Make mine a Pine box.
I think every Catholic woodworker was probably very impressed by the
big dovetails on the Pope's outer box a few years back.
On May 27, 3:01 pm, "Mike Fields"
<spam_me_not_mr.gadget2@comcastDOTnet> wrote:
> Browsing the Rockler catalog the other day, came across these plans.http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=900&filter=caskethttp://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=5016&filter=casket
>
> "Not yet -- I'm not done building my final project !!! " :-)
>
> --
> Mikey aka "mr.gadget"
On May 27, 6:20 pm, "SonomaProducts.com" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Make mine a Pine box.
>
> I think every Catholic woodworker was probably very impressed by the
> big dovetails on the Pope's outer box a few years back.
When my father died back in December, we buried him in a cherry casket
from St. Meinrad Archabbey in Southern Indiana where I went to school:
http://www.abbeycaskets.com/caskets.asp
It was gorgeous and a lot classier than the tacky caskets most funeral
homes sell.
Dick Durbin
Tallahassee
On May 28, 8:19 am, Olebiker <[email protected]> wrote:
> On May 27, 6:20 pm, "SonomaProducts.com" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Make mine a Pine box.
>
> > I think every Catholic woodworker was probably very impressed by the
> > big dovetails on the Pope's outer box a few years back.
>
> When my father died back in December, we buried him in a cherry casket
> from St. Meinrad Archabbey in Southern Indiana where I went to school:http://www.abbeycaskets.com/caskets.asp
>
> It was gorgeous and a lot classier than the tacky caskets most funeral
> homes sell.
>
> Dick Durbin
> Tallahassee
Wow, Dick, that looks like a very repectable piece of work for $ 2K. I
wonder if they export.
On May 28, 10:25 am, "Edwin Pawlowski" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Olebiker" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > :
> >http://www.abbeycaskets.com/caskets.asp
>
> > It was gorgeous and a lot classier than the tacky caskets most funeral
> > homes sell.
>
> They are very nice, but not for me. I'd rather go in a cardboard box and let
> my wife and friends party with the money saved. I just don't see the value
> of putting an expensive box in the ground. I'm for cremation and no
> viewing. If you want to see me, if you want me to have flowers, do it now,
> not after I'm gone.
I'm opting for a post-hole digger. Bury me vertically, I'll take up
less space.
Just a hole, cover me up with a lid from a garbage can.
But the casket lobby made rules......
> "Not yet -- I'm not done building my final project !!! "
My buddy decoy carver, the late and talented Harry Waite, carved a
hollow canvasback drake with a plug in the bottom. His wife put his
ashes in this floating casket and put it in the headwaters of the
Chesapeake Bay. A couple found the decoy with the description of the
contents and donated it to the museum at St. Michaels, MD. Here's a
link to a PDF of their newsletter with a photo of Harry's fantastic
carving on the last page.
www.cbmm.org/mag_fall04.pdf
I understand that some dipshit state regulations forbade the display
of something with human remains, so the decoy is no longer on exhibit.
Joel Jacobson
RonB wrote:
> Seems kind of morbid to me but I guess its not to everyone. I have a
> cousin who built very nice caskets for his wife and himself a few
> years ago. Beautiful but not quite as elaborate as some of the
> mortuary boxes. To him it was a challenging project with a defined
> purpose. They are stored in the attic storage of his workshop
> building.
> RonB
My wife's uncle had built his own...He took great delight in showing his
final resting place....until needed they used it for blanket storage. Rod
"Olebiker" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> :
> http://www.abbeycaskets.com/caskets.asp
>
> It was gorgeous and a lot classier than the tacky caskets most funeral
> homes sell.
>
They are very nice, but not for me. I'd rather go in a cardboard box and let
my wife and friends party with the money saved. I just don't see the value
of putting an expensive box in the ground. I'm for cremation and no
viewing. If you want to see me, if you want me to have flowers, do it now,
not after I'm gone.
Somebody wrote:
>> If you want to see me, if you want me to have flowers, do it now,
>> not after I'm gone.
Those were also my father's sentiments.
Robatoy wrote:
> I'm opting for a post-hole digger. Bury me vertically, I'll take up
> less space.
> Just a hole, cover me up with a lid from a garbage can.
My mother had to put her 2nd husband in a nursing home.
When I went to visit, it was early evening, the lights were low, and
people were around a large room, sitting in wheelchairs.
My immediate thought was, "My God, this is a warehouse for people
waiting to die."
When I got home, sat at the kitchen table and drank a bottle of wine,
very unusual for me, and thought, "When my time comes, take me to my
boat, give me a bottle of Scotch, a bottle of Drambuie, and a bag of ice."
"Install a water soluble seacock, rig the sails, set the autopilot, and
cast me off."
Hopefully, I won't remember unkind things.
Lew
Yes.
"Han" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I'm with Edwin, with one proviso. If there are any usable parts left when
> I die, please re-use them as best as possible. Then dispose of my remains
> so that nothing is left behind, as cheaply as possible.
>
> --
> Best regards
> Han
> email address is invalid
I'm not too big on the "final project idea, but, as a blacksmith, I just
attended a 3 day grave marker workshop.
Pete Stanaitis
-------------------------
Mike Fields wrote:
> Browsing the Rockler catalog the other day, came across these plans.
> http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=900&filter=casket
> http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=5016&filter=casket
>
> "Not yet -- I'm not done building my final project !!! " :-)
>
"Edwin Pawlowski" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
>
> "Olebiker" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> :
>> http://www.abbeycaskets.com/caskets.asp
>>
>> It was gorgeous and a lot classier than the tacky caskets most
>> funeral homes sell.
>>
>
> They are very nice, but not for me. I'd rather go in a cardboard box
> and let my wife and friends party with the money saved. I just don't
> see the value of putting an expensive box in the ground. I'm for
> cremation and no viewing. If you want to see me, if you want me to
> have flowers, do it now, not after I'm gone.
>
I'm with Edwin, with one proviso. If there are any usable parts left when
I die, please re-use them as best as possible. Then dispose of my remains
so that nothing is left behind, as cheaply as possible.
--
Best regards
Han
email address is invalid
Even some of us Methodist wood workers where
impressed with that "plain" wooden coffin.
Puff
"SonomaProducts.com" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
news:[email protected]...
> Make mine a Pine box.
>
> I think every Catholic woodworker was probably
> very impressed by the
> big dovetails on the Pope's outer box a few
> years back.
>
> On May 27, 3:01 pm, "Mike Fields"
> <spam_me_not_mr.gadget2@comcastDOTnet> wrote:
>> Browsing the Rockler catalog the other day,
>> came across these
>> plans.http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=900&filter=caskethttp://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=5016&filter=casket
>>
>> "Not yet -- I'm not done building my final
>> project !!! " :-)
>>
>> --
>> Mikey aka "mr.gadget"
>
>
Seems kind of morbid to me but I guess its not to everyone. I have a cousin
who built very nice caskets for his wife and himself a few years ago.
Beautiful but not quite as elaborate as some of the mortuary boxes. To him
it was a challenging project with a defined purpose. They are stored in the
attic storage of his workshop building.
RonB
"Mike Fields" <spam_me_not_mr.gadget2@comcastDOTnet> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Browsing the Rockler catalog the other day, came across these plans.
> http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=900&filter=casket
> http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=5016&filter=casket
>
> "Not yet -- I'm not done building my final project !!! " :-)
>
> --
> Mikey aka "mr.gadget"
>
On Mon, 28 May 2007 10:25:02 -0400, "Edwin Pawlowski" <[email protected]>
wrote:
> I'm for cremation and no
>viewing. If you want to see me, if you want me to have flowers, do it now,
>not after I'm gone.
>
That's my plan...
On 28 May 2007 09:55:47 -0700, Robatoy <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>I'm opting for a post-hole digger. Bury me vertically, I'll take up
>less space.
>Just a hole, cover me up with a lid from a garbage can.
I think they actually do that in NYC.