Knowledge You Can Build On — Est. 1998
church urn for ashes
frank groves
Any ideas or thoughts on turning a urn for the church, which would hold the ashes of the deceased during the service. It looks like they want an inside diameter of 8 and 1/2 inches and 8 and 1/2 inches tall with
a rounded bottom, so they can easily get the ashes out after service. And should have a top.
thanks frank groves
Re: church urn for ashes
John K Jordan
Frank, I've never made one, but I remember discussions on WC some years ago which discussed these in detail - size, turning, style. The inside volume is important. If you have not done so, you might try an archive search here.
JKJ
Re: church urn for ashes
Dick Coers
The ashes are always sealed in a pretty thick plastic bag. For a temp holder like that, a slip fit lid will work just fine. Your description makes it sound like a kitchen canister. Maybe not the best looking, but practical. Do a Google image search, you'll find thousands of pictures.
Re: church urn for ashes
Ralph Lindberg
The rule do thumb is that 1 cu-in for 1 pound of weight with the suggested size being 225 cu-in, or about 7 pints. The suggested minimum is 200 cu or 6.8 pint.
Some states have, well, interesting laws about the container being sealed.
But often the remains come in a sealed plastic bag.
