I have a 7 ft long x 18" wide x 4.5" thick slab of cherry that I want to incorporate into a roubo or Roy underhill French bench roubo with a tool tray. The slab is 10% MC but it contains the pith. My question is, should I rip the pith out or leave it since the slab is dry? I don't have a table saw so I'd have to rip the slab on a bandsaw 😁. What do you guys think?