Coffins: 

We request that coffins be made from locally produced timber. You may call a local woodworker or cabinetmaker or make your own. Please don’t make a coffin from plywood or chipboard.  

Try these sources for casket plans:

      http://www.lastthings.net/how-to.html  

      http://www.casketfurniture.com/casket_plans.php

Local woodworkers include:

Brian Beeners Danby, NY   607-277 0902    This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

      Alex Brand  Corning, NY   607-937-8290   This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

John Ives  Newfield, NY   607-564 7616    This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

      Jeff Joseph Willseyville, NY 607 659-5995   This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it  

Shrouds: 

If you prefer burial in a shroud, you may use a favorite blanket or quilt, though we ask that you use cotton or wool. You may also sew a shroud or body bag, or find a weaver or tailor who will make one for you. 

Local weavers include:

      Shelly Marino, Fire Sign Fibers

      Danby, NY  607 277 7161   This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

      You could also contact:

      Black Sheep Handspinners Guild, c/o Corie Gochicoa, 105A Beam Hill Rd., Dryden, NY 13053. 

Funeral homes usually stock shrouds for Jewish and Muslim burials. 

Stone markers: 

You are not required to provide a stone marker. If you need help setting it, you may hire our caretaker to help you.  

Gary Bush (607 227 4886) or Larry Weaver (Glenside Monument; 607 273 4522) can engrave stones.  

Gary can work with fieldstones, which we prefer. Just the perfect stone may turn up when the grave is dug or closed in. Or perhaps you have one in an old stonewall or even your patio that you’d like to use.  

Larry needs a flat surface to work with. Finger Lakes Stone (607 273 4646) sells quarried seconds suitable for Larry’s work.  

If you live outside our area, you may arrange for our caretaker to find a natural stone, take it to the engraver, and set it. Or Gary Bush may be willing to choose a stone for you. You might find an engraver in your area, too. 

Stones may be any length or width but the area (length times width) must be under 400 square inches.