NorthIdahoWWer writes:
He said it was a coffin used in cremation and that the
"customer" was a rather large individual so the sides and lid couldn't
be
used. I asked if he was hauling it to the dump too and he said yes.
He
must have seen the "are you outta your mind?" look on my face because
he
said "Do you want it?" I said Heck yeah so we loaded up the pieces in
my
truck. One of the sides is solid and the other is veneer ply for some
reason but the solid parts are big enough to make a real nice mission
style
coffee table. I'll have to make it to sell though as my wife said it's
not
gonna come in the house.... she's a bit squeamish about things like
that for
some reason but anyhoo... I thought it was worth posting. :-)

Definitely worth posting. I think that's something I'd slip into the
shop when my wife wasn't looking--that is assuming she'd care, which
she wouldn't. That way, there's no reason for her to be squeamish
(again, an assumption: that you don't tell her the source of the wood
in her new table).