There are many types of funeral urns and processes for making them. In general, cremation urns are designed to hold the cremains securely. After a deceased body is subjected to the high heat used in cremation, it can be pulverized for easy placement in a columbarium, buried, or kept at home.
Many of today's customized cremation urns and funeral keepsakes are made by master craftsmen and artists. These cremation funeral urns are beautiful works of art in their own right and many people prefer to display them openly. Today family and friends are choosing keepsake urns or memorial jewelry like lockets and urn necklaces. These keepsakes can hold a small amount of sacred ground, funeral flowers, cremains, clothing, hair, or anything meaningful.
There are hundreds of funeral urns to choose from and materials vary including wood, metal, ceramic, stone and even bio-degradable material like natural fiber and salt. The methods of creating funeral urns are varied as well. The most common are:
WROUGHT OR FABRICATED METAL URNS These are methods used in metallic materials like stainless steel, copper or bronze and may include one or a combination of the following: hammering, bending, welding, shearing or forming. These methods produce cost-friendly urns and are relatively easy to do. The methods usually result in urns with a satiny finish, allowing the surfaces to be engraved with personalized messages or inscriptions.
CAST BRONZE URNS This is a method usually done with bronze and requires high heat to melt the metal. It is poured into a mold that usually has a reverse image, called the negative. This method produces a funerary urn with very beautiful and detailed designs. However, since it requires great time and skills, it can be costly.
Another method used with bronze urns is the lost wax method, where a rubber mold is used to form a temporary wax sculpture and coated with a liquefied form of ceramic. Once heated, the wax then melts, hence the term 'lost wax'. The resulting shell is then used as the mold for the liquid bronze.
SPINNING This method creates round-shaped metal urns and is limited to most metals including pewter. Flat sheets are spun on a lathe and are gradually shaped to form a round urn. Like the fabrication method, this technique is only limited to a satiny finish. However, the finished product is easy to engrave and personalize.
CLOISONNE Cloisonne cremation urns are made through a process involving hammering and soldering an intricately-designed copper wire netting onto a uniquely shaped funeral urn. Different-colored enamels are then applied on the spaces formed by the copper wires and the urn is fired. The firing is performed several times until the enamel fills the spaces perfectly. The urn is then scored by hand and polished.
TIPS FOR CHOOSING FUNERAL URNS First, consider what the burial rites are. Some families prefer to keep the cremated remains in a temporary urn for a scattering ceremony later on. For this type of burial rite, they may want to consider using temporary urns or bio-degradable urns. If you plan to keep a small amount of the cremated remains as a keepsake, consider getting keepsake urns or memorial jewelry.
If the burial rite involves land or deep water, bio-degradable urns are the perfect choice. You can house the remains securely and once buried in the soil or deep water, the urn will then slowly degrade.
If, however, the family prefers to keep all the cremated remains either in a mausoleum or at home, it would be a good idea to get a durable urn to house the remains. This way, they will be assured that the remains are safe and secure in an urn that will last for many years.
When a loved one passes away there are a variety of different ways and methods that people use to memorialize those they have lost. Many erect monuments or headstones to commemorate their loved ones while others choose cremation and present the ashes of their loved one in a beautiful urn. Everlasting Memories has a beautiful collection of cremation urns that will properly honor or pay tribute to those that have passed away and make a lovely presentation for their loved ones left behind. The urns are available in a large variety of materials and many can be customized with engraving or brass or silver plates. Individual urns are designed to hold the cremated ashes of one person and average approximately a 205 cubic inch capacity. An individual cremation urn typically has a bottom opening panel that attaches with screws or a top opening hinged lid. For those individual urns with a stopper type opening, Everlasting Memories recommends applying a small amount of epoxy to the outer inside rim of the stopper before inserting into the opening. Individual urns make a wonderful resting place for the cremated ashes of a loved one and are designed to be displayed. There are various cremation urns, though, that are meant to hold the ashes of one individual and then can be buried. Everlasting Memories has a wide and varied display of individual cremation urns. Several of their hardwood individual urns are made to order and can be selected in cherry, oak, maple purple heart and walnut. This allows their customers to customize their urn selection to their own personal taste or d'cor or reflect a type of wood that their loved one had a fondness for. Many of their hardwood urns include a lining on the interior of the cremation urn. This extra added touch shows that Everlasting Memories is really taking to heart the concerns of their customers and doing all they can to provide a comfortable and inviting resting place for the memory and cremated ashes of loved ones. Marble urns are a wonderful alternative to hardwood as they are versatile and beautiful. Marble urns are available in different shapes and sizes and are generally buffed to a high gloss and a pearly finish. Everlasting Memories has a lovely display of marble urns that are versatile and that will cradle the remains of one individual. Many of their marble urns come in a medley of different colored marble and range in shape from cylindrical to rectangular to square. Brass accents are a brilliant contrast to the rich colors and textures and Everlasting Memories doesn't disappoint. They have one of the most complete online selections of marble cremation urns available. Individual urns are not the only type of urn on the market. Companion urns are very popular as they give couples and families the option of having their ashes stay together for eternity. Companion urns are suitable for those that have lost a spouse and want a resting place that will accommodate their own ashes in the future. For those that have experienced a multi family member tragedy, companion urns would be a terrific and loving tribute to those that they have lost. Companion urns are a specialty of Everlasting Memories and they have a superb selection of companion urns that will hold the cremated ashes of two individuals. Adding a touch of personalization to your individual or companion urn makes for a complete dedication to your loved one. Most urns will accommodate a brass appliqu? or plaque and some cremation urns that are crafted of brass, stainless steel or other metals can be engraved on the actual surface of the urn. Everlasting Memories offers many of their individual and companion cremation urns with the option of one or two engraved plaques. Honoring your loved one with an individual cremation urn is a true dedication to their spirit and the joy they added to your life. For those that like the idea of being with their loved one forever, a beautiful companion cremation urn would be the road to go. Everlasting Memories offers a complete selection of individual and companion cremation urns that will stunningly display your devotion your loved one that has passed.
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