The Tree was originally quite famous for both its figure, as for its size. I don't remember all the details, but as I recall it was found already down, in a ravine, and took quite a bit of engineering to get it out. What was quite amazing about it was the amount of figure and the incredibly large pieces they got out of it. In the late 70s I had a fine tool store, and for a while we had a plank of it for sale that was nearly 30" wide, and maybe 16ft long. I remember taking it to a Timesaver to get it surfaced. The figure was so consistent throughout it, you almost thought it had been printed on -
I remember thinking I should buy a bunch of it, but the pieces were so large, I didn't know where I would store them . . . oh well . . .
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More than a few Santa Cruz’s, a few Sexauers, a Patterson, a Larrivee, a Cumpiano, and a Klepper!!
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