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I absolutely agree, usually I go for the ganged up edge planing to get that complementary mating edge. Also if I were more than a hobby shop and doing things for money on a time budget, I’d probably think about buying some of that oh so expensive Festool stuff.
I hear it can be a bit of a process. I’d recommend researching a fair amount before diving in. That said I’ve been waiting for the right project to do just that. Best of luck!
Supposing you can find enough of it affordably, you could veneer the whole top. To make it interesting you could try cutting it and applying it in a geometric pattern if that’s your thing.
Per the linked article “toward the southern part of the besieged territory”, which seems awfully vague for a major displacement of people.
Fun times. I’ve been trying to find a planter style/design I don’t hate enough to build recently. So far having a tough time finding the right inspiration.