I am making a dining room table from two slabs. These are 110" long. Lacking a straight edge that long, I made one long enough to cut with my circular saw, reasonably straight. I am trying to joint the edge now by hand. I'm using a Veritas BU jointer with an edge guide. It's made getting the edges square easy. However, there is a 1/16" gap in the middle of the table (where that sap wood appears).
What is the best method for removing this gap? I was planning to make a series of strokes from each end of one board, making them increasingly longer until I reach the middle. Test. Repeat.
How would you do it? I'm nervous about messing up the whole edge and then having to re-rip and risk losing more width...