I helped my aunt build hers out of white kiln dried pine.
I know an old rancher who made one from an old barn on his place. He hasn’t used it yet.
Me, I’m donating my carcass to Southwestern Med School. They cremate for free. Then I go to the compost pile.
Do you think your choice will affect your loved ones? Obviously it doesn’t seem so in the long term...but what about short term?
~W
One of my dad’s carpenters build a coffin for my old man. Brother and I thought we were going to help build it - but thank goodness he had it done by the time we got there to “help”. It was beautiful white pine. The board at the bottom was a piece of scrap from the last project they worked on before dad retired. Brother and I got to put on a couple of coats of clear finish. Put it in the back of the station wagon dad had used for so many years running around his projects. Sticking out the back end on the tailgate as we brought it to the funeral home.
I thought we should have used it for the hearse - but mom didn’t like that idea!
23 years later mom passed away. She donated her body to the local university medical program and got the free cremation. After they were all done with her (and many others) they had a memorial service for all of them, with various staff and students making nice comments.