Those who rested here
Every casket begins with a name.
These families trusted us with the last thing they could give their animals. We are grateful for each one.
Eastern Red Cedar · Medium
Biscuit
Tabby Cat · 2006 – 2023
Seventeen years of sleeping at my feet. The cedar box arrived the morning after, and when I lifted the lid I could smell the wood and think — yes, this is right. This is exactly right.— Margaret Holloway, Vermont
Hand-planed, never sanded flat.
We plane every panel by hand so the wood retains its character — the slight undulation that shows a real blade moved across it.
White Pine · Large
Duke
Golden Retriever · 2012 – 2024
He slept across the doorway every night for twelve years. The pine box was bigger than I expected, and somehow that made it easier — it had room enough for everything he was.— The Kowalski Family, Ohio
When you are ready — begin planning
Dovetail joints, cut by hand.
No nails. No staples. Each corner is joined the old way — a dovetail that holds by geometry alone, the way good things hold.
White Willow · Equine
Sage
Arabian Mare · 1998 – 2024
Twenty-six years. I drove home from the equine clinic with the trailer empty and I didn't know what to do with my hands. The willow chest came two days later. We buried her beneath the oak she always stood under.— Carolyn Reyes, Montana
Linen lining, hand-tucked.
Unbleached linen, pressed and tucked into each corner by hand. No staples, no adhesive — just cloth folded the way a mother folds a sheet.
Eastern Red Cedar · Small
Mochi
Holland Lop Rabbit · 2019 – 2024
She was small enough to hold in one hand. The small cedar box fit her perfectly and it smelled like the cedar toys she used to toss around. I keep it on the windowsill where she used to sit in the sun.— Priya Nair, California
The work
Nothing here is made in a hurry.
Each casket takes between two and four days to complete. We do not keep stock. Every vessel is built for the animal whose name you give us.
2–4
Days per casket
0
Nails or staples, ever
12+
Species accommodated
Our three woods
Eastern Red Cedar
Aromatic, close-grained, naturally preserving. The wood that has lined hope chests for generations.
White Pine
Soft, pale, honest. It takes a hand plane beautifully and smells of the forest in every season.
White Willow
Supple and light. Used for equine vessels where weight and gentleness both matter.
Unbleached linen, pressed and hand-tucked.