Straw Coffin Is New "Way To Go"

Straw Coffin Is New "Way To Go" SPECIALTY/SERVICES Specialty/Services 26-2-21 Here's something for the farmer who has everything - a coffin that's made from 99 percent straw. "Some people are buying these coffins before they even need one for storage or as a window seat, coffee table, wine rack, bookshelf, etc.," says the manufacturer, BioFab. The straw coffin measures 79 1/2 in. from head to foot inside, 25 in. from side to side, and 15 3/4 in. top to bottom. The strawboard is 2 1/2 in. thick and is covered by gray linerboard paper. The joints are pegged and glued, and the raw edges are taped with brown butcher's tape. The coffin can be fitted with eight galvanized steel handles and four hinges on the lid (optional). If desired, the handles and hinges can be easily removed before burial. Twenty pegs are used to secure the lid. The unfinished basic straw coffin sells for $375 plus S&H. The optional hardware sells for $72. The coffin is also available as a kit with cut-out blanks, allowing you to assemble and decorate the casket yourself. The "CasKit" comes with pegs or 4-in. metal screws for assembly. Sells for $325 plus S&H. Custom colors and other options are also available, priced on a per-coffin basis. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, BioFab, LLC, Box 990556, Redding, Calif. 96099 (E-mail: plans@ricestraw.com; Website: www.strawboard.com).

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