re: Finish turning the exterior, filling fine cracks

I agree…very much like the colors you used. Looking great! I hear you. About the resin being harder than the wood…always an issue I find when doing epoxy pours. It’s tough to get things to sand out flat…not that it works on a project like yours, but I’ve found that I want to be almost to the finish sanding stage before I pour resin. That way, when I sand it down, I can stop as soon as it’s flush and just use med/high grits to finish…so as to not remove too much surrounding wood.