I'm making an 18"x110" countertop out of glued up cherry strips. The strips are each about 1.75" wide. Each 'panel' is actually made of several shorter lengths half-lapped together.
I've glued up the half-laps so I have 10 strips that are now 110" long. There is some bow in a few of the strips.
What is the easiest way to end up with a flat 18" wide panel from this point?
I have at my disposal: 8ft flat bench as a reference, #7 jointer, #5 jack, 6" power jointer, and 13" benchtop power planer.
I'm thinking to glue up the strips into 2x9" wide panels, then flattening the top by hand and then doing the 2 bottoms with the power planer. Then I'll glue the two panels and re-flatten both sides by hand.
Easier methods?