I have two cherry logs 6 foot long by 24" around. they were cut last
fall at my mother-in-laws house. I recently bought myself a lathe. I
want to turn the logs into turning blanks. I have two issues. First
they have been sitting on ground for six months I'm afraid I have ruined
at least one side of the log. what should I do about that? second I
can't move them with out a crane. So I'm planing on turning them into
bowl blanks but I will not have the time to rough turn all of that wood.
I'm looking for opinions on what I should do the the wood.

please chime in I really don't want to loose that much good wood.

Thanks in advance
Mark Russell