A Tomb..

[TrollSpiel]

I've been asked by a customer to build a tomb / urn thing for cat ashes.

 

Strangest carpentry request to date, and really I have no ideas, so I'm looking for some.

 

Personally, ashes and wind come to mind, since the little blighter attacked me twice cos my boots sqeaked on their floor... but, a valued customer ( Kensington Banker ) so I guess I must...

 

Anyone got anything nice 'turned' that they wouldn't mind a cat living in? Or ideas for what I could do? the current thing is a 3x3x6.5" box.

Clasped top requested, god forbid...

[wisewood]

I've made a few ossuaries for animals in the past.

Take a look at this site, some nice contemporary designs.

Personally, a natural burr would look good, cut in half horizontally and hollowed out.

http://dog-milk.com/pet-cremation-urns-by-studio-1212/

[TrollSpiel]

Simon, Nice joinery, but something like that would send his wife into a fit - if the kettle takes too long to boil it's a crisis and she has to take some Xanax - that tomb like thing would only remind her that the cat is actually gone.

 

The resason I posted really is because I'm on the hunt for something artful, sensitive and at present I cant think past a 'final' looking box. And they've spent 3.5mill renovating the interior, this item is going to take pride of place!!

[slasherscot]

i thought all of this self animal burials had been made illegal under Sepa regs maybe just for farmers

[TrollSpiel]

i thought all of this self animal burials had been made illegal under Sepa regs maybe just for farmers

 

he's already dust in a flimsy green cardboard box... they're far too cultured to have a rotting cat on the mantlepiece!

[likeitorlumpit]

he's already dust in a flimsy green cardboard box... they're far too cultured to have a rotting cat on the mantlepiece!

 

[agg221]

A really abstract thought. For people, you can get the ashes made into a diamond. Thinking of your yew table with embedded nugget, how about a simple abstract form with embedded cat diamond near the top?

 

Alec

[wisewood]

Simon, Nice joinery, but something like that would send his wife into a fit - if the kettle takes too long to boil it's a crisis and she has to take some Xanax - that tomb like thing would only remind her that the cat is actually gone.

 

The resason I posted really is because I'm on the hunt for something artful, sensitive and at present I cant think past a 'final' looking box. And they've spent 3.5mill renovating the interior, this item is going to take pride of place!!

 

Hmm,point taken. This is to be kept inside then, and not a garden piece.

What about a sculpture of the cat playing with a ball of wool, with the wool ball housing the ashes.

Other than your squeaky boots was there anything that was closely associated with their cat, that could be a clue to a new direction.

I like agg221's idea of the diamond, that would cost a few grand!

[TrollSpiel]

A really abstract thought. For people, you can get the ashes made into a diamond. Thinking of your yew table with embedded nugget, how about a simple abstract form with embedded cat diamond near the top?

 

Alec

 

I'll suggest that. they spent 25 grand on a lampshade, so Pus turned into the eternal might appeal.