HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - When Cortney Gusick’s father died eight years ago, she searched for a casket to match his environmentally-conscious lifestyle but was turned off by the metal and plastic ...

Old barn wood is getting a new purpose in Buda, Illinois. In his shop, Ron Skaggs turns reclaimed lumber into something few farming families ever expect to plan for: a custom casket. His handmade ...

Pahiki Eco-Caskets makes low-environmental-impact caskets out of Hawaii-grown wood. Pictured above is company founder Cortney Gusick working on a casket. Owner Cortney Gusick and casket carpenter ...

The woodworking factory in East Boston, Massachusetts, has lots in common with big cabinet and furniture operations. There is a rough mill area dimensioning stock, CNC routers, moulders, and a line of ...

FARR WEST — When my Grandpa Dunn died, our family gathered with his friends at his home, played cards and visited for hours with Grandpa watching from his casket in the living room. I honestly thought ...

Julie Cohen’s work reflects her core beliefs. The Pleasant Hill carpenter’s wood scraps do not go to waste. Shavings end up as mulch or in a chicken coop. Blocks of wood are found on Boy Scout ...

WILLIMANTIC — A small family-owned business in Eastern Connecticut builds simple wooden caskets at modest prices that meet “green” environmental standards and comply with the requirements for an ...

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (WQOW) --Funeral homes around the country are experiencing a casket shortage due to the pandemic, including those in the Chippewa Valley. Michael Horan owner of Horan Funeral Home ...

VAUGHN, Mont. — They call the lumber harvested from trees killed by mountain pine beetles blue pine. The beetles that burrow into those trees leave their marks in bluish gray, often mixed with greens, ...