Introduction: Handmade Functional Casket

This throw was inspired by the affect graveyards and traditional burials impact the surroundings and our pocketbooks. The average casket costs $2,000, simply depending happening the material it send away cost up to $10,000. This does non factor in the cost of embalming, and beautifying the corpse for viewing or the price of a interment plot of ground. This, to Maine, seems a rather unnecessary attempt to prevent your inevitable decomposition. The biological burial or jet burial movement, though rather synchronic, is essentially a return to simpler times before embalming and the muckle production of caskets. Though Natural Burial caskets are better for the environs they are still rather high-priced.

My finish was to design a to the full utilitarian casket outer of unlifelike and opensource it so that anyone could make their ain for under $30 using tools you probably have lying around the house.

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Step 1: Step 1: Gather Materials

Swayer/ tapeline

T-square/straight edge (for straight cuts)

Box-cutter

Extra blades (change often for clean cuts)

8 Extra Large emotional boxes which collapse to make up almost 6 feet long

I successful this send off exploitation 100% recycled cardboard boxes I bought at Home Depot for $1.97 a box

Pace 2: Step 2: Rag Measuring

This is by Interahamw the pessimal part with of the full process.

I evoke measuring unofficially with all the Logos This room you preceptor't have to go dorsum and erase all of your pencil markings. I accept attached a pdf file cabinet with whol of the example measurements. If you are taller than 5'3 you will have to adapt the distance of the vertical baseboards, sides, and bed planks to your height +2-3 inches for wiggle room.

The Dashed lines are lines should represent scored and folded

To score entirely cut through the first stratum of the side with every the Logos making sure non to cut through to the other face. Then fold against the dilute for a rounded and more inflexible march.

Measure 3: Step 3: Pop Cutting

This stone's throw is pretty straightforward. Put on just about good enough tunes and cut out all of your components using your boxwood-cutter and T-square Oregon straight edge. Constitute sure to be fairly accurate piece doing this as that leave determine the finished look of your casket.

Step 4: Step 4: Putt It All Together

Begin by folding the horizontal baseboards on itself 4xs along the scored lines. you should land up with a 2 foot long 6 inch wide gameboard with 4 slots.

Next, fold the erect baseboards on the scored line of reasoning and insert them into the slots of the horizontal pieces.

Attach the bed planks by fold on the scored lines and inserting them into the slots of the flat baseboards.

Then fold up the head and foot boards along the scored lines and insert the slots of the head and foot boards into the outer slots of the horizontal baseboards.

Finally install the sides by folding them on the scored lines. Tuck the basic half of the face on the inside of the headboard and the second half of the side piece on the outside of the headboard. create the synoptical rather sandwiching effect for the groundwork-board. Practise the same on the other side.

At this point you should possess a functional coffin. You can then grace it however you like. I used the extra pieces of cardboard to make up a modeling effect, just you can suffice any you wish.

Step 5: Step 5: Render It Off

Snap a couple of pics of your finished eco-friendly casket and bring awareness to your friends and family of the importance of dark-green burial.

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