Cremation Urn info

[dave harris]

Are there certain specs to go by when making an urn? My father recently passed and i thought about trying to make an urn for him. But don't know where to start so i start here. Dimensions, how does the lid secure or does it? Are there any laws i have to adhere to, etc Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Fred Wissen]

Dave,

Sorry to hear about your loss but it is great to hear that you are working to make a treasure as rememberance.

I looked into some of the Urn turning when our family pet passed away. I don't know much on the requirements but the following page may help you progress with your plans.

http://www.woodturningonline.com/Turning/Projects/urns.html

Good luck!

Fred

 

[dave harris]

Thank you so much Fred, that is very helpful

 

[justaccord]

Dave,

Check out Mike Mahoney's video on urns. It has lots of information. As a rule of thumb, each pound requires about a cubic inch.

HTH

Dave

 

[Paulloseby]

Urn sizes

Hi Dave - if it helps, I put a link on my site some time ago with the sizes needed. If you go to hopefully it will be of some use

http://www.pens-pens.com/urnsizes.htm

Kindest regards

Paul

 

[dave harris]

Thanks alot Paul

 

[cwearing]

Not insensitive but somewhere I heard that a 200 pound individual would occupy the volume of 20 cups of uncooked rice.

 

[dave harris]

Thanks for all the great info. What about securing the lid/top? Any thoughts?

 

[Paulloseby]

Urn sizes

I use a screw thread and if I have any doubts about whether the wood is totally dry or not, I put an African Blackwood ring in to thread and with a blackwood insert to take the male thread.

Kindest regards and hope things go as well as possible over Christmas

Paul

 

[Joe Greiner]

A forum search for [cremation urn] finds two threads in addition to this one; both of them before your Join Date. They mostly address closure systems.

 

[Ed Davidson]

Dave,

Here are some links off the AAW site to urn photos and descriptions:

http://www.woodturner.org/resources/bb/a_g_gallery/Drozda/

http://www.woodturner.org/resources/bb/a_g_gallery/Jones/

http://www.woodturner.org/gallery/RestfulPlaces.pdf

 

[David Somers]

Dave,

Your local funeral parlor will be able to tell you about any state laws that might affect your design. Someone already referenced Mike Mahoney's Video on urns. It is a good video.

This is a wonderful idea for your father. I hope it goes very well. I have a feeling doing it will be a great source of comfort for you. My condolances.

Dave