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You probably won’t have to do what I did:
I have built my top with recycled lumber ( 47 X 75 mm before planing) which were for some parts seriously bowed and warped. (I wanted to use them because they were free and I knew they were really dry having spent about 20 years in an attic).
I first laminated the three best ones. Then I cut the next best one in two. I un-warped one side of each half and glued those to the first 3 ones. Then I planed the edge ( the still warped side of the two half) of the obtained slab perpendicular to the slab face. Then I repeated with the next one; except that I cut it in 3 pieces in such a way that when glued to the slab the cut would not align with the previous cut (like a brick wall). Rinse and repeat.
Removing the twist of the badly warped ones in one piece (on the whole length) would have make them considerably thinner and would have been much more work.
If you try this, you will see that the two half when put together don’t meet perfectly. Clamp them to the already made slab as you would do if you wanted to glue them; with the two sides of the cut one against the other. Then with your saw cut again between the two half. The new saw-kerf will make two good mating surfaces (repeat if necessary) and when glued up it will hardly be visible.
About passing a saw between two boards:
look 4 th picture here:
http://blog.douglasbrooksboatbuilding.com/2015/02/building-japanese-boats-at-middlebury.html
people sawing between two boards to ensure they meet perfectly.