I’ve been asked by my family to turn an urn to hold our mom’s ashes. I’m looking for information on the process. I’ve determined that I need a volume of about 220 cubic inches or so, are there other considerations I haven’t come across yet that I need to be concerned about? A lot of the urns I’ve looked at on the web while trying to get ideas seem to have some sort of port in the base that the ashes are poured through, and then sealed. Can anyone tell me what the purpose of this is? My mom’s wishes are to be scattered at sea so she can “swim with the dolphins”, so the ashes can’t be sealed in the urn. I don’t think this is something I need to worry about, but wanted to make sure.
I’m thinking about a cork lined seal in the top of the urn, but I’ve also seen nice brass screw stoppers, does anyone know where I could find one? Or do I need to find a machinist to make one?
Thanks for any insight you may be able to provide.
David
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Alot of the Brothers Adam's designs incorporated urn shapes. A turned urn with flutes would be cool. I bet you could turn the top to fit the base pretty tightly and wouldn't need a mechanical closure.
Frank
From my own experiences with cremation remains.....anything goes. The remains are an inert substance so sealing isn't an issue from a health aspect. For my father in law's service, we put his ash into an open topped urn. Be aware that the cremation place may very likely put the remains into a plastic bag and then put the filled bag into the urn. This has never settled well with me...placing a loved one into a bag just seems wrong.
By the way, check with the sea burial skipper as to the method they use to actually do it. If a wind is up at all, you may end up wearing a bit of your mom without proper precautions.
Jeff
I got a letter fer my kids.. A Paper box will do till ya do what was instuucted!
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