Best to start a build diary and ask any questions there.
Natural wood or a stained finish? With stain, P800 is normally far too fine a level and can close up the surface in patches, making stain take-up uneven. P240 maximum for stain, and ideally P180 if you are happy with that. Initial sanding of the wood should be about removing tooling marks and getting the surface level. If you want a nice gloss finish, then you'll do all the really fine sanding on the gloss. The only place you can afford to sand a bit finer is on the end-grain areas on the sides, as these always take up much more stain. These can be smoothed over a bit more to reduce that.
Last edited by Simon Barden; 07-04-2021 at 04:45 AM.
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