Several months ago, I had a friend who runs a cabinet shop make a very nice solid hard maple bench top for a workbench I'm building (Philip Lowe's "Workbench with Built-In Storage" from FWW) - but unfortunately, the dimensions I asked for were either lost or misunderstood and the finished top is about 8" too wide and a foot too long. As a result, I can't use with the rest of the workbench as it simply dwarfs the cabinet.
I'm currently not in a position to ask him to cut it down to size for me (it's a long story... don't ask), so I'm trying to figure out a reasonable way to do it myself. I have all the tools I should need - 17" band saw, 10" table saw, circular saw, hand saw(!) and 8" jointer - I just need to figure out a smart way to accurately (and safely) cut this thing down to size. The primary challenges are that it's 3" thick and weighs upwards of 150 lbs., so trying to wrangle it on the table saw while ripping 72" of 3" thick stock just seems like a recipe for disaster.
Anyone have a suggestion on how I might tackle this problem?