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An insider’s view to answer some of the comments. No-one who was in the show was happy with the title “Britain’s best woodworker” and wouldn’t dream of making such a bold claim. The show goes out in other territories with much better names like ‘Good with wood’ The workshop was great with some...

Cheers Fred I will give it a go. Tony

Hi All, forgot to attach images of the finished article. The finish looked brilliant, thanks for the advice. One issue is they have been sitting raised from the gravel under a cover since the end of summer. I've noticed some marks on some of the wood. I can scratch it off with my finger nail but...

Missed that. Great. The sapele I'm using is quite dark so I may only do the 3 coats of Sikkens Cetol Filter 7 and forgo the first stain. Did you use any wood preserving treatment first?

Me again. Decided to follow advice from Rodger M and use Sikkens Cetol Filter 7 in mahogany. Has any one used this on Sapele? Also what wood preservative would people recommend? Thanks

Thanks for the advice and links. Cant argue with a 5 year experiment. I won’t be able to soak the feet in wood preservative as the bottom rails are flush. I guess i’ll just have to recoat each winter. Thanks

Hi hopefully this is the right forum, sorry if not I’m a newbie. I’m making some outdoor furniture from Sapele. What should I use as a finish to prolong the life? Also the bottom rails and feet will be in touch with gravel. Should I paint those surfaces with anything additional like rubber...