majority of the clock back together now and i think it's looking really good
53:53i've had a little plaque made there's a bit of a tip of the cap to roy and i think
53:59it means that
53:59every time kelly looks at this clock she'll be reminded of her good friend roy
54:08silent for years chipped and with faded numerals this clock stands as a symbol of an unexpected
54:16yet treasured friendship and you've polished up the casework as well i don't need your fingerprints
54:23good work fred thank you kelly and sharon are returning hoping to hear the clock tick
54:31as it did in roy's heyday
54:36hi you two hi hello welcome back thank you how are you feeling it would be fantastic to see it
54:43working
54:43and hear it if it makes a sound yeah so i'm i am very excited i'm just like excited to
54:52see
54:52yeah what you've done you'd like to take a look yeah okay yeah fred
55:03wow it's different than it's lovely
55:12i was gonna put a bag on in all the gold in the scratches it's gold and the shit
55:27it's amazing oh look at that
55:32i haven't got to pick all the specs of paint on
55:38you must have put some hours into this that's been a real team effort yeah it has
55:45kirsten's done a really good job on the chip and uh cindy's made the doll look amazing
55:49and lots of work from you for it as well yeah yeah yeah i did i did a little bit
55:54do you want to see it working absolutely yes please okay
56:01oh
56:05heartbeat of the clock
56:08that's like really reassuring and comforting tick it's a bit reassuring like dad was yeah yeah
56:17so it is almost like we'll be sitting in my front room yeah yeah it's lovely well it's all yours
56:23to
56:23take home now so we'll wrap it up and we'll get it sent off to you i am and will
56:27be forever grateful
56:28it's been an absolute pleasure thank you all right thank you guys bye
56:40didn't realize it was going to look so beautiful it was very emotional lots of different feels um but
56:47brilliant absolutely fabulous to have a constant reminder of the friendship that i had with roy
56:53and the time we've spent together is is absolutely wonderful
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