Large basswood tree harvested for carving blanks and slabs

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These are large Basswood logs harvested on July 27th 2005 by Barry LaForge, owner of
Great Lakes Tree Removal in Grayling Michigan.
The logs were too large to cut on a Woodmizer LT 40 band saw mill without modification of the logs.
We had to narrow the logs with a chainsaw so the band saw mill could saw them.
The butt log contained four nails and one fence staple.

Many photos can be viewed at a lager scale by clicking on it.
Listed below are fresh cut green dimensions.

The outside round need to be cut off so the band saw could make the cuts.
	I could not haul the entire load on my pickup. Another trip will be made for the remainder.
Below are some thumbnail photos of the basswood blanks and slabs that were cut from the logs. We cut some larger pieces than one would normally cut with the intentions of cutting smaller blanks when the size needed was known. Click on the thumbnails to see a larger image.
#1 3 1/8" thick x 13" at widest x 8' long	#2 4" thick x 10" wide x 8' long
#3 8 3/4" wide x 8' long	#4 4 1/8" thick x 6 5/8 wide by 8' long
#5 4 1/8" thick x 4 1/4" 8' long	#6 3 7/8" thick x 4 1/8" wide x 8' long
#7 2 1/4" thick x 17" wide x 8' long	#8 2 1/2" thick x 8' long
#9	#10 2 1/4" thick x 13" wide x 8' long
#11 nail dug out 1 3/8" thick x 13" wide x 8'	#12 1 1/4" thick x 8" wide x 8' long
13 5 1/4" thick x 8" wide x 8' long	#14 8" thick x 9" wide x 8' long GONE
15 3" thick x 7" wide x 8' long	#16 ran out of battery at this point 4" thick x 19" at widest end x 71" long useable
#17 5 1/4" thick x 7" wide x 8' long	#18 6 1/2" thick x 6 7/8" wide x 8' long with one edge partly rounded
#19 2 5/8" thick x 7" wide x 8' long	#20 1" thick x 8" wide x 64" long