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Help knowing if this table is refinishable

I bought this table. The top looks and feels like a fake wood laminate almost, but when looking at the underside it appears that the table is made up of a bunch of smaller boards glued together. The bottom is completely smooth and looks like real wood. The first picture is the bottom of the table.

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The second picture is the top, it has the texture and it's uneven to give it that "milled wood" look I guess.

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Then looking at the side of the table it appears that it is possible a layer of boards?

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I was thinking of making a router sled and flat planing it down and then refinishing the top to have the same look from the bottom of the table on top. Does this sound like a risky/stupid idea? I'm well aware that veneer and what not is a thing, I just don't know enough about the construction of this kind of table top to know if I would run into a crappy top if I started planing it down.

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Does anyone have any tips or tricks when looking at the table to help decide if I should proceed with sanding or router planing?

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