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Jean's Casket

12/20/2015

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This past September, our close friend Jean passed away. Jean lived on New Hamburger, a wonderful artist, carpenter and farming community in Central Vermont. So what happens when a key member of a creative community passes away? The community rallies together to build and decorate the casket.
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A few months before Jean's passing, David S. had built a casket for another close friend. He printed out the plans and briefed Barney, Sam and Bruce.
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The required pieces of stock. From here, the team split up and milled the required pieces.
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To make a custom casket, we first need to understand Jean's dimensions - her height, width and depth. When we saw the numbers on paper the dimensions seemed too small - especially the depth. To get comfortable with the depth, we mocked up a test depth. Here Bruce, Jean's son, tests the depth. In the end, the depth and width were correct. We made a mistake on the length; we built the casket using Jean's standing height but we failed to factor in that her feet would point downward when in repose.
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Sam cuts to length 10'' boards that will be used for the sides, top and bottom of the casket.
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Rounding and styling the buttresses.
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All of the stock is ready. Now, it's time to assemble.
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Bruce nails the sides to the corner post.
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Sam explains the plan to Julie.
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The four walls are built.
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Bruce adds the bottom board. The bottom boards are perpendicular to the sides. This is a stronger construction than going lengthwise.
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Final sanding of the bottom boards.
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Game-planning the top.
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Bruce fastens the top boards together.
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Construction is finished.
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The next day, friends and family gathered and painted the casket. Each painting symbolized something about Jean's life.
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The final product! We love you Jean.
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Jean and David.
4 Comments
Michele Clark link
12/20/2015 07:48:51 am

Lovely story told in excellent pictures - though I wish it never had to be told.

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Lucinda Garthwaite ( Across the street)
12/20/2015 09:56:33 am

I agree on both counts, Michelle. Thank you Jon. IT's good to feel these things...

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Adele
12/21/2015 08:00:32 am

Seems to me to be the very definition of labor of love. Beautiful story, beautiful post.

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Bruce
12/22/2015 05:37:58 am

Jonathan
Thank you for your post. Also thank you for you. It is so much easier to appreciate a beautiful place and experience when there is a wonderful, enthusiastic person like you around. B

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