[JRandomFreeper]

Most aren't made of wood. Most are metal. Mine is lob-lolly pine, finished in cherrywood stain and high-gloss polyurethane. I spent $200 on it, and most of that was for tools that I wanted for the garage (honey-do fakeout at Home Depot).

I store HF antennas in it until I actually need it.

Texas is a "Bury them in the box they brought" state. No regs.

/johnny

[HiTech RedNeck]

None now, but surprises may await you in your dotage.

[goat granny]

***Texas is a "Bury them in the box they brought" state. No regs.***

I love that idea...All this ten thousands dollars to bury someone is nuts...I had a friend that said" just dump me in the septic tank, good bacteria.."

[kalee]

There are a number of Roman Catholic Monasteries that make and sell simple caskets/coffins. My husband and I plan to purchase ours from one of them. Sort of two birds with one stone, we get a coffin and the monks get monetary support.

http://www.trappistcaskets.com/

http://www.monasterycaskets.com/

http://www.abbeycaskets.com/index.asp

http://www.sjawood.org/main/3/funerary.php

[Daffynition]

Some time ago, we had a thread about a deceased British WWII pilot and the cardboard coffin their family made for his *send-off* ...some people were outraged. I thought it was charming.