i am making a wooden croos for someone who has passed, i all ready know what im gonna do except, i need some ideas on how to set this at the grave site, dont want to stick it in cement, looking for a way to mount this at the grave site...??? any ideas

A nice piece of granite with routered edges would look nice & heavy enough to have it be stable.
If you have a granite company you work with, they will probably not even charge you for what it is being used for, (depending on size, but if it could come out of one of their sink cut outs, they just may & free is always good)

It's one thought

 

good idea,,, but i forgot to add the cemetary is in a very remote area, and needs to be hiked into so carrying a slab of granite is prob out of the question.. thanks...

 

good idea,,, but i forgot to add the cemetary is in a very remote area, and needs to be hiked into............

:laughing:Is this someone who REALLY pissed you off? Did you use enough lime?:laughing:


I know that this is a serious and never happy occurance, but I just wish to bring some laughter in to it! It helps with the grief.

 

Would something like a steel sleeve or post base be feasible? It might be light enough to pack into the area, and you coul spade out a hole for it.
What kind of wood are using for the cross?
If you don't mind my asking, if it's hard to think of toting in a granite block, how are the departed's remains being brought in?

 

Make the cross leg long and bury it in the ground. spade in one hand, cross in the other, hike in.
I'm assuming you're burying ashes.

Or, if you are digging a large hole, pile the excavated rocks up at the head of the hole and position the cross in the pile of rocks.

Mac

 

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Or, if you are digging a large hole, pile the excavated rocks up at the head of the hole and position the cross in the pile of rocks.

Mac

How is he carrying the cross, shovel and body, Mac?

In that case light wieght composite.

Get one of the things for the mail box posts and beat it into the ground.
Good luck.

 

Drive a wood stake, then mount to stake.

 

Don't forget the garlic.

 

Please do not be offended Maleko. This is just "how we are"!

We find fun in EVERYTHING! It helps us not KILL customers or our wives!

 

Please do not be offended Maleko. This is just "how we are"!

We find fun in EVERYTHING! It helps us not KILL customers or our wives!

And welcome to the forum!

 

no offense takin at all..
all very funny responses.. i was laughing with you all...
i was thinkin a post stake that u hammer in the ground like those for a mailbox post etc... might work..
im just building the cross. and the family is going to carry it in so i wanted something easy to secure it without having them carry bags of cement. ya know what i mean??
thanks for the quick and many responses. and yes i liked the one about not forgettin the garlic....

 

what if you drill a hole in the leg of the cross and put a length of rebar in it? Pound the rebar into the ground. how big is this cross gonna be? be sure to tell the family to stop pounding on the rebar when they hear a thump.

 

Good idea.

Be sure to epoxy or glue the Cross (in the drilled hole) so it will not inadvertently rotate out of position.

Rebar is MUCH easier to pound in to the ground than a 4x4. MUCH easier!!!!!!

 

its on a island .. thought i mentioned that.. sorry.

 

Long Island, your tale made me picture a much more rural area. I have never heard of a burial ground, on LI, that has no access by vehicle.

never mind, i saw you said-----A Island

 

Why does this story get weirder every time he post?

 

Island...then my thought for a helical pier would just be too much, unless you’re able to hike over water with a pontoon equipped excavator.:thumbsup:

 

An Island??
Now there's an Island??
It's on an Island???
And you still have to hike in?

 

i live in hawaii.
and the cemetary is located on an isolated penisula off the back side of the island that you can only hike into...
does this really sound weird to you guys???

 

i live in hawaii.
and the cemetary is located on an isolated penisula off the back side of the island that you can only hike into...
does this really sound weird to you guys???

Not so much now. I was picturing a much different scene, some back-woods in Kentucky or something.
Good luck with the cross, and I'm glad you have a sense of humor. It gets pretty ripe on this site, and that's what I like about it.

 

I am just waiting for the part when you decide to tell us he came back to life to really be weirded out

 

I am still waiting to hear how big the cross is?

Only i'm so sure this is a hoax i've been afraid to post on it till now.

I can just see Hannibal (Maleko) Lector making some dude carry the cross into the woods for his own grave.

 

I am still waiting to hear how big the cross is?

Only i'm so sure this is a hoax i've been afraid to post on it till now.

I can just see Hannibal (Maleko) Lector making some dude carry the cross into the woods for his own grave.

His name is Male knock out, could be he is just paying homage to those that did not survive.

Maleko, that is Hawaiian for man with ability to laugh at indifferent contractors. http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.oz-post.com/html/images/types/new1/T4-600.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.academyfence.com/ozpost/types/&usg=__WHPywjHk3CeVEAch8B5YEZ58rq8=&h=480&w=480&sz=25&hl=en&start=21&tbnid=kpQEfpjcAmsNXM:&tbnh=129&tbnw=129&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmetal%2Bpost%2Banchor%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den

 

:laughing:And a Croos is???????????:laughing:

 

I think he misspelled COORS, and this whole post has been misunderstood.

 

ok ya really want to know whats going on????
I'd tell ya but then i'd have to make cross's for all of you.:hang:

just kiddin thanks for all the responses

have a great day.....:laughing:

 

ok ya really want to know whats going on????
I'd tell ya but then i'd have to make cross's for all of you.:hang:

just kiddin thanks for all the responses

have a great day.....:laughing:

Jus' don't drag me out to dat island boss!!
Dat give me da shivers!