How to Create a Casket

Building a Pet Casket

• 1

  Lay two 15-inch boards flat, parallel and so their outside edges are 38 inches apart. Set two 38-inch boards on top of them at right angles to the boards so the their ends are flush with the edges of the 15-inch board. The edges of the 38-inch boards should be flush with the ends of the 15-inch boards. Screw four 2-inch screws through each 38-inch boards and into the 15-inch board. Repeat this step with the last two 15-inch and 38-inch boards. These are the sides to your casket.

• 2

  Position your sides on edge and parallel so the 15-inch boards are perpendicular. Space the sides so their outside surfaces are 26 inches apart. Screw the 26-inch boards to each pair of ends created by the 38-inch boards. Use four 2-inch screws for each board. The corners to your casket frame should be flush.

• 3

  Set one sheet of plywood on top of the casket frame and position it so the edges are flush. Screw eight 2-inch screws through the plywood so four enter each 38-inch board. This is the bottom to your casket.

• 4

  Turn the casket over so it is resting on its bottom. Place your contents inside the casket and screw the last sheet to the 38-inch boards just as you did with the bottom of your casket.

Building a Human Casket

• 5

  Lay two 23-inch boards flat, parallel, so their outside edges are 80 inches apart. Set two 80-inch boards on top of them at right angles. Their ends are flush with the edges of the 23-inch boards. The edges of the 80-inch boards should be flush with the ends of the 23-inch boards. Screw four 3-inch screws through each 80-inch board and into the 23-inch boards. Repeat this step with the last two 23-inch and 80-inch boards. These are the sides to your human casket.

• 6

  Position your sides on edge and parallel so the 80-inch boards are perpendicular. Space the sides so their outside surfaces are 30 inches apart. Screw the 30-inch boards to each pair of ends created by the 80-inch boards. The corners to your human casket frame should be flush.

• 7

  Set one 81 ½-inch sheet of plywood on top of the casket frame and position it so the edges are flush. Screw eight screws through the plywood so four enter each 80-inch board. This is the bottom to your casket.

• 8

  Turn the casket over so it is resting on its bottom. Lay the body inside the casket and screw the last 81 ½-inch sheet to the 80-inch boards just as you did with the bottom of your casket.