Sanding is not a glamorous part of any project. No matter how much we try to avoid it, sanding makes a huge difference in the final look of the finish. This desk will be finished with Rubio. Thankfully Rubio only needs to be sanded to 120 grit which isn’t very fine. Advanced planning and tight fit up between pieces mean there isn’t much sanding to do. My failure was not cleaning the glue sqeeze out approprately. I used a blue show towel, either dry or wet. That makes the mess worse. This means I sand. A trick I learned recently (too late for this project) is to let the glue dry for about 15 minutes and then run a chisel under the glue. It will peel the glue right off. Next time.
