The Leaf in a Page

We have a a bench that sat on the deck for the past 10 plus years. It is made from teak wood but is looking worn and mossy. I have been wanting to give it a face-lift for some time. We also have an ol' wooden spool that has been sitting behind our shed for at least the same amount of time. I wonder how it has survived the Nova Scotia weather all this time. I wanted to do something with it as well. Many ideas crossed my mind, (all from perusing Pinterest) but decided on a table because other than the store bought furniture on the patio there is nothing else to use as a table. I got both of these items and hauled them into the front of the house and near the garage so we could store them in between working sessions. David (my husband and re-purposing partner, has all the supplies to get started. He dug out from the dredges of the garage 100 gauge sandpaper, his means 100 grains of sand per sq inch. We also found some clean paint brushes and filler for the deep holes in the spo