Buddy of my FIL wants this tree felled. Just so happens that one of my buddies has a band-saw-chain-saw (BSCS). It'll slab 14-in wide planks. The tree is about 20-in diameter (My hand-span is about 8-in). Photos are circumspect about the tree.
After felling, I was planning to crosscut below the knothole in the last pic. This'll give me 8-ft long planks.
Next I'll rip (w/chainsaw) the tree in half, since the BSCS is limited to 14-in wide cut. Then I'll slab each half and reassemble the slabs as they lay in the log (bookmatch).
Please advise.