Caskets by Design

Cedar Caskets & Coffins

At Caskets by Design, we handcraft solid cedar caskets and coffins in eight distinctive styles: Basic, Premier, Simple Box, Hmong, Eco-Friendly, Cedar Coffin, Incense Cedar, and fully Custom designs. Each is available in aromatic Tennessee Red, durable Port Orford White, or Western Red cedar, with a wide range of stain finishes, luxurious liner colors, and personalized options to suit your needs.

Our high-quality, USA-made cedar caskets are built for versatility—perfect for traditional funerals with viewing, wakes, cremations, or eco-conscious natural burials (at home or in one of the hundreds of certified green cemeteries nationwide). You can save hundreds—or even thousands—compared to typical funeral home pricing.

Standard features included on all our cedar caskets:

  • Solid wood construction with reinforced corners and joints for lasting strength
  • Solid wood handles for secure, dignified handling
  • Solid wood lid with reinforced corners and joints
  • Designed to fit standard burial vaults
  • Proudly handcrafted in the USA (Oregon)

Custom Cedar Caskets

Custom Cedar Caskets - We offer many customizations including mixing wood types, different lid & handle designs, box sizes, colors, personalizations and more.


We offer many customizations including mixing wood types, different lid & handle designs, box sizes, colors, personalizations and more.

Simple Cedar Caskets

Simple Cedar Caskets - Simple, low cost Cedar caskets that are very well suited for use in cremations, wakes, viewings and natural burials, as well as typical funerals.


Simple, low cost Cedar caskets that are very well suited for use in cremations, wakes, viewings and natural burials, as well as typical funerals.

Basic Cedar Caskets

Basic Cedar Caskets - Attractive solid Cedar caskets that are basic in design yet are very competitively priced & loaded with features usually found on caskets priced hundreds more. Their quality makes these caskets suitable for any funeral service, and their reasonable cost makes them also suitable for wakes, viewings or natural burials.


Attractive solid Cedar caskets that are basic in design yet are very competitively priced & loaded with features usually found on caskets priced hundreds more. Their quality makes these caskets suitable for any funeral service, and their reasonable cost makes them also suitable for wakes, viewings or natural burials.

Premier Cedar Caskets

Premier Cedar Caskets - Beautiful & elegant solid Cedar caskets that are made to stand out in terms of aesthetics, quality and pricing, there are no other makers on the internet who offer the value these caskets have at anywhere near the same cost.


Beautiful & elegant solid Cedar caskets that are made to stand out in terms of aesthetics, quality and pricing, there are no other makers on the internet who offer the value these caskets have at anywhere near the same cost.

Tennessee Red Cedar Caskets

Tennessee Red Cedar Caskets - Tennessee Red Cedar is often referred to as Aromatic or Eastern red cedar. The fine-grained, soft brittle pinkish to brownish red heartwood is fragrant, very light and very durable, even in contact with soil. Because of its rot resistance, the wood is often used for caskets & coffins. Tennessee red cedar is an option for any of style of casket or coffin.


Tennessee Red Cedar is often referred to as Aromatic or Eastern red cedar. The fine-grained, soft brittle pinkish to brownish red heartwood is fragrant, very light and very durable, even in contact with soil. Because of its rot resistance, the wood is often used for caskets & coffins. Tennessee red cedar is an option for any of style of casket or coffin.

Cedar Box Caskets

Cedar Box Caskets - Our Cedar box caskets are a modern improvement to a once popular style, that are made in the traditional rectangular box design with a single flat lid.


Our Cedar box caskets are a modern improvement to a once popular style, that are made in the traditional rectangular box design with a single flat lid.

Hmong Caskets



Constructed using a special box & lid design using 100% materials made from wood, this casket contains no metal parts which makes it well suited for Hmong funerals. The cedar wood is hand select for the best quality of grains and character, and they come standard with a smooth box design, a two piece raised lid, and solid wood handles. The interior is fully padded and lined, including the lid. The colors are matched to the over-all tone of the wood, with your choice of liner colors on pre-order models.

Incense Cedar Caskets

Incense Cedar Caskets - Incense Cedar sapwood is white or cream-colored and the heartwood is light brown or light reddish-brown, and is one of the most durable and decay-resistant of native American woods. Incense Cedar is an option for any of style of casket or coffin.


Incense Cedar sapwood is white or cream-colored and the heartwood is light brown or light reddish-brown, and is one of the most durable and decay-resistant of native American woods. Incense Cedar is an option for any of style of casket or coffin.

Cedar Coffins

Cedar Coffins - Cedar coffins in the old world '6 sided' style that are still used in many countries around the world today, in Basic, Premier and Eco-friendly designs.


Cedar coffins in the old world '6 sided' style that are still used in many countries around the world today, in Basic, Premier and Eco-friendly designs.
Pre-order one of our cedar caskets today and it can be ready in as little as 3 days, but we also normally have a variety of styles in stock, either finished, wrapped and ready to ship, or semi-finished & waiting to be lined in the color of your choice.

All our product's are hand made locally and shipped via truck freight at an additional fee to the lower 48 US States only, average delivery time is 3-7 business days. Free shipping within a 50 mile radius of Langlois, Oregon. After you order we will call you to schedule a delivery time, also deliveries can be made directly to any funeral home or business address, with home delivery possible depending on your location.