Hi everyone!

i apologize in advance if this has been asked before, I didn't find an answer here yet

my wife and I just started moving into our new house and money is beyond tight.

the countertops in the home previously were in really rough shape; so we decided on butcher block for the new one.

our counter is 11' long, and we got a great deal from lumber liquidators because one piece had a crack. So we opted for 2 , 6' lengths. Since there were 2 sections I was going to break the line in the center line of the sink: Well I made a huge roomie mistake. The left side (where the semi damaged piece was going) has a fridge that the counter bumps up to, which appx 40" to center, was smaller than the huge right side, and I already cut the piece to length for the left. I know I know huge mistake lol

so what I did was ran that piece to the edge of the sink insert and ran the other full piece to the right. However NOW, I had to rip 2 pieces, one for front and one for back side of the sink. See the attached picture. So I need to join 2 - 32"X2 1/2" sections. Any ideas on what I can do? Including when I do finish them and need to fix the seam. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Please forgive the drawing as it's all I have access to right now.

PS I'm very handy and was a carpenter for 20 years. However it's my first time using butcher block.