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Re: Dat ol pine box
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Fri, 18 Jun 2004 14:12:14 -0400
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In a message dated 6/18/2004 12:47:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes:

> Now remember it's been 30-some years since I saw the inside of a Marcellus......  BUT there wasn't any "engineered" wood
in them.  There might have been some veneer used on lower end caskets, but from what I saw the higher end ones were solid hardwood.  At that time, it was very obvious the care and
> craftsmanship that went into Marcellus production.

Tom,
Thanks for the eyewitness account of coffin-making for the rich and famous. They certainly look impressive as hell.  As for the website, somebody included it in a message that was posted yesterday, which I have probably already deleted.
Ralph

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