Jack Riehl of Cape May has for the last 15 years created numerous birdhouses out of an unlikely material: vintage window shutters.
Jack Riehl, 81, of Cape May, isn’t a birdwatcher, but for the last 15 years has created numerous birdhouses out of an unlikely material: vintage window shutters.
“I really never stopped working,” Riehl said. “Every job I’ve ever done I’ve enjoyed it. I’ve never done anything I didn’t like and enjoyed doing,, so it’s just a continuation when I came to . I’m not a person who just sits out on the beach and drink piña colada’s all day. I need to be doing something.”, which is the oldest continually-operating hotel in Cape May, Riehl said one day he decided to visit the historic hotel and was mistaken as a hotel worker by the owner.
Jack Riehl adds vintage doorknobs, sink faucets, garden hose faucets and other artifacts to his unique birdhouses.“In the end, they bring joy to people,” Riehl said. “My birdhouses are all made from exterior wooden shutters, and most of the shutters are at least 100 years old. So, to handle the wood and to realize somebody made this well over 100 years ago, it’s amazing.”
Riehl said he also travels to upstate New York, where he buys old shutters from various sellers. “Many times, people just give them to me, and I’ll make a birdhouse for them out of their shutters,” Riehl said. “They’ll say, ‘These came off my grandfather’s house and I didn’t want to throw them away’ and I’ll say, ‘I’ll make you one of my birdhouses from your shutters,’” he explained.
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