The Good Funeral Guide
Monday, 3 October 2011
So a few weeks before Bob died, my 15-year-old son, Harper, and I made a coffin out of plywood and deck screws from Home Depot. We routed rabbet joints for a tight construction. “I guess we wouldn’t want him falling out the bottom,” Harper said. “That would reflect poorly on our carpentry skills,” I agreed.
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RELATED LINKS
Smithsonian Magazine (March 2009)
Crossings: Caring for our Own at Death
