MATERIAL AND FINISHES

SALIX aka SELECTED HARDWOOD

A casket constructed from many different species of wood (ex: poplar, cottonwood); sometimes referred to as salix or willow; the component parts of a single casket will not necessarily be constructed of the same species of wood.

COPPER DEPOSIT

A casket made from a core of copper metal to which copper ions are combined by an electrolytic process.

SEMI TAILORED FINISH-

A combination of a tailored interior with one or more other styles of interior, for effect.

POLYMER

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

CORRUGATED CONTAINER

A container used to hold a dead human body which is constructed out of a type of cardboard, which is made with a series of alternate folds and ridges.

LINEN

A fabric made from flax, noted for its strength, coolness, and luster.

VELVET

A fabric of silk, cotton, and possible rayon, with a nap.

SATIN

A fabric woven to create a smooth lustrous face and dull back.

LINEN WEAVE

A fabric woven to look like linen used as casket lining material.

FLAT FINISH aka MATTE FINISH

A finish used on casket exteriors that is free of gloss; dull lusterless surface; no shine or glass.

CRUSHED INTERIOR

A form of casket interior created by placing the lining material on a metal form, weights added, the material steamed, and then attached to a suitable upholstery (backing) material.

STAMPED HARDWARE

A hardware production method of lesser expense whereby the casket hardware sections are pressed out on a hydraulic press.

DOESKIN aka MOLESKIN

A heavy durable cotton fabric with a short (1/8th inch or less), thick, velvety nap on one side; woven cloth with a suede-like appearance with a nap of less than 1/8th inch.

SEMI GLOSS FINISH-

A low luster finish.

FIBERGLASS

A material consisting of extremely fine filaments of glass embedded in various resins.

PLASTIC EXTRUSION MOLDING

A method of molding plastic by injecting molten plastic into a die.

SOLID WOOD

A product that, excepting some hardware components, is made from lumber cut into boards from the trunk of a tree; the casket shell has no components formed from wood by-products

ENGINEERED WOOD

A range of derivative wood products which are manufactured by binding together wood strands, particles, fibers or veneers with adhesives to form composite materials. Sometimes referred to as composite wood or manufactured wood products

HAMMERTONE FINISH

A sprayed finish that has the appearance of small indentations in the metal (as if struck by a ballpeen hammer); the 'indentations' are in the paint and appear as the paint dries; usually found on inexpensive caskets.

TUFTED INTERIOR

A style of casket interior created by placing a padding material between a lining material and a backing material, with subsequent stitches taken, forming small raised puffs; carriage tufting and biscuit tufting are the two most common types used in caskets.

SHIRRED INTERIOR

A style of casket interior in which the material is drawn or gathered in parallel fashion in a multiple needle head sewing process.

POLISHED FINISH

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

TWILL WEAVE

A textile weave in which threads are crossed over one another to give an appearance of diagonal lines.

CREPE

A thin crinkled cloth of silk, rayon, cotton, or wool.

TAILORED INTERIOR

A tightly drawn form of casket interior style.

BROADCLOTH

A twilled, napped, woolen or worsted fabric with a smooth lustrous face and dense texture; a fabric usually made of cotton, silk, or rayon woven in a plain or rib weave with a soft semi-gloss finish.

SATIN FINISH

A type of semi-luster or semi-gloss casket finish that is smooth with well defined fine lines or striations.

PLUSH

A woven cloth with a nap exceeding 1/8th inch.

CRINKLED FINISH

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

WROUGHT BRONZE

Bronze metal rolled into sheets.

WROUGHT COPPER

Copper metal rolled into sheets.

WOOD VENEER

Created by gluing a thin layer of wood of superior value or excellent grain to an inferior wood.

LAMINATES

Made by uniting superimposed layers of different materials.

CAST BRONZE

Molten bronze poured into a mold and allowed to cool.

COMPOSITION BOARD , PARTICLE BOARD, PRESSED BOARD, FIBERBOARD, HARDBOARD

Particles of wood bonded together with waterproof glue; the different types are distinguished by the size and shape of the particles of wood used.

MASSELIN

Pressed paper in sheet form; used in casket construction as a backing (upholstery) material.

GALVANIZED

Steel that has been coated with zinc for increased resistance to rust.

PLATED FINISH

The finish created when base metal is coated by another metal via an electrolytic process; it is identified when used in casket construction by the term "deposit" as in 'copper deposit'.

CAST HARDWARE

The most expensive hardware production method in which molten metal is poured into a mold, allowed to cool, and is then removed from the mold.

PLYWOOD

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.

EXCELSIOR aka WOOD WOOL

Wood that has been shredded into spaghetti like strings.