My name is Brenda Thornton, also known as Band Aid Brenda. This name was given to me by Capt. Eddie because, for quite awhile when I first began coming to Wednesday meetings, I had a band aid. After going to a woodworking symposium where I turned a pen, I’ve been turning about 5 yrs now. I loved it, so I was hooked.
I’m almost 62 yrs old. Been retired for about 3 yrs. from Honda where I worked on the assembly line making engines for 17 yrs. I have 2 grown daughters and 3 grandchildren. I live in Ohio and don’t like to drive in snow. However I manage to drive 2 hrs to my brothers about once a month. We are very close.
The purpose of this article is to say an urn is nothing more then a container with a lid. It can be any size any shape and have any kind of lid or closer. I’ve used PVC pipe, a pop fit lid, a cork and a sliding lid.
The first urn is fog wood. I found a log on the side of the road on my way back from my brother’s one day so, I figured it would be perfect to use as his urn. This one is finished with Parfix 3408 and has a cork closer.
Second urn was for my dog. It’s finished with Parfix 3408 and has a PVC cap and threads. I also added his picture sealed in a coin case on the top. Riki was 50 lb Cocker spaniel.
Third one is for my best friend. I also made one for her husband. This one is cedar finished with Parfix 3408 and has a PVC closer.
Fourth is one I made for credit cards. It has a funnel inside of the opening so the card pieces can’t come back out. I cut the card, then fit it down the funnel.
Fifth one is sycamore. This one was for my daughter’s dog. It was finished with lacquer and has a pop fit top that we glued shut after filling. Also, for this dog I made a small one for my granddaughter from pine and stained it with a dark walnut. This one was made just like a box then glued shut. I also laser engraved the dog’s name and dates on the lids.
Sixth and seven was made for my ex husband (one for each of our daughters). These were made from black walnut. First one was mostly sap wood so I used black red and yellow Rit dye to make it darker. Then finished with tung oil.
This one has a spin top on it that spins on a wooden pin I turned. Then my granddaughter made a 3D chess piece for the top. Seven was finished with lacquer and has a pop fit lid.
So in conclusion an urn can be made from anything be any shape with any closer and have any finish. Use your imagination and create something memorable.