On 10/23/2018 11:14 AM, Jack wrote:

All the wear and tear (not all that much considering it's cheap
softwood) is a romantic reminder of the 43 years of hard work spent
together and I wouldn't remotely consider replacing or removing it's
hard earned patina.

http://jbstein.com/Flick/bench03.JPG


Yeah, that has a nice patina. Easy to do if you have 40+ years.