Ok...first sand of body with 240 - long, even strokes...wipe with soft cloth to avoid natural oils staining body..noticed a tiny knick in the wood..otherwise the surface seems pretty uniform. Very soft wood to sand so slow, even sand strokes and light dust as sanding to avoid clogging and dust everywhere. started with top, then base and then sides. With sides used sponge block for sandpaper however also applied a slight angle sand stroke to keep curve smooth and buff out any flat line between where top and sides meet. will do another sand tomorrow as working on another woodwork project and got a bit of mess to tidy up Attachment 24849