Season 8 Episode 18 | The Repair Shop (Full Episode)

➤ Subscribe ➤ http://bit.ly/RepairShopYT A touch of fantasy is in the air as the team turns its attention to two Tolkien-inspired notebooks. First into the barn is David with a cherished item linking him to his schooldays. He's brought along two notebooks containing writing and drawings which he created in his teenage years, inspired by JRR Tolkien. Inside, amongst his own work, are a handful of letters written to the teenager by the author himself. As a lonely schoolboy, David spent hours creating the scrapbook and now, after 55 years, it has fallen into disrepair. Held together by rolls of tape, both the pages and spine need a complete facelift. Bookbinder Chris Shaw works his own form of magic with a painstaking repair that leaves David spellbound. Meanwhile, Dominic Chinea has a more utilitarian but equally cherished item to repair. It's a vintage workbench brought in by Rob who fondly remembers his dad using it to build him a sledge. When his beloved father passed away when Rob was just 11 years old, his trusty workbench took on even deeper significance for him. Dom lavishes love on the old workbench, restoring it to full working order much to Rob's obvious delight. The final restoration of the day is a joint task for silversmith Brenton West and leather expert Suzie Fletcher. Evelyn and her granddaughter Keeley have a decrepit manicure set which they believe survived the Liverpool Blitz in 1941. The set belonged to Evelyn's glamorous mother and she's keen to pass it on to her granddaughter so it can live on in the family. The experts go all out to nail this important fix. If you love The Repair Shop, check out The Bidding Room 📺 https://bit.ly/TheBiddingRoomYT 🎟️ The Repair Shop is going on tour across the UK! Tickets can be purchased at: https://bit.ly/4d5TL6l Nestled deep in the British countryside is The Repair Shop, where a team of Britain's most skilled and caring craftspeople rescue and resurrect items their owners thought were beyond saving. Together they transform priceless pieces of family history and bring loved, but broken treasures, and the memories they hold back to life. If you have a treasured item that's seen better days and you think our experts can help, please get in touch now! 👉 http://bit.ly/TakePartTRS