Turns out, I prefer a project being done, to it being perfect.

Oh, don’t get me wrong, perfect sailed long ago on this model build up. There was little to no chance in attaining perfection this time around. But after wrestling with having to leave my project for days or weeks, or taking advantage of a 90 minute block of free time I had today, I choose to use the old method, and keep moving forward. Now I can move on the setting decals, weathering and rust effects, and call this hot mess done. Oh baby – yeah! Strike it from the list. Moving on!

Stopped out to pick up some Red Oak for the Urn build. Cost me a little bit of change, but I can go full steam ahead now, without having to cobble together remnants of other projects in order to Frankenstein this Urn together. Now it can all match in colour, tone, and grain. Mostly. I can stain it darker if need be. Also I feel as though I might end up making more of them as times goes on. Seems like a handy trinket to have on hand. Save ourselves the expense of buying it from a funeral home, or predatory sales person. “Wouldn’t they want – the best?” They say, making you out to feel cheap if you don’t go balls to the wall for a corpse. Idiotic. Why spend upwards of $1,200.00 plus bucks, when I can build it myself for around $200-$300 ? That just makes more sense to me. Now I can choose the fit & finish, as well as take some pride in my own workmanship.

Supposed to have sunshine and warmer weather this week, so perhaps I can actually start this Urn sooner rather than later. It will take many hours of sanding to get this thing to sparkle anyway, so… best get to it when you can. Make some room in the schedule if I have too. I have my materials lying flat on the floor inside the house. I’d rather not introduce any additional unwanted moisture into the new Red Oak I just bought. I really don’t want this to warp. I intend to build around a plywood core to keep everything as stable as possible. I feel a new build episode brewing in the back of my head! Getting excited.