Ben Wurst, owner
reclaimed LLC
New Gretna, New Jersey
email: ben.wurst@gmail.com
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Ben Wurst, owner
reclaimed LLC
New Gretna, New Jersey
email: ben.wurst@gmail.com
Interested in looking into you about making a reclaimed king sized bed headboard, runners and footboard. Any interest in the project?
Hey Kevin,
Definitely interested. What sort of design are you looking for? I’m thinking it would look really neat if made from old pallet wood.
Ben
I have attempted to contact you once before And never saw your reply until now.
Do you have any interest on doing a king size bed frame including headboard, footboard, side rails? I have some old porch joists that may work as side rails. I also have some tiger wood scraps laying around that I could donate to you (pregrooved 1×4 porch decking). Real pretty wood that has been outside for like a year. Not quite reclaimed I guess but nice wood. I also have two used palates. Totally free reign, as I believe it is best for an artist to work that way. We like clean lines and rather simple design elements. Your call though.
Hey Kevin,
Yeah, I remember your comment from last year about it. I’m sure I can put something together for you and I’m always looking for new and interesting projects. I’ll have to find out how big king size beds are and put together a sketch of the headboard/footboard. We’re you looking for a platform bed or a standard bed frame (where I’d just make the headboard/footboard). Let me know. My email is: ben.wurst@gmail.com
Kevin,
I’m sorry to say that I do NOT believe that the debris that you collected and say that it is from the Shack surely can not be. That poor house got washed away and there is no way of telling where all the pieces have gone. Your photo’s show many pieces of wood that could have come from homes washed down as far as Holgate. We have a home on the bay side not far from the Shack and there are all kinds of wood and debris that washed up around us and is still there. But I would NEVER claim that some of it is the Shack. There is NO way of telling where that unfortunate house went. The memories of the Shack should be left to those who have beautiful photo’s and summer drive by views of it. Don’t ruin the Shack by trying to so call sell pieces of it and make a profit of Hurricane Sandy. We all lost the war of the hurricane and are not selling parts of the damage.
Hey Chris,
You’re entitled to your opinions, but I wholeheartedly disagree with everything in your comment. I knew there’d be critics like you and you don’t know me or my intentions. The mission of my business is to reduce the amount of wood that is sent to landfills. I do this by finding wood in dumpsters, on roadsides, etc… After Sandy wood is everywhere and it’s my goal to help prevent it all from being treated like garbage. Just because I collect wood after a major hurricane doesn’t mean I approve of all the damage that was caused along our coast.
I have no doubt in my mind that the wood that I found, which was only 430 ft. from where the shack once stood, is clearly from the shack. I have proof that the wood is from the shack. See for yourself: http://www.savetheshack.com/photos/tav2_lg.jpg If you ever want to come and see the wood for yourself (including whole sections of the wall), let me know. I’m not ruining the shack, I saved the shack and people are glad that I was able to salvage its remains!
-Ben
I am very interested in purchasing 3 of the cutouts of New Jersey from The Shack. I was going to LBI in Ship Bottom since I was 11 years old. My parents purchased a house in Ship Bottom on W 12th Street. Myself, my family, and my 2 sons, have many memories of passing the Shack on our way to our summer vacation, and eventually, our permanent homes there. I would love to purchase somthing made of The Shack for my sons and dads birthdays coming up in March. Can you tell me how I can do this? Thank you
Patricia
Hey Patricia, Currently I’m all sold out of jersey cutouts from reclaimed shack wood. More batches might be made but I need to finish making ones that were already ordered. Once they are finished then more might become available if I have enough wood. To sign up for news on future batches, check out this page on my website:
-Ben
I would like to buy a small sculpture. Etsy is being a pia. Can you contact me?
Hey Leslie, Which one were you interested in? Please shoot me an email @ ben.wurst@gmail.com