Urn turners, plastic bag or no?

[Paul Lajoie]

So I’ve made four Urns so far. I’ve been able to put a plastic bag in two then add cremations. The third I got the bag in but adding the cremains just wouldn’t work. So just put remains in without bag. What do most do, line with bag or just cremains? The two that worked were made with abs clean out fittings, the third has brass threads from Staineless bottle stoppers.
Paul

 

[Russell Nugent]

Personally I prefer a bag if possible. Saves a disaster if something untoward happens and the urn happens to split or something. But I've only made a few so not overly experienced.

 

[Paul Lajoie]

That’s one of my worries also. Thanks for your answer

 

[Russ Braun]

“All we are is dust in the wind”!

I’ve made Urns for my departed family members, all w/o bags. Since nothing lasts forever (including urns made out of wood), I decided plastic is not a great part of a final resting place!

 

[William Rogers]

I use a bag for the family members. Usually a couple as they want to share and spread some of the remains. If was selling an urn I just supply the urn and it would be up buyer to put the remains in. I recommend to the buyer to use a bag. I have no idea if the remains would react with certain species of wood.

 

[Mark Mandell]

I recommend using a plastic bag. Reason being, not so much safety, but rather if a subsequent decision is made to scatter the cremains,. the jar will not have cremains embedded in the interior walls so the jar can be repurposed.
What is often not considered is who will be burdened with caring for Great-Great-Granma's cremains after all who knew her have passed on as well.
Of course, if the urn is to be interred (instead of using a plastic box), it makes no difference.
If there is to be an interment, I give the option of small "keepsake" urns that can be re-cremated when the holder passes.

 

[Richard Coers]

I thread on the lids, so no future disaster. I let the funeral home decide how to fill them. I had one complaint from the funeral director about my Mom's urn, but the ashes were in it when I picked it up. I guess a funnel is not standard equipment at those places.

 

[Paul Lajoie]

I recommend using a plastic bag. Reason being, not so much safety, but rather if a subsequent decision is made to scatter the cremains,. the jar will not have cremains embedded in the interior walls so the jar can be repurposed.
What is often not considered is who will be burdened with caring for Great-Great-Granma's cremains after all who knew her have passed on as well.
Of course, if the urn is to be interred (instead of using a plastic box), it makes no difference.
If there is to be an interment, I give the option of small "keepsake" urns that can be re-cremated when the holder passes.
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I don’t know anyone who would repurpose a urn after cremaines are scattered.

 

[Don Wattenhofer]

I have been making them for more than 30 years and never worried about a plastic bag or not, but on the recommendation of one mortician I always make the opening fairly large at least in proportion to the overall size of the urn. The latest urn I did (pictured as my avatar) has a 3" - 8 thread so the opening is about 2 7/8" diameter. I did have a mortician ask if it was OK to seal the thread, so I told him that he should ask the widow which he did and then just put some wood glue on the threads.

 

[Paul Lajoie]

That’s a beautiful urn Don. Is that walnut? Are the threads brass or hand turned? Thanks for the reply

 

[Don Wattenhofer]

That’s a beautiful urn Don. Is that walnut? Are the threads brass or hand turned? Thanks for the reply

The wood is walnut except for the celtic cross is birch.
All directly cut into the wood with the pieces mounted on my metal lathe and a router driven threading bit mounted to the cross slide.
It was displayed in the photo gallery about a month ago.