Just wait for he RH in the house vs the shop.
It will expand or shrink. One can never be happy on the fits.
Wood also shrinks with age.

I have a birdhouse that has an acorn top on the base. The base
expanded in an axis not evenly. It pinches the top on. It fit nicely
before but now is tough. But what the heck, we never want to take it
off anyway - it is a kitchen shelf decoration not a bird birdhouse.

Martin

On 2/20/2016 6:39 PM, Puckdropper wrote:
What can I do to assure a tight fitting lid on a turned box after sanding?
I made a simple box out of Apple wood, and had the fit perfect... then
sanded it and the lid was too loose. A little shellac fixed the problem,
but I was planning on sanding to 1000 and letting the wood shine without
finish.

In the future, what can I do to ensure that the lid fits tight after
sanding? I want a fit where the lid sits nicely and doesn't rattle, but
doesn't take a hammer to install either.

This was a small box, about 1.5"x1".

Thanks,

Puckdropper