Hi everyone, I just bought a slab of iron bark for an outdoor bar and I have no idea what the best method of staining and protecting it. The bar will be covered in winter with a tarp but probable exposed all summer. Here's a pic of it, I still need to fix but will do it after I've finished it.
As you can see there are a couple of cracks do they need to be filled as well?

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