On Sat, 09 Apr 2005 21:08:38 -0400, the inscrutable Jeff Wisnia
spake:

DeepDiver wrote:

"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
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On Sat, 09 Apr 2005 17:50:45 -0400, the inscrutable Larry Green
spake:

They have some conflicting info there, though. "No plastics or
metals", but they have you glue it together and hold it with
screws. Most wood glues are plastic- or animal-based.

They claim they use biodegradable, non-toxic wood glue. They do not claim
the coffin to be Vegan so the glue might very-well be animal-based. (Do I
smell a niche market opening up: caskets made with starch-based glue?
Hmmm...)

I don't even want to KNOW anyone that anal.


You're partially correct about the misstatement on metals. They claim: "No
plastic or metal whatsoever is used in the manufacturing process or left in
the assembled product"

Actually, metal screws are used in the manufacturing process (they are used
to hold the coffin together while the glues sets). But they instruct you to
(optionally) remove the screws after the glue has dried (presumably, for
those who really want a metal-free casket).

But since when is metal not natural nor biodegradable? I say: "Earth to
Earth, Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust, Metal to Rust." (It even rhymes off the
tongue!)

Good'un.


IIRC if one is intent of following strict Jewish tradition, a "Kosher
Casket" has to be all wood, no metal. The one we buried my mom in was
made that way, I had a look at it and there were some wood dowels
holding the joints together. It also had some holes about 3" diameter
bored right through the bottom. That's to allow moisture to enter and
speed the return of the corpse to the earth.

I thought "Kosher" meant "all beef". bseg


Here is an interesting wooden casket I just Googled up. Click on
"Assembly" at the bottom of the page to see how it goes together with no
fasteners or glue, sort of like a wooden puzzle, 'eh?

http://www.arkwoodcaskets.com/

Classy joinery: all sliding dovetails. I -like- it!


I think my persona is better suited to departing in this casket:

http://funeraldepot.com/returntosender.htm

Red and blue stripes on a brown paper bag casket? Tres gauche.


And, I'd like the back side of my tombstone to have these two short
words carved into it:

HA
HA

What about the front?

For my end, have a nice Irish wake, then burn me and toss my ashes
into the sea to feed the fishies. (I know, I'd no longer be of any
food value. Instead, I'm donating my body to science fiction.)


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