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my very own pop-out keister

With Memorial Day weekend only 3 short weeks away, my back is against the wall to get this project done and operational.  The execution is slow and steady but I seem to be screwing up on the smallest details, like my 45-degree miter cuts on the trim work... thoroughly frustrating, because had I built this thing 10 years ago when I had woodworking tools in my hands every day, I woulda snapped this box out in a heartbeat.  Now that I'm second-guessing myself, even the addage "measure twice, cut once" doesn't help me much.  Fortunately it will still resemble an antique steamer trunk when finished, unfortunately if it rains at all over the weekend I run the risk of this thing delaminating on me right there at Folklife in front of my spectators.

Like I don't have enough stress as it is... I really need to get it down by Wednesday, complete with felt lining and brass hinges mounted, faux labels and banners printed up in good time in hopes that it'll all be done by May 15.  I still have a vest, jacket, pants and sash to sew up, a cart and racking system that fits in a car trunk, a semblance of a mobile sound system stashed somewhere so I can make an entrance playing caliope music...

... and oh yeah, almost forgot... I have to practice my routines, too... :D

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