How to Make a Wooden Funeral Urn
The funeral or cremation urn is used to house the ashes of a cremated loved one, bet it a human family member or friend, or a pet. Cremation urns have a long history dating back to the Stone Age period around 3,000 B.C. when decorative pottery was used to store the ashes of the deceased. Wooden funeral urns can be made as decorative or as simple as the maker wants. An animal funeral urn can be made to a size of around 6 inches.
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Things You'll Need
- 1, 3/4x10x36-inch piece of wood
- 1, 3/4x6x36-inch piece of wood
- 1, 1x1x24-inch piece of wood
- Wood screws
- Wood filler
- Wood glue
- Sandpaper
- Stain
- Table saw
- Router
- 1/8-inch router bit
- Clamps
Instructions
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Cut the 1x1x24-inch wood into four pieces measuring 6 inches by using the table saw. Using a 1/8-inch router bit to cut the three edges of the posts, not the interior edge.
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Cut the bottom base piece of wood to 16 inches long by 9.5 inches wide. From the same piece of wood cut the top measuring 15.5 by 9.5 inches. Router the upper edge of the top piece of the urn. Cut the sides to create two 12-inch by 6-inch pieces and two 6 by 6-inch pieces.
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Glue the 6-by-6-inch side panels to the four posts and apply pressure to the glued pieces using clamps. Glue the front and back panels to the side pieces.
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Flip the top panel upside down. Center and glue the front and back side panels of the box to the top panel. Allow the glue used on the top panel to dry to the rest of the box before centering the bottom panel on the rest of the assembly. Screw the bottom panel from underneath to the box assembly with a screwdriver used to insert wood screws.
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Use wood filler to plug any gaps or cracks in the box. Sand the surfaces and apply stain to the exterior of the urn.
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Tips & Warnings
Sand the surfaces of the urn before assembling and gluing them together. Apply at least three coats of stain to the urn.
References
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