Free Laser Engraving on Cremation Urns
by BryanWoodUrns on Jun.14, 2010, under Wood Urns
For a limited time, beginning today, we are offering FREE laser engraving on all of our urns.
Normally our laser engraving costs $25 per panel on our cremation urns. Be sure to take advantage of this limited time offer while it is still available.
Box Urn Demonstration
by BryanWoodUrns on May.26, 2010, under Wood Urns
Here is an example of one of our cremation wood urns that you can have laser engraved. We offer urns made from the finest quality woods available. Each order can be personalized with laser engraving. Also, each order comes with a FREE keepsake cup.
Use your free keepsake tray to store mementos from your loved one such as a lock of hair, jewelry, or military medals.
This particular urn is our Tranquility urn made from fine Mahogany wood.
Please visit our website for more information and more styles of urns.
http://www.bryanwoodurns.com
Wood Cremation Urn Video Demonstration
by BryanWoodUrns on May.26, 2010, under Wood Urns
Here is an example of one of our cremation wood urns that you can have laser engraved. We offer urns made from the finest quality woods available. Each order can be personalized with laser engraving. Also, each order comes with a FREE keepsake cup.
Use your free keepsake cup to store mementos from your loved one such as a lock of hair, jewelry, or military medals.
This particular urn is our Benevolence urn made from fine Cherry wood.
Please visit our website for more information and more styles of urns.
http://www.bryanwoodurns.com
Cremation Urns
by BryanWoodUrns on May.19, 2010, under Wood Urns
Bryan Wood Urns offers one of a kind wood urns that can be customized with laser engraving for that personal epitaph for those who mean so much to you. Whether it be with segmented round urns or box urns, all of our urns come with a free keepsake cup or keepsake tray to hold the personal items that meant so much to them. All of our urns are made with solid hardwoods that are chosen by hand to ensure maximum quality and satisfaction. Even if your having difficulty expressing exactly how you feel, we have an urn design team will be more that happy to help in the process of designing your urn.
Even if you are planning on scattering the ashes Bryan Wood Urns will always allow you to keep
the memory of your loved one close to home with an urn that reflects their personality for all to see.
It’s never easy to let go of a loved one, but with Bryan wood urns it is our hope that by creating that long lasting one of a kind urn we will help you remember them always.
About Bryan Wood Urns
by BryanWoodUrns on May.13, 2010, under Wood Urns
The loss of a loved one is always difficult, the emptiness can feel unbearable. The road ahead without that person can be one of the hardest moments to move forward from and can take a prolonged period of time to overcome the empty void from their loss. Every one of us here understand that feeling and had to cope with the loss of someone special. There doesn’t seem to be any words of condolence that can make the pain go away.
Using my own experience of personnel loss, I have developed a number of cremation urns that allow you the opportunity to express your own feelings. Our wood urns allow you to choose from several styles, and woods to create that one of kind cremation urn that celebrates those you care about most. In addition to this control you can then have pictures, poems, and quotes laser engraved on to the urn that will give comfort for years to come. With each cremation urn also comes a keepsake cup or tray (also called a memory cup or tray) to hold those special items such as a lock of hair, a wedding band, or even a letter that mean so much. Our wood urns are made from one hundred percent solid domestic hardwoods and made in a green process to limit the amount to wood waste to a minimum.
Our segmented wood cremation urns are made from up to two hundred individual pieces and hand turned to a smooth finish. We then finished the urns with a high gloss clear coating. Although, the segmented urns each come with a keepsake cup to hold personal mementos, you can use the just the lid to entomb the ashes. The box urns are assembled using either finger joints or dovetail joints to further personalize each urns. Like the segmented wood urns, again you can either use the keepsake tray or entomb the ashes using just the lid.
For some expressing our feelings can be difficult, that is why our staff will be more than happy to help you throughout the process. Their abilities will allow you to design a wood urn to say what only you can express.
We here at Bryan Wood Urns understand the difficulty of losing a loved one, and wish to express our deepest sympathy for your loss. It has become our mission to help you to build a lasting testament to their lives so to enlighten yours. Thank you for considering our urns.
Box Urns Now Available!
by BryanWoodUrns on May.04, 2010, under Wood Urns
We have expanded our product line to include Box Urns!
The new urns include the following:
“Sincerity”
Cost – $234.00
Engraving Cost – $25.00 per side
Dimensions: 12″ long, 8″ wide, 5″ deep
Capacity: 231 Cu. In.
Available wood types: Walnut, Mahogany, Hickory, Cherry
Available laser engraving: Top, Front, Right, Left, back
“Tranquility”
Cost – $234.00
Engraving Cost – $25.00 per side
Dimensions: 10″ long, 6″ wide, 7″ Deep
Capacity : 270 Cu. In.
Available wood types; Walnut, Mahogany, Hickory, Cherry
Available laser engraving: Top, Front, Right, Left, and back
“Integrity”
Cost – $234.00
Engraving Cost – $25.00 per side
Dimensions: 8″ long, 8″ wide, 8″ deep
Capacity: 343 Cu. In.
Available wood types: Walnut, Mahogany, Hickory, Cherry
Available laser engraving: Top, front, right side left side and back
“Majesty”
Cost – $245.00
Engraving Cost – $25.00 per side
Dimensions: 7″ long, 7″ wide, 10″ deep
Capacity: 324 Cu. In.
Available wood types: Walnut, Mahogany, Hickory, Cherry
Available laser engraving: Top, Front, Right, Left, and Back
How BryanWoodUrns Started
by BryanWoodUrns on Apr.06, 2010, under Wood Urns
When I tell friends and family that I design and make urns, it always cracks me up when I see how they act.
Sometimes they will get suddenly solemn or they show complete surprise and feel uncomfortable, and as quickly as they can they find a way to change the subject or bolt for nearest door. An example of this was when I had Two friends of mine from an automotive shop I used to work at, come over to my house for beers, they wanted to know what I’ve been up to lately, when I showed them the urns I designed, they both turned white and slammed down the rest of their beers and told me they had to get up early for work. I hadn’t heard from them since. I find it very interesting how we all deal with death don‘t you?
Every once in awhile someone will ask “why? Why urns?” I could have designed furniture, cabinets, just about anything out of wood, but I chose urns. My wife and I are foster care parents to three medically fragile children, the ones we take care of, I was told, don’t usually live that long and are usually buried in the cemetery in the south of town where People that have no one to claim them are buried. I asked the state if I could make their urns and keep them with us. After some paperwork, we were given permission.
I set out to develop an urn. As I started putting together designs, I wanted something very personnel to each child. Something that would show how much they meant to my wife and I. Since we have three foster children presently , and most likely we will have more, I knew I had to develop , four basic models that can also be personalized to each child. I started out with wood turned urns, because of the smooth lines and unique features of each urn.
My mom and dad were raised during the great depression, and taught me, waste not, want not. And that is why I settled on segmented turning, very little wood is wasted in the construction. Once I decided on those two things, I incorporated an added feature that I had not seen with any other urn, and that was a keepsake cup. Keepsake cups can be used for small items such as a lock of hair, or a wedding band, anything that would further personalized the urn.
I choose four woods that and four different types of lids, giving us sixty four different combinations to choose from. I then wanted to add more personalization options for each individual. I wanted to be able to see the face of the child on every urn along with a poem, a story, a quote from their favorite movie, or book. Anything that I could look upon and remember them.
John Lennon once said “life is what happens while your busy making other plans”. While developing
these urns, a number of my family and friends died, which made developing the urns take on a whole new meaning. As I made each urn from then on, I thought of each person and how they effected my life and how honored I was to make each and every urn. My mother and father were two of the urns I made. In fact, before my Mother passed away, she came up with the idea of naming the urns after four virtues that I thought best described them. Through the process, some how, I got the idea that maybe other people might like to buy these urns, so I decided to offer these urns to everyone on the internet.
What is a keepsake up, and why do i need one?
by BryanWoodUrns on Apr.05, 2010, under Wood Urns
When a loved one dies there are many ways to cope with the loss. Some people will have a memorial created on a headstone, or have a cremation urn to keep in their house. Most people consider just these two options, but there are so many more ways to go. Did you know that you can get a keepsake to keep part of that person with you? Usually people will keep some type of personal belonging from their deceased loved one with them. Many people do not realize that there are specific products made for this exact purpose.
A Keepsake Cup can be made from many materials, from stone to wood. They are typically a small container that have a small opening to hold something to remind you of your loved one. Sometimes families will buy one large urn to stay with the spouse of the departed, and several smaller keepsake urns to give each child of the departed a small portion of the ashes. Other uses for keepsake urns include keeping anything from a lock of hair, to jewelry, to favorite items (such as rosary beads). Some urns even have the keepsake cups built in, making the cup look just like a normal lid.
If you are looking to keep some of your loved one’s posesssions with their ashes after they have passed on or would like to share a loved one’s ashes amongst several family members, consider purchasing a keepsake cup or a keepsake urn.
Thank you for your consideration and we offer our deepest condolences for your loss.
Controlling Funeral Costs with a custom wood urn
by BryanWoodUrns on Mar.30, 2010, under Wood Urns
Death is not a subject that most people want to address until you are faced with it. According to JD Power and Associates, only 60% of individuals have a life insurance policy much less a will to address final disposition of their remains leaving their loved ones in a state of a confusion and overwhelmed with grief and not to mention the expense that comes with losing a loved one.
It seems that the economic down turn has impacted every aspect of American life, unemployment, education, health care, and retirement. The states are having to slash their budgets just to continue Operating . Most Americans are struggling just to meet their own needs, and because there income margins are running so narrow, any unexpected expense such as a car breaking down, or a child getting hurt can force any struggling family into bankruptcy. Such is the case with an unexpected death. In fact this expense Has led to a direct effect that most municipalities didn’t count on, and that is the number of bodies piled up At the city morgues, due to families unable to bare the burden the overwhelming cost of the loss of a loved one, such is the case from a report conducted by CNNMoney dated October 1, 2009. Cities Such as Detroit and Los Angeles are reporting and increasing number of unclaimed bodies stacking up at Their morgues, and with the economic outlook looking dim, there is no reason to believe that the situation is going to get better anytime soon.
According to AARP, most funerals can start at $10,000.00 and Cremation can start at $800.00. Either One of these scenarios can put a tremendous burden on any family struggling to make ends meet. Barring the religious requirements of death , it’s quite obvious that cremation would be the most cost effective alternative, but even with this there are ways to keep the cost within reason and still give their loved one a respectable send-off.
Upon the death of a loved one, many questions and concerns arise leaving one to wonder “What next?”. First take a breath and find your support, whether it be from a family member, friends, or a non-profit hospice organization. Decisions do not have to be rushed at this point. There may or may not need to be an inquiry into the cause of death, but after that, you will be asked about what you would like done with body. In most cities There will be a number of crematoriums available. Have someone call for prices. Once a cremation facility has been decided upon, ask the funeral director the estimated time for delivery of ashes. In most cases ten business days is normal. The ashes will be delivered to you in a temporary container for final disposition. At this point, cost is your discretion, From cost of urns to services being held. Obituaries, depending on where you are from, can cost as much as the cremation itself and can be circumvented with the use of network organization through friends and family.
For the memorial, cost can be contained in the following ways. Services, depending on your religious background, can be held in a private residence where loved ones can reflect upon the life of the person. At this point many friends and family feel it necessary to provide refreshments to those grieving. Through active coordination a pot-luck scenario would best serve the occasion.
In dealing with a death of a loved one, many decisions have to be made but not one has to be rushed. Cost does not have to hinder the celebration of a person’s life. At this point one must decide the disposition of the ashes, whether scattering, burying, or keeping close to home. This is where careful thought can be put into purchasing an urn.
Urns come in many shapes and sizes and can be used in many ways, and at varying cost.
But again, take your time, pick out one that best suits your needs and best reflects those
you love. In looking for an urn, we hope that you will consider Bryan Wood Urns, which
allow you to develop and personalize an urn that best reflects your loved one. We use the finest woods and offer personalized laser engraving for every wood urn. We also include a free keepsake cup with every order.
Please consider visiting Http://www.bryanwoodurns.com for more information.
