Everbuild filler worked a treat, thanks for the recommendation.
I'm pleasantly surprised by how this turned out, it was by far the worst of the chairs I bought but it looks gresg now. The water stain looks like natural variation in the wood.
Paint Panther and a scraping, then a sanding, then boiled linseed oil. Briwax to finish which is pending once I've got the other chairs to the same stage.
Everbuild filler worked a treat, thanks for the recommendation.
I'm pleasantly surprised by how this turned out, it was by far the worst of the chairs I bought but it looks gresg now. The water stain looks like natural variation in the wood.
1 down, three to go.