So i designed this simple lift lid box to contain the plastic box housing the ashes of the husband of a friend.
Funeral wooden urn box dimensions.
Along with a sound design size is a major.
A 5 1 woman with a medium frame her healthy body weight would be 115 129 pounds.
Many people like to share the loved one s ashes with family and friends and a keepsake urn is a perfect way to store and display this portion.
Urn capacity is measured in cubic inches and most standard adult urns are about 200 cubic inches which will hold the remains of an individual weighing roughly 200 lbs.
This page explains how to determine what size cremation urn you will need how many cubic inches of ashes or cremains you have.
Using that number not actual weight this individual will require a cremation urn with a size of about 115 129 cubic inches.
Approx weight approx size.
Many of the wooden boxes available for purchase could be described as cheesy at best.
In 2010 i had a request from a dear cousin for his own cremation cask.
Then i attached the bottom with 2 wood screws through these holes.
These small urns are designed to hold just a few cubic inches of cremains.
If you know the weight of the deceased then you know the size of the urn you need.
Over the years i ve made pet cremation urns and boxes for friends who ve lost pets.
In addition to full size urns you can also find keepsake boxes from perfect memorials.
Wooden urns are designed so that the bottom piece is screwed in place and can be removed to place the ashes then put back on.
Making a crematory urn.
Here is the basic information you will need to answer that question and if there are more questions arising here are more answers to common questions about funeral cremation urns and ashes.
Once the finish was dry i flipped the urn upside down and centered the bottom on the box.
All cremation urns are measured in cubic inches and 200 cubic inches is the industry standard for an adult urn.
It took a couple tries to get a good sound design that i felt comfortable with.
You may think of an urn as being more like a vase but according to all things google a box can be an urn too.
A cremated 100 pound person will yield almost 100 cubic inches of ashes.
Adult cremation urns for ashes pet cremation urns for ashes keepsake cremation urns for ashes infant child cremation urns for ashes double and companion cremation urns for ashes and cremation jewelry.
The simplest answer to what size urn do i need.
In general many memorial industry professionals have adopted the following easy to remember rule of thumb.
What size cremation urn do i need.
Since many urns have decorative accents or edges exterior dimensions which are listed on each product page are not the best way to figure out if the urn is the right size to hold the ashes.
I predrilled four holes along the sides like shown.