About this place
A shop is a good place to share.
For the last few years, my father would take my son to recycle aluminum cans. Every week or two they would load up a bag of cans and drive down to the recycling facility. It was great bonding time for the two of them.
They would usually walk away with less than $10. That money was my son's to spend however he wanted, and they would go buy a couple of toys and have lunch, spending well over the $10 he earned.
My father passed away unexpectedly on December 29th, 2018. Over the months that followed, my son often talked about how he missed “Pa” and especially their trips to recycle the cans. For him, that was a time just the two of them spent together, and it was now gone. That got me thinking about a way to let him keep grieving while also having a daily reminder of his grandpa.
We decided to make a ring with a piece of aluminum sandwiched inside.
We started by grabbing an aluminum can out of the bag, cutting, sanding and prepping. He liked that it was the same kind of can he used to recycle with Pa.
That was our first attempt at a memorial ring. My son still has it and wears it every day: in the pool, in the shower, in the dirt, literally everywhere. He has told countless people the story of the ring.
That is why we started Memorial Woodworking.
We want to help others have a simple memorial for their loved ones. We work together on every project, and it is always great father and son bonding time.