Stanton Walnut Companion Urn

Walnut runs dark brown with a straight, close grain, and it is the wood people choose when they want the urn to look like the furniture already in the room rather than like an urn. This companion box measures 12 inches long, 9 inches deep, and 8 inches tall.

It holds 350 cubic inches between two people, which works out at about 175 pounds of body weight each on the cubic inch per pound rule. That covers most couples, but if either person was heavier than roughly 175 pounds the 400 cubic inch cedar companion is the safer order. Filling is done through the base, with the urn turned over on a table.

• 350 cu in shared, so roughly 175 lb of body weight per person
• Base opening, which leaves the front and lid uninterrupted for an engraved plate
• Walnut darkens slowly in daylight; keep it out of a sunny window to hold the tone