Quote Originally Posted by whit richardson View Post
Kent you probably have a good point there. Like many things in life as in woodworking there are more than one way to get something done well. With these shelves they are 3' with only one center shelf. I cut a dado for the center shelf so I was concerned about getting stain in the dado and then on the glue sides of the shelf too. I cut rabbets for the top and glued the sides to the rabbets. It's very possible I'll start another project and stain the parts before assembly because it would be better.

Hey - yeah - give it a try. Maybe works for you, mebbe not.

It made a big change for me - I was able to avoid second and third-tier problems. In fact, I don't even need the blue tape any more - I don't slop it over that much. And, if it is an issue, a block of wood with adhesive-backed 100g sandpaper takes care of it in a few swipes. Don't have to be perfect - just need enough clear surface for adhesion.