As another option, you could use the pine glue-ups as a substrate
on which you could apply a veneer in the wood of your choice.
You would only need a simple laminate trim tool for the edges.

If it were me, I think I would buy a few hundred dollars of tools
(router, plane, etc) and glue up some solid material. It would
probably be much cheaper & after its finished, you still have the
tools.

My 2ç.

Lou