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Welcome to Workbench World, Dieter! Before using solid pieces for aprons and tops, you may want to do more research. Sometimes the solid wood splits or warps dramaticly as it dries. I laminated my benchtop months ago and it hasn’t moved much since. More work, yes.
About grain orientation, I tried keeping the grain going one way. However, the grain changes direction in a single board. A sharp plane is key.