Aaron I'm in the Olympia area and have plenty of local wood. How big a piece do you need.
Hey Finn, thanks for the reply. I think I’m looking fit something in the 6-7” by 10”? First time making a human urn, so this sizing is a conservative best guess.
Everything I have read in planning memorial urn for my Mom (and eventually, Dad - they want their ashes combined together then buried) works out to a formula of approximately 1 Cubic Inch per pound of body weight - So, all you need to do is figure how many cubic inches of dry volume your urn will hold (allowing for, say, "give or take 10%") and compare that to the intended's body weight prior to cremation...
When making my first urn, I had trouble estimating the size of urn needed to hold the volume required. I tend to forget when I'm doing this, but everything is based on the INSIDE dimensions, so allow for wall thickness when figuring the blank size required. I had to repeatedly look this up. I know, we were told there would be no math.
The Woodturners of Olympia are having a meeting tomorrow night (Tues 3/8) at 6:30pm at the First Baptist Church in Olympia if you're so inclined. We are requiring masks and proof of vaccination at least until the State says no longer needed.
