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It has been almost two weeks since we received the phone call that a long time friend of the family has lost his battle with cancer. I was also asked to create a memorial box for his remains that he would enjoy, and with Tommy, that would be fishing. This has been a tough project to build, and a honor to build it.
The box is walnut with coconut trim and locking miter corners. The water is blue food coloring on figured walnut. The last pic shows the blue before the poly was applied…..

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Truly awesome memorial sir
 

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Marty that is a good idea I think a weekend fishing is needed.
 

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Great tribute for a friend Marty. You did good in every way. It is awesome !
 

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You did a great job for your friends family. I'm sure they will always look at it and smile.
 

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That had to e a tough project. You did a wonderful job.
 

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Marty, A perfect tribute.
 

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Sorry to hear about your friend Marty…...I just lost a good friend last weekend….you done him proud…
 

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Very nicely done Marty, thanks for sharing.
 

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I am sorry. The lose of a friend is always rough. Beautiful tribute.
 

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Marty very sorry for you loss of your friend , we seem to lose a lot to this disease , a fine tribute to him , love the thought you put in this one , even the knit hole where the cork sits looking like ripples in water, awesome . he would be proud im sure
 

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A fitting tribute to your friend, Marty. Great job. Sorry for your loss.
 

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Marty, making a box for a friend who has passed is a project filled with a lot of mixed emotions. With this creation you have shown great elan and empathy. Your friend must be smiling. I like this. Keep boxing and keep posting.
 

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Wonderful tribute, Marty.
 

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Magnificent work, wonderful wood selection, finish and a real tribute of remembrance to your lost buddy! I'm pondering making my own cremains box. How did you determine the size, by his prior body weight r did the crematory give you some volume considerations. The locking miters is a great joinery idea. Thanks for posting, Sir.
 

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Russell, that is a good question, I was told it was about the same size as a 10 pound bag of sugar, so I made it about that size. I hope it's big enough…..
 

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That's a great looking urn, and a wonderful tribute to your friend, now that he's eternally gone fishing!
 

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Wow Marty! Sorry to hear of the loss of your friend. I'm sure this was an emotional project. You've done your friend right tho. God bless you, and may your friend rest in peace.
 

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Russell, that is a good question, I was told it was about the same size as a 10 pound bag of sugar, so I made it about that size. I hope it s big enough…..

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You did a really nice job on this for your fishing Buddy , I am sure he would be proud.

As for the Size I know there is a formula for cubic in to pound of body weight but I can't find it right now. I made one for my Step Daughter and based it on the size of the plastic box her remains came in from the crematory which I added a pic of below. I now need to make one for her Mother and my Daughter tells me that her box is the same size as the other one. I made the inside of the box just large enough to slide in the plastic container and be able to rabbit in a space on the bottom to put in a bottom plate that got screwed in to the sides.
Note this pic is the size of the plastic box that goes inside the wooden one.
 

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Thanks for the info Richard, It looks like I had plenty of room. His wife wanted extra room for other things as well…..
 
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