I wonder if planing that down would have been more appropriate than sanding - the imperfections look very fiddly to fill well and it will probably just crack if it’s left outside.
Plane was a good shout. Made quick work of the excess wood glue. My technique needs some work but it's meant to be rustic. The wood glue and sawdust looks better than my filler and sawdust.
Pretty much done. Just needs a few more coats of oil on the 2nd one.
I wonder if planing that down would have been more appropriate than sanding - the imperfections look very fiddly to fill well and it will probably just crack if it’s left outside.