Final Resting Place

[Doug Edwards]

When I quit my store manager job 10 years ago, actually got ran off by the new owners, I pursued a desire I had to build instruments. Specifically mandolins. I had no prior woodworking skills, so I did a lot of skill builder projects. So far I've built six with three in the works. The armrests help finance all the tools ect. Someday I might get up to minimum wage.

I had a customer ask me to build a box for her dad's ashes. While he was living he made her a marquetry deer to hang on her wall. Lisa asked that I build a box to reflect him and add an inlay of the deer. Makes me think of placing my ashes in one of the mandolins I built.

Anyway the box is near done. It's Mesquite, book matched, with Mahogany trim & a Mesquite burl top. The inlay uses ten different hard woods.

Here's the box and the photo I had to work with.

[darylcrisp]

wow, love the top on that

thanks for posting
d

[Mike Arakelian]

There must be great satisfaction in being able to build such beautiful things with your hands!

[Nick Pooch]

Very cool, great work on the deer. its spot on

[Ellen T]

What beautiful work you do!

[Jeff Budz]

Great work, hope to learn wood working some day. It must be so rewarding.

[mandroid]

Mom's Cremated ashes were behind the couch in a tin , when my Dad passed on .. in '00 ..

not sure Id have been saving them, since I flew down to the memorial service , would I bring them back to a small apartment? since the house was sold and the whole estate went piece by piece . so the 'ranch' was not kept in the family..
they, together 56 years, since march 1, 44, were spread on the North SF Bay waters ..

[Ivan Kelsall]

Very beautiful work there Doug,you can be rightly proud of what you've made. Years back i decided that after popping my clogs,i'd be creamated,stuffed into my Banjo case & be dropped from 30,000 Ft over the Blueridge Mts.( 'Home is where your ashes are' ). I reckon that should get me well & truly 'scattered'. However the US authorities decided that my action would constitute an attack against the USA & that they would retaliate with a Nuclear Strike against the UK,so i reckon it's a non-starter - what do you guys think ?,
Ivan

[JEStanek]

Lovely cremains box, Doug. I'm sure the family will be touched by your skill and the love you put in it.

Jamie

[billhay4]

Nice work on a sensitive job, Doug.
Bill

[Skip Kelley]

Nice work, Doug!! I'm sure the family will be pleased!

[SincereCorgi]

Beautiful, but I think a spruce top would cut through more in a jam.

[Doug Edwards]

I was waiting for someone to say the tone might be a little dead. Seriously, it's an awesome responsibility. It's something that could be in the family a very long time. Thanks for the kind words. I always try to do my best.

[Steve Ostrander]

what do you guys think ?,

I think that "Popping my clogs" is the funniest euphemism for dying I've ever heard.

[Timmando]

Nice work there Doug! Heres a nice song regarding the end, its about putting his ashes in a mason jar, strapping it to a harley motorcycle and driving the ashes around the country to all the places he has never been...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDzmGQNFw6o

[Bill Clements]

Lovely, Doug.
Just like the armrest you made for me.

[DGW1945]

Still laughing! Thanks!

[Jai]

I think that "Popping my clogs" is the funniest euphemism for dying I've ever heard.

It's a commonly used expression in the UK. So common in fact that we usually don't notice just how funny it is... and it is funny. 'Kick the bucket' is another one, not as funny though.