outer burial container

Question 1

Outer Burial Container

Answer 1

any container which is designed for placement in the grave around the casket , including, but not limited to containers commonly know as burial vaults, grave boxes and grave liners

Question 2

Burial Vaults

Answer 2

an outer enclosure which offers protection from the earth load as well as possessing sealing qualities

Question 3

Elliptic designs

Answer 3

a casket having ends in the shape of a half circle

Question 4

Octagon designs

Answer 4

a casket having eight angles or corners and therefore has eight sides or surfaces on the side of the body panel

Question 5

Round Corner

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curved corner formed by the addition of a rounded piece that has been stamped or milled during

Question 6

Square Corner

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Hard Wood

Answer 7

wood that comes from trees that lose their leaves annually (deciduous trees). Closed-grained resistant wood; usually more expensive than softwood casket

Question 8

Soft Wood

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wood from cone bearing trees (coniferous trees). Lighter and more easily cut than hardwood

Question 9

Birch

Answer 9

The birch tree is characterized by its smooth, thin layered bark. The lumber harvested from this tree is closed grain, heavy white wood. It is durable wood often seen in kitchen cabinetry. Birch will accept a variety of stains

Question 10

Cherry

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cherry is another white, closed grained wood that is often stained in a red hue. A high gloss finish complements the rich appearance of this attractive species.

Question 11

Mahogany

Answer 11

Considered the premier hard wood by many, mahogany is one of the more expensive species used in casket construction.

Question 12

Maple

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maple is alight, closed grained wood that maybe finished in any stain. Consumers are familiar with maple as it is found in furniture and bowling alley lanes

Question 13

Oak

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known for its strength and durability, oak is popular, light colored hardwood. Both the red and white oak caskets have comprised approximately one-third of all hardwood caskets sold in the United States.

Question 14

Walnut

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like mahogany, walnut is an expensive wood found in few hard wood caskets Walnut is a brown wood that is decreasing in popularity due to high cost of raw lumber.

Question 15

Pine

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pine is abundant resource in the United States. This light colored soft wood is noted for its twig-knots which provide an attractive feature for many customers. Pine is a soft wood that varies in grain pattern, Its relative low cost makes pine an attractive choice in wood caskets.

Question 16

Poplar

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A number of woods originate from the Populus genus trees, Common species of this genus are poplar, cottonwood, tulip tree, willow, and salix. Poplar is found in the eastern and central United States. Poplar is soft white and will adapt to most any type of stain.

Question 17

FTC definition of Casket

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a rigid container which is designed for encasement of human remains and which is usually constructed of woo, metal, or like material, and ornamented and lined with fabric

Question 18

Coffin

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a case or receptacle for dead human remains which is anthropoidal in shape (widest at shoulder, narrowest at the feet)

Question 19

Laminates

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`gluing together sheets of different materials. occasionally, wood caskets may be covered with a laminate. A laminate may be described as a thin covering or layer over a thick base material. Often the laminate is of finer quality than the inexpensive base.

Question 20

Wood Veneer

Answer 20

a laminate may include a thin wood veneer, such as oak adhered to a thick, inexpensive material such as plywood. The purpose, of course, is to provide a rich appearance without the high cost of using solid raw material throughout the casket shell.

Question 21

Artificial Veneer

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man made or artificial laminates, such as vinyl, may be adhered to a wood or wood by-product base material. Artificial laminates tend to be inexpensive and provide an alternative to traditional wood and metal caskets.

Question 22

Wood by-products

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corrugated fiberboard is a cardboard often used to construct lightweight, inexpensive caskets. Sometimes caskets made of this material are marketed as alternative containers or caskets for direct dispositions.

Question 23

Composition Board

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(pressed board, particle board, Flake board) particles of wood bonded together with waterproof glue; the different types are distinguished by the size of the particles of wood used.

Question 24

Plywood

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thin sheets of wood glued together so that the grains are at right angles to one another; an odd number of sheets will be used so that the grain on the front and back will always run the same direction.