Thank you. I was inspired by a friend who'd done a similar thing with tetrapacks. I used the guillotine to slice the ends off then cut them out a few at a time with some sturdy old scissors. Hoping to get them in place over the weekend. I'm tempted by @bikeworkshop Roman tiles idea of alternating silver and outer label rows of them.
Well, I managed to find a bit of time to do some shed today. I ran out of daylight to finish the beer can fish scales, but I think the effect is going to be good judging by the first few rows.