What types of materials are used in the construction of a casket?
Materials of Casket Construction There are generally 4 categories of construction materials: • solid wood – which includes cottonwood, poplar, mahogany, cherry, oak, maple, birch, tulip, ash, pine, redwood aspen, walnut • metals – which includes standard steel in 20,19,18 & 16 gauge along with precious metals of bronze, copper, and stainless steel.
