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Home-Built Casket(Sawing and Drying Forum)
The bottom, sides and ends are water oak. The lid is Louisiana native pecan. We gave it a light coating of Min-Wax clear and wiped it off after about 10 minutes. Around here everyone thinks water oak is a trash tree. It grows real fast (I've got one 30 feet tall that is only 10 years old). We really didn't have plans except for a simple sketch. A quick internet search for "casket plans" did find some, including one that looks like what we put together.  My neighbors got into the casket making business in much a similar fashion. Her dad passed away, and they made one out of native timber. They're now promoting these as a cheaper alternative to "purchased" units. A good way to utilize air-dried lumber. Would you like to add information to this article? Interested in writing or submitting an article? Have a question about this article? Have you reviewed the related Knowledge Base areas below? 
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