casket exteriors

Question 1

wood - unfinished

Answer 1

has no stain or protective varnish

Question 2

wood - natural finish

Answer 2

may be stained or unstained with an outer protective coating of varnish or polyurethane

Question 3

wood - stained

Answer 3

a color stain is applied

Question 4

wood - unstained

Answer 4

has no stain, but may be covered with protective varnish

Question 5

types of finish - polished (gloss)

Answer 5

a surface made smooth and glossy usually by friction; brought to a highly developed finish, or refined state; burnished

Question 6

types of finish - semi gloss

Answer 6

low luster

Question 7

types of finish - flat finish (matte)

Answer 7

a finish used on casket exteriors that is free of gloss; no shine or gloss

Question 8

types of finish - satin

Answer 8

has less luster than semi gloss

Question 9

types of finish - painted

Answer 9

the application of paint, single or multicolored

Question 10

types of finish - laminates

Answer 10

made by uniting superimposed layers of different materials

Question 11

types of finish - cloth covered

Answer 11

wood is covered with cloth

Question 12

cloth covered materials

Answer 12

• broad cloth
• doeskin (moleskin)
• plush
• embossed

Question 13

metal finishes - brushed

Answer 13

a metal casket is first painted, then scratched with an abrasive material to the base metal, and then finished with a sealer and buffed until smooth high gloss is obtained

Question 14

metal finishes - plated

Answer 14

the finish created when base metal is coated by another metal via an electrolytic process; is is identified when used in casket construction by the term deposit as in “copper deposit”

Question 15

metal finishes - sprayed

Answer 15

paint is sprayed on the casket

Question 16

types of sprayed finishes for metal caskets - gloss

Answer 16

high shine

Question 17

types of sprayed finishes for metal caskets - crinkle

Answer 17

an exterior casket finish in which the metal is coated with a substance that wrinkles as it dries; usually used on less expensive caskets

Question 18

types of sprayed finishes for metal caskets - flat

Answer 18

no shine

Question 19

types of sprayed finishes for metal caskets - hammer tone

Answer 19

a sprayed finish that has the appearance of small indentations in the metal (as if struck by a ball-peen hammer); the indentations are in the paint as the paint dries; usually found on inexpensive caskets

Question 20

fiberglass

Answer 20

a material consisting of extremely fine filaments of glass embedded throughout

Question 21

polymer

Answer 21

a compound, similar in appearance to plastic, that has a high molecular weight creating an extremely durable substance

Question 22

types of finishes with polymer - wood grain

Answer 22

simulates the appearance of wood

Question 23

types of finishes with polymer - polished, gloss

Answer 23

shined to a high luster

Question 24

types of finishes with polymer - sprayed

Answer 24

paint applied to the surface by an airbrush

Question 25

casket shell designs - elliptic

Answer 25

a casket having ends in the shape of half circles

Question 26

casket shell designs - octagon

Answer 26

a casket having eight angles or corners - eight sides or surfaces

Question 27

casket shell designs - round corner

Answer 27

curved corner formed by the addition of a rounded corner piece that has been stamped or milled during the manufacturing process the corner is then welded in position

Question 28

casket shell designs - square

Answer 28

the sides and ends are joined at a 90 degree angle. sometimes called the mitered corner, it is less expensive than the round corner because it requires fewer component pieces and fewer hours of labor

Question 29

side (body panels) - flaring square

Answer 29

a casket shell design in which the sides and ends of the casket body flare out form the bottom to the top; a casket shell design that is narrower and shorter at the bottom than at the top

Question 30

side (body panels) - vertical side square (state casket)

Answer 30

a casket body style with the body sides at a 90 degree angle to the bottom

Question 31

side (body panels) - urn side

Answer 31

a casket design which displays a body panel with the shape of an urn