I admire your ability to do it all with a hand plane, I’d love to have that skill and confidence. I suppose I should just go and practice on some scrap wood until the learning curve is less steep!🤣🤣 Anyway,…   Read more»

@brie I never sand joints, I use a hand plane only. It is quicker, once you have passed the learning curve. And a lot less labor intensive.
You should not see any gap whatsoever.

@nsj Had another go at it yesterday afternoon and I think I’m just about there, stopped before I scunnert myself of the job ( in my experience that’s when I go and do something wrong🤣🤣). Will check it again today…   Read more»

For gluing it’s better rough so 80 is good. I think the join disappears more and also glue gets a better hold, gets right into the fibres instead of floating on the surface.