The woodburning tool I ordered arrived last Saturday. So now I can move on with my project. For the past few weeks, I have been collecting cedar shakes from downed buildings everywhere. I found quite a few off Mallard Island and a bunch in the Tuckerton Beach area.
My plan is to start etching “The Shack: Long Beach Island, R.I.P.” into each reclaimed piece. Then I’m going to put them on Ebay as authentic shingles from LBI’s famed “ Happy Daze Gunning and Fishing Club, aka the Shack.
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