Cremation Urns??

[Thad Nickoley]

Does anyone have any pictures of turned cremations urns? Right now I only turn pens but would love to try a cremation urn.

[Ron Fleice]

Thad ...I turned this about a month or so ago, it was done for an employees moms remains...The wood is catalpa, If you do a google for wood turned cremation urns you will get lots of hits...if you need info on size etc please send a pm
Ron
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y290/Ronluc/CremationUrn3-2.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y290/Ronluc/CremationUrn2.jpg

[Jeff Moffett]

Urns are one of Mike Mahoney's specialties. He generally turns a hollow form and then makes a threaded finial/lid. He has a video called "Hollow Forms and Urns" that is currently on the home page of his website: www.bowlmakerinc.com (http://www.bowlmakerinc.com). Here's a direct link to one of Mike's urns (http://www.bowlmakerinc.com/cgallerynew/images/red_boxelder_urn.jpg).

[Ken George]

Here is an urn that I turned for a friend for her dog. She selected the form from a catalog of urns and requested the white washed oak. It was hollowed through the bottom and I made a plate to plug the hole that screwed in. The picture of the bottom was taken before the finish was applied. The engraving was done by a local trophy shop with a laser engraver. I don't remember the dimensions but I could get them if you like.

[robert hainstock]

I posted an urn Nov 25. It is a larger than need be utn, but I have the plans, and you could scale it down. If yuo want them, PM me.:)
Bob

[Malcolm Tibbetts]

Here's one that I did a few years ago for a close "hippy" friend. It's about 9" tall, with a hand-chased, threaded lid. I'm not much of a "paint" artist, but the flowers seemed to fit the person.

General advce: 1 cubic inch of space per one pound of body weight and make sure it's stable. Note the larger than normal base.

[Scott Hubl]

The Mike Mahoney DVD on hollow forms and Urns is well worth the investment.;)

[Thad Nickoley]

Thank you all for the pics. They are beautiful.

[Andy Hoyt]

Bill Grumbine has some pretty decent help (http://www.wonderfulwood.com/) to offer.

[Greg Ketell]

I wish I could take credit for this one but it was made by two friends of mine. It is Koa with Honduran Rosewood highlights. The coin inset in the lid is a pendant my mom wore all the time. Just a way of identifying whose urn it is without engraving.

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[Cory Dugan]

I've been an amateur craftsman for about 10 years, do it more for the pleasure and as side jobs here and there. My best friend lost his Dad who was like a second father to me and he asked me to build a small urn to keep some of his Dad's ashes in. He found one that he loved http://www.evrmemories.com/walnut-october-wood-memorial-urn-p/evr5117.htm but it's way outside of something that I would normally do. Constructing the whole shape, etc. and I are there particular parameters or guidelines that you have to follow when making an urn? Does it have to be lined? I want to do this for him and I loved his Dad as well - important that it be RIGHT. Any ideas or thoughts? Assistance on any level appreciated!

[John Keeton]

Cory, first - welcome to Sawmill Creek!! This thread is quite old, but has some good information. There have been other urns posted since 2008, including a couple that I have done. You might want to do a search of this forum and of the Projects forum, since not all urns are turned.

For what it is worth, the threads of the two I turned are below:

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?164752-Ashes-to-Ashes
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?166399-Cherry-Urn

[Toney Robertson]

but it's way outside of something that I would normally do. Constructing the whole shape, etc.


Cory,

What do you normally do?

Take no offense but that is a pretty basic octagon box. 45 degree corners (so each piece would have a 22 1/2d bevel), I bet a plywood bottom (recessed into a groove cut before assembly) and a pretty simple walnut top (edge applied with a shaper, hand held router or router table).

I do not think urns need to be lined and as has been stated above 1 Cubic inch for each pound of body weight.

Good luck with the project.

[Rick Markham]

Urns are one of Mike Mahoney's specialties. He generally turns a hollow form and then makes a threaded finial/lid. He has a video called "Hollow Forms and Urns" that is currently on the home page of his website: www.bowlmakerinc.com (http://www.bowlmakerinc.com). Here's a direct link to one of Mike's urns (http://www.bowlmakerinc.com/cgallerynew/images/red_boxelder_urn.jpg).

It's a pretty decent video to boot too!

[Russell Neyman]

I have several here, on my Facebook collection. Link: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1470896711549.53622.1807573692 I probably do four to six urns a year (plus some for pets, believe it or not) and they're pretty basic. One possible design is to hollow it from the bottom, adding lid-like decorative features at the top of the vessel, but have a glue-able bottom to hold the remains in place. This gives the next of kin the option of sealing it, permanently. It's a bit easier, too, since typically the bottom is larger than the top.