Box for Cremation Ashes

[Mel Fulks]

Years ago I read in a couple of places that one of the first things an apprentice made was his own coffin , which would be used as a
tool box. If it was not good , the shop owner probably kept it , and sent him on his way . Probably tried to sell it to the fired
apprentice. When you are running a business, thrift is important !

[Jim Becker]

One of the challenges with "interim use" of a cremation box is that quite often, the opening is in the bottom. You can certainly get around that using various box making techniques that would permit sealing a "more normal" box permanently with glue. (Heck, Professor Dr. SWMBO's 'rents live in a Thai teak ice bucket in Arlington National Cemetery that I glued shut after their remains were mixed and placed inside) How ornate or creative you want to get with the project will also enter into whether or not it will be adaptable to "interim use", other than decorative. To-date, I've only made them for pets, but all were bottom closure. They were also round/oval.