I planed as little as I could off this "top of the pile" live edge cherry in order to retain as much of the silvering and mill marks as possible while carefully exposing the beauty within. It took several years of sun, snow and rain to turn this board rustic and silver. I could remove all of it with one pass through the planer if not careful. Perfectly imperfect. Exudes Wabi-sabi. Buy #47 and 46 as a pair and get $100 off.