On Fri, 05 Sep 2003 17:40:37 GMT, David Zaret
wrote:

my thought is to snap a chalk line, cut the log in half lengthwise with
my chain saw, continue to cut 12/4 or so boards, paint the ends with oil
based primer, sticker, stack, and let 'em sit about a year. do i have
it about right?

Walnut is worth hiring someone with a portable bandsaw mill.

"Year an inch" for typical air-drying. I'd cut it to 2" on a bandsaw,
because the kerf is negligible - you'd lose too much doing it that way
with a chainsaw mill. After it's dry, I'd resaw it on a bandsaw
again, giving me bookmatched panels.

Watch out for bugs during drying. Walnut (unusually for most timbers)
is prone to bugs eating it even when reasonably dry.