pen box & cherry bookshelf........

hmm.......I am liking this rag ball for applying the final shellac coat. It flattens the brush strokes it makes the top looks like glass. Thinking out loud, would a foam brush do the same? nopeOut of the clamps and the lid won't close. It fits on 3 sides but still won't close. I knew that it would take some fussing to get that to happen. the fixI have made several of this type of box lids and none have closed without any help. The sanding sticks make it a quick and easy process.sanding stick safe edgeThe safe edge on the sanding sticks keeps me from sanding a groove into the top edge of the bottom.closed Took a while but I finally got the lid to close. It needed a wee bit more fettling because it was too snug. With shellac applied it won't close. I want the lid to fit loose so it is easy to take off and put back on. finallyGot the lid to fit on the bottom in both orientations. However, it is loose one way (X on the lid/bottom aligned) and tight the other. Too tight to call it…