CA's really not that great of a filler....it's properties don't allow it to bond to itself very well, only to bond two mating surafaces....the tighter they are pressed together the better CA will bond. If you're looking to turn the wood and then fill the cracks, especially large cracks, then epoxy would work much better for you. Inlace is basically just (expensive) epoxy with powders in it. Cracks can be a neat opportunity to color fill and add even more character to the wood, but if you're just using CA with no coloring and you can see through the crack down to the brass, then that doesn't really look too sharp, IMHO. Overall though, nice save on the wood! I think the wood itself looks awesome for a piece of trash (essentially). You have the essence of what worthless wood is all about....bringing out the beauty in junk wood that others would entirely neglect.:biggrin: